City of Oxford's brilliant 12-year-old John Kim stole the show for the Oxon & North Bucks ASA county at a junior gala at Stantonbury Campus Leisure on Sunday.

Kim swam a blistering 31.60secs for the 50m butterfly which lifts him to first place in the national rankings for his age group in this event.

He now starts as favourite for the National Age Group Championships in Sheffield in August.

City of Oxford provided the bulk of the team and 12-year-old Amy Crider had two impressive swims. A poor start denied her victory in the 50m backstroke where her time of 34.96 was enough for second. She was also second in the 50m butterfly event with an excellent 34.31.

Gala result: 1 Staffordshire 271pts, 2 Warwicks 260, 3 Leicestershire 195, 4 Oxon & North Bucks 174, 5 Northamptonshire 160, 6 Shropshire 113.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

10 YEARS

Boys - 50m backstroke: 5 C Adamson 41.97. 50m breaststroke: 2 E Tolson 45.30. 50m butterfly: 6 D Norridge 46.95. 50m freestyle: 6 C Adamson 38.45. 100m ind med: 5 E Tolson 1.30.66. 4 x 50m med rel: 4 2.51.36. 4 x 50m freestyle rel: 5 2.33.20.

Girls - 50m backstroke: 3 H Askew 41.83. 50m breaststroke: 4 L Duncalfe 46.22. 50m butterfly: 4 H Askew 40.48. 50m freestyle: 3 E McCormack 33.37. 100m ind med: 5 L Castle 1.33.73. 4 x 50m med rel: 3 2.40.23. 4 x 50m freestyle rel: 2 2.23.34.

11 YEARS

Boys - 50m backstroke: 5 R Bowles 39.67. 50m breaststroke: 5 R Bowles 43.28. 50m butterfly: 5 M Corbett 37.69. 50m freestyle: 4 C Surrage 33.72.100m ind med: 5 M Corbett 1.25.02. 4 x 50m med rel: 4 2.36.22. 4 x 50m freestyle rel: 4 2.16.63.

Girls - 50m backstroke: 6 C Rogers 39.57.50m breastroke: 5 A Roddam 43.13. 50m butterfly: 5 J Ryde 38.79. 50m freestyle: 5 C Rogers 34.87.100m ind med: 6 M Cadle 1.27.76. 4 x 50m med rel dq.4 x 50m freestyle rel: 5 2.19.97.

12 YEARS

Boys - 50m backstroke: 5 G Vinden 37.46. 50m breaststroke: 5 J Clapton 42.30. 50m butterfly: 1 J Kim 31.60. 50m freestyle: 5 J Beckett 32.63. 100m ind med: 2 J Kim 1.14.52. 4 x 50m med rel: 4 2.27.07.4 x 50m freestyle rel: 4 2.06.69.

Girls - 50m backstroke: 2 A Crider 34.96. 50m breaststroke: 4 P Lewis 40.54. 50m butterfly: 2 A Crider 34.31.50m freestyle: 2 K Price 30.30. 100m ind med: 3 P Lewis 1.17.73.4 x 50m med rel: 3 2.22.14. 4 x 50m freestyle rel: 3 2.04.71.

13 YEARS

Boys - 100m backstroke: 4 J Canlan-Shaw 1.09.40. 100m breaststroke: 6 J Canlan-Shaw 1.25.03. 100m butterfly: 4 N Crofts 1.15.20. 100m freestyle: 5 N Harbord 1.05.86. 100m ind med: 6 N Crofts 1.13.51. 4 x 50m med rel: 4 2.12.88. 4 x 50m freestyle rel: 3 1.56.66.

Girls - 100m backstroke: 2 S Turner 1.10.51.100m breastroke: 2 L Prior 1.24.33. 100m buuerfly: 3 L Prior 1.15.20. 100m freestyle: 2 S Turner1.05.10. 100m ind med: 2 S Prince1.14.23. 4 x 50m med rel: 2 2.16.93.4 x 50m freestyle rel: 11.59.95.

*City of Oxford recorded six swims that exceeded the time limit and Witney only one, which gave the latter a 27-point win over their local rivals in the B Grade Impact Finishers Trophy Gala at Temple Cowley.

City's swimmers who were deemed too fast included Pippa Canlan-Shaw, Lauren Evans, Alice McCormack, Carly Wheeler, Neil Crofts and Rolf Groenwold.

City winners: R & E Mold, K Butler, A Tutton, J Gibbons, M Prince.

Gala result: 1 Witney 225 pts, 2 City of Oxford 198, 3 Ruislip & Northwood 179, 4 Linslade 177, 5 Wantage 129.