YOUNGSTERS are battling it out to see who is the fastest on the water slide at Hambleton Leisure Centre, in Northallerton.
The swimming pool's 50m-long water slide has been fitted with a timing device.
A laser activates the timer when the swimmer leaves the top of the slide and stops it when they arrive in the splash pool at the bottom of the run.
The time is displayed on the centre wall to let the rider know how they got on.
Assistant manager Richard Boucher said: "The timer adds another new - and exciting - element to the ride. Everyone is trying to beat their own times as well as each others."
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