Queensland Academy of Sport
The Queensland Academy of Sport ( QAS for short ) is an institute for the promotion of competitive athletes in the Australian state of Queensland . It was founded in 1991 and is located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Center in Nathan , a borough of Brisbane .
The academy opened in May 1991 and has over 600 athletes in over 22 sports including track and field , canoeing , cycling , gymnastics , hockey , netball , rowing , sailing , swimming and water polo .
In addition, the QAS maintains numerous partnerships with other team sports, including the Queensland Baseball Academy and the Queensland Academy of Sport Soccer .
Well-known athletes
- Grant Hackett (* 1980), swimmer
- Susie O'Neill (* 1973), swimmer
- Kieren Perkins (* 1973), swimmer
- Stephanie Rice (* 1988), swimmer
- Samantha Stosur (* 1984), tennis player
- Michael Thwaite (born 1983), football player
- Ken Wallace (born 1983), canoeist
- Vicki Wilson (born 1965), netball player
- Robbie Kruse (* 1988), soccer player
- Rebekah Stott (* 1993), soccer player
Web links
- Official website
- 2010 QAS annual report
- Loose Indian bowlers punished . The Age (November 29, 2003)
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of QAS ( Memento of the original from July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Queensland Academy of Sport . Accessed October 8, 2011.
- ↑ QAS ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Queensland Academy of Sport . Accessed October 8, 2011.
- ↑ Partnership Programs ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Queensland Academy of Sport . Accessed October 8, 2011.
