Tiffiny Quinn is an Irish sea swimmer and ice swimmer who has embraced swimming in recent years and by her own admission is ‘happiest in the water.' Her passion for swimming and the water has led her on a glorious voyage of swimming, adventure, friendship and fun over the past number of years since first being introduced to the sport.

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Tiffiny Quinn: Savouring the Magic of Ice Swimming

June McMinn and Gerard Turbitt are not your average age group athletes, they are passionate accomplished triathletes who have no intention of slowing down in sport or in life as they embrace getting older. Their journey to triathlon and success in the sport is fascinating with both of them really taking to triathlon at what for many would be seen as a late stage in their lives. June took up the sport at the age of 55 and Gerard returned to the sport in his late 50’s after taking an extended break from running and triathlon.

June McMinn and Gerard Turbitt: Triathletes, Growing Older Whilst Savouring Success in Sport

Mark Allen is a name synonymous with triathlon and IRONMAN in particular. The six time Ironman World Champion is one of the greatest athletes of all time and a living legend. His triathlon career spanned 15 seasons. In that time he had many successes in sport, winning the first ever ITU Triathlon World Championships in 1989, he also won the Nice Triathlon 10 times consecutively and had a 20 race winning streak from 1988 -1990 which is simply incredible.

Mark Allen: Legend of Triathlon

In this episode, I’m mixing things up slightly and am delighted to feature two Galway Girls who epitomise the fact that you are never too young or too old to embrace a life of adventure and opportunity through sport. Shauna Bocquet and Pauline Murray will have you lacing up your runners and getting out the door for an adventure by the time you have finished listening to the show.

Shauna Bocquet and Pauline Murray: A Life of Opportunity Through Sport

Rachel Nolan is the first ever female to win the TransAtlantic Way Ultra Bike Race outright, a 2,200 km self supported race from Derry to Kinsale in Co Cork. She has amassed an incredible amount of success in adventure racing and endurance events in recent years and is one of Ireland's leading adventure athletes.

Rachel Nolan: Embracing A Life of Adventure

Mirinda Carfrae is one of the best and most notable triathletes in the world. Rinny as she is known, completed her first IRONMAN race in Kona, Hawaii at the World Championships in 2009, where she finished in second place. In 2010 she was crowned the World Champion for the first time and since then she has been crowned the IRONMAN World Champion twice more in both 2013 and 2014.

Mirinda Carfrae: Three Time IRONMAN World Champion

Katrina Matthews, British Army Physiotherapist and BMC-Vifit athlete has blazed a trail in triathlon since taking up the sport just a few years ago. As an amateur, she excelled quickly with numerous titles and wins under her belt. She joined the professional ranks of triathlon in 2019 a little earlier than even she expected after a superb performance at Challenge Gran Canaria finishing as 1st Amateur and 2nd overall on the day.

Katrina Matthews: Professional Triathlete, Rising Star

Ronan McLaughlin is a former professional rider from Muff in Donegal, he has spent more of his 33 years in the saddle than he has on his two feet and now holds the Everesting World Record which he set on July 30th of this year.

Ronan McLaughlin: Irish Cyclist on the Top of the World

Joe Barr has been riding his bike for 45 + years and has no plans to stop pedalling or slow down any time soon! The 61 year old rider has blazed a trail in ultra-endurance cycling and continues to push boundaries in his sport, setting and breaking records, winning races outright & proudly cycling his way into the world history books. He recently broke his own record for the Malin -Mizen- Malin route of 738 miles in 44 hours and 15 minutes setting not one but three ultra-cycling world records in the process.

Joe Barr: World Ultra Endurance Cyclist

Russell White is an Elite Irish ITU Triathlete and Olympic hopeful with his sights set on racing for Ireland in Tokyo 2021. Russell has been on an incredible journey in sport since his first foray into swimming as a young boy also pursuing a passion for hockey at a high level for a number of years before taking the plunge into triathlon and never looking back since.

Russell White: Irish Triathlete on Training and Racing in Pursuit of an Olympic Dream

Ger Redmond is an Irish Professional Triathlete who has had a colourful journey to where he is today. The multiple IRONMAN has had a life filled with highs, lows and a host of twists and turns including a two year term in Mountjoy prison.

Ger Redmond: Prisoner to Professional Triathlete, Proof that Anything is Possible

Irish cyclist Imogen Cotter from Co. Clare is based in Belgium since late 2018. The 26-year-old was second in the Elite National Road Championships in 2019 and has her sights firmly set on becoming a professional cyclist.

Imogen Cotter: The Thrill of Bike Racing

Ruth Astle has proved to be an exceptional triathlete since taking up triathlon in 2013, with multiple podiums over the past number of years she took the decision to move to the professional ranks of the sport after being crowned the overall IRONMAN Age Group World Champion in Kona last year.

Ruth Astle: Champion Triathlete Excelling in Endurance Sport

Galway’s Gavan Hennigan is an ultra-endurance adventurer who has turned his dark days and turmoil as a young man into a beacon of hope and a shining light building an outstanding reputation for himself in the world of extreme adventure sports.

Gavan Hennigan: Embracing Life in Extreme Adventure Sports

Sarah Crowley is a multiple triathlon champion across short and long course racing, a talented and dedicated athlete from Adelaide in Australia she has carved a career in sport that has seen her finish 3rd at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona in both 2019 and 2017.

Sarah Crowley: Professional Triathlete on the Road to Success

Tri Talking Sport, the podium podcast for Athletes, Adventurers and Endurance Enthusiasts presented by Joanne Murphy.

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