Guernsey unable to hold onto the Governor's Cup

IT WAS a disappointing result for the team representing Guernsey at this year's inter-insular staged at Les Quennevais Pool in Jersey.

Despite a comfortable win the previous year, swimmers throughout the age groups tried in vain to defend their title but Jersey, taking advantage of competing in their home pool, claimed the Governor's Cup with a 30-point margin.

With several key swimmers missing from the Guernsey team and just two points separating the two islands at half time, the team, with 10 new caps, fought hard to claw back points and in doing so produced some gutsy individual and relay performances.

It was a clean sweep for the men's senior age group with Tom Hollingsworth, Joshua Lewis, Oliver Nightingale and Ben Lowndes securing maximum points to take the top two spots in the individual events and winning both their relay events with ease.

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