Monday, 29 August 2016

AIS - Australia Institute of Sport





Gymnasts 
4 events for women - floor, vault, uneven bars and beam.
6 events for men - floor, vault, parallel bars, rings, pomel horse and high bar.

Athletes train 6 hours per day on top of school and everyday life.


Volleyball 
5 months training and 5 months playing in Europe and the other 2 months playing under contracts. Tallest player is 212cm - Tom 

Paralympian's - training.


Training pool 
- for only the top swimmers in Australia. Like Stephanie rice and Michael Klim. Petria Thomas. 
Cost 17.5million dollars.
50 cameras
Golf cart to drag sled camera
Two sets of blocks - can change the 
Length of the pool. 
Heated to 26.5degrees all year round. This temperature makes the water thinnest  for optimal swimming conditions.
Underwater viewing platform that goes around the entire pool.
Petria Thomas holds the records for distance swam in training. 40000 km in swimming training. 

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