STUDENTS battled it out in the water at an annual swimming tournament.

The Darlington large primary schools swimming gala took place at the Dolphin Centre this week.

The results were:

One Length Freestyle Boys: 1st Josh Thompson - Abbey, 2nd Andrew Wilson - Whinfield, 3rd Matthew Chapman - Holy Family.

One Length Backstroke Boys: 1st Tom Short - Abbey, 2nd Jack Tully - Holy Family, 3rd Callum Gegg - Mowden.

One Length Freestyle Girls: 1st Chloe Coates - Whinfield, 2nd Victoria Richardson - Raventhorpe, 3rd Lydia Beckan - Polam Hall.

One Length Backstroke Girls: 1st Kate Wilson - Mowden, 2nd Emily Crees - Holy Family, 3rd Kristina McConnell - Polam Hall.

Open One Length Freestyle Boys: 1st Nat Poole - Abbey, 2nd Andrew Nicholson - Raventhorpe, 3rd Adam Denham - Rise Carr.

Open One Length Freestyle Girls: 1st Victoria Richardson - Raventhorpe, 2nd Caroline Thompson - Polam Hall, 3rd Emily Catterick - Rise Carr.

One Length Breaststroke Boys: 1st Stuart Arkle - Whinfield, 2nd David Hookway - Abbey, 3rd Simon Warne - Raventhorpe.

One Length Breaststroke Girls: 1st Nicole Burlinson - Raventhorpe, 2nd Helena Teague - Abbey, 3rd Faye Bailey - Harrowgate Hill.

Boys 3 x 1 Length Medley Relay: 1st Tom Short, Joshua Thompson, David Hookway - Abbey, 2nd Stuart Arkle, Andrew Wilson, Craig Cartlidge - Whinfield, 3rd Joseph Crees, Jack Tully, Mathew Chapman - Holy Family.

Girls 3 x 1 Length Medley Relay: 1st Nicole Burlinson, Harriet Westwood-Coates, Victoria Richardson - Raventhorpe, 2nd Sally Couch, Helen Murray, Helena Teague - Abbey, 3rd Zoe Hewitson, Emily Crees, Rebecca Ladyman - Holy Family.

Boys 4 x 1 Length Freestyle Relay: 1st Glen Donald, Nat Poole, Jake Brown, Robert Murray - Abbey, 2nd Simon Warne, Andrew Nicholson, Johnny Taylor, Oliver Whitchurch - Raventhorpe, 3rd Shane Vickers, Adam Jackson, Adam Coll, Michael Jinks - Harrowgate Hill.

Girls 4 x 1 Length Freestyle Relay: 1st Caroline Thompson, Alison Wong, Lydia Beeken, Brogan Hodgson - Polam Hall, 2nd Imogen Storey, Grace Wray, Sarah Bradley, Abigail Taylor - Raventhorpe, 3rd Chloe Coates, Lindsey Fox, Rachael Rissotto, Laura Beveridge - Whinfield.

Overall Winners Boys: 1st Abbey 39 points, 2nd Whinfield 31 points, 3rd Holy Family 25 points.

Overall Winners Girls: 1st Raventhorpe 34 points, 2nd Polam Hall/Holy Family 27 points, 4th Abbey 26 points.

Overall Winners Boys and Girls: 1st Abbey 65 points, 2nd Raventhorpe 56 points, 3rd Holy Family 52 points.