The VIS Individual Athlete Scholarships are offered annually to athletes from sports which do not have a VIS Tier 1 program. The program features a range of Australia’s leading high performance athletes across numerous Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth sports.
The athletes, who are all achieving excellent results in senior national and international competition, are able to access the full range of comprehensive performance services as well as utilising the outstanding training and recovery facilities at the VIS headquarters at Lakeside Stadium.
Our Second Games
August 4th, 2020The sporting focus of 1996 was clearly on the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Atlanta. Following the great achievements in Barcelona we were optimistic that our athletes could do even better this time.
Our First Games
July 28th, 20201992 - This was the year of our first Olympic and Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
AJ Provisinally Secures Paralympic Selection
March 16th, 2020Victorian Institute of Sport athlete Amanda 'AJ' Reynolds has earned herself nomination for selection into the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team after she won both women's kayak K1 events at the 2020 Canoe Sprint Championships.
Amanda Reynolds | 2020 Visions
March 6th, 2020On a cold Melbourne morning in 1989, Amanda Reynolds, then aged 17, stood at her school locker, bouncing from toe-to-toe in an effort to keep warm. All over the city, students were most likely mimicking her movement. It was innocent, unremarkable, but for her it would not remain so for very long. Instead, it would change her life forever, sending her down a path of despair and torture that would last for 20 years.
Reynolds secures Paralympics Quota
August 26th, 2019VIS’ paddler Amanda Reynolds has secured a 2020 Tokyo Paralympics quota spot in the women’s KL3 200, finishing 7th in the final, but sixth country across the line, which means a top-six quote spot for Australia.
Carter challenged in Tacen
July 2nd, 2019VIS Canoe Slalom athlete Tristan Carter competed at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 in Tacen, Ljubljana over the weekend.
Reynolds shakes off rocky start to claim bronze
May 27th, 2019VIS’ Amanda Reynolds won bronze in the Women’s Para-Canoe KL3 200 at the first ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland.
Long weekend wrap
March 12th, 2019Victorian Institute of Sport athletes were busy over the long weekend with some fantastic results coming from the track, the pool, the water and the skate park!
Reynolds wins World Championship silver
August 27th, 2018A silver medal to Amanda Reynolds capped off a strong day for the Paddle Australia team at the 2018 ICF Para-canoe World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal last week.
Reynolds defends her crown
August 28th, 2017Amanda Reynolds has defended her KL3 Women’s 200 sprint para-canoe title, at the ICF Sprint Canoe World Championships over the weekend.
Tristan Carter (Canoe Slalom)
2nd – Senior Canoe Slalom Championships 2019 (U23 category)
Selected - U23 Worlds Team & 2019 Canoe Slalom national team
42nd - ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3, Men’s C1, Tacen, Slovenia
Amanda Reynolds (Para Canoe)
2nd Women’s KL3 200m, 2018 ICF Para Canoe Sprint World Championships, Portugal
1st Women’s 200m, 500m & 1000m, 2019 Australian Sprint National Championships, Perth
Rob Leeds Performance Manager (Pathways)
Nerissa Turner Senior Performance Coordinator (Pathways)
Elaine Bo Sports Dietitian
Harry Brennan Physical Preparation/Sport Science Manager
Josh Ferguson Sports Physiotherapist
Steve Hawkins Lead Physiotherapist
Sara Heasly Performance Lifestyle Adviser
Dr Greg Hickey Sports Medicine Physician
Kate Mcgillivray Sports Physiotherapist
Gillian Niven Soft Tissue Therapist
Ebonie Rio Sports Physiotherapist
Mark Spargo Sports Psychologist
Dr Patrick Sunderland Sports Medicine Registrar
Jono Wallace-Smith Physical Preparation Coach
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