Sport and fitness

Get active with gyms and fitness facilities on campus, make friends through social sport and clubs, or represent RMIT at a national level.

Upcoming sport and fitness events

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Learn to Swim Program

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 01 Jul 2026 - 02 Oct 2026

Take the plunge with our revamped 8-week program at Melbourne City Baths, right next to RMIT’s Melbourne City campus.

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Make a Racket – Active Play at RMIT Sports Centre

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 07 Jul 2026 - 01 Dec 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Bundoora

RMIT's Make a Racket is a free, weekly drop‑in social sport session at Bundoora featuring rotating racquet sports like badminton, pickleball, and tennis.

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Dance classes

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 20 Jul 2026 - 14 Oct 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Melbourne City

Learn salsa, latin, K-Pop and more at weekly dance classes at City campus.

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Neurodiverse Yoga & Meditation Sessions

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 11 Aug 2026 - 15 Sep 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Melbourne City

RMIT's Neurodiverse Yoga & Meditation Program offers inclusive, flexible sessions designed for neurodivergent students.

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Essendon AFLW – Free and discounted tickets for RMIT students

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 16 Aug 2026 - 01 Nov 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Melbourne

Get free and discounted tickets to Essendon’s AFLW home games at Windy Hill this season.

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Women's 7-Week Self-Defence Program Semester 2, 2026 (City Campus)

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 18 Aug 2026 - 29 Sep 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Melbourne City

RMIT's 7‑week Women's Self-Defence Program empowers female and female‑identifying students with practical mental and physical skills.

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Bundy Bash Sports Festival

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 16 Sep 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Bundoora

A come-and-try sports festival with inclusive activities, free food, music, entertainment and giveaways, plus an exclusive RUSU afterparty.

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Queer-Only City Campus Group Fitness Program

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 16 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026
Icon / Small / LocationCreated with Sketch. Melbourne City

A 3‑week, queer-only group fitness program at RMIT's City campus designed to provide a safe, inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ students.

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Express lunchtime spin classes

Icon / Small / CalendarCreated with Sketch. 07 Oct 2026 - 28 Oct 2026

Free 30-minute lunchtime spin classes every Wednesday in October at the Bundoora Sports Centre. Open to current RMIT students and Sports Centre members.

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RMIT Redbacks

The Redbacks represent RMIT University in sport both nationally and internationally. Whether you are a student, alumni, staff member, participant, or a passionate fan, you are considered a Redback as part of the wider RMIT community!

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples