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.
VIS staff go above and beyond to equip athletes to train from home
March 31st, 2020The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) closed its high performance facility on Monday 23 March, in order to safeguard athletes and staff health and following the direction of the Victorian Government to influence behaviours to reduce the risk of individuals contributing to community transmission of COVID-19. VIS Physical Preparation and Sport Science Manager, Harry Brennan had already been planning for this scenario.
Team Behind The Athlete | Jono Wallace Smith
August 7th, 2019VIS Coach Jono Wallace Smith is responsible for providing Physical Preparation training to the athletes in our Individual Athlete Scholarship Program, which includes athletes from the new Olympic sports.
VIS athletes advocates for mental health
April 10th, 2019Three VIS athletes have been selected as Community Custodians in the new AIS and Lifeline Australia mental health program.
New National Coach Melbourne Appointed
May 4th, 2017Diving Australia has today announced that it has appointed Andy Banks to the position of National Coach Melbourne.
Mighty Mack wins Award of Excellence
December 1st, 2016Mack Horton has topped off an exceptional year, being awarded the Victorian Institute of Sports’ most prestigious Award of Excellence.
Miller gets Rio nod
June 8th, 2016VIS gymnast Larrissa Miller has been selected by Gymnastics Australia for the single Women's Gymnastics position on the Australian team for the Rio Olympic Games.
A determined performance places Miller in Rio mix
May 30th, 2016VIS gymnast Larrissa Miller produced a strong performance at the 2016 Australian Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne as she competes for the sole gymnastics place on the Rio Olympic team.
Individual Athlete Scholarships 2016/17 - OPEN!
March 7th, 2016Applications for Individual Athlete Scholarships are invited from Victorian athletes with outstanding performance records at national and/or international level in sports that are currently not a VIS Tier 1 Program.
Bill Tait Performance Manager - Podium
Steve Hawkins Lead Physiotherapist
Kylie Andrew Sports Nutrition Coordinator
Elaine Bo Sports Dietitian
Siobhan Crawshay Sports Dietitian
Leesa Gallard Performance Lifestyle Manager
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
Gymnastics Australia
Gymnastics Victoria
