Victorian Institute of Sport
The Victorian Institute of Sport , or VIS for short, is an institution financed by the Victorian government to promote and support top athletes. The institute was founded in 1990 as a trust company and reports directly to the Ministry of Sports. The headquarters of the VIS is located in the Olympic Park in Melbourne , formerly known as the Glasshouse . The swimming competitions were held here at the 1956 Summer Olympics .
Around 400 athletes are looked after and supported by trainers, sports medicine specialists, nutritionists and psychologists.
Among other things, football , bowls , canoeing , cycling , diving , horse riding , golf , gymnastics , hockey , netball , rowing , sailing , swimming , tennis , track and field , triathlon , water polo , weightlifting and winter sports offered.
Well-known world champions and Olympic participants:
- Catherine Freeman , athlete
- Peter Antonie , rower
- Daniel Kowalski , swimmer
- Matt Welsh , swimmer
- Leisel Jones , swimmer
- Sarah Fitz-Gerald , squash player
- Katie Mactier , cyclist
- Glenn Ashby , sailor
- Cadel Evans , cyclist
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About us , www.vis.org.au. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ↑ Sports ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2011 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. , www.vis.org.au. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
