WILL Harrison and Sarah Meaker became Dorset's fastest man and woman in water as they won the blue riband event on the fifth and final day of the 2007 Dorset County Championships at Littledown.

Harrison, 18, who joined Bournemouth Dolphins from Colne SC in Lancashire last year, powered to victory in the men's 50m freestyle in 24.17sec, just 0.17 ahead of Ferndown's Dominic Macdonald.

Harrison's time was worth 786 GB points, making it the highest-rated swim of the day.

The senior county and championship records stand at 23.06 and 23.20, both set by former junior international Seth Chappels in 2004.

Sarah Meaker, 19, gave Poole a rare senior title when she won the women's 50m freestyle in 27.79.

Dolphins' Danielle Francis and Ferndown Otters' junior champion Kim Rowles took the senior silver and bronze in 27.95 and 28.00.

The day saw about 500 swimmers battling for honours in the 50m events and 100m individual medley. The number of swims totalled more than 1,500.

Ferndown won seven of the remaining 10 senior titles on offer to seal their place at the top of the club points and medals tables.

Newly-crowned British schools champion Chris Campbell was never out of the medals, taking gold in the men's 50m butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke in 25.56, 28.20 and 31.32 as well as silver in the medley and bronze in the freestyle.

His fly and backstroke times were both championships records.

The medley was one of the races of the day as Macdonald and Campbell exchanged the lead before crashing through the one-minute barrier.

Macdonald's winning 59.67 was the only Dorset county record of the day but Campbell was also well inside the old record with 59.72.

Nicole Scott produced the best-rated swim of the day to lead a Ferndown clean sweep of the championship medals in the 50m butterfly in 29.63.

In GB points terms, her swim came out at 725.

Team-mates Emily Freeman and Kim Rowles took the senior silver and bronze with the junior medals going to Rowles, Marika Rolt and Fran Hughes.

Naomi Vides and Fran Hughes maintained their now customary dominance of the women's breaststroke, taking gold and silver respectively in 35.06 and 35.64.

Former team-mate Danni Shrosbree, now with Dolphins, clocked a respectable 36.02 to claim the senior and junior bronze medals.

Vides, 13, and Hughes, 15, also came first and second in the 100m medley with Dolphins' Natalie Moore taking both bronze medals.

The stars of the younger age groups included Dolphins' Amelia Maughan, 11, and 12-year-old Jay Olenicz.

Both will find themselves at the very top of the national age group rankings following their respective times in the girls' 50m freestyle and boys' 50m backstroke.

Maughan's winning 28.33 put her three seconds clear of the second 11-year-old.

She also won the 11yrs 50m butterfly and backstroke and 100m medley.

Olenicz won the back in 30.38 and the freestyle in 27.41.

Dolphins' Jasmine Holmes and Tom Kingham dominated the 9yrs age group, respectively winning the girls' and boys' 50m backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

Other multiple winners of age group titles included Ferndown's Todd Price (11yrs fly, back, free and medley), Sam Bates (13yrs fly, breast and medley) and Harriet Higgins (10yrs back, breast and medley) and Dolphins' Jack Thorpe (14yrs breast, free and medley).

Double winners included Seagulls Peter Griffiths (10yrs fly and medley), Ferndown's Eleanor Beckwith (12yrs back and medley) and Dolphins' Courtney Rowan (12yrs fly and free).

Overall, Ferndown resumed their customary place at the top of the points and medals table.

Dolphins, who moved from third to first last year, slipped back to second, although both clubs widened the gap between themselves and the other Dorset clubs.

Dolphins' head coach Graham Bassi said: "Our whole programme recently has been about working on the technical ability of our juniors.

"Seeing great performances in race after race gives me the confidence to predict a very healthy future for the club.

"I can see us challenging the top clubs in Britain at national age group level this year."