Didcot Barramundi’s young star Alex Murphy took his medal haul to five when the Oxfordshire & North Bucks Champion-ships concluded at Ayles-bury last weekend.

The 14-year-old added to the three first places he had achieved the previous week, with two more successes to become the top swimmer in his age group.

Murphy won the junior championship 100m breaststroke in 1min 6.81secs, a time which also gave him third place in the overall championship.

It was also a 14-year age group record. So was Mur-phy's time of 28.16 in the 50m butterfly, which gave him his fifth gold.

Didcot's other golds of the final weekend came from Oliver Beard in the 9/10 year 50m butterfly (39.01secs), Daniella Springett in the 50m breaststroke (36.90) and the boys 9-10 years medley relay team of Alec Purvis, Beard, Ewan Springett and Matthew Tay-lor.

In addition to Murphy's top spot in the under 14 age group, his brother, David, came third in the 11-year category, followed by clubmates Oliver Ripley and Shannon Motha in fourth and seventh.

Edward Burrowes and Matthew Taylor were both seventh in their respective 12 year and ten year age groups.

DIDCOT'S OTHER MEDALLISTS.

Silver – Boys: D Murphy, 11, 100m breaststroke (1.29.63), 50m butterfly (33.63); 11-12 years medley relay.

Bronze – Boys: M Underwood, 9, 50m butterfly (45.82); E Springett, 10, 50m butterfly (40.76); D Murphy, 11, 100m freestyle (1.08.64); O Ripley 200m backstroke (2.44.07).

Matthew Senior was Wantage White Horses' star of the championship with two of their three gold medals.

The 12-year-old won the 100m (in a regional qualifying time) and 200m butterfly titles.

Their other gold came from Rachael Bedford, 16, in the 400m freestyle.

WANTAGE'S OTHER MEDALLLISTS.

Silver – Boys: M Senior, 12, 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 200m backstroke; J Kay ,9, 200m breastroke, 50m butterfly. Girls: E Nisbet, 10, 400m freestyle, 200m freestyle; R Bedford, 16, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly; C Halfhead, 9, 200m IM.

Bronze – Boys: M Senior, 12, 400m freestyle, 200m IM, 200m freestyle, 100m freestyle; T Giles, 12, 400m IM; J Kay , 9, 100m IM, 200m freestyle; D Jenkins ,9, 200m backstroke. Girls: R Bedford, 16, 400m IM, 50m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 100m IM; A Kirk, 10, 50m back; E Black, 9, 200m backstroke.