Alex Murphy was in record-breaking form, winning three gold medals in the Oxfordshire & North Bucks County Championships at Aylesbury.

The 14-year-old, from the Didcot Barramundi club, smashed three championship age group records.

Murphy won the open 200m breaststroke title with a championship best time of 2mins 25.8secs.

This also gave him the junior (16 & under) crown.

His third gold medal came in the junior 50m breaststroke in an under age group record time of 30.39.

This made him third in the overall championship.

Murphy also finished third in the junior 50m freestyle in 25.35 – an under 14 championship record – and second in the junior 100m individual medley in 1.03.06.

Didcot's other gold medallists were Alex’s 11-year-old brother David, who won his age group 50m breaststroke in 38.77, and Oliver Beard, 10, who completed a double in the 100m IM (1.27.84) and 200m breaststroke (3.33.74).

OTHER DIDCOT MEDALLISTS Silver – Boys: M Underwood , 9, 50m breaststroke (49.78); A Murphy,14, 200m IM (2.18.25); D Murphy, 11, 200m IM (2.48.19), 50m freestyle (30.74), 100m IM (1.18.29), 200m breaststroke 3.11.55 O Ripley, 11, 200m butterfly 3.03.28. Girls: S Motha (11) 50m backstroke 35.40; D Springett, 12, 100m breaststroke 1.23.15.

Bronze – Boys: J Goldstone, 13, 50m breaststroke 37.48; O,Ripley, 11, 100m IM (1.20.07), 200m IM (2.48.50). Girls: S Motha, 11, 50 butterfly 35.43.

Kidlington’s Chris Aust retained his 50m breaststroke championship and was also runner up in the 50m freestyle and 100m individual medley.

In addition, Aust teamed up with Jonny Richards, Ian Surrage, James Warren to come third in the open age group relay.

In the age group championships, Amy Crisp won the 10 years 200m backstroke and came second in the 50m backstroke and third in the 100m freestyle.

In the 13-year age group, clubmate Michael Esnouf came second in both the 200m and 50m breaststroke.

Ian Surrage was third in the 17 & over 50m breaststroke.