PRIMARY school pupils retained their champions title for the fourth year running at an annual swimming festival.

Children from Applegarth School, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, collected 91 points at the Inter-Primary Schools Swimming Festival, held in the town's Hambleton Leisure Centre.

They competed against more than 100 pupils from 14 primary schools in the area.

Trophies and medals were presented by Councillor Neville Huxtable, Hambleton District Council's cabinet spokeswoman on leisure.