TOM WHITWORTH, from Meltham AC won the Bolton Metro Triathlon Club’s junior aquathon at West Houghton Leisure Centre.

In the Tristart race for eight-year-olds, Tom (above) was second out of the pool followng a 50m swim and then managed to overtake the leader and win by a margin of 11 seconds on the 600m run.

Earlier, his four-year-old sister, Hannah, took part in the one length, 25m swim, followed by a 250m run, and mum Sharon finished second in the parents race, which involved a 150m swim and 1200m run.

Borough of Kirklees swimmer Lucy Aldridge finished ninth in the Tristar 2 race for 11 and 12-year-olds.