Alex Murphy, 14, of Didcot Barramundi, set two Oxon & North Bucks under 16 long course records in the South East Regional Age Group Championships at the 50-metre pool in Crawley.

Murphy took gold in the 200m breaststroke in 2mins 33.25secs and followed it with gold in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.10.64. This also set a long-course record for 14-year olds.

Both times mean that he will now swim at the National Championships in July.

Abingdon Vale’s Nienke Lijzenga achieved two top-ten finishes at Crawley.

Lijzenga knocked seven seconds off her previous best time when finishing sixth in the ten-years 200m breaststroke with a time of 3.24.80.

She also finished tenth in the 100m breaststroke in a personal best of 1.37.49, Clubmate Emma Pearce finished 12th in the 11 years 200m freestyle in 2.30.29.

Meanwhile, three Abing-don Vale members won best swimmer awards when the club hosted their summer meeting.

Vale's prizewinners were Nicola Curtis (best girl aged 11 & over), Oliver Baboolal (best boy 11 & over) and Megan Hodgson (best girl aged 9-10) at the meeting which attracted nine clubs.

Didcot Barramundi’s had a good crop of medals, with three swimmers, Ewan Springett, Ricky Martin and Matthew Taylor achieving speeding tickets.

GOLD MEDALLISTS Abingdon Vale: O Baboolal (13) 200m IM 2mins 44.96secs, 100m IM 1.19.93. T Blackman (16) 100m IM 1.11.68, 100m butterfly 1.11.34. H Gildersleeves (11) 100m butterfly 1.27.63. N Curtis (14) 100m backstroke 1.20.67, 100m butterfly 1.21.91, 100m IM 1.23.19. H Curtis (16) 100m backstroke 1.15.43, 100m butterfly 1.18.66. M Hodgson (9) 100m IM 1.41.44. H Curtis 100m IM 1.17.91. E Norridege (13) 200m IM (3.16.02). M Authers (9) 50m freestyle 42.50. L Teh (12) 100m backstroke 1.25.36. J Law (9) 50m butterfly 46.23. G Ford (10) 50m butterfly 50.04. T Driver-Jones 100m breaststroke 1.36.27. 100 IM 1.26.50. O Lovibond (9) 50m backstroke 44.77, 50m breaststroke 52.59. N O'Leary (12) 100m butterfly 1.31.48. J Barker (11) 100 freestyle 1.16.12. L Bell (15) 100m freestyle 1.02.82. O Basterfield (14) 100m freestyle 1.09.81. S Machin (15) 100m freestyle 1.11.46.

Didcot Barramundi: E Burrowes (11) 200m IM 3.07.16. B Newland-Smith (10) 50m freestyle 39.60, 50m backstroke 44.69, R Stone (12) 100m breaststroke 1.36.17. Y Girgis (11) 100m freestyle 1.16.93.