GREAT Britain junior international David Murphy won a total of 17 gold medals in City of Oxford’s club championships at Leys Pool.

He was only just ahead of Nick Skelton, who collected an impressive 15 golds in the 14-year age group.

Other boys to shine with seven or more first places were Kayden Sillah, 11, Christopher Skelton, 12, Charles Pauling, 13, Freddie Wilkinson, 15, Max Bolcato, 15, Daniel Jenkins, 16, and 17-year-old Connor Bryan.

For the girls, ten year-old Nalinratn (Pearl) Sophastienphong amassed an amazing 14 golds, just ahead of Lily Brabbin, 11, with 12.

Ayanna Fulga, 12, and Ellie Millington, 17, both won ten, while Evie McLean, 13, Mimi Morley Iszatt, 14 and Dotty Goodgame, 16, all took seven titles.

Oxford’s head coach Amanda Booth said: “Some of our youngest ‘rising stars’ and academy swimmers experienced their first competition and it was good to see them gain independence.

“For the experienced swimmers, the emphasis was on leadership and passing on knowledge to younger swimmers.”

CITY’S GOLD MEDALLISTS

Girls – 8 years: C Obbink (4), L Ward. 9 years: S Shorter (6), Z Conway (5), J Bagley (2). 10 years: N Sophastienphong (14), Z Porter (3). 11 years: L Brabbin (12), E Bagley (5). 12 years: A Fulga (10), M Peake (4), R Hilton-Dew (2), E Tranter. 13 years: E McLean (7), M Smit (5), I Pinfold (3), G Goodgame. 14 years: M Morley Iszatt (7), D Little (6), S Sillah (3), T Porter. 15 years: N Fenton (6). 16 years: D Goodgame (7), Y Tajalli (4), J Burrell 3). 17 years: E Millington (10), E Nisbet (2), M Little (2), W Tan. Open age: E Silk (4).

Boys – 8 years: L Ashton (4). 9 years: F Sharif (5), T Dennis (4), B Harkness, M Salmon. 10 years: A Abyaneh (6), A Agko (3), J Cheung (3, T Bowling. 11 years: K Sillah (8), L Middleton (6), E Bird (3). 12 years: C Skelton (7), A Taylor (5), O Conway (4), J Watkiss (2). 13 years: C Pauling (7), F Cooke (5), M Petrovic (2), M Smith (2), D Bravo. 14 years: N Skelton (15), L Bryan (2). 15 years: F Wilkinson (7), M Bolcato (7), G Rudd (3). 16 years: A Marton (4), D Jenkins (7), C Smart (6). 17 years: C Bryan (7), L Wilby (6), L Gilchrist (3), C Motha. Open age: D Murphy (17).