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With the Australian National Water Polo season wrapped up, attention has turned to the International arena, with WAIS athletes featuring prominently in both the men's and women's World League Final squads.

WAIS-AIS kayaker Alana Nicholls has won her maiden World Cup gold medal in the women's K1 500m final in Racice, Czech Republic at World Cup 2.

WAIS-AIS cyclist Luke Durbridge overcame compatriot and Team Jayco-AIS teammate Michael Hepburn by a few tenths of a second to take the opening prologue stagae of the Royal Smilde Olympia's Tour in the Netherlands.

The future of Australian netball will get their first taste of international competition with a 19/U team selected to take on the Samoan national team ahead of the 2011 World Netball Championships.

Two athletes on the WAIS Individual Athlete Support Program scholarship system have enjoyed some success in the past week, with Olympian Clayton Fredericks and Paralympian Darren Gardiner both in action in their respective sports.

This weekend will see WAIS athletes compete in World Cup 2 in Racice, Czech Republic against 45 countries.

WAIS-AIS gymnast Lauren Mitchell has made her first international appearance since returning from an ankle injury, with a sixth place finish on the un-even bars at the Moscow World Cup.

Two of Australia's most successful female sailors have teamed up for a shot at Gold at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

A number of WAIS swimmers have begun high-altitude training at a 28-day swim camp in Mexico ahead of the World Championships in Shanghai, China in July.

The Kookaburras have added the 2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to their extensive trophy cabinet after recording a golden goal 3-2 win over Pakistan in the final in Malaysia.