Retiring Paris 2024 stars Eddie Ockenden, Melissa Tapper and Jed Altschwager will guide the next generation of Olympians, Paralympians and Commonwealth Games athletes after being named in the second Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Gen32 Coach Program.
AIS Gen32 was created in 2022 to enhance the depth and diversity within Australia鈥檚 high performance coaching ranks ahead of the home Games in Brisbane and provides emerging or early-career coaches with a two-year paid internship in the nation鈥檚 top sporting programs.
Ockenden 鈥 a five-time Olympic hockey player; Tapper 鈥 who competed in table tennis at this year鈥檚 Olympics and Paralympic Games; and Paris 2024 gold medal winning Para-rower Altschwager are part of a 30-strong group of up-and-coming coaches that will work across 23 sports.
CommBank Young Matildas Assistant Coach, Helen Winterburn, has been selected as one of the 2025-25 coaches for the program. Last year's program saw Leah Blayney and Kat Smith graduate from the program.
The 2025-26 AIS Gen32 Coach Program will run from January 2025 to December 2026. For more information visit
