Lotte WilmsProfessional athlete

I started triathlon October 2017 in Sydney, Australia. I just had travelled the world and ended in Sydney. I worked for a view years and lived along the coast. I started running after I quiet as competitive swimmer in 2012. I loved running in Sydney and did this every morning to see the sun rise. In 2017 I realised how much I missed the sport and some friends had mention triathlon. Triathlon is big in Australia and so it was easy to find a coach with knowledge. I always love to dream big and set high goals. So I came up with the idea to qualify for the Olympic Tokyo 20 in triathlon. I qualified as reserve for the Dutch team for the relay. 

My family always loved sport. I grown up sailing for many years, we rode our bikes to primair and high school and I played many team sports like soccer and volleyball. When I was 13 I fully committed to competition swimming and did this at National level for 15 year. 

I love the fact that sport teach you so many things in life. For example how to be a team player, how to stay committed towards your goals in good and bad times, how to push yourself, how to belief in yourself, knowing there is always a new day with new chances and how much you can give back as an athlete to the community and new generation. 

What I love about triathlon that it is a sport that many people can do. It has so much variation with different disciplines that is makes it easy to feel a connection towards the sport. There is so much room for improvement that you want to keep going after race after race. 

Have more dreams then memories