#110 - U23 World Champion OLI CONWAY (GBR)

#110 - U23 World Champion OLI CONWAY (GBR)

From The World Triathlon Podcast by World Triathlon

December 17, 2025 · 42 min · Episode 110

About this episode

Oliver Conway discusses his journey to becoming the Men's U23 World Champion and balancing athletics with university studies.

The 2025 season rewind continues with the newly crowned Men's U23 World Champion, Britain's rising star, Oliver Conway, joining the World Triathlon Podcast this week. Oli looks back over the processes and rapid progressions that helped him soar from Junior European Cups start lines to World Cup gold and WTCS debut power moves in the space of twelve short months, all the while juggling competition with training and the demands of studying at Nottingham University. "I think just last year, I can name maybe one or two races that were actually decent. I just think I got quite unlucky. I think that's probably why I went straight into not having an off-season and training straightaway, just because I was quite motivated to show what level I can race at. I just didn't really feel like I showed it last year. It was quite frustrating." "That's probably half the reason why in at Worlds I tried to drive the pack, because I don't really wanna be known as someone who can win the race just from the run. I've obviously still got quite a bit to work in the swim because I'm nowhere near there, I just really try to work on all three and so I can be the sort of best and most complete triathlete I…

People in this episode

Guest: Oliver Conway

Topics covered

  • U23 World Championship
  • triathlon
  • athlete development
  • competition
  • training
  • student athlete

Keywords

  • Oliver Conway
  • U23 World Champion
  • triathlon
  • Nottingham University
  • athlete training
  • competition
  • World Cup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nottingham University

Places: Britain

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