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The AIS Progamme

About the AIS Triathlon Programme

AIS Triathlon Manager: Shaun Stephens

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Triathlon program is overseen by the AIS Triathlon Manager under the guidance of the TA National Performance Director.

The AIS triathlon program has evolved from its initial inception in 2001 as a Junior Elite program; to an Elite program that caters for all ages of athletes focused on the draft legal ITU racing. Since  2004 its  focus of supporting and targeting Australia's elite triathletes competing in Olympic distance events at Olympic and Commonwealth Games, ITU World Championships and the ITU World Cup series.

The AIS triathlon program works in partnership with Triathlon Australia (TA) and is an integral component of TA's national high performance plan.  The AIS triathlon program is focused on assisting, developing and providing world leading cutting edge support to our best elite triathletes with a specific target outcome of winning medals at the ITU World Championship Series races and culminating at Olympic Games.

Operated as a decentralized program, triathletes train in their home environment with their home based coaches. The AIS provides support - added value - for both coaches and the triathlete to attend camps, clinics, and project focused activity; access to sport science and sports medicine services and to use the latest sports performance technology.

AIS Triathlon Programme Aims

The principle aims of the AIS triathlon program are:

• To help Australian elite triathletes achieve medal success at the ITU World Championship series races and Olympic Games;
• To help the athletes develop the physical, physiological and psychological basis to be able to handle the workload required to succeed at the highest elite level in Triathlon;
• To support and assist the coaches of AIS athletes;
• To examine specific needs of Triathlon in race situations and work to optimize training methods and race tactics;
• To provide the athletes with the support while living as a professional sportsperson in various locations and situations; and
• To develop the highest levels of professionalism in all aspects of the sport of Triathlon.

AIS Triathlon program success

Under the guidance of the program's inaugural head coach (2001-05), former world champion triathlete Jackie Fairweather (nee Gallagher) the program achieved remarkable success.

Most recently, four current AIS scholarship holders competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with Emma Moffatt winning a bronze medal in the women's event. AIS scholarship holder Emma Snowsill won the Women's Gold medal in a remarkable achievement from both women.

The program was awarded the 2005 AIS sport program of the year.

For further information please visit www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/triathlon/home

Current 2012 AIS athletes include:

Male
Courtney Atkinson (QAS)
Jamie Huggett (VIS)
Brad Kahlefeldt (NSWIS)
Daniel Wilson (QAS)
Brendan Sexton (VIS)
Bill Chaffey (QAS)

Female
Felicity Abram (QAS)
Erin Densham (VIS)
Ashleigh Gentle (QAS)
Emma Jackson (QAS)
Emma Moffat (QAS)
Emma Snowsill (QAS)