Sunshine seals triathlon success

The event was a year in the making but more than repaid all that effort and hard work by bringing competitors and visitors to Bexhill for the spectacle of sporting endeavour and achievement along the seafront.

The race comprised a 750m sea swim, a 20km road cycle, and a 5km run along the promenade '“ and young competitors did a 100m sea swim, 4km cycle, and 2km run.

The transition zone was set at the foot of Galley Hill where much of the action was centred.

Organiser David Burstow said: "It was absolutely fantastic. If you had written down a list of all the things you wanted from the day to I think it would have fulfilled all of them.

"The weather we had no power over '“ but it was glorious.

"The sea was cold, but there were no complaints '“ it was apparently 13 degrees, and there was quite a strong current from east to west which meant swimmers were being carried beyond the second buoy, towards Eastbourne