Tyla Paterson recently participated in Australian Age Swimming comp
By Kirra Livingstone
FORMER Beerwah High student, Tyla Paterson, was among the talented Belgravia Swim Team, who recently attended the 2025 Australian Age and Open Swimming Championships held in Brisbane on April 10–18.
The team, based in Burpengary, broke two Queensland records and achieved 20 personal bests (PB).
Nineteen-year-old Tyla made the top six in the 100m breaststroke while at the national championship.
GC&M News last spoke to Tyla in 2022 while she was still in school. At the time, she said her athletic inspiration was Olympian Emma McKeon, who won 20 medals at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, but wants to continue to be herself as she develops.
Belgravia team coach and her dad, James Paterson, said he was extremely proud of his team, who have now attended two national competitions.
“At the end of the day I just stand there and do the yelling and the writing on the board, but the kids are the ones that have to actually do the work,” he said.
“It’s probably one of the hardest sports, if you miss a few days all of a sudden you’re back at the start.
“A successful swimmer has got to be almost successful in everything they do, it’s that type of sport.”
Paterson also thanked everyone who supported the Belgravia Swim Team last month.
“A huge thank you to the committee members who supported us and thank you to the families that supported me,” he said.
“Finally, thank you to all our swimmers and I look forward to an even bigger and better Nationals on the Gold Coast, in 2026.”