Jane Altschwager is an Australian netball

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

er. Altschwager started her netball career in 1994 playing for New South Wales, in the Australian State Netball League

Australian State Netball League

The Australian State Netball League was Australia's premier netball league before the era of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. The league is currently running as the State Champs, but now with more regions. The big league ran from 1993 until 1996...

, somehow, despite being a 14 year old in South Australia. In 1997 she signed with the Sydney Swifts

Sydney Swifts

The Sydney Swifts were an Australian netball team, playing in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. They were based out of Acer Arena and Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre in the suburb of Homebush. Following the 2003 demise of the Sydney Sandpipers, the Swifts were the only team representing the...

 in the inaugural Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

The Commonwealth Bank Trophy was the pre-eminent national netball competition in Australia from 1997 to 2007.It was established in 1997 as a true national league to replace the ailing, state club-based Mobil League. Designed from the beginning to be more marketable to the general public, it saw...

, becoming co-captain in 1999. Altschwager earned a spot in the Australian national team

Australia national netball team

The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand...

 in 2000, remaining with the side until 2005 and playing in seven test matches. Also in 2000, Altschwager left the Sydney Swifts to play with the Hunter Jaegers. She returned to the Sydney Swifts the following year, remaining with them until 2005 when she moved back to the Jaegers. She then played as captain of the Jaegers until her retirement in 2007. Altschwager came out of retirement in 2009 to play for the Adelaide Thunderbirds

Adelaide Thunderbirds

The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy , previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was...

 in the ANZ Championship

ANZ Championship

The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...

. For the 2010 season, she signed with the Central Pulse

Central Pulse

The Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Pulse represent several New Zealand regions in the North and South Islands, from East Cape in the north to Tasman and Marlborough in the south, and were formed as an...

 in New Zealand.

Outside of netball, Altschwager has worked as a netball commentator on ABC Radio and television. She was also a contestant in the television game show Wipeout Australia in 2009.