Olympic Talent Search

Aerials is a sport that requires technical skiing proficiency, fearlessness, and acrobatic skills. Individuals ski down a steep ramp, launch off a jump, and perform flips and twists in the air before landing. Competitors can take part individually and in mixed team formats. Aerials are looking for individuals with a gymnastics background. 

Pole vault is a sport that requires speed, strength, and agility. Individuals sprint down a runway, plant a pole, and launch themselves over a high , horizontal bar. Competitors can take part individually. 

Artistic swimming is a hybrid form of swimming, acrobatics, and ballet, requiring a mix of strength, agility, flexibility, balance, coordination, and speed. A gymnastics or acrobatics background is an advantage. 

Boxing is a combat and weight category sport. We are looking for individuals with good speed, endurance, strength/power, agility, balance, coordination, and resilience.

Cycling includes both Track and Road cycling events. We are looking for individuals with power, speed, strength, and endurance.

Canoe sprint races are conducted on a flatwater course with individuals competing either individually or in teams. We are looking for individuals with good endurance, strength, and power. Individuals with a background in surf lifesaving, swimming, or similar sports will have an advantage. 

Canoe Slalom is a race against the clock in either a canoe or kayak, through a combination of up and downstream gates on a whitewater course. Canoe slalom requires power, balance, and core stability. We are looking for individuals who love adventure, seek thrills, and who are not shy when it comes to challenges.

Diving is a sport that combines technical precision, physical prowess, and mental composure. We are looking for individuals with flexibility, strength, agility, and balance. Past athletes have come from backgrounds in gymnastics, trampolining, or acrobatics.

Flag Football is a fun, fast, 5 v 5, non-contact version of American Football. Acceleration, speed, agility, and ball handling are essential, along with quarterback passing, tagging, and snapping.

Modern Pentathlon is an action-packed multi-sport Olympic event involving five sport disciplines of swimming, fencing, obstacle course racing (ninja warrior style), shooting, and running. We are looking for individuals who enjoy the challenge of a multi-sport environment and enjoy running. A swimming and/or gymnastics background would also be beneficial, however no experience in fencing or shooting is needed. Most importantly individuals will need to be adaptable and keen to learn new skills to take on the challenge of five sports in one.

An on-water strength and endurance sport, where individuals race over 2kms. Individuals compete individually, or in teams of either two, four, or eight. We are looking for individuals who are tall with long arms and legs, along with good strength, and endurance. 

Sailing iQFOiL is a sport that requires speed, balance, and tactical skill. Individuals race on hydrofoil windsurfing boards, gliding above the water at high speeds. At the Olympics, iQFOiL is contested as an individual event, with separate competitions for men and women. We are looking for individuals that are keen to be part of an exciting and demanding sport, who are risk positive, physically, and mentally strong, committed, curious learners, and team players.

Shooting is a sport comprised of pistol, rifle, and shotgun disciplines. Individuals demonstrate incredible precision to hit targets. We are looking for individuals with good strength, coordination, and precision. 

Sport Climbing includes the three different disciplines of Boulder, Lead and Speed – which are mostly competed indoors but occasionally outdoors. Speed climbing is the newest discipline and made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020. We are looking for individuals who have great explosive leg strength, good body awareness and coordination, and love to beat their competitors in a direct head-to-head race.

Triathlon is a multidiscipline sport consisting of swimming, cycling, and running in a single event. At the Olympic level individuals compete as individuals and in a mixed team relay. We are looking for endurance individuals with a background in swimming, running, or surf lifesaving.

A team sport played either on the beach or indoors. We are looking for individuals who are tall, fast, dynamic, are resilient, hardworking, and driven towards achieving their goals.

Water polo is a fast paced and physical game that requires a high level of physical fitness, strength, explosiveness, decisiveness, as well as a high level of endurance. We are looking for strong swimmers with a team sport background, who have good timing and space awareness.

Weightlifting is a sport in which individuals perform two lifts - the Snatch and the Clean & Jerk. It is an exciting and healthy sport for men and women of different shapes and sizes. Although commonly seen as a test of strength, Weightlifting is a sport that relies heavily on correct technique, concentration, speed, and flexibility in its participants.