Island Games: IOM swimming team adds five medals to tally

Two golds and another record for the Island

The Isle of Man swimming team collected five medals including two golds at the Island Games on Monday. (14 July)

The men's team won gold and set a new games record in the 4x50m Medley Relay with a time of 1:39:10 - more than a second faster than Jersey's record time set in 2015. 

Harry Robinson also took gold for the Island in the 50m backstroke with a time of 24.43s. 

In the women's 50m breaststroke, Laura Kinley won the silver medal, just behind winner Kara Hanlon from the Western Isles.

Alexander Turnbull won bronze in the men's 100m breaststroke, and Lauren Dennett also came third in the women's 200m freestyle. 

Harry and Alexander spoke to Manx Radio after the events: