Queensland Academy of Sport
The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland. Its headquarters are currently located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Nathan, Queensland.[1]
The Academy was opened in May 1991 to rival the other states institutes of sport and has thirteen squads over ten sports. These programs include athletics, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics (men and women), hockey (men and women), netball, rowing, sailing, swimming and water polo (men and women).[2]
Also QAS has many partnership programs with other team sports ranging from the Queensland Baseball Academy, to the Queensland Academy of Sport Soccer Program.[3]
Notable alumni
- Matt McKay
- Robbie Kruse
- Grant Hackett
- Susie O'Neill
- Kieren Perkins
- Stephanie Rice
- Samantha Stosur
- Ken Wallace
- David Williams
- Vicki Wilson
- Cameron McEvoy
References
- ↑ History of QAS. Queensland Academy of Sport. Accessed 7 August, 2009.
- ↑ Sports. Queensland Academy of Sport. Accessed 7 August, 2009.
- ↑ Partnership Programs. Queensland Academy of Sport. Accessed 7 August, 2009.
External links
- QAS Website
- 2008 QAS Annual Report
- Loose Indian bowlers punished. The Age (November 29, 2003)