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Training, teammates and Tokyo tactics - Katie Zaferes on the World Triathlon podcast

Training, teammates and Tokyo tactics - Katie Zaferes on the World Triathlon podcast

19/08/20 - For the thirteenth episode of the World Triathlon podcast, USA’s 2019 World Champion Katie Zaferes dialled in from her family home in Maryland as she begins the road back to being race ready, albeit with... |

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Avignon ‘89 World Champion Erin Baker guest stars on latest World Triathlon podcast

Avignon ‘89 World Champion Erin Baker guest stars on latest World Triathlon podcast

26/06/20 - For this week’s World Triathlon podcast, we take a trip back to the early days of the sport, from New Zealand and Australia across to Nice and Hawaii via the first ever ITU World Championships in Avignon... |

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In at the not-so-deep-end of lockdown with Claire Cashmore

In at the not-so-deep-end of lockdown with Claire Cashmore

06/05/20 - Lockdown life has been a very different experience from one person to the next. Cyclists have their turbos, runners have their treadmills, but swimmers need to either settle into life on dry land for a... |

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Four-time PTWC World Champion Jetze Plat Staying Strong during lockdown

Four-time PTWC World Champion Jetze Plat Staying Strong during lockdown

29/04/20 - Dialling in from just outside Amsterdam, where he has enough space to train outdoors as current Dutch regulations allow, Jetze Plat is in philosophical mood. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion has the air... |

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Visualisation to Planking in Pyjamas: How Katie Zaferes is keeping her head out of water

Visualisation to Planking in Pyjamas: How Katie Zaferes is keeping her head out of water

14/04/20 - The 2019 ITU World Champion Katie Zaferes’ meticulous pre-race preparations were a major part of the American’s title-winning campaign last year. So how has she been surviving during the... |

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Holland crowned 2018 ITU World Champion as Gentle wins WTS Gold Coast thriller

Holland crowned 2018 ITU World Champion as Gentle wins WTS Gold Coast thriller

16/09/18 - It was the race that everybody hoped they might see and much, much more as Britain’s Vicky Holland became the 2018 ITU World Champion on Saturday afternoon, sprinting down the chute two seconds behind... |

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Jorgensen crowned back-to-back World Champion

Jorgensen crowned back-to-back World Champion

18/09/15 - USA’s Gwen Jorgensen was crowned royalty on Friday for a second time after winning her 12th straight race at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final Chicago, completing a perfect undefeated WTS... |

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Throwback Thursday: Siri Lindley

Throwback Thursday: Siri Lindley

12/02/15 - When Siri Lindley stepped out of the open water at the Toronto ITU World Cup in 2001, she almost retired right then and there. At that stage she was the No.1 triathlete in the world, but it was a smaller... |

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Throwback Thursday: The magnificent Michellie Jones

Throwback Thursday: The magnificent Michellie Jones

04/12/14 - When it comes to sustained success over the course of a triathlon career, Australia’s Michellie Jones is the undisputed queen. From her first ITU World Championship in 1992, to a bronze medal in her... |

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Thursday Throwback: The amazing Mark Allen

Thursday Throwback: The amazing Mark Allen

06/11/14 - Mark Allen’s triathlon story is one of perseverance and triumph, speed and endurance, road blocks and redemption.  Known for his six Ironman wins, most people forget that prior to the gold medals he... |

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