#109 - U23 World Champion RICHELLE HILL (AUS)

Richelle Hill lit the fuse on the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals Wollongong for the hosts Australia, igniting one of the great Grand Finals with the kind of finish that dreams are made of, hoovering up a seemingly unassailable gap to take the U23 world title in the most dramatic fashion.

She then went on a self-imposed social media lockdown ahead of the Mixed Relay, before finally reliving the moment back home in Brisbane, just one hint of the remarkable balance and level-headedness of an athlete coached by her mum, driven to succeed, and with a huge home Olympic Games lurking off on the horizon.

Notes:

4:20 - A winner's mentality & self-belief

7:25 - Finals preparation: not bang on

13:06 - The U23 Champs look-back

19:45 - Watching back the final moments with the champ

32:30 - Olympian Rina Hill: mum as coach and mentor

40:45 - Passing the torch - Richelle as coach?