TWO Kendal-born water polo players have gone down in history for their club as they won the British Championships.

Marc and Glen Robinson, who both play for Lancaster, won the championships, defeating the defending Champions, Cheltenham.

The British Water Polo League was created in 2010 through the merger of the Men’s National League and the National Women’s Water Polo League. The recent 2016/17 competition saw 64 Teams partaking; 40 Mens and 24 Womens.

Marc Robinson who plays goalkeeper and is also Head Coach at Kendal Water Polo Club had a brilliant tournament and his brother, Glen, a 2012 Olympic GB Water Polo Player, scored many goals throughout the competition.

Lancaster’s first game was against Welsh Wanderers which Lancaster won 18 – 6, they then went on to play Cheltenham but failed to secure that result suffering a defeat of 22-2 with only a squad of 8 players.

At home at Salt Ayre pool, Lancaster then beat Bristol 23 – 10 which placed them in the semi-finals against Manchester which proved a nerve wrecking match with Glen scoring a fantastic pit goal 3 minutes from the final whistle taking the final score to 10-10. Going to penalties both Teams scored 3 from their first 5 with Marc making 2 brilliant saves taking the game to sudden death.

With Manchester missing their next penalty Lancaster was once again victorious with Tom Curwen securing their place into the Final with his penalty hitting the back of the net.

The final took place at Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham. Lancaster faced the defending champions with a home crowd of approx 400 people. The game started at rapid pace with Glen Robinson and Alex Parsonage scoring 2 goals for Lancaster within the first minute which stunned the defending champions.

In the second quarter of the game Glen answered with 3 more goals making his tally 4 and chasing Cheltenham who had a 5-4 lead. The third quarter saw the game still close between the 2 Teams and was 8-9 going into the final quarter.

Lancaster proved their worth and were 12-9 up in the closing minutes of the game; Cheltenham fought back scoring 2 more goals in the final seconds but Lancaster managed to hold on to take the title of the British Championships winning 12-11.