Cokethorpe School pupil Louis Allen and George Barnicoat, a former student at the Witney school, sail past the Houses of Commons on the way to winning the Devizes to Westminster International Race.

The two 18-year-olds won the junior category of the race, in which competitors complete the 125-mile course over four days.

The pair, racing for Marlow-based Longridge Canoe Club, finished in a time of 15hrs, 12mins, 56secs, the sixth fastest time posted since the introduction of this category 60 years ago.

Their time was nearly two hours faster than second place and twice as fast as the last to finish.

A Cokethorpe team consisting of Oliver Parker and former pupil Jamie Unwin, both 17, finished 27th out of 79 starting pairs, completing the course in 21.33.57.