It is an extraordinary honour and privilage to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences. Particularly the opportunity to present to the 50,000 attendees including 9,500 graduating students at the RMIT Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday. When I walked into @rmituniversity as a 17 year old never could I have imagined this moment, in fact I didn’t even know such an acknowledgement existed. There are countless people who have been involved in my personal and professional life to thank. I’m very grateful to all who have been a part of my life along the way. Thank you RMIT Univ ..read more

It was a big 2 weeks for Caitlin and Jess as the 2023 Australian National Championships and Oceania Championships were held back to back at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane. The duo were successful in winning gold at Nationals and Oceania’s in the womens tandem 1 kilometre Time Trial and Match Sprint along with Oceania gold in the debut on Australian soil of the Tandem Team Sprint where they teamed up with Byron Davies & Beau Wootton. The tandem team sprint is an exciting new event that made it’s debut at the Para- Track World Championships in 2022. The pair will now turn their attent ..read more

It is with great excitement that Jess has been named as a member of the 2023 Australian Rowing Team PR3 Squad. Many thanks to the numerous organisations and people that have played an integral role in Jess’ rowing development and career to date. Most notably the Victorian Institute of Sport and Mercentile Rowing Club. Onwards and upwards as she prepares for the World Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia this September. See link for the full team announcement! https://rowingaustralia.com.au/2023-senior-australian-rowing-team-selected/ The post Jess named on the 2023 Australian Rowing Te ..read more

It was a double delight for Jess and Caitlin at the World Championships winning SILVER in both the tandem 1 kilometre Time Trial and Match Sprint, a tremendous result for the pairing. It was a hectic day and a half for the womens tandems with very tight scheduling requiring the 16 womens pairings to battle it out with minimal recovery between events and races. An exhausting experience made the success all the more satisfying with some well earnt rest now on the cards! (Image: UCI Cyclnig) (Image: UCI Cycling) The post Double SILVER at UCI World Para-Cycling Championships appeared first on Je ..read more

It wa s fourth place finish for Australia’s PR3 mixed coxed four at the 2022 World Rowing Championships. As the fastest qualifiers in the PR3 Mixed Four heat #2, the crew of James Talbot, Tom Birtwhistle, Al Viney, Jess Gallagher and cox Teesaan Koo went into the A-Final in a strong position. Racing pushed to another level with Great Britain securing a World Best winning time and the Gold. Australia fought hard and secured fourth position behind Great Britain, Germany and France, a good result for this new combination.  Read more: https://rowingaustralia.com.au/silver-and-bronze-on-the-pe ..read more

The Australian Cycling team has been announced for the 2022 UCI Track Para-Cycling World Championships to take place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France from October 20-23. Jess will once again team up with Caitlin Ward to compete in the Tandem 1 kilometre Time Trial and Match Sprint. It will be a short turnaround for Jess who will compete at the World Rowing Championships just 3 weeks before the World Para-Cycling Championships. A privilage and challenge she is looking forward to. Stay tuned… it’s a busy few months ahead! (Jess and Caitlin at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Image: Getty Sport ..read more

The Australian Rowing Team has been announced for the 2022 World Championships, which will be held in Racice, Czech Republic, 18 to 25 September. There will be 53 athletes across 18 boat classes, with five athletes as travelling reserves across the Women’s, Para and Men’s programs. Of the 17 athletes new to the senior programs, this representation will mean they will earn their McVilly Pearce pins. Jess has been selected as a member of the PR3 mixed coxed four and will head to Italy for final preperations with the Australian Rowing Tean prior to racing beginning in the Czech Republic. (The PR ..read more

Ian ChadbandAAP Wed, 3 August 2022 2:18AM It takes two to tandem – but it takes a duo of rare fortitude and resilience to have created Australia’s para-cycling dream team. Blind Paralympian nonpareil Jess Gallagher and her sighted pilot Caitlin Ward reckon finding each other was pure serendipity after years of crushing setbacks that almost derailed both their careers. Yet the pair’s toughnesss on a tandem turned them into the unbeaten stars of the Commonwealth Games track para-cycling, as they raced to dominant golds in both the tandem sprint and 1km time trial. (Photo: Getty Images) “The ..read more

Ben SmithThe West Australian Sat, 30 July 2022 2:35AM Summer Paralympic medallist, Winter Paralympic medallist…now Jess Gallagher can add Commonwealth gold medallist to her resume after delivering Australia’s first gold medal in Birmingham. Gallagher and pilot Caitlin Ward won Australia’s first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with an emphatic victory and a stirring ride in the final of the women’s tandem B sprint. The pair won in straight sets, claiming the first two of three races to secure the medal against a Scottish duo who refused to let the Australians do it the easy way. (Photo by ..read more

The below is an excerpt from AusCycling’s article “Australia’s best cyclists are on their way to Birmingham to take on the Commonwealth” >>> https://www.auscycling.org.au/australian-cycling-team/news/australias-best-cyclists-are-their-way-birmingham-take-commonwealth The well-balanced Australian squad of Para and able-bodied cyclists, featuring 23 Team Members making their Games debut, and is tipped to thrive against top-flight riders from around the Commonwealth in cycling events which will be split between Birmingham and London. Geelong’s Jessica Gallagher, 36, continues to display ..read more