Age prevailed this afternoon in the swimming face-off between television presenter Ric Chapman and champion swimmer Roy Allen Burch.The friendly competition for 100 metres freestyle ended in a technical win for Mr Chapman, who was granted one second’s head start for every year he has on the 26-year-old swimmer.That meant the 51-year-old creator of the ‘Songopoly’ game show had built up a lead of one and a half laps, before Mr Burch could dive in.Supporters cheered at the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association pool at Saltus, as the lead narrowed, but the younger athlete still came in at 52 seconds to Mr Chapman’s 65.“I should have made it a 20 second lead instead of 25 seconds, but I didn’t want to end up embarrassing myself,” Mr Chapman said afterward.BASA president Tim Petty took in donations from supporters just before the 2.30pm race.“I’m here supporting Ric,” said Brendan Kemp, just after giving $100. “Whoever wins today, it’s going for a good cause.”Mr Chapman’s triumph means that ‘Songopoly’ will also give $100 toward Mr Burch’s intensive training programme in North Carolina, and help in his bid to swim in the 2012 London Olympic Games.The swimmer is visiting Bermuda for a week to spread the word about fund-raising for the Olympics. Supporters will also be able to buy Roy Allen Burch T-shirts at this weekend’s National Championships.“I’m getting ready to go for the qualifying swim next month in Shanghai,” Mr Burch said after the swim. “I don’t mind losing today. It all helps me to get there.”