Year 8 Fordell schoolboy Angus Sewell has set the benchmark for intermediate age Whanganui kayakers winning three gold medals at the 2019 Anchor Aims Games in Tauranga.
The 12-year-old won gold in the K1 100m, 200 and 500m events all raced on Tuesday.
Young Sewell is also a member of the Whanganui Kayak Club, an adjunct of the Whanganui Multisport Club, and coach Brian Scott said his young protege was always a solid chance of a podium finish in his age group.
"This is the first time the sport has been competed for at the Aims Games and I always thought Angus would be a good chance at that level," Scott said.
![Aira Bannister wins gold and bronze in the pool for Whanganui Intermediate School at the 2019 Anchor Aims Games in Tauranga.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AZZD6XCTELSBZJLJZMSRC4AWBA.jpg?auth=8f20284b767a413f481fabdd3ef361ec9472aabedd2b2e2cd9bb2a03efba9d83&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)