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Tom Neill and Ed Sommerville Earn Places in Glasgow 2026 Swimming Team

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Brisbane Grammar School is celebrating the selection of alumnus Ed Sommerville (Class of 2022) in Australia’s squad for Glasgow 2026. Fellow Queensland swimmer Tom Neill, a graduate of St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, has also been named in the national team.

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Elite Foundations

Glasgow 2026
Photo Credit: Tommy Neill/ Instagram

For Neill, the journey to the pool in Glasgow is built upon a foundation of Olympic experience. Having secured back-to-back bronze medals in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo and Paris Games, he brings a level of composure that few can match. 

Balancing a degree from the University of Queensland with an intensive regimen under coach Damian Jones, he has transformed early potential into sustained international performance.

A Rapid Rise

Glasgow 2026
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Sommerville, by contrast, embodies the adrenaline of a sudden breakout. His 2025 campaign turned heads across the country, particularly when he smashed the 200m freestyle in 1:44.73 during the Australian World Championship Trials. 

Could this be the spark that redefines the Australian freestyle relay? After capturing a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships and sweeping the Queensland Championship and Japan Open, the young swimmer arrives in Scotland carrying significant momentum.

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The Bigger Picture

The Australian Dolphins are taking a 60-member group to Glasgow for competition between 23 July and 2 August 2026. This team operates as an ambitious blend of household names and fresh faces, with roughly one-quarter of the group experiencing their first major international meet. 

While veterans like Kaylee McKeown prepare for their final campaign, the inclusion of debutants like 14-year-old Mia Hogan ensures that the future of Australian swimming remains firmly in the spotlight. Whether they are seasoned veterans or rising stars, every athlete in the squad is now tasked with building upon a proud record of 25 gold medals.

Published Date 10-July-2026

St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace Year 8 Student Dominates State Swimming Championships

Branner Tiyapanjanit, a Year 8 student from Spring Hill’s St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, has turned in one of the standout individual performances of the Queensland School Sport Swimming Championships, claiming six individual championship titles and taking home the Swimmer of the Meet award, which the college describes as the highest individual honour of the competition.

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St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace says Branner’s performance at the state-level championships was nothing short of outstanding. To win six individual titles as a Year 8 student going up against Queensland’s best school-age swimmers is an exceptional achievement at this level of competition.

The Queensland School Sport Swimming Championships are conducted under the Queensland Representative School Sport (QRSS) program, administered by the Queensland Department of Education. The 13 to 19 years competition draws competitors from across the state, with athletes required to meet qualifying times before they can take to the blocks.

Photo credit: Facebook/St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace

The Swimmer of the Meet is described by the college as the highest individual honour of the competition, recognising the single standout performer across the entire meet. To claim that honour on top of six individual titles made for a day that Branner and the Terrace community are unlikely to forget in a hurry.

The Brisbane Catholic boys’ school perched on the hill above the Valley celebrated the achievement on social media, saying it was “thrilled” to recognise Branner’s efforts and describing the result as “truly remarkable.”

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Branner’s championship haul is the latest achievement to come out of the school’s sporting program, and for a college with a long tradition of encouraging young men to pursue excellence both on and off the field, moments like these carry real meaning.

The QRSS swimming program also offers pathways through to national competition via School Sport Australia, giving talented young swimmers a clear road ahead should they continue to develop at this level.

Published 14-April-2026