After spinal fusion surgery in early 2024, Olympian and VIS basketballer Sara Blicavs faced one of the toughest chapters of her career. Just six weeks after her operation, she joined the Victorian Institute of Sport on scholarship and began an intense, year-long recovery journey.
In line with this year’s International Womens Day theme, the VIS is actively closing gender gaps in high performance sport by unlocking equal opportunities for females in strength and conditioning coaching; an area requiring bold action to shift the dial and lead the industry change.
Become a career strength and conditioning coach in high-performance sport with exciting opportunities to join the Physical Preparation department at the Victorian Institute of Sport now available.
World Champion swimmer Sam Williamson and his VIS Physical Preparation Coach, Jono Wallace-Smith have an undoubtedly unique friendship. Dive into their quirky conversations, bromance moments and how they’re gearing up for Paris qualification.