2019 The Year That WasQueensland Academy of Sport

PETER LACEY AWARD WINNER........................................................................................................

Ariarne Titmus

PERFORMANCE HEALTH..................................................................................STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING............................................................................................................. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................ PERFORMANCE SCIENCE...................................................................................... CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (SPIKE).................................................................................................................

270

265

69

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

OVER 600 SUPPORTED ATHLETES.....................................................................................................................

PROSPECTING FOR GOLD (P4G)..............................................................................................................

P4G

185 athletes tested

21 athletes supported by the program

5 athletes transitioned to Individual Scholarships/NASS categorised by competing at benchmark events

OLYMPICS UNLEASHED.................................................................................

78,720 students reached

518 schools visited

WORLD CHAMPIONS........................................................................

QAS FACILITIES......................................................

Indoor sports hall

Athletic tracks 1,9523,984

Recovery centre

1,610

Total athlete contact hours

7,546

SOCIAL MEDIA....................................................

4073

0

474,034 total squats (all variations)

167,540 total Olympic lifts

(all variations)

241,142 total bench presses

(all variations)

167cm Box jumps

(maximum height)

Equivalent of lifting 46 Airbus A380 planes

Equivalent of lifting 118 double-decker buses

Equivalent of lifting 91 army tanks

Equivalent of jumping higher than the average female height

kg kg

kg kg

Queensland Children’s Hospital, Gold Coast University Hospital, Olympics Unleashed Talks, Lifeline events, Sport and Recreation Strategy events, corporate talks and events

598 community engagement appearances

facilitated for athletes, staff and the wider network 24 workshops and presentations

>7,500 athlete contacts

medals at the World Swimming Championships

gold medals at the Australian Swimming Championships

4

6 Defeated American Katie Ledecky in the 400m Freestyle – unbeaten in the event since 2012

WINNER

Total reach (as at 31/12/2019)

698,353426 159 35

Tota

l pos

ts

Counted individually

Counted by event

22

26

67Dietitians

15Sport and recreation

38Government

35Psychologists

50State sports

organisations

796Physiotherapists

870Strength and conditioning

coaches

123Medicaldoctors

211Sports

scientists

41scholars

2,248Article requests

9University research

partners

54Projects

supported

>600 health screeningsdiscus throws

shot puts

ball throws

Over 28 km total

reduced injury and illness rates

60 health professionals,

completed for QAS athletes

analysed with average distance of 52.26m and average throw velocity of 21.51m/s

average distance of 12.62m and velocity of 10.03m/s

average distance of 54.76m and velocity of 24.53m/s

cumulative throw distance in 2019

across all in-house sports

including sports dietitians, doctors, physiotherapists, psychologists and soft tissue therapists who helped keep our athletes healthy and offered advice on strategies to maximise their performances.

(medical screenings)

425

81

94

253 My360’s completed assessment tool which aims to support, measure and track both performance and wellbeing outcomes for athletes

Research articles requested by

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