Swimmer Ella Ramsay missed last year’s world junior titles, but a year on she has been recognised

St Peters Western swim junior Ella Ramsay somehow missed a place on the Australian team bound for the 2019 world junior championships, but 10 months later Swimming Australia has confirmed she has what it takes.

St Peters Western swim junior Ella Ramsay somehow missed a place on the Australian team bound for the 2019 world junior championships, but 10 months later Swimming Australia has confirmed she has what it takes.

The 15-year-old from St Peters Lutheran College Springfield campus has received a letter from Swimming Australia stating had the 2020 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis, she would have been selected.

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“Through your performances in swimming in the past year, there is every likelihood you would have achieved the qualifying standard to represent Australia at the now cancelled 2020

Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii in 100m FS, 200m IM, 400m I,’’ said Swimming Australia National Youth Coach general-manager Glenn Beringen.

St Peters Lutheran College started the meet by winning the 4x50m medley relay 16 years, which included triple record breaker Ella Ramsay (third from the left to right).

Jamie Salter, the Performance Pathway coach, added: “Well done to you, you have the ability and skills to represent your country but for this year unfortunately not the opportunity to do so.’’

Ramsay’s mother Rebecca said the letter was reward for her daughter’s tenacity and her motivational powers.

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“It comes from this fire within her,’’ Rebecca said. “She is an inspiring young lady.’’

She said Ella’s No. 1 goal last year was to make the world junior team and at the trials she started by smashing the 200m IM in the heats and went on to perform strongly.

However somehow she missed selection, yet rather than recoil, she rose up to confirm her standing as one of the top handful of young talents coming through Australian swimming.

“She has an ability to push past disappointment and concentrate and focus on the next challenge,’’ Rebecca said.

St Peters Lutheran College students Ella Ramsay, Mollie O'Callaghan and Claveria Johnson pose for a photograph at the school last year. (AAP Image/Renae Droop)

In March, the year 10 student broke three records at the QGSSSA swimming championships won by St Peters Lutheran College.

Such is her progress over the last 12 months that Ramsay is now ranked in the top 10 Aussie open swimmers in the 100m freestyle (10th), 200m freestyle (10th), 200m breaststroke (9th), 200IM (5th) and 400IM (10th) which is a huge achievement for a 15-year-old.

Ramsay is part of the next generation of elite swimmers sweeping through St Peters Western which includes Meg Harris, Mollie O’Callaghan, Jenna Forrester, Olivia Collins, Michael Pickett, Meg Harris and Mia O’Leary