Two Yukoners will be among a select group of Canadian swimmers competing at this month's Australian Age Group Championships.

Swimming Canada released its team roster earlier in the week, which included Whitehorse Glacier Bear members Bronwyn Pasloski and Alexandra Gabor.

Glacier Bears head coach Marek Poplawski was also eligible to attend, however as a result of some major upcoming competitions this year, such as the Canada Summer Games, he will remain with the rest of the team in Whitehorse.

The championships begin on April 13 in Sydney, Australia. Both Pasloski and Gabor leave for Australia on Thursday.

In addition to the championships, Pasloski and Gabor will also take part in a four-day training session with Australian Swim Coach Denis Cotterell.

Cotterell is renowned in the swimming world and has helped 15 athletes make the Australian National team. This list includes Olympic Champion Grant Hackett.

Canada's Australian Age Group Championship team has a total of seven girls and seven boys. Swimming Canada selected the group based on their results at the 2009 Spring Nationals held in Toronto in March.

The two Whitehorse swimmers each had a stellar meet in Toronto.

Among their highlights included Gabor winning a bronze medal in the 200-m freestyle, which set a new B.C. record in the girls' 15 to 17 years old category.

Pasloski, not to be outdone, finished fifth in the 100-m breast, breaking the former B.C. record in the girls' 15 to 17 years event.

Gabor and Pasloski are the only two representatives from the country's three territories on either the junior women's or junior men's side.

Other provinces on the girl's end include Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba, while the boy's category is made up of swimmers from Alberta, Quebec and Ontario.

This will be Pasloski's second trip to Australia this season. In January, she competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, also held in Sydney.

"I am really excited to go back," Pasloski said. "It's a new environment again, but I am sure it will be just as good."

Gabor, on the other hand, said she is looking forward to her first trip to 'Land Down Under.'

"It's going to be really exciting, but really challenging," she said. "They have a much more competitive atmosphere over there, especially in swimming."

Both Gabor and Pasloski said it's a real honour to represent the Yukon for this type of swim meet.

"It's always good to go and represent the Yukon and Canada," said Pasloski. "It's always good to show the world what we have."

Poplawski said in addition to swimmers from Australia, there will also be competitors from Great Britain and New Zealand.

He added this type of program is designed to give Canada's junior swimmers an opportunity to be around the best swimmers in the world, exposing them to international competition.