Fitness runs (and swims and cycles) in the Rogers family

A BRITISH family will make history when four of them compete for Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships.

Known as Britain’s fittest family, Martin Rogers, 50, daughters Charlotte, 22, and Tabby, 21, and son Oscar, 17, are set to put the Brownlee brothers in the shade when they head for the event in Rotterdam in September.

The three siblings are following in their father’s footsteps, as the leisure centre manager has competed for Great Britain seven times and last year won the British Championships.

They have all worked at their father’s leisure centre as lifeguards while pursuing sporting careers.

Sibling rivalry has spurred the youngsters on and this year younger sister Tabby took her elder sister’s place in the GB team, beating her by eight seconds.

Determined not to let the side down, Charlotte managed to turn her fortunes around and gained a last-minute place in the GB team when she came second in the Redcar Triathlon.

Mr Rogers, of Somerset, said: “It was our goal at the start of the year to try to get GB places, and to be going together means the world.

“They are all very talented and I’m so proud of them.

“We are all very competitive. We will be competing with the best in the world and I know it will be hard but they are all so determined.”

The girls will be in the same race, and their father and brother will be in different races, based on age brackets.

When asked who might do best, Mr Rogers admitted: “Possibly Oscar edges us all out – he has the bragging rights in the household.”