Sport and recreation

Improve your physical and mental wellbeing, enhance your social connections, and have a fun and fulfilling outlet for stress relief.

Sport and recreation

In this section

  • DeakinACTIVE fitness centres

    On-campus fitness centres in three locations offering a range of gym and sporting facilities. The team comprises qualified instructors, personal trainers and health coaches.
    Student in Deakin Active fitness centre

  • Social and competitive sport

    Sport is a great way to make friends and stay active while at uni. View a range of social and competitive DUSA sport activities.

  • Explore your campus and surrounds

    There are lots of ways you can get out and explore what's happening on or near your campus. Here are just a few.
    Two students in front of bollards at Geelong waterfront

Elite Athlete Program

  • Elite Athlete Program

    We support elite, emerging and state-level athletes to balance the demands of high-level sport with their studies. If you think you may be eligible, get in touch!

  • Elite athlete sport grants

    Financial assistance for eligible elite, emerging and state-level athletes as they balance the demands of high-level sport with their studies.

Interested in university sport?

You could be a Deakin Dragon. The Deakin Dragons compete in a range of sport at local and national level, including UniSport Nationals and Nationals Championships.

Register your interest

Key sport partnerships

  • Netball Victoria
  • Geelong Cats
  • Deakin Melbourne Boomers
  • Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
  • Deakin University Elite Women’s Road Race

Read more about Deakin's sport partnerships.

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