Australia's most successful rowing combination, the Oarsome Foursome, owed some of its origin to a get-together at Byron Bay at the end of 1989. Nick Green, visiting on vacation from Melbourne, met up ...

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay ...

It all started on the beach for sprint paddler Ella Beere. Growing up on the NSW Central Coast, Ella had been competing in surf life saving events since she was five. She moved to Sydney when she was ...

At Schlanger’s first Olympics in 2008 Australia was the defending champion in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. Alice Mills and Libby Trickett were members of the Athens 2004 squad. In the final, the ...

Anna Meares, a coalminer’s daughter from Blackwater, Queensland, made one of the great comebacks in Australian Olympic history when she won a silver medal in the women’s sprint cycling at the Beijing ...

Jamie Dwyer made Australian history by becoming the oldest men’s hockey player at the Games as he made his fourth Olympic appearance at Rio. The 2016 Aussie Olympic campaign kicked off with a 2-1 win ...

Dual Olympian Robert Scott enjoyed his finest moment in sport when he won a silver medal with David Weightman in the men’s coxless pair in Atlanta. The Aussies peaked superbly at the Games. They won ...

Born in Buenos Aires, James Matheson moved to Australia with his family when he was seven years old. Growing up James competed for his school in interschool sport, where he first tried mogul skiing ...

Milly Clark wasted little time rising to prominence finishing third in her major marathon debut. Clark clocked an impressive 2:29:07 in the 2015 Amsterdam Marathon helping her to secure her spot at ...

Olympic Day is a chance to celebrate the Olympic spirit by moving, learning and discovering new things at home, in your community, at school and at work. This year, on Friday 23 June, we invite you to ...

Leisel Jones ended a long, sometimes tormented journey when she won the 100 metres breaststroke at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was a journey that lasted eight years, since she burst into the ...

TeamAUS Olympic Schools offers teachers a diverse range of engaging, curriculum-aligned resources designed to delve into the fundamental Olympic values, igniting excitement for the upcoming Milano ...