Adam Jones (Crawley) and Hannah Belameh (Brighton) were the only competitors to win all their five races at the Sussex Sprints.

Jones added the boys' born 1989 backstroke and breaststroke in the second half of the event at the Prince Regent pool, Brighton, to the freestyle, butterfly and individual medley titles he lifted at the same venue a week earlier.

Belameh managed to triumph in girls' born 1991 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and the 100m individual medley following successes at backstroke at breaststroke in the first half.

The Sprints featured more than 300 swimmers for each of the two meetings, but Jones and Belameh stood apart with a series of record swims inspired by the occasion.

Jones said: "Winning five golds stands along with my tenth place at the nationals this year as my best achievement so far in swimming.

"When I heard my name being announced as the fastest times it was amazing. I loved standing on the blocks at the pool looking on and see about 300 people in the gallery. It was brilliant. It is a big reason why I race. I love it.

"I'm captain of my school football team and I play cricket, tennis and hockey but swimming is easily my favourite sport."

Jones pinpoints his elevation to multi-county champion to switching to Crawley.

He said: "I am now twice as good as I was and that is because I work harder, four nights a week, and the coaching is so good. I have to give up things but it is worth it."

Jones, whose four out of five swims at the Sprints were personal bests, has big plans.

He said: "I want to make the nationals next year in a variety of events. I aim to get into the top ten of each of the strokes by the time they come around and I don't think I am far off that. My long term dream is the Olympics."

His coach Tim Hartley believes his pupil has got potential.

He said: "Adam showed that by beating the 200m individual medley Crawley club record held by Richard Salt, a former Crawley member who became an international, at our championships. He underlined his potential at the Sprints in which he also showed determination, although there is still a long way to go."

Belameh, from Hove and a pupil at St Mary's Hall School in Brighton, rates her nap hand, all personal bests, in the Sprints as her competitive highlight.

She said: "The most gold medals I have won before was at the Arun Open at Bognor where I got four.

"I'm working hard at all my strokes and was very pleased I managed to win all five.

"Now I want to go in for as many events as I can at my first nationals next year after a good 2001."

Her mother Beverley revealed that her ten-year-old daughter already had a sponsor to ease the estimated £2,000 a year in costs for her daughter to try and fulfill her potential.

She said: "It costs £1,200 for pool time, a few hundred for kit and there are the entry fees and petrol we use up. It can be expensive.

"I phoned up The What's On Guide in Hove and they agreed to support her straight away out of the goodness of their hearts because, I think, we are both based in the same area. Hannah is serious about her swimming and their backing is a big help.

In the second half of the boys' events, Alex Brown (Crawley) scored a hat-trick of victories while James Lawton (Hastings Seagull), Ben Duke (Bognor), Chris Sutton (Brighton) and Tim Rooke (Brighton) scored two victories each.

Alexa White (Crawley) completed a hat-trick, while Amy Kent (Brighton) and Lauren Hemsley (Eastbourne) scored two wins apiece at the same meeting.