Five out of six professional triathlons I’ve recently raced have had canceled or drastically shortened swims. The only swim that went off as planned, down the Tennessee River, was also rumored to be at risk of cancelation. In less than year, I’ve had more disrupted triathlon swims than in my prior 18 years of racing. … Continue reading Are triathlon swims an endangered species?
In the summer of 2022, I forfeited podium results and income to a pair of cheaters: Collin Chartier and Tomas Rodriguez Hernandez. Both went on to be at the center of two of the most notorious doping cases in triathlon. Collin’s saga is old news. He got popped for erythropoietin (EPO) a few months after … Continue reading A Tale of Two Cheaters: My Anti-doping Thoughts and Policy Recommendations
I wasn’t trying to make a statement, let alone the news, when I leapt into my partner’s arms after breaking the tape at IRONMAN Mont Tremblant. Our celebration was just the first of thousands of emotional finish line moments that day, yet it garnered nearly as much attention as my breakthrough performance simply because we’re … Continue reading Queer Representation in Sports Matters: My Story
