Mack Horton | Swimming great announces retirement
January 23, 2024VIS celebrates and reflects on the significant career of Mack Horton and his contribution to swimming in Victoria, both in and out of the pool.
Physical Preparation Coach Traineeship - Applications Now Open
January 22, 2024Exciting opportunities to join the Physical Preparation department at the Victorian Institute of Sport are now open.
Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva | Succeeding in the challenging world of rhythmic gymnastics
January 18, 2024The VIS takes a look at the tough reality behind the glittering ‘show’ of rhythmic gymnastics through Australian Commonwealth Games champion Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva.
Finn Luu | Australian by birth, European by trade
January 11, 2024VIS scholarship holders, Finn Luu and Nick Lum, are living out their table tennis dreams in Germany's state of the art table tennis epicentre, Liebherr Masters College. The exclusivity of the academy speaks for the type of talent it attracts. It's fast becoming the preferred place to be for any young table tennis star striving for the professional arena.
VIS cyclists dominated at the 2024 Road National Championships
January 9, 2024Ten VIS scholarship holders won gold at the championships, which concluded in Buninyong on Sunday. A further four won either silver or bronze.
VIS stars excel at Combat Australia Awards
December 15, 2023VIS scholarship holders Leon Sejranovic, Katharina Haecker and Caitlin Parker were all recognised at the Combat Australia awards this week. Parker’s haul of three awards acknowledged her outstanding year in the boxing ring, which included qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Jessica Gallagher | Defying limits and inspiring generations
December 14, 2023From alpine skier, to track and field athlete, to rower and now cyclist, Jessica Gallagher's history is an impressively long one with the 37-year old osteopath training towards the Paris Paralympics. Gallagher was honoured at the RMIT University graduation evening, sharing with the 2023 graduates her incredible story.
The Bond of Brotherhood and Taekwondo | Tom and Will Afonczenko
December 7, 2023Brothers Tom and Will Afonczenko competed with and against each other throughout their taekwondo careers. Following their recent decisions to retire, the former VIS athletes reflect upon their sporting journeys and muse on life beyond the mat.
Trailblazing Tapper - International Day of People with a Disability
December 1, 2023VIS Para athlete, Melissa Tapper continues to lead in and out of the arena. Whilst dominating the global table tennis scene, Tapper is also developing new ways of spreading her positive impacts to communities and the environment.
The Victorian Institute of Sport: Where high performance and a purposeful life meet
November 30, 2023VIS athletes display how they are excelling in their personal endeavours outside of their chosen sports. These students have struck the balance between managing their sporting and personal commitments which has been recognised by the tertiary institutions they attend.
