CITY of Oxford's dual national Sam van de Schootbrugge starred in the Dutch National Junior Championships in Amsterdam.

In a rehearsal for the British Age Group Championships at Sheffield in five weeks' time, van de Schootbrugge took eight Dutch titles, winning the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, 100m and 200m backstroke, 200m butterfly and 200m and 400m individual medley.

He set a national age group record in the 13-year 200m backstroke with a personal best time of 2.21.80 and three other records in the 200m and 400m freestyles and 400 IM.

Other personal bests came in the 100m freestyle (59.93), 100m butterfly (1.06.56) both British national qualifying times and 200m butterfly (2.31.28).