Crouch Anderson is being tipped for big things

London 2012 Olympic swimming hopeful Myles Crouch Anderson has broken another British age-group record.

The 14-year-old Northampton Swimming Club member claimed his second British best as he broke the 800m freestyle record at the new 50m pool in Crawley.

Director of swimming Mark Perry thinks the teenager has an Olympic future.

He said: "I've been involved in swimming coaching for 20 years and he is definitely the most talented youngster I have come across."

It's not only that he's talented, he's prepared to work exceptionally hard for what he wants Northampton director of swimming Mark Perry

Crouch Anderson followed up his British record time of four minutes and 3.12 seconds in the 400m freestyle at the recent Olympic trials in Sheffield by swimming 8:27.51 in the level-one meet in Sussex.

The youngster has already made the GB world-class programme, and Perry, who will be part of the British team at this summer's Olympics in Beijing, is backing the swimmer to follow in the footsteps of Caitlin McClatchey and make a future Olympic Games.

"It's not only that he's talented, he's prepared to work exceptionally hard for what he wants," he said.

Crouch Anderson broke a number of British records last year, and Perry said he intends to push for the 1500m freestyle record at an East Midlands District meeting at Loughborough.

"He will be 15 in July and wants to set the record before he moves up an age-group."

Ben Green smashed a Northamptonshire junior record on his way to a 100m freestyle national qualifying time at Leicester.

Green, 14, raced home in 54.87sec to beat the county junior record of 55.39 set by Luke Pearson in February 2004.