About this episode

Richelle Hill discusses her dramatic victory at the U23 World Championship and her journey as an athlete coached by her mother.

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?

People in this episode

Guest: Richelle Hill

Topics covered

• U23 World Championship
• athlete mentality
• Olympic preparation
• coaching
• Mixed Relay

Keywords

• Richelle Hill
• U23 World Champion
• World Triathlon
• Olympics
• Mixed Relay
• athlete coaching
• Brisbane

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Triathlon

Places: Australia, Brisbane

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