Athletes

Lionel Sanders is a renowned professional triathlete, known for his determination and unmatched grit. He has pushed the boundaries of endurance sports, inspiring athletes worldwide with his unwavering dedication and impressive race performances.

Jackson Laundry is a 70.3 specialist with 4 career wins and 18 podium finishes. Watch for him to be a podium threat at World Championships as he aims to improve on his career best 5th place at World’s in 2021.

Jocelyn is a long course triathlete and also a wife and mother of two girls. She loves swimming, baking, family, and snuggles.

Andrew is an ex-elite open water swimmer turned professional triathlete. In 2022, Andrew finished the year ranked No1 for the Swim on the PTO (Professional Triathletes Organisation) rankings. His race strategy means he’ll be off from the gun, and it’s never a surprise to see him first out of the water! 

Kate is a British triathlete specializing in the 70.3 distance. Kate turned professional in 2023 and led out the swims at both Lanzarote and Denmark 70.3. She’s looking forward to a busy 2024 season and beyond, repping Blueseventy!

Guy is Blueseventy's longest standing professional athlete. He's led out of the water at numerous Ironman and 70.3 events over the last two decades, is a well known face at many of our events and is much loved here at Blueseventy. A 70.3 and Half Ironman Champion himself Guy is fast, but on top of that he's a super fun dude and inviting to everyone he meets. 

Nick is a 11 year professional triathlete and team owner of RTS. Being a world traveler and outdoor enthusiast, Blueseventy has always been the brand he has trusted for “simply the best products a swimmer could want”. 

Ernie grew up in Minnesota playing hockey until the age of 19. While attending Arizona State he switched over to Triathlon after realizing that it was a great excuse to spend his 20s and hopefully 30s outside playing all day. He's spent the past few years exploring Europe and competing in some of the biggest races in the world like Challenge Roth. In 2024 he hopes to travel more, meet more people, and have fun!

Kate has won 3 Ironman's and multiple 70.3's throughout her career. In addition, she has taken on Ultra Endurance events such as Ultraman Triathlon and Ultra running events. She has three Ultraman titles to her name including being the first woman to beat all the male competitors for an outright win and the Ultraman world title in 2016.

Jen Annett is a Canadian Professional Triathlete competing mainly in long course. She has been racing triathlon for 15 years, 8 of those as a pro and landing on the podium in many of those races. Outside of training, she has a part time job, coaches and enjoys lots of outdoor family activities with her husband and 11 year old son.

Brittany Higgins was introduced to triathlons at a young age when her dad, being a triathlete, would bring her along to local races. She eventually jumped in and started competing along side him. In High School, Brittany started running competitively. She went on to attended Southern Illinois University, where she ran Cross Country, Indoor/Outdoor Track and graduated with a degree in English and Minor in Journalism.
After college, Brittany missed competitive racing and was looking for an outlet. While working full-time, she began training and started having success within the local triathlon community.  
Needing to further challenge herself, she started competing at the pro level in the longer Olympic and 70.3 distances.  Since 2018, Brittany has fully dedicated her time to the professional sport while working part-time.

Taylor has been racing Triathlon at a high level for over 15 years. After a few years chasing Junior and U23 draft legal events he moved over to non draft triathlon. He has been specializing in the 70.3 distance for the past 7 years and has come away with six professional victories.

Angela Naeth, known in the triathlon world for her prowess on the the bike, is a multiple 70.3 and Ironman Champion, 36+ 70.3 podium finisher, and professional gravel / mountain biker.

Lisa is a professional triathlete and member of the Real Triathlon Squad. Her focus is mainly on the 70.3 distance but she dabbles in off-road triathlon as well. An interesting fact about Lisa is that she was a contestant on The Price is Right! 

Garrick is a professional triathlete, member of the Real Triathlon Squad, and co-host/producer of the Real Triathlon Podcast. He focuses mainly on the half and full-distance triathlons. Outside of sport Garrick works as a Certified Prosthetist. 

A collegiate swimmer turned triathlete, Grace is now in her fourth year racing in the professional field and primarily focuses on the middle distance races. She is also a coach and loves sharing her swim knowledge with fellow triathletes and swimmers!

Dylan Gillespie is from Bozeman, MT and focuses on long course racing. Outside of Triathlon he love to hunt, fish, camp, and spend quality time with family and friends.

Erica Hawley is an elite triathlete competing for Bermuda. She is currently focusing on draft-legal racing with the goal of qualifying for the Olympics. A fun fact about Erica is that she studied Neuroscience and Spanish in college.

Matthew Sharpe is an Olympian in Triathlon and has had success in the transition to long course racing with multiple Ironman 70.3 podiums including a win at 70.3 Boulder. He is also a co-founder of The Tempo News, a fast-growing Triathlon media startup.

Marc "The Shark" Dubrick is a professional triathlete and a member of the Real Triathlon Squad. He recently shifted his focus to the 70.3 and PTO distance. He had a breakout 2023 season with five podiums that included a win at the legendary Escape From Alcatraz. He finished 8th overall and was the top American at this year’s 70.3 Ironman World Championships, so be sure to keep an eye out for Marc in 2024.

Currently in his 18th year of pro racing, Kevin focuses on 70.3 and IRONMAN distance events and has 12 career wins as a professional. Travel is a favorite hobby of Kevin's, and he loves to combine racing with travel to see new places and experience new races.

Ka'eo was born and raised on Kaua'i in the Hawaiian Islands. After accumulating multiple State Championship medals and records in both running and swimming at his Native Hawaiian High School, he decided to focus solely on running in college. Studying Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and then Kinesiology at the University of Virginia as a masters student, he went on to run at NCAA Nationals in the 1500 with a 3:56 mile PR equivalent before getting recruited by USAT to focus on making Olympic teams in short-course triathlon. In one year as a professional, Ka'eo has accumulated 3 podiums leaving him ranked in the top 150 and 7th in the US in the WT world rankings.

A collegiate swimmer turned triathlete, Caroline started racing professionally short course draft legal in 2017 and switched to racing the middle distance in 2021.  When not training or racing, Caroline is coaching at her former swim club and is pursuing her MBA.

Professional triathlete and Nurse Practitioner in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. My favorite thing about racing triathlon is the opportunity it provides me to push myself and test my limits mentally and physically.

Pieter Heemeryck is a Belgian triathlete specialized in quarter and half distances. In 2023, Pieter became European 70.3 champion in Tallinn. But he also proved himself at long distance: in 2023, he also won his first full Ironman in Cascais (Portugal). This way he got qualified for Hawaii 2024.

Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Chase is a 25 year old short course triathlete racing the World Triathlon Championship Series and Superleague. He ran track and field and cross country at the University of Arizona, but grew up as a competitive swimmer and junior elite triathlete. He currently lives in Boulder, Colorado and has ambitions of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.  

Hunter Lussi is a professional triathlete focusing on long course racing. He is the youngest Ironman distance finisher at 13 years old. Splitting his time between Gibson Island, MD and Lake Placid, NY, when Hunter isn’t training and racing he is handling the business side and legal side of his family’s assisted living business, Assisted Living Well Compassionate Care, LLC. 

Josh Wooldridge, the ambitious pro triathlete from Sydney, Australia, aiming for the pinnacle in half and ironman distance racing. Fun Fact; he shares his triathlon journey with his twin brother Joel, both representing Blue Seventy. Josh's journey includes international training and racing alongside notable athletes like Sarah Crowley, painting a vibrant picture of his promising career.

Mary returns to the pro circuit for her second full year racing as a pro.  In her rookie season, Mary raced internationally 8x, with four top five finishes at the 70.3 distance.  Mary has a strong swimming and cycling background, and is one to watch as she gets back into the sport she loves after a long hiatus.  Mary lives in the Bay Area, just north of San Francisco, with her husband, their 2yo son, and too many animals to count. Mary works full time in banking in addition to racing as a professional and is returning to sport after a long break thanks to the pandemic and life as a new mom.

I'm happy to represent Blueseventy in 2024... a brand that cares about quality.

Jason started triathlon at age 16 by participating in local races. He continued to race through his time at Penn State where he earned a B.S. in Kinesiology. After graduating he moved to Boulder to pursue a career as a professional. He has been racing ever since across many disciplines of the sport from draft legal short course to Middle Distance.

I’m entering my 12th year of triathlon. As a former collegiate swimmer I always pray they don’t cancel the swim. I’ve experienced multiple setbacks throughout my journey, but I’ve got a good feeling about 2024.

Jodie Robertson is a long course triathlete focusing on the Ironman distance. Jodie raced her first triathlon in 2015 and is a 2-time Ironman Champion. In addition, Jodie is an Elementary School Band Teacher where together with her students they look to fall in love with the process and know the results will follow. 

2023 December marked a new chapter in the journey as Matt stopped the clock in 7 hours and 40 mins at Ironman WA to take second place, qualify for the Ironman World Championships 2024 and Record the fastest Iron Distance time by an Australian to date.

Flaca is a former TV personality in Ecuador where at one time she had more followers than even the president! She left that world to pursue sport in efforts to show the country of Ecuador, health and wellness are absolutely the focus and one should always prioritize their own wellness! Flaca is an inspiration and has always enjoyed being part of the Blueseventy family and we are so lucky to have her. 

Tamara Jewett is a former lawyer turned full-time 70.3/middle distance long-course specialist. She's had 4 career 70.3 wins since going pro at the end of 2019, two of them in 2023. Tamara transitioned to triathlon after almost a decade of repetitive strain injuries derailed her track and field ambitions. Meeting her current swim coach in 2020 - who described her swimming at that time as "surprisingly good for someone who doesn't really know how to swim!" - and working hard to learn proper competitive swim form was a big driver of her continuing interest in the sport.

Growing up, Joel was surrounded by triathlons. Watching his father compete all over the country and hearing about his fathers attempt at the 1984 Hawaiian Ironman meant that falling into the sport of triathlon himself was somewhat inevitable. As a child Joel was encouraged to try many sports but by the time he started high school decided to toe his first triathlon start line. 10 years on, Joel's passion for triathlon has only grown, and he is now competing as a professional triathlete primarily focused on long course racing.

Rach has been racing full-time as a professional triathlete since 2011 and is a 5x IRONMAN 70.3 Champion. They are a strong swim-bike specialist, with numerous podium and course record results in Olympic and long distance triathlon, including 2 bronze medals at ITU Long Distance World Championships and 2 IRONMAN World Championship finishes. Deemed “the most interesting [person] in triathlon”, Rach is the first out gender nonbinary athlete competing in professional triathlon, has two graduate degrees in genetics, is an accomplished cellist, and works in sexual health education in Vancouver, Canada.

At age 42, Michael is still going strong by winning his 10th Ironman at IM Maryland, which qualified him for Kona 2024.As a father of two daughters, the Austrian resides together with his wife Christina in the small village of Gumpoldskirchen, nestled in vineyards.

Entering his sophomore year racing pro in the Ironman Series, Matt is coming ready to compete with firepower after much learned in year one. This year he is #allinfortheswim, eager to make it out of T1 with the best. Matt is happily a part of a small network of pro triathletes that hail from the Boston area. Aside from racing, Matt coaches the Bentley University Triathlon team, keeping him involved in the sport around the clock.

Nicole is a Pennsylvanian-born 7th-year pro triathlete living in New Hampshire; the cold doesn’t scare her, but jellyfish do. She is a full time VP at Citibank when she’s not swim/bike/running or serving as a mentor for Fund Her Tri. She loves yard work (no, seriously! Especially shoveling!), bagels, and big climbs on the bike.

Zsombor Deák, a professional long-distance triathlete for a decade, resides on three continents and thrives on competing in exotic and challenging races. His motto is "Dream big, achieve more." #idealwithchallenges

Lesley is a professional triathlete and coach currently residing in the triathlon rich community of Boulder, Colorado. Competing at the top level in long-course racing, she has posted 22 podium finishes since she decided to train seriously as a pro athlete in 2014. She continues to compete at many high level races and plans to return to 140.6 racing in 2024. Through coaching age group triathletes, she is able to share with others her passion and the positive impact an active lifestyle has had in her life. 

Darr Smith is a USA short course triathlete. He has been racing triathlons since he was 13 and has raced everything from USA Triathlon Youth Nationals to the World Championship Grand Final. He lives in Atlanta, GA but spends a lot of time in Tucson, AZ as well as Europe based during key parts of the season. He also ran Cross Country and Track at the University of Georgia before full time triathlon in 2019 at Project Podium.

A word that is commonly used to describe Annamarie Strehlow is committed.  As a full-time physical therapist, when Annamarie is not training she is fully committed to her patients, often receiving recognition for her outstanding care at Froedtert Hospital. Annamarie’s commitment to helping others continues as she is a representative for the local chapter of Girls On The Run and continues to work full time at Froedtert Hospital.  Her goal is to push herself to her next limit, competing with the best female athletes in the world.

Ruby Wyles is a young triathlon rookie from Great Britain, having recently transitioned over from purely running after a successful NCAA Division I running career. Outside of training, Ruby works in the exercise science and sports nutrition spaces, passionate about female athlete health and peak performance.