About Kylie Holt
Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
Kylie has completed Medical Science in 1992 and a Physiotherapy Degree from the University of Sydney in 1999 and became a Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist in 2005 following her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at La Trobe University. She is in her final year of PhD at the University of Canberra investigating the ‘Pathoanatomy of an elite swimmers’ shoulder’
Through her work with the above elite teams, Kylie has a special interest in shoulder and lower limb injuries, rehabilitation, and return to sport. She has presented to Sports Physicians, Physiotherapists, Coaches, and Athletes on various topics relating to injury management, prevention, and training loads, as well as supervising and mentoring student and junior physiotherapists.

Kylie represented Australia in the 400m Hurdles and enjoys keeping fit running and going to the gym, in addition to being a mum of 3 active children.
OLYMPIC & COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Kylie has been working in High-Performance Sport for over 20 years originally in Sydney, followed by 10 years at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and recently for Swimming Australia. She has been a Physiotherapist to the Australian Swimming Team for the past 15 years in addition to currently working with the Australian Womens Basketball Team (Opals) and previously for the Australian Track & Field Team, Australian Women’s Gymnastics Team, Australian Women’s Softball Team, and various Netball teams (NSWIS, AIS, Sydney Sandpipers), traveling internationally with all the above teams.
Kylie’s career highlight is being an Australian Team Physiotherapist at 4 Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) and 4 Commonwealth Games (Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018, Birmingham 2022) where she worked across various sports including Women’s Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics, Athletics, Swimming, Basketball, Taekwondo, Badminton, Synchronised Swimming, Diving, Archery & Boxing.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Medical Science, University of Sydney (1996)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) with Distinction University of Sydney (2000)
- Masters Sports Physiotherapy, La Trobe University (2006)
- APA Sports Physiotherapy Title awarded (2006)
- PhD candidate, University of Canberra “Pathoanatomy of an Elite Swimmers Shoulder” (current)
- ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach (2015)
- Member Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Member Sports Medicine Australia
ELITE SPORT COVERAGE
PUBLISHED RESEARCH & AWARDS
Kylie has been working in High-Performance Sport for over 20 years and during this time has won research awards for her publications.
ACT SMA Research Award
Higher Degree in Research Award in Sports Medicine 2020
University of Canberra Award
Best 1st Year UCRISE Student Conference Presentation 2017
The Sports Map
Sporting Female Clinician of the Year 2021
PRESENTATIONS
- Level 1,2 & 3 Sports Physiotherapy Course
- Sports Physiotherapy Australia Conferences
- Sports Medicine Australia Conferences
- IOC Sport Physiotherapy Diploma-Swimmers Shoulder
- Biomechanics & Medicine in Swimming International Conference XIV
- New Horizons in Sports Medicine Conference
- Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy Network – Advanced Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Sport
- Federation for International Gymnastics (FIG) Level 2 Coaching Course
- Department of Sport & Recreation, Level 2 Coaches Course
- Swimming Australia High Performance Network / Coaches / Junior Programs
- Athletics Australia Junior High-Performance Programs
- Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE)
- Sports & Exercise Physician Registrars
- University of Canberra – UCRISE
