The Boys 17yrs British Age Group record for the 800m Freestyle fell three times at the National Youth Championships (50m), incorporating the National Championships (50m) 2009 today as the swimmers at Ponds Forge continued to smash records.
Thomas Sunter (Co Sheffield) lowered the old mark by almost a second and knocked more than 22 seconds of his PB with his Heat 9 swim of 8:14.70 but in Heat 10 Martin Cremin (Stirling Swim) took nearly another second off the British record with his 8:13.75.
With the final heat still to go, in-form Thomas Allen (Swim Flint) annihilated both times, clocking 8:03.31 to take the gold in the Boys 17/18rs category and the National Title. Only Job Kienhuis (NZE) went faster clocking 7:55.12 and earning himself a commemorative medal.