After winning 17 gold medals at the Otago swimming championships last weekend, the 13-year-old is searching for somewhere to hang them all.
Thanks to a couple of months of hard training, Chris swept all before him in the 12-13 years age group at Moana Pool, winning 15 individual and two relay titles.
He won all but two races in his age group, and he picked up a silver in one of those, the 200m breaststroke.
The programme was crowded so he did not compete in the 200m backstroke.
It is believed the last swimmer to dominate an age group to such an extent at the championships was Sam Caradus in 1997.
Chris, who swims for the Waves club, said he felt "pretty tired" as the champs went on, but he managed to stay in front.
A keen sportsman, he had concentrated more on swimming over the summer, not taking his cricket as seriously.
The year 10 pupil at Otago Boys High School said it was hard to get up at 4.20am five days a week for training, but the rewards were worth the effort.
Chris' swimming is overseen by Waves assistant coach Leanne Thompson and coach Andy Adair.
Adair said Chris had dedicated himself to swimming over the past few months and his performances had really improved.
He was mainly doing pool work, up to 12 hours a week, and also was on a limited gym programme.
A keen rugby player, Chris is focusing on the South Island age group championships in Christchurch later this month, where he will be racing in his specialty butterfly events, the stroke he enjoys the most.
He was not the only male to perform well at the champs.
Matthew Glassford (19), of the Neptune club, picked up nine gold medals in the senior men's grade.
He competed in 13 races, and also picked up a bronze, along with two fourths and a fifth.
Glassford's best performance was in the 1500m, in which he took more than 19 seconds off his personal best.
He is now working his way towards the Commonwealth Games trials and New Zealand Open championships in Auckland in April.
