by Victorian Institute of Sport | Sep 4, 2024 | All
The flags of 184 teams will be flown during the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Beneath the Australian flag, 160 athletes will compete across 17 sports, among them 39 from the Victorian Institute of Sport. In all, 22 sports and 23 disciplines, cycling having road and...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Sep 3, 2024 | All
The Victorian Institute of Sport has appointed distinguished sports administrator and Olympian Nicole Livingstone OAM OLY as Chief Executive Officer. Ms Livingstone, until late last year General Manager of womens football with the Australian Football League, succeeds...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Aug 29, 2024 | All
Well, high performance might be a stretch. And competition Lets just say there was more creak than peak but recently the VIS staff did their best impersonations of the many VIS athletes in Paris for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sadly, the heroism and inspiration...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Aug 22, 2024 | All
Sam Williamson, 26, is the world 50m breaststroke champion. On his way to gold at the recent World Swimming Championships in Qatar he twice broke the Australian record and swam the fourth fastest 50m time in history. He is aiming to swim the 100m breaststroke at the...
by Stephen Rielly | Aug 21, 2024 | All
On Wednesday, September 4, Emily Petricola will push out on to the streets of north-east Paris aiming to ride with furious calm the 13.9km Paralympic individual time trial (ITT) course. It is a course considered technical, with wide roundabouts to be negotiated on...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Aug 14, 2024 | All
The VIS Performance Science department is offering exciting opportunities for Exercise and Sport Science students/graduates seeking to explore or further a career in high performance sport. Operating in partnership with National Sporting Organisations and State...
