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Young Aucklander Cameron Burrows led another outstanding showing by his Howick Pakuranga club on the third night of finals at the New Zealand Age Group Swim Championships in Hamilton tonight.

Burrows, 15, won two titles tonight in the finals of the 400m individual medley in a slick 4:40.59 and the 100m freestyle in 54.80. It was an especially strong performance in the 100m freestyle with Burrows, who has save his best efforts for longer distances, upsetting the powerful visiting Japanese swimmers.

His clubmate Renee Stothard won the 13 years and under 200m freestyle to give the top club their third win of the night, followed by North Shore with two wins.

The sole New Zealand record fell to diminutive Hawkes Bay swimmer Jack Drury (Greendale) who set a new mark for 12 years and under in the 400m individual medley of 5:06.07. Drury impressed by winning the final of the 13 years and under in emphatic fashion by five seconds.

Whangaparaoa’s Mitchell Donaldson retained the lead as the most successful swimmer at the meet with two further wins tonight. The Coast 14 year old took his tally to six with victories in the 400m individual medley and 50m butterfly finals.

Burrows also picked up two wins tonight along with Commonwealth Games representative Daniel Sharp (West Auckland) who won the 18 years and over 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle for swimmers with a disability.

The New Zealand teenagers swam strongly tonight to split the titles with the outstanding Japanese team who dominated on the first two nights of finals.

The championships finish on Saturday.

Results, day 3 finals NZ Age Group Swim Championships, Te Rapa, Hamilton:

Girls 200m freestyle:

13 years and under: Renee Stothard (Howick Pakuranga) 2:11.84, 1; Chloe Francis (North Shore) 2:11.86, 2; Laura Baker (Kiwi West) 2:13.51, 3.

14 years: Samantha Lee (Capital) 2:10.50, 1; Ashley Rupapera (Stratford) 2:10.84, 2; Samantha Lucie-Smith (Karori) 2:10.94, 3.

15 years: Clair Benson (Sundevils) 2:08.09, 1; Penny Hayes (Aquagym) 2:11.31, 2; Julia Wright (Howick Pakuranga) 2:11.95, 3.

Boys 400m individual medley:

13 years and under: Jack Drury (Greendale) 5:06.07, 1; Ryan Cox (Capital) 5:11.21, 2; Andrew McEwen (Central City) 5:11.54, 3.

14 years: Mitchell Donaldson (Coast) 4:46.12, 1; Ben McFetridge (TSW Dolphins) 4:59.31, 2; Ben Gillies (Napier Aquahawks) 5:00.25, 3.

15 years: Cameron Burrows (Howick Pakuranga) 4:40.59, 1; Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (Bell Block) 4:49.64, 2; Cody Ball (Southland) 4:55.76, 3.

Girls 100m backstroke:

13 years and under: Jenna Buchanan (Kiwi West) 1:08.95, 1; Stacee Sturm (Watties Swim City) 1:09.77, 2; Jessica Marston (West Auckland) 1:09.98, 3.

14 years: Lauren Speer (Metro) 1:07.80, 1; Laura Quilter (Comet) 1:08.59, 2; Nikki Johns (West Auckland) 1:09.14, 3.

15 years: Taryn Mackintosh (North Shore) 1:06.56, 1; Anamaria Clarke (Waterhole) 1:06.57, 2; Zandra Danvers (Napier Aquahawks) 1:08.55, 3.

SWD, 14 and under: Sophie Pascoe (QEII) 1, Mary Fisher (Upper Hutt) 2, Rebecca Dubber (North Shore) 3.

SWD 15 and over: Celeste Labuschagne (Otumoetai) 1.

Boys 50m butterfly:

13 years and under: Jared Solomon (Ace) 28.93, 1; Thomas Jones (Central City) 29.08, 2; Charles Porter (Aquagym) 29.13, 3.

14 years: Donaldson 27.26, 1; Karl Loomans (West Auckland) 27.53, 2; Ben Stark (West Auckland) 28.51, 3.

15 years: Nielsen Varoy (Parnell) 27.03, 1; Thomas McEwan (Central) 27.96, 2; Adam Moss (Metro) 27.30, 3.

SWD 17 and under: Cameron Leslie (Whangarei) 1.

SWD 18 and over: Daniel Sharpe (West Auckland) 1.

Girls 200m breaststroke:

13 years and under: Elizabeth Brown (Ashburton) 2:45.56, 1; Pippajo Michael (Kiwi West) 2:45.64, 2; Briana Green (Howick Pakuranga) 2:45.99, 3.

14 years: Rupapera 2:42.36, 1; Nicole Mitchell (Mana) 2:46.60, 2; Rebecca Smith (Southland) 2:47.55, 3.

15 years: Kelly Briden (Kaiapoi) 2:42.56, 1; Jamie Johns (West Auckland) 2:44.50, 2; Emma Finlay (Kiwi West) 2:47.82, 3.

Boys 100m freestyle:

13 years and under: Jaeyoon Lee (North Shore) 59.03, 1; Romaan Parker-Iida (Parnell) 59.54, 2; Peter Yates (Howick Pakuranga) 59.63, 3.

14 years: Stark 57.31, 1; Jason Wyn-Harris (Central Hawkes Bay) 57.65, 2; Matthew Wilson (TSW Dolphins) 58.34, 3.

15 years: Burrows 54.80, 1; Mark Turner (Laser Mt Eden) 55.76, 2; Simpson 55.86, 3.

SWD 17 and under: Leslie 1.

SWD 18 and over: Sharp 1, Michael Ardern (Fairfield) 2.

Full results: www.swimmingnz.org.nz

For further information:

Ian Hepenstall, Sports Media NZ, Tel 0275 613181, E: ianhep@xtra.co.nz