Try saying that five times fast but you still may not be quicker than this pair of Rutherford Public School students.

More than 90 students participated in the school’s annual swimming carnival on Friday.

While principal Andrew Brown was proud of all the pupils’ athletic endeavours, the Burton brothers’ performance stood out when they smashed longstanding school records.

Younger brother Beau broke the junior boys 50m breaststroke record with a time of 51.66s, beating the 2001 time of 52.16s; and the junior boys 50m butterfly record of 44.00s, set in 2000, with a time of 39.94s.

Blake took out the top spot in the senior boys 50m breaststroke with a time of 44.75s; the previously held record from 2001 was 46.31s.

While they are certainly passionate about the sport, results like that don’t come without some determination.

They train every second morning from 6am to 7.30am and swim at Hunter Valley Swim Club on Friday nights.

Blake and Beau began swimming at 4 and 2 years of age respectively and have stayed with it ever since.

Their parents Wayne and Casey Burton started them with swimming lessons, which progressed to swim club, and before long the boys asked to join squad.

“Swimming can save your life and it’s a sport they really enjoy,” Mrs Burton said.

“There are definitely not enough kids out there that know how to swim.”

The Burton boys’ swimming capacity has exceeded simple survival skills and become a big part of their lives.

“I like doing it to stay fit and because I like to swim and I’ve made friends,” Blake said.

The pair were delighted to hear they smashed their records, which also happened to be personal bests.

Aside from school races, the brothers regularly compete in outside state competitions from Newcastle and the Central Coast to Sydney.

They are grateful for their remedial massage man Ross Osland and coach Damon Rodd for their support.