Rotorua swimmer Kane Radford has won his second Oceania and national titles at the State New Zealand Open Water Championships in Taupo.
Radford, who comfortably won the 10km on Saturday, had a tight battle in yesterday's 5km race before out-touching the Japanese open water champion Yasunari Hirai for the victory.
The Japan swimmer made the first lunge at the finish board but missed, allowing Radford to make the winning touch and the take title.
The pair both train together in the crack open water squad at Uniswim in Western Australia.
Another of the Uniswim group, young Australian Sacha Downing also earned the double after winning the women's 5km event. Downing swam away from the pack to comfortably win ahead of fellow Australian Leah Cutting and State AquaBlack Emma Robinson (Capital).