Twelve locals named in the world junior swimming championship squad for Budapest during August.

TWELVE Brisbane swimmers from St Peters Western, Rackley Centenary, Brisbane Grammar, Albany Creek, Chandler and Newmarket Racers will represent Australia at the world junior swimming championship in Budapest during August.

TWELVE Brisbane swimmers from St Peters Western, Rackley Centenary, Brisbane Grammar, Albany Creek, Chandler and Newmarket Racers will represent Australia at the world junior swimming championship in Budapest during August.

Albany Creek Swimming Club’s Rebecca Jacobson. (AAP Image/Renae Droop)

Thomas Neill (Rackley), Bronte Job (Rackley), Tahlia Thornton (Brisbane Grammar), Alexander Grant (Brisbane Grammar), Rebecca Jacobson (Albany Creek), Mitchell Tinsley (Chandler), Elizabeth Dekkers (Newmarket Racers), Georgia Powell (Newmarket Racers) and St Peters Western foursome Jenna Forrester, Meg Harris, Michaela Ryan and Mollie O’Callaghan will make the trip as part of the 30 person squad.

Jenna Forrester is congratulated by her coach Dean Boxall from St Peters at the QGSSSA swimming carnival earlier in the year.

This follows their outstanding performances at the Australian Age Swimming Championships in Adelaide over the last week.

Neill, who attends St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace, won titles across freestyle and individual medley events, along with two silver medals giving him seven awards overall.

All Hallows’ School swim star Georgia Powell from Newmarket Racers.

Forrester (St Peters Western) and Ryan, who both attend St Peters Lutheran College, and All Hallows School student Powell will be backing up after representing Australia at last year’s Junior Pan Pacs.

Ryan and Forrester will also be joined by St Peters Western teammates Mollie O’Callaghan and Mt St Michael’s student Meg Harris who was blossoming under coach Dean Boxall.

Meg Harris of Mount St Michael's, left, has won Australian selection from St Peters Western.

Young O’Callaghan, who attends St Peters Lutheran College at Springfield, had a whale of championship leading to selection.

Selection is a feather in the cap for St Laurence’s College swimmer Mitchell Tinsley (Chandler) and the Richard Sleight trained Jacobson (Albany Creek) who is the only one of the 12 to come from outside the private school system. She attends Craigslea State High School.

Elizabeth Dekkers from Newmarket Racers. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

Powell is one of three students from All Hallows’ School to make the squad, with Bronte Job and Elizabeth Dekkers also selected.

There were several unlucky omissions including Ella Ramsay (St Peters Western) and Samuel Short (Albany Creek). Both were among the swimmers of the meet although the pair have time on their side.

Short won the 15 years 1500m, 800m and 400m freestyle events and was second in the 200m butterfly and 200m freestyle.

Ramsay was a regular visitor to the podium from night one when she claimed an Australian age and all comers record in the girls 14 years 200m IM.

Newmarket Racers swimming coach Steve Miller, right, who plotted All Hallows School’s CaSSSA swimming carnival win earlier in the year. He has been named as part of the Australian youth team’s coaching staff.

“Assembling this team over the last week was not an easy process, which speaks volumes about the depth we have coming through our pathway programs and is encouraging for the future of our sport,” said National Youth Coach Glenn Beringen.

Newmarket Racers coach Steve Miller is part of the coaching staff.

Michaela Ryan from St Peters Western. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

Swimming Australia will host a Youth Camp in Canberra from 7-13 July with a focus on team preparation and familiarisation, before heading to the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest. The competition runs from Tuesday 20 August to Sunday 25 August.

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In results during the final night of competition last evening, Nudgee College swimmer Thomas Connellan powered to a gold medal in the boys 14 year 200m freestyle.

His coach David Proud described Connellan’s effort as a “cracking performance’’.

“Tom swam the first 150m very composed and efficient then smashed the field in the final 50m coming home in 28.3 to win his first Gold of the competition,’’ Proud said.

There were also minor medals for Connellan’s Nudgee College teammates Thomas Raymond (16 years 1500m) and Jade Starr (16 year girls 800m). “She showed tremendous resilience on the final night of racing,’’ Proud said.

Albany Creek Swimming Club's Jamie Bayliss attends of Brisbane State High School.

There was a mighty moment for Chandler’s Lucas Humeniuk when the John Paul College student won the 17-year 200m Butterfly.

Albany Creek’s Jamie Bayliss was magnificent in winning the boys 15 year 100m butterfly while big hearted St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School swimmer Sophie Martin snared another medal (silver) swimming for the David Lush-coached Brisbane Grammar in the 13 year 400m IM.

Neill (Rackley) comfortably won the 16-year 1500m freestyle from Raymond (Nudgee College) with Seungbeen Cho of St Peters Western in third position.

Rising star Ramsay (St Peters Western) claimed bronze in the 200m 14 years breaststroke and Thornton silver in the 16 years 200m backstroke.

Ramsay, again, gained silver and her teammate and Paris Burlock a bronze in the 14 years 200m freestyle while Forrester was second in the 15 years 200m IM.

Joshua Staples also flew St Peters Western’s flag with a bronze in the 15 year 200m IM while St Peters teammate Claveria Johnson-Tiumalu collected silver in the 100m 13 years backstroke.