Donnini is one of 33 coaches from 23 sports selected to take part in the inaugural AIS Enhance Program, an 18-month program designed to ensure Australia’s coaches are worlds best in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Games and beyond.

With the group boasting a total of 24 Olympic and Paralympic campaigns as athletes and a further 33 as a coach, Donnini said the new AIS program was exactly what he needed to further his career.

“After my last two successful Olympic campaigns in Tokyo and Paris, I was looking for an environment that would stimulate some personal growth and a new means of support and mentorship that understood the complexities and nuances of getting your athlete to their third Olympics with two gold medals already around their neck,” Donnini said.

“The AIS Enhance program was suggested and what particularly interested me was the opportunity to be able to share experiences with other high performance coaches from different disciplines.”

The introduction of Enhance means the AIS now provides coach development and support at every level of high performance sport, with the new offering bridging the gap between the highly successful Summit Coach Program for national head coaches and the National Generation 2032 Coach Program (Gen 32) for those just beginning their HP coaching journey.

It will also ensure coaches have the support and tools to balance the pursuit of excellence with wellbeing, aligning with the Win Well Strategy, Australian sports’ united roadmap to make the most of the generation opportunity of Brisbane 2032.