AVSC Boys Strike Gold in Bristol

Abingdon Vale SC ventured west to Bristol to compete at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre 50m pool at their Level 1 Open Meet against mainly teams from the South West and Wales.

Three AVSC boys medalled, with Max Bolcato, Daniel McNamara, and Luke Wilby making the podium:

• Max Bolcato (12) - 1 gold (200 IM), 2 silver (100 BK, 50 Fly), 3 bronze (50 BK, 200 Fly, 100 Fly)
  
• Daniel McNamara (12) - 3 gold (100 BK, 50 BK, 200BK), 1 silver (100 Fly), 1 bronze (50 Fly)
  
• Luke Wilby (14) - 1 gold (200 BK), 2 silver (100BK, 50 BK)
  

The AVSC girls swam at their Personal Bests or better too with the top result being Lauren James (14) who was 6th in the 50m Fly and 8th in the 50m Freestyle with her first sub 30s Long Course time of 29.69s.  Both times will be considered for entry to the Summer South East Regional Championships.

Will Devetta (14) also swam sub 30s his 50m Fly with 29.72s,  and Luke Wilby achieved a sub 60s time of 59.82 in his 100m Freestyle -  coming 6th. 

AVSC Coach Bruce Rennie said "Swimming long course needs experience and practice, so it was great to see all the swimmers putting in great performances and achieving PBs. This is a great indicator of their current form, and provided their first 50m test on the route to this summer’s Regionals"

Thanks to the City of Bristol swimming club for organising a well run event in a fantastic 50m pool which was modern, clean and with plenty of parking, seating and easy access - a credit to the city. 

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About  Abingdon  Vale  Swimming  Club

Abingdon Vale, a Swim 21 accredited club, has been a competitive swimming club since 1993. As one of the most successful clubs in the County, we were crowned Sports Club of the Year and Coach of the Year in 2011. The club continues to build on this and is growing in numbers, being based out of Abingdon and Radley Pools.  We now have more swimmers than ever before who are winning County and Regional medals and qualifying for the British and National Championships.