MORE than 200 children took part in an annual swimming gala for Darlington’s smaller schools.

Pupils from Bishopton/Redmarshall, Cockerton , Holy Family, High Coniscliffe, Hurworth, Red Hall, St Augustine’s, St Bede’s, St John’s, Springfield and Yarm at Raventhorpe primary schools gathered at the Dolphin Centre for the competition.

The large number of primary schools in the town means that the swimming gala is split up between the smaller and bigger schools to allow more children to compete.

The winner of the boys’ competition was St Augustine’s RC Primary School, in Beechwood Avenue, while the girls’ title was taken by Holy Family RC Primary School, in Prior Street, Cockerton.

Holy Family also took the overall competition title.

The full results: One length freestyle boys: 1 Aiden Simpson, St Augustine’s; 2 Thomas Nelson, Yarm at Raventhorpe; 3 James Fry, Cockerton. One length freestyle girls: 1 Louise Wijkstra, Cockerton; Gabriella Craven, Holy Family; 3 Lucy Thompson, St Augustine’s. One length backstroke boys: 1 Daniel Boyer, Holy Family; 2 Theo Vasilounis, St Augustine’s; 3 Archie Coward, High Consicliffe. One length backstroke girls: 1 Megan Noble, Holy Family; 2 Sarah Jordens, High Coniscliffe; 3 Catherine Allen, Yarm at Raventhorpe. One length breaststroke boys: 1 Nathan Warwick, Hurworth; 2 Stewart Harrison, St Augustine’s; 3 Andrew Ormerod, High Coniscliffe. One length breaststroke girls: 1 Olivia Halliday, Holy Family; 2 Rebecca Butterfield, St Bede’s; 3 Molly Mooney, High Coniscliffe. Boys three x one length medley: 1 Aiden Simpson, Stewart Harrison and Theo Vasilounis, St Augustine’s; 2 Jack Hewitt, Daniel Boyer and George Halliday, Holy Family; 3 Will Pattison, Adam Ebdon and Nathan Warwick, Hurworth. Girls three x one length medley: 1 Megan Noble, Gabriella Craven and Olivia Halliday, Holy Family; 2 Sophie Ormerod, Sarah Jordens and Molly Mooney, High Coniscliffe; 3 Laura Bennett, Olivia Austen and Rebecca Butterfield. Boys four x one length freestyle: 1 Luke Taylor, Kyle Chadfield, Jack Cheeseman and Oliver Thompson, Springfield; 2 Olly Tatt, Ezra Laundy-Blair, Daniel Sanderson and Adam Dimelow, St Augustine’s; 3 Lyle Godfrey, Alex Clack, Kieron Longstaff and Connor Carroll, Holy Family. Girls four x one length freestyle: 1 Maddison Wells, Jenny Hewitt, Charlotte Moore and Holly Barrigan, Holy Family; 2 Jessica Lidster, Mae Birchenough, Grace King and Ruby Jackson, Bishopton/Redmarshall; 3 Alana Lamb, Ellie Menzies, Tamsin Rookes and Keira Johnson, Springfield. Overall winner boys only: 1 St Augustine’s; 2 Holy Family; 3 Hurworth. Overall winner girls only: 1 Holy Family; 2 St Bede’s; 3 High Coniscliffe. Overall winner boys and girls: 1 Holy Family; 2 St Augustine’s; 3 St Bede’s.