Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) scholarship holder, Col Pearse, has never let his disability get in the way of dreaming big. He hopes that he can use his profile as an elite athlete to inspire the next generation of kids to want to be like Col Pearse.
The Victorian Minister for Sport, the Hon. Steve Dimopoulos visited the Victorian Institute of Sports (VIS) headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. The Minister for Sport met with VIS athletes, staff and members of the Board.
Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games with towns across the State set to deliver the sixth Home-Games in Australia. Sixteen sports and locations have already been named in the initial phase of the 2026 Games program.
The first Australian Swimming Team Members have been selected as they prepare to take on the Commonwealths best swimmers in Birmingham.