Magnificent seven on the bounce for island team

GUERNSEY'S swimmers were in seventh heaven on Saturday.

For the seventh year running, the island team got the better of their Jersey counterparts in the annual inter-insular for the Governors' Cup.

The Sarnians picked up 245 points in the Beau Sejour pool,while Jersey managed 173.

'It was a good competition and I thought it was going to be closer,' said the president of the Guernsey Amateur Swimming Association, Chris Butt.

'There were a lot of records broken as well which is pleasing to see so early on in the season. It's looking good for the Island Championships in a couple of weeks' time.'

The star for the home team was Joshua Lewis. The 15-year-old Elizabeth College student won four races in the boys 14/15 section - the 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and the 100m breaststroke in which he set a new gala record.