Nicola Bullock

Dr Nicola Bullock is a Performance Pathways Scientist with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), with more than 20 years experience in the high-performance sport system. Nicola was embedded as a performance scientist or performance support manager in an array of National Sporting Organisations programs including Skeleton, Short Track, Triathlon and Paddle. Across her career, Nicola has collaborated with some of the best performance support practitioners across the Australian system supporting coaches and athletes to maximise performance outcomes. This has cumulated in supporting 10 gold medallists and 10 silver/bronze medallists and multiple World Champions. Her research spans talent identification, athlete development, jetlag, competition demands, training methodology, altitude training, thermoregulation and the female athlete.

Nicola now works closely with NSOs to strengthen athlete development, enhance talent pathways, and support the creation of quality high-performance environments.