Kirsten Sweetland was an energetic child who tried many sports before discovering triathlon at age six, finishing second in her first race. After moving to Victoria in 1999, she joined a new “Kids of Steel” club alongside the National Triathlon Centre, training with world-class coaches and athletes. While excelling nationally in triathlon, she also starred in high school cross country and track for Stelly’s School, winning provincial titles and setting the Vancouver Island 3000m record.

Kirsten rose quickly, winning the Junior National and World Junior Championships and a Silver at the World Duathlon Championships. At 18, she became the youngest winner of a World Cup race in Richard’s Bay, South Africa. Despite years of injuries and Lyme disease, she earned U23 World Championship Silver, a 2014 Commonwealth Games Silver, and achieved a top-five world ranking before realizing her Olympic dream at Rio 2016. Now retired, Kirsten enjoys mountain biking, family time, and outdoor adventures in British Columbia and Australia.

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