In alignment with Swimming Australia and Swimming WA, WAIS delivers the WA Swimming Australia High Performance Hub. The Hub is one of eight High Performance Training Centres located around the country. The Hubs play a critical role in the delivery Swimming Australia’s High Performance strategy and span all five strategic priority areas;
- Coaching and technical leadership
- Daily performance and competition environments
- World leading performance support
- Athlete and coach development
- Innovation.
WAIS offers the opportunity for athletes to gain Swimming Scholarships (to train either inside and outside of the WAIS environment) by achieving the selection criteria outlined in the Selection Guidelines, Criteria and Process.
Applications for 2024-25 scholarships are now open and close 28 August 2024. Current scholarship holders do not need to nominate.
Scholarship athletes have access to coaching (or financial support for coaching) and the Performance enhancement team covering strength and conditioning and sport science and sports medicine services – physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sports nutrition and physiotherapy and support outside of sport through athlete wellbeing and engagement.
For all training agreement enquiries please contact the Senior Assistant Swimming Coach, Will Scott on wscott@wais.org.au
Part of the Podium Performance Team the program employs two full time coaches with support from the Podium Performance Enhancement Team under the leadership of the Performance Enhancement Team Director – Podium.
WAIS Swimming Scholarship Athletes
- Adam Sudlow (North Coast Swimming Club, Coach – Ian Mills)
- Alec Mander (South Shore Swimming Club, Coach – Matt Magee)
- Ashton Brinkworth (UWA West Coast Swimming Club, WAIS Coaching Staff)
- Ben Popham (Arena Swim Club, WAIS Coaching Staff)
- Inez Miller (Fenix Swim Club, Coach – WAIS Coaching Staff)
- Iona Anderson (Breakers Swim Club, WAIS Coaching Staff)
- Jack Wilson (North Coast Swimming Club, Coach – Ian Mills)
- Joshua Yong (UWA West Coast Swimming Club, WAIS Coaching Staff)
- Kyle Lee (North Coast Swimming Club, Coach – Ian Mills)
- Talara-Jade Dixon (Saint Hilda’s Swimming Club, Coach – Zoe Baker)
- Tegan Reder (UWA West Coast Swimming Club, Coach – Rob Palfrey)
WAIS Coaching Staff include: Ben Higson, Will Scott and Generation 32 Coach Brooke Kemp
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