Nicole Townsend

Nicole Townsend is the National Performance Support Manager at the Australian Institute of Sport, leading a national team that connects and strengthens performance support across the Australian high performance sport system. With over 15 years' experience in high performance sport, she works collaboratively with sporting organisations, practitioners, coaches and system partners to drive world-leading knowledge, interdisciplinary practice, workforce capability, and strategic system initiatives. Nicole is passionate about fostering collaboration, elevating quality of practice, and creating environments where performance support practitioners can thrive, enabling athletes and coaches to perform at their best and Win Well.