News from 2015
June 2015
- London golden girl Brittany Elmslie withdraws from FINA World Championships15 June 2015Olympic gold medallist Brittany Elmslie has officially withdrawn from the Australian Dolphins Swim Team for this years FINA World Championships in Kazan after undergoing surgery to a remove a benign growth in her breast three weeks ago.
May 2015
- Jake Lilley a rising star of the fleet25 May 2015The Road to Rio is proving exciting and successful for Queensland Academy of Sport athletes of all disciplines and sailing is no exception particularly for QAS scholarship holder Jake Lilley.
April 2015
- Queensland swimmers dominate the Aussie team headed to FINA World Championships14 April 2015Queenslands elite swimmers have dominated the field at the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships and will make up the bulk of the Australian team at the World Championships.
- QAS Triathlon recognised at national awards night13 April 2015Triathlon Australia hosted their annual Celebration of Champions dinner at the QT Hotel on the Gold Coast on Sunday 12 April following the ITU World Triathlon Series and Luke Harrop Memorial Races.
- Golden start for QAS athletes at swimming nationals7 April 2015Almost 700 of Australias finest swimmers congregated at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to compete at the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships from Friday 3 April.
March 2015
- QAS athletes on show at Australian Athletics Championships30 March 2015Following the success of Queensland Academy of Sport athletes on day one of the 93rd Australian Athletics Championships the pressure was on for the remaining three days of competition.
- QAS athletes secure gold on day one of Athletics nationals27 March 2015The 93rd Australian Athletics Championships opened at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre QSAC on 26 March with typical sunny and humid South Queensland weather A hint of a storm late afternoon provided tension but thankfully avoided the area.
- Five-time Paralympic shooter passes away in farm tragedy19 March 2015Minister for Sport Bill Byrne has expressed his condolences at the passing of Paralympian Ashley Adams.
- Queenslanders announced on the Australian Canoe Sprint National teams after a big weekend of competition in Penrith17 March 2015The Australian Canoe Sprint National Championships were held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre (SIRC) in Penrith, Sydney from Wednesday 11 March - Sunday 15 March 2015.
- Twelve Queenslanders named in the women's national hockey squads13 March 2015Hockey Australia has announced 12 Queenslanders have made the womens National Senior Squad and the National Development Squad.
- QAS track and field athletes face international competition on home soil13 March 2015Queensland's track and field athletes hosted competitors from across Australia and guests from Malaysia and Papua New Guinea in a triple header of events at the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre on the weekend of 7-8 March 2015.
- Queensland swimmers compete in the NSW State Open Championships3 March 2015Queensland swimmers competed strongly against overseas and interstate swimmers at the NSW State Open Swimming Championships held in Sydney from 27 February 2015.
February 2015
- Queensland secures medals at the Australian Canoeing Grand Prix 2 in Sydney27 February 2015The Queensland canoeing team showcased the results of their hard work at the Australian Canoeing Grand Prix 2 held in Sydney from 20 to 22 February 2015
- Queensland sailor Joel Turner inducted into the 2015 Australian Sailing Team26 February 2015Queensland sailor Joel Turner was announced as the latest addition to the 2015 Australian Sailing Team joining fellow Queenslanders and World Champions Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan
- Track and field athletes put on a show in Perth17 February 2015With some trying conditions on the west coast, Queenslands track and field athletes recorded great performances in the Jandakot City Track Classic in Perth on Saturday 14 February 2015
- Queenslands open water swimmers finish on top at Championships17 February 2015Queensland swimmers led the charge in several events at the Australian Open and Age Open Water Championships in Perth on Sunday 15 February 2015
- Queenslands elite sailors win 470 National Title17 February 2015The 2015 Australian 470 Olympic Sailing Nationals were held at the Southport Yacht Club on the Gold Coast from 11 to 15 February 2015
- Queensland athletes record personal bests at the 2015 Canberra Track Classic9 February 2015The 2015 Canberra Track Classic was held at the AIS Athletics Track on Saturday 7 February with many outstanding performances from Queensland track and field athletes.
- Queensland cyclists finish strong at the 2015 National Track Championships in Melbourne5 February 2015Queensland cyclists joined more than 150 of Australia's best track cyclists at the 2015 Subaru Track National Championships held at the Melbourne's Darebin International Sports Centre from 29 - 31 January.
- Queensland swimmers have first taste of international success in 20153 February 2015Queensland's top swimmers had their first taste of international success as they competed in the Australian Swim Team at the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series at HBF Stadium in Perth on Saturday 31 January.
January 2015
- Queensland's top sailors Mat Belcher and Will Ryan finish 2014 with a bang16 January 2015Queensland's World Champions Mat Belcher and Will Ryan's 2016 Rio Olympics campaign is off to a flying start after winning the Men's 470 sailing event at the
- Queensland's cyclists faced strong competition at the Cycling Australia Road National Championships16 January 2015Queensland cyclists put up a fight against fierce competition from across the nation at the Cycling Australia Road National Championships held in Ballarat from 7 - 11 January 2015