Mr Bittner took 2nd place at the 2016 Challenge Melbourne, Challenge Fredericia and Challenge Rimini, and 1st place at the 2016 Challenge Aruba, 2017 Leipziger Triathlon and 2017 Arendsee middle distance. Originally from Germany, his partner is Yvonne van Vlerken and together they support one another’s passions for triathlon and fitness.

Ms Vlerken is the European & Dutch Champion for Long Distance (2017). She took 1st place at the 2016 Challenge Wanaka in New Zealand, the 2017 Challenge Almere with a new course record, and the Challenge Wanaka with another new course record and time of 9:15:00. Originally from Austria, Ms Vlerken shares her passion for triathlon with her partner, Per Bittner.

Mr Costes, aka ‘Le Tigre’, took part in his first triathlon aged 9 and has raced as a professional athlete since 2012. In 2016, he took 1st place at the Ironman 70.3 Gurye and 2nd place at the LPT half distance. In 2017, he took 1st place at the Ironman Barcelona and 3rd place at the Thailand Challenge. He is originally from France and holds a PhD in Biomechanics.

Mr. Schoeman is a South African triathlete. He won the gold medal at 2016 ITU Grand Final in Cozumel and bronze medal at 2016 Summer Olympics. It’s the first Olympic medal South Africa has won in the sport.

Rebecca Frith – From hairdresser, to fitness trainer, to sales to mum of 2 and now an author. Rebecca has a passion for life, health and experiences. For the past 4 years Bec and her family have been living a plant based/Vegan lifestyle and she has just released one of the latest and most inspiring Plant Based/Vegan books “Legends of Change”.

Mr Frith is a plant based nutrition expert, specifically in relation to athletic performance and building muscle. Vegan for 3 years, Sam transformed his own slim physique on a plant based diet (adding 25lbs in just 11 weeks), and is now on a mission to help others optimise their health and transition to a plant based diet.

Irene is an Italian Triathlete from Padua – Nord Italy. She has been a multisport competitor for over 5 years, starting with running and Duathlon before moving to Triathlon. She decides to become a Pro Triathlete to follow her dreams “Work with Passion”. She described more that being a part of Thanyapura Triathlon Team is also another dream that she could make it comes true.

Ms Rick is the current WWA Wake Park World Champion in both Women’s Professional and Women’s Fitness. She dominated 2017’s wakeboarding season by taking first place in the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, the Philippines and Shanghai. Prior to her focus on wakeboarding and kiteboarding, she was part of the Second German Football League in Cologne (1.FC Köln).