A KENDAL school teacher has retained his title as England’s Strongest Man.

Tim Daglish, head of PE at The Queen Katherine School, entered the England’s Strongest Man u80kg competition and earned himself the title for the second year in a row.

Tim took part in five events throughout the day to prove that he really is the country’s strongest man u80kg.

The events consisted of 275kg deadlift for repetitions, 64kg dumbbell for repetitions, 110kg farmers walk, 140kg sandbag load, and 260kg yoke into 100kg keg for distance.

Competing against 25 others aiming for the title, Tim scored himself three first place positions, as well as a second and a fifth.

The top eight men of the day, including Tim, will go on to compete for the title of Britain’s Strongest Man u80kg in July.

Tim says that the staff, students and parents at The Queen Katherine School have been ‘very supportive’.

“I spend the majority of my time at work pushing them (students) to do different sports and supporting them,” said Tim. “So I think it’s quite nice that they can see that I’m actually competing and doing well with my stuff too.

“I always encourage people to stay fit and train, and to find a sport that they like and enjoy!”

Although he wouldn’t recommend the gruelling challenge of weightlifting to his young students, he does encourage them to watch the sport each year.

He said: “I encourage them to watch it on TV at Christmas when the World’s Strongest Man is on."

Mr Daglish has been taking part in the sport for around five to six years, but says it is only since the Coronavirus pandemic that he made significant progress.

He said: “When we were off for Covid I managed to get a lot of training in and made a lot of progress then.

“Since coming out the back of that I’ve been a lot more successful and winning more competitions.”

At the Britain’s Strongest Man event, Tim will face off with seven other qualifiers from England, as well as three from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, at the Ansdell Arena in Lytham St Annes.