In alignment with Australian Sailing, WAIS operates a daily training environment across Olympic classes, both for developing and Australian Sailing Team and Australian Sailing Squad members.
WAIS offers the opportunity for athletes to gain Sailing Scholarships by achieving the selection criteria outlined in the Selection Guidelines, Criteria and Process.
Part of the National Performance Team the program employs a Head Coach and Assistant Coach with support from the National Performance Enhancement Team under the leadership of the Performance Enhancement Team Director – National.
Scholarship athletes have access to 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.
Sailing Athletes
Coach: Matt Jerwood
Axel Fleet
Conor Nicholas
Elyse Ainsworth
Ethan McAullay
Hector Paturau
Jamie Randall
Lawson McAullay
Lili McAullay
Matthew Wearn
Michael Compton
Nia Jerwood
Stefan Elliott-Shircore
Zac Littlewood
Zoe Thomson
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