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Athlete profiles


Shannon Eckstein


Ali Day


Hugh Dougherty


Zane Holmes


Dev Lahey


Tom Nolan


Miranda Bell


Naomi Flood


Courtney Hancock


Elizabeth Pluimers


Laura Shorter


Kristyl Smith

Shannon Eckstein

Nickname Shann or Captain     
Date of Birth 7 May 1983
Home Town Gold Coast
Club Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman and Dennis Cotterill
Career Highlights               - 3 time Australian Ironman Champion
  - 3 time World Ironman Champion
  - 6 time KNG Ironman Series Champion                    

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Ali Day

Nickname Ali  
Date of Birth 20 July 1990
Home Town Kiama
Club Warilla Barrack Point SLSC
Coach Martin Smith, Mick McKeon, Terry Prosser
Career Highlights           - 6th in 2010 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series
  - 2nd 2009 Australia U19 Ironman Champion    
  - 1st 2008 NSW U19 Ironman Champion
Follow Ali online Facebook - We Love Ali Day
Twitter - Alastair Day

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Hugh Dougherty

Nickname The People's Champion  
Date of Birth 16 November 1983
Home Town Yamba
Club Tugun SLSC
Coach Myself, Andrew Hunter
Career Highlights            - 2nd 2010 KNG Ironman Series
  - 1st Round 3 2010/11 KNG Series                       
  - 4 time Australian Taplin Champion
Follow Hugh online Facebook - I'm a Hugh Dougherty Fan
Twitter - Hughie Dougherty

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Zane Holmes

Nickname Zapper  
Date of Birth 25 March 1981
Home Town Gold Coast
Club Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman, Dennis Cotterill                   
Career Highlights            - 5 time KNG Ironman Series Champion               
  - World Ironman Champion             
  - 2006 Coolangatta Gold Champion
Follow Zane online Facebook - Zane Holmes Fan Page
Twitter - Zane Holmes

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Dev Lahey

Nickname    
Date of Birth 26 June 1990
Home Town  
Club Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman, Dennis Cotterill 
Career Highlights            - 2009 U19 Australian Surf Race Champion
  - 2009 U19 Australian Rescue Tube Champion   
  - National High Performance Squad member
 
 

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Tom Nolan

Nickname Tommy  
Date of Birth 23 March 1989
Home Town Perth
Club North Cottesloe SLSC
Career Highlights            - 2010 Australian Beach Sprint Champion            
  - 2nd Beach Sprint Rescue 2010             
  - 3rd Beach Flags Aussies 2010

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Miranda Bell

Nickname Bushy  
Date of Birth 24 April 1992
Home Town Rockhampton
Club  Maroochydore SLSC
Coach Danny Short                
Career Highlights           - Open Queensland Surf Belt Champion            
  - World Rescue Tube Rescue Champion           
  - 2nd Australian Surf Belt Race
 

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Naomi Flood

Nickname Floody  
Date of Birth 17 April 1986
Home Town Manly
Club  Manly SLSC
Coach Trent Herring              
Career Highlights           - 2008 World Ironwoman Champion              
  - 2006 Australian Ironwoman Champion           

  - 2009 KNG Series Champion
 

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Courtney Hancock

Nickname Courtz  
Date of Birth 3 August 1988
Home Town Sawtell
Club  Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman           
Career Highlights   - 2008 World Surf Race Champion         
  - 2009 Australian Surf Race Champion             
  - 2009 Ocean Assault Ironwoman Champion
Follow Courtney online Website - courtneyhancock.com.au

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Elizabeth Pluimers

Nickname Bit
Date of Birth 25 October 1986
Home Town Warwick
Club  Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Dan Norton-Smith, Barry Newman
Career Highlights            - 2008 KNG Series Champion            
  - World & Australian Board Champion           

  - Winner of rounds 1,2,3 & 5 2011 KNG Series    
Follow Liz online          Facebook - Liz Pluimers Fan Page
Twitter - Liz Pluimers

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Laura Shorter

Nickname  
Date of Birth 27 August 1988
Home Town Sydney
Club  Queenscliff SLSC
Coach  
Career Highlights                - 2010 Australia Beach Sprint Champion           
  - 2nd 2010 World Championships - Beach sprint         

  - 2010 Interstate Beach Sprint Champion   
    

 

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Kristyl Smith

Nickname Katrin, Mother Teresa
Date of Birth 18 March 1983
Home Town Cronulla
Club  Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman
Career Highlights             - Two time Australia Ironwoman Champion                   
  - Four time runner-up KNG Series        

  - Former NSW and Qld Ironwoman Champion  
Follow Kristyl online         Twitter - Kristyl Smith


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