Australian Institute of Sport

Canberra’s NTC Closing Amidst Australian Sports Funding Cuts

After an analysis of all High Performance Centres within the nation, Swimming Australia has announced that is National Training Centre (NTC) Transition Program in Canberra will be closing at the end of the 2018 calendar year. 

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$45 Million Spent on Australian Swimming in Hopes of Future Glory

Since 2012 Swimming Australia has received approximately $45 million of the $300 million given out through the Winning Edge program…

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Rebranding The Australian Institute Of Sport

Relentless, daring, exceptional and ingenious are all words that the Australian Sports Commission want to be synonymous with the Australian Institute of Sport…

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Simon Cusack, Coach of Campbell and Sprenger, Named AIS Coach of the Year

Simon Cusack, the coach of Cate and Bronte Campbell, has been named the National Coach of the Year by the Australian Institute of Sport.

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Petria Thomas Once Again Becomes a Key Member Swimming Australia

Swimming Australia has gone through a lot of changes in the last year from and the last couple of days…

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Australian Age Group State Teams Set to Square Off at the AIS

From September 20th-22nd the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra will host over 200 young swimmers competing in the 2013…

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Alicia Coutts Inspired by giving back

John Fowlie has coached Alicia Coutts for the last seven years and in that time the two have had a very…

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SwimSwam Exclusive Interview with Michael Scott

On April 8th, 2013 Swimming Australia announced that Michael Scott would be the next High Performance Director of the organization….

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Rollason comments on the toughness of Danish Swimmers

In late January Australian coach Shannon Rollason was hired to take over the coaching duties at the Danish National Training…

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Shannon Rollason to take National Team coaching job in Denmark

As reported by Wide World of Sports Shannon Rollason the Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport has announced…

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2012 Swammy Award: Australian Club/Coach of the Year, John Fowlie

The Man: John Fowlie The Team: Australian Institute of Sport His Charges: Alicia Coutts and James Roberts The Count: 1…

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Tis the season for funding cuts; Swansea Centre in question; Aussies Prepare for funding review

In an article published by the BBC one of the areas that may be effected most by the cuts in…

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FINIS Announces Sponsorship with the University of Alabama Swimming Team

Swim News: “Dennis Pursley and Jonty Skinner aim to lead Alabama back to glory with FINIS.” (Swim Photo Credit: Vicki E)

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Australian Sports Commission Unveils the Plan They Hope Will Give Them the ‘Winning Edge’

At the conclusion of a review process that began almost immediately after the 2012 London Olympic Games ended the Australian…

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Australian Institute of Sport One of Many Strategies Under Review

The public reaction to Australia’s failures at the 2012 London Olympics keep on coming. In todays Herald Sun, one of the…

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