ACS International School Cobham hosted the UK’s second-ever school beach volleyball tournament at Barn Elms with a record-breaking 38 school teams from across the UK. Schools taking part included Tiffin School, TASIS, Lakenheath High School, Burgess Hill Girls School, Northolt High School and Lycée Français.
Commonwealth Beach Volleyball medallists, Javier and Joaquim Bello attended the tournament to play a demonstration match, before challenging students to play against them for a point. Olympic silver medallist, England Volleyball Deputy CEO, and record breaking Transatlantic rower, Guin Batten, also attended the day to present awards to the winning teams.
Notable wins for ACS Cobham were achieved by Grade 10 students Zian S. and Clement L. winning gold in the Men’s Division 3 final. Grade 11 and 9 students Isobel C. and Cecilia S., were awarded gold in the Women’s Division 2 final.
Chris Hykiel, Head of Volleyball at ACS Cobham and FIVB Beach Volleyball Coach, said: “Beach volleyball is the pinnacle sport played at ACS Cobham. The atmosphere at the tournament was epic and I want to thank everyone who helped to make the day so special. All of the players and our Coach, Sławek Master, made the school proud with their hard work and dedication to marking the event more than just a tournament. Next year we hope to replicate the atmosphere and make the event even bigger and better!”
To find out more about sport at ACS Cobham, visit: https://cobhamsports.acs-schools.com/
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