Victorian Institute of Sport

Fantastic performances from Victorian Para-equestrian athletes Stella Barton and Bridget Murphy in the Grade I Individual and Dressage respectively last night.
Both athletes have progressed through to the Individual Freestyle on Saturday!

Tune back in tonight to watch Dianne Barnes🐴
Australian Paralympic Team

Congratulations Michal Burian who took home the bronze medal in the Men's Javelin F64 with a throw of 64.89m, what an incredible performance! 💪

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The Australian Wheelchair Rugby team, Steelers, claim bronze with a 50-48 win against Great Britain. Special congratulations to Victorians James McQuillan, Ben Fawcett and Shae Graham!

Australian Paralympic Team Wheelchair Rugby Australia

The Victorian Institute of Sport has appointed distinguished sports administrator and Olympian Nicole Livingstone OAM OLY as Chief Executive Officer.

A three-time Olympian, Livingstone enjoyed an outstanding swimming career before parlaying that success into roles in media, sports governance and administration.

VIS chair, Nataly Matijevic, described Livingstone as a leader grounded in high performance sport and one perfectly positioned to build on the legacies of her predecessors.

“Nicole has maintained close connections to high performance sport in this country through board positions with the Australian Olympic Committee, Swimming Australia, the Australian Sports Drug Agency and the Victorian Olympic Council among others, while forging successful careers in the media and sports administration,” Ms Matijevic said.

Livingstone becomes the third CEO in the 34-year history of the VIS, the home of high-performance sport in the state, with Dr Frank Pyke guiding the organisation from 1990-2006 and Anne Marie Harrison from 2006-2024.

Ms Livingstone, an inaugural VIS scholarship holder in 1990 and distinguished alumni, will commence in the role in November.

Read more: https://vis.org.au/news/2024/09/vis-appoints-new-ceo

That THIRD IN THE WORLD feeling! 🥉 Congratulations to Dayna Crees who has claimed bronze in the Women’s Javelin Throw F34 on her debut Paralympics ✨

We can’t wait to see what the future holds 🤩

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Back-to-back Paralympic silvers in the Men's 150m Individual Medley CM3 for Victorian swimmer, Ahmed Kelly!
Done alongside Aussie teammate Grant Patterson - again!

What an awesome race 🤩

Australian Paralympic Team Swimming Victoria Swimming Australia

No better treat than a medal treat! Congratulations to Victorian cyclist, Alistair Donohoe, who claimed bronze with teammates Korrey Boddington and Gordon Allan in the Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint Final!

Australian Paralympic Team

What a game by Lina Lei and Qian Yang! 🏓
Victorian Para-Table tennis stars are the 2024 Paralympic Women's Doubles WD20 Champions 🤩

Australian Paralympic Team Table Tennis Victoria Table Tennis Australia

The Queens of the Track!! Congratulations to Victorians, Em and Jess who kicked off their Paris Paralympic campaigns on the podiums, over the weekend 😍

Emily Petricola broke her own World Record and claimed back-to-back titles in the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit C4.

Jessica Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward take home the silver after a tight contest in the Women's 1000m Tandem Time Trial B.

👑 The Kings of swim, ride, run. Because why do one?

Tune into the Para-Triathlon this afternoon from 4pm and cheer on the Aussies. We'll be shouting extra loud for Victorian's Justin Godfrey, Liam Twomey and Jeremy Peacock!


📷 Australian Paralympic Team

Meanwhile in Townsville… 🏃‍♀️🏊‍♀️
Congratulations to our VIS triathlon talent transfer athletes who competed in the World Aquathlon Championships last week!

Claire Spicknall has claimed the World Junior Aquathlon Champion title with Kiara Mooney following in silver, and Isla Watson took out the World Under 23 Aquathlon Champion title 🤩

Read more: https://www.triathlon.org.au/news/podiums-aplenty-at-aquathlon-world-championships/

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Podiums aplenty at Aquathlon World Championships – AusTriathlon Australian athletes left nothing to chance on the course today at the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville, diving into the Aquathlon and emerging victorious.

We're two days out from the Paris Paralympics and we've put together the start of your VIS Paralympic Games viewing guide:
https://vis.org.au/news/2024/08/paris-preview-vis-paralympians-to-watch

The 160-strong Australian team is brimming with experience heading into the Paris Paralympics, among them 39 from the Victorian Institute of Sport.

The Steelers, wheelchair rugby’s world champions in 2023, are out to confirm their status as the best team in the world.

Michal Burian will be trying to turn Tokyo silver into Paris gold in the javelin and Reece Langdon, on his Paralympic debut, is set on winning track gold in the men’s T38 1500m.

Emily Petricola is the hot favourite for gold in cycling’s individual pursuit but wants a golden double with victory on the road in the individual time trial.

Like the Olympic Games which precede them, the Paralympic Games are a compelling carnival of sport. Take joy in watching the Australians compete, and special pleasure in those who have trained out of the VIS.

A top-10 finish for VIS cyclist, Sarah Gigante, on her Tour de France Femmes debut!

A strong performance by the Australian climber saw her finish seventh overall. Also a huge congratulations to Grace Brown, Neve Bradbury and Ruby Roseman-Gannon on their performances.

Read more: https://auscycling.org.au/news/top-10-finish-for-sarah-gigante-on-tour-de-france-femmes-debut

Tune in tonight to witness the highest contact sport played at the Paralympics.

Forged In Steel, featuring the Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby team. 8:40pm on Channel 9. 🙌

Australian Paralympic Team

The qualification clock is ticking down. Paris and the 2024 Paralympic Games beckon but can swimmer Col Pearse answer the call?
Dreams of turning Tokyo bronze into Parisian gold need to be set aside as the task to make the team becomes urgent.

WATCH THE THIRD AND FINAL PART of The Quest for Paris, featuring Paralympic swimmer Col Pearse now!

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSKbF9civnI?si=gzj2iK3t2UEwu9ft


Australian Paralympic Team Nunawading Swimming Club Inc. Swimming Victoria Swimming Australia

Are you an Exercise and Sport Science (or equivalent) student or graduate, interested in working in high performance sport?
We want to hear from you!

The Victorian Institute of Sport Performance Science traineeships are now open.

Join the team behind Olympic and Paralympic athletes and gain world class experience in high performance sport.

The traineeships align with one of the VIS performance science disciplines; movement science (biomechanics and skill acquisition), performance analysis and physiology, to allow graduates to focus on their chosen area of interest.

Learn more - https://vis.org.au/news/2024/08/performance-science-traineeships-now-open
Apply now! https://vis.org.au/careers

It's Healthy Bones Action Week (HBAW)!

HBAW is a yearly initiative taking place every August with the aim to raise awareness on the importance of building and maintaining strong bones across the lifespan.

This year, VIS dietitians have partnered with Rokeby and Dairy Australia to fuel VIS athletes with delicious smoothies and provide education on maintaining nutrition to support bone health.

The Australian Opals are back on the podium with an 85-81 win over Belgium in the bronze medal match! 🥉

Special shoutout to Victorians Tess Madgen and Kristy Wallace, so proud of you!

MAKING HISTORY! Victorian boxer, Caitlin Parker, becomes the first Australian women to win an Olympic boxing medal, claiming bronze in a tenacious fight.

So proud of you Caity!
Read more: https://vis.org.au/news/2024/08/caitlin-parker-becomes-first-australian-woman-to-win-an-olympic-boxing-medal

BRONZE 🥉 for Victorians Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley in last night's inaugural Mixed Marathon Race Walk Relay!

This is Rhydian's first Olympic medal and Jemima's second after her 20km walk at the start of the athletics program.

It was a huge team effort from all involved. Declan Tingay and Bec Henderson put up a fight and finished 22nd. We're so proud! 🎉

⏰ Dropping next Wednesday, 14 August. The Quest for Paris, featuring Paralympic swimmer Col Pearse in a three part docu-series.

Table tennis veteran, Melissa Tapper, nearly pulled off the upset of her career in her final Olympic table tennis match. Fighting to the very last point against an opponent ranked nearly 200 spots higher than her in Paris!

Milly's sights are now set on the Paralympics.

Read more: https://vis.org.au/news/2024/08/melissa-tapper-goes-out-on-a-high-in-final-olympics-table-tennis-match