Super League Poznań 2019 » Super League Triathlon

Poznań is a place where the energy of the New Europe is merged with the civilization of the West. A metropolis with over half-a-million residents, Poznań is situated in the most economically developed region of Poland, closer to Berlin than to Warsaw. The city’s sports infrastructure allows for the organisation of major international sporting events. In the opinion of experts, Poznań has one of the most beautifully located regatta courses in the world, which every year is also the arena for swimming course for triathletes.

This SLT Race Event is organized in cooperation with Super League Poznan. Please visit Super League Poznan Website for more information.

Men

Vincent Luis

FRA

Vincent Luis has established himself as one of the most dominant athletes in the sport and the King of Super League Triathlon. The Frenchman’s journey to the top has been a long one and involved plenty of twists and turns along the way. View Profile »

Age 32

Weight 65kg

Height 1.77m

Hayden Wilde

NZL

Hayden Wilde is a prime example of how Super League Triathlon can kickstart an athlete’s career – and give them a great nickname. Hayden was already accomplished at swim-bike-run as a junior on the less well known off-road scene. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 66kg

Height 1.75m

Pierre Le Corre

FRA

Bali qualifier Pierre Le Corre grew up as a swimmer in France before a move to the USA in 2006 saw him decide to give triathlon a go. He hasn’t looked back since as he has built an impressive career as a well-rounded racer. View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 65kg

Height 1.77m

Kristian Blummenfelt

NOR

Kristian Blummenfelt is known as the biggest trainer on the triathlon scene, and his huge engine has powered him to Olympic glory. As a child, Kristian shunned the traditional winter sports of his hometown of Bergen, Norway, favouring swimming and running. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 77kg

Height 1.74m

Marten Van Riel

BEL

Marten Van Riel’s story has taken him from a small town in Belgium to the top step of the podium on the world triathlon stage. Van Riel grew up in Loenhout as part of a sporting family and was a keen swimmer as a youngster. View Profile »

Age 29

Weight 65kg

Height 1.83m

Gustav Iden

NOR

Gustav Iden has proven himself to be one of the most adaptable triathletes in the world. The Norwegian has secured impressive results and big victories over a variety of distances and has a myriad of career options still in front of him. View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 69kg

Height 1.78m

Aaron Royle

AUS

Aaron Royle’s triathlon career was born at the age of 14 when he refused his parent’s demands to choose between swimming and running and instead found a sport that allowed him to add another discipline into the mix. Aaron was born and grew up in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, and enjoyed the typical […] View Profile »

Age 32

Weight 67kg

Height 1.80m

Ben Kanute

USA

An experienced athlete at a relatively young age, Ben Kanute has his sights set on SLT success. He is a proven contender across the short course, and with 4th in the 70. View Profile »

Age 29

Weight 70kg

Height 1.83m

Anthony Pujades

FRA

A member of France’s hugely successful Poissy Triathlon, Anthony will be making his debut in the Super League Championship Series. While he may well be a newbie when it comes to the race formats, he has impressive results to his name over sprint distance races, which suggests the style will suit him. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 72kg

Height 1.81m

Léo Bergere

FRA

Leo Bergere has one of the unique stories in sport as the boy who grew up in the jungle and became a world-class triathlete. Leo was born in France, but when his mum landed a job as a teacher, the family moved to the jungle of New Caledonia. View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 66kg

Height 1.77m

Mario Mola

ESP

One of the undisputed kings of the triathlon world, Mario has been consistently at the top of the game for years with his killer run speed pushing him ahead of his rivals. Mario’s story begins back in Mallorca where like many on the Spanish island he had a love for the water. View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 62kg

Height 1.78m

Vasco Vilaca

POR

Vasco Vilaca has exploded onto the professional triathlon scene after seizing his chance in Super League to put himself among the very best in the world. The Portuguese youngster got into triathlon from an early age thanks to his parents and their desire to learn how to swim. View Profile »

Age 22

Weight 65kg

Height 1.70m

Tyler Mislawchuk

CAN

Tyler Mislawchuk made a great decision in leaving aside his ice hockey ambitions to pursue his career as a professional triathlete. The Winnipeg native was a huge fan of ice hockey as a youngster and played to a high standard. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 59kg

Height 1.72m

Henri Schoeman

RSA

Henri Schoeman is one of the few triathletes in the world to have an Olympic medal to his name and has developed into one of the most feared competitors on the global circuit. Henri was probably always destined for sporting greatness. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 59kg

Height 1.70m

Aiden Longcroft-Harris

CAN

If Super League success can come from raw speed and youth, then Aiden is a potential dark in the Championship Series. The Canadian, who grabbed his Golden Ticket in Ottawa, has both those qualities. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 63kg

Height 1.73m

Constantine Doherty

IRL

Irishman Constantine Doherty, known as Con to his friends, has marked himself out as one to watch with podium finishes at the World Junior Triathlon Champions, Junior World Cross Triathlon Championships and a gold medal at the Junior European Cup. He is now looking to transfer that success to the senior stage, and Super League […] View Profile »

Age 26

Jonas Schomburg

GER

Jonas Schomburg has one of Super League Triathlon’s most unique stories. The German turned up at Super League Triathlon Jersey accompanied by his dad and attempted to persuade SLT founder and four-time world champion Chris McCormack, to let him race with the pros. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 69kg

Height 1.90m

Csongor Lehmann

HUN

Csongor Lehmann is a real up and comer with nothing to lose. The Hungarian is looking to really make a name for himself in Super League racing. View Profile »

Age 22

Weight 66kg

Height 1.85m

Jonathan Brownlee

GBR

Jonathan Brownlee is a triathlon royalty with three Olympic medals and some of the sport’s most iconic moments to his name. Jonathan grew up with his older brother Alistair and younger sibling Edward in the village of Bramhope in Leeds. View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 70kg

Height 1.81m

Richard Murray

RSA

Richard Murray has become an icon of short course triathlon thanks to more than a decade of gutsy displays on the world stage and an engaging character that has made him both a popular and, at times, controversial figure. Richard was born in South Africa and grew up on a grain farm near Durbanville. View Profile »

Age 33

Weight 70kg

Height 1.80m

Matthew Sharpe

CAN

An incredible swimmer, Matthew Sharpe has shown increasing maturity in the last few years, and shone at the recent Commonwealth Games with a top ten finish. Tactically astute on the bike and a strong runner, the former Aquathlon World Champion he has the firepower to battle through the intense SLT formats. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 76kg

Height 1.90m

Aurélien Raphaël

FRA

At 31-years-old, Raphael will be one of the older men on the startline for Super League this season but is aiming to show that experience can count for a lot. The Frenchman has been a professional triathlete for 13 years and so knows the ins and outs of the sport as well as anybody. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 72kg

Height 1.84m

Igor Polyanskiy

RUS

An experienced athlete with Olympic representation, Igor Polyansky relies on his swim and bike power to set the scene for his racing. Despite his years in the sport, he has found an entirely different test when it comes to SLT racing. View Profile »

Age 32

Weight 71kg

Height 1.91m

Christopher Perham

GBR

It’s been quite a year for Chris, who has been crowned as British Duathlon Champion and also won the ETU Indoor Triathlon in France. Grabbing his Golden Ticket via the Qualifiers in Poznan, Chris secured the chance to test himself against the very best in the business. View Profile »

Age 26

Weight 73kg

Height 1.92m

Dmitry Polyanskiy

RUS

The older of the two Polyanskiy brothers, Dmitry Polyanskiy brings a wealth of experience to Super League. He has competed with the best athletes in the world for many years and has figured for Russia in the last three Olympics. View Profile »

Age 35

Weight 68kg

Height 1.82m

Michael Arishita

USA

American triathlete Michael Arishita has the swim and run speed to make things interesting in Super League. He grew up excelling in both those disciplines before deciding to ride a bike for fun. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 70kg

Height 1.83m

Matthew Hauser

AUS

Matthew Hauser was given the dream triathlon experience when a chance encounter with Chris McCormack helped him get a place on one of the most coveted start lines in the sport’s history. Matthew’s father had been reading Macca’s book and happened to spot him in a local cafe, and the pair got chatting. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 74kg

Height 1.86m

Sylvain Fridelance

SUI

Nominated in the Athlete of the Year category at the Swiss Triathlon Awards in 2017, Sylvain Fridelance is on the way up. 10 years of triathlon under his belt, and progressing fast towards the world elite level, Sylvain will be one to watch when it comes to SLT. View Profile »

Age 26

Weight 68kg

Height 1.80m

Oliver Turner

JEY

Ollie Turner is a home favourite in Jersey and can count on crowd support when he races in Super League. Ollie represented Jersey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and picked up the bronze medal in the British Senior Elite Championships in 2019 as a sign of his growing potential in the sport. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 66kg

Height 1.85m

Joshua Lewis

GGY

Former swimmer Joshua Lewis was a comparative latecomer to the pro racing scene having only discovered triathlon in 2016. The Guernsey man quickly marked himself out as a threat to Channel Island rival Ollie Turner when he beat him in that year’s Commonwealth Games, finishing two places ahead of his rival in 24th. View Profile »

Age 28

Weight 72kg

Height 1.74m

Roberto Sanchez Mantecon

ESP

One of the new generation of triathletes who has grown up competing since he was just four-years-old, Roberto Sanchez Mantecon is one of a long list of Spanish stars competing at the highest level. He came through a scholarship programme in Valencia before a move to Alicante for university studies which he combined with racing, […] View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 59kg

Height 1.69m

Dorian Coninx

FRA

Dorian Coninx, a French triathlete with Junior European, Junior World Championship, and U23 World titles to his name. Having run a 29:39 10km, Dorian has the speed to compete in SLT, and as an Olympic athlete he certainly has the dedication! View Profile »

Age 28

Weight 70kg

Simon Henseleit

GER

Simon made his breakthrough into the elite ranks in dramatic fashion with Super League Triathlon. After serious injury problems threatened to derail his career, Simon bounced back to become German Junior champion in 2019 and part of the European title winning Under-23 German Mixed Relay team. View Profile »

Age 22

Shaun Galea

MLT

This athlete’s bio will be added soon. View Profile »

Age 24

Women

Katie Zaferes

USA

Katie Zaferes has gone from thinking that she didn’t stand a chance of earning a living from triathlon to becoming a World and two-time Super League champion. Katie grew up in Hampstead, Maryland, USA, and was always an active child. View Profile »

Age 32

Weight 63kg

Height 1.71m

Rachel Klamer

NED

Rachel Klamer has spent the last decade as one of the most consistent performers on the world stage. Despite not even starting triathlon until she was 17-years-old, the Dutch star has more than made up for lost time with a reputation as an ultra-reliable athlete with multiple podiums to her name, including five in seven […] View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 50kg

Height 1.66m

Taylor Spivey

USA

Taylor Spivey was a national champion in surf lifesaving before she found a love of triathlon that would become her career while studying in Florence, Italy. Spivey grew up in Redondo Beach, California, USA. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 50kg

Height 1.60m

Cassandre Beaugrand

FRA

Cassandre Beaugrand is one of the new breed of triathletes who have been in the sport from a very young age. Her journey began as a runner, with her mother competing at middle distance and her father, Ludovic Beaugrand, working as a coach at the Livry-Gargan Athletics Club in her hometown on the outskirts of […] View Profile »

Age 24

Weight 54kg

Height 1.77m

Sophie Coldwell

GBR

Sophie Coldwell is a force to reckon with over sprint distances and secured one of her greatest victories when she was crowned SLT Arena Games Rotterdam champion in 2021. Born in Kent but growing up in Nottingham, Sophie was introduced to triathlon by her mum, racing a local event in Clifton when she was just […] View Profile »

Age 26

Weight 58kg

Height 1.67m

Yuko Takahashi

JPN

Yuko Takahashi can lay claim to being a lifelong triathlete. The Japanese swim-bike-run expert raced for the first time, aged just eight, and her love for the sport has kept her driven towards the goal of competing in a home Olympics in Tokyo. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 54kg

Height 1.65m

Vicky Holland

GBR

Vicky Holland was something of a latecomer to triathlon but has certainly made up for any lost time with an Olympic medal and a World Championship title on her stellar CV. The Gloucester born Brit was a brilliant swim talent as a youngster before turning her attention to running. View Profile »

Age 36

Weight 59kg

Height 1.68m

Léonie Périault

FRA

One of the greatest tributes paid to Léonie Periault is that she has a legitimate claim to be France’s number one female triathlete. Given the outrageous strength of a team that also includes Cassandre Beaugrand, Emilie Morier and Sandra Dodet, that is quite an accolade. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 51kg

Height 1.67m

Sandra Dodet

FRA

Winner of the Bali Qualifier, Sandra Dodet is a young French athlete who is coming of age. It can be tough for the French stars to rise to the top such is the depth of their amazing team at the moment, but Sandra is managing to breakthrough. View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 47kg

Height 1.54m

Summer Rappaport

USA

Another example of the talent machine that is the US, Summer (Cook) Rappaport has everything. A Villanova college runner, she is fast, tactically smart, and driven to succeed in SLT, where she has already proven she is not to be taken lightly. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 59kg

Height 1.75m

Ilaria Zane

ITA

Many top triathletes come from a swimming background – but Ilaria Zane may be the only one who has graduated from synchronised swimming. In her childhood in Mestre, Italy, Ilaria was focused on gymnastics before she found synchronised swimming. View Profile »

Age 29

Weight 48kg

Height 1.57m

Olivia Mathias

GBR

Olivia Mathias put in a stunning display in the Poznan Qualifier to earn her way into this year’s Championship Series. She is now looking to enhance her growing reputation further. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 59kg

Height 1.72m

Carolina Routier

ESP

One of the fastest swimmers in the sport, Carolina Routier has come a long way in triathlon since not even owning a bike a decade ago. Carolina was born in Banyoles, Catalonia, Spain, and eased her way into the sport through aquathlon, which combined her childhood passions of swimming and running. View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 60kg

Height 1.72m

Beatrice Mallozzi

ITA

Beatrice Mallozzi is set for the biggest race of her life when she becomes the first Junior athlete to compete in a Super League final. The 19-year-old Italian, the Junior World Champion, took out the victory in the Junior Girls race at Super League Malta. View Profile »

Age 21

Vittoria Lopes

BRA

Regularly one of the first athletes out of the water, Vittoria Lopes has built a reputation of racing from the front. The Brazilian’s swim pedigree should perhaps come as no surprise as her mother, Helda Lopes, raced in the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City while her cousin, Luiz Altamir Melo, swam for Brazil […] View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 53kg

Height 1.63m

Angelica Olmo

ITA

It’s been a big year for Angelica Olmo who has begun to deliver on her promise with a first ever ITU World Cup Series race win in New Plymouth. The 23-year-old Italian continues to learn her trade and has proven her ability to handle technical and hilly courses which make her a danger to the […] View Profile »

Age 25

Weight 58kg

Height 1.68m

Luisa Baptista

BRA

Luisa Baptista had the weekend of her young triathlon career as she took the win in the elite female category and the mixed relay at the Pan American Games. The Brazilian used that as a springboard for the most impressive set of results. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 54kg

Height 1.67m

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan

AUS

The Australian is a former World duathlon champion, which goes to underline Felicity Sheedy-Ryan is a force to be reckoned with on both the bike and the run. She grabbed her Golden Ticket via a roll down after racing in Bali and so will be determined to try and seize this opportunity to shine in […] View Profile »

Age 36

Weight 50kg

Height 1.58m

Emma Jeffcoat

AUS

Emma Jeffcoat has lived the Australian dream and used it as the perfect platform to launch a career in professional triathlon. Growing up on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Emma enjoyed the most active and outdoors of lifestyles. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 67kg

Height 1.74m

Elena Danilova

RUS

A fast youngster from Russia, Elena Danilova comes into SLT looking to expand on a growing palmarès, and launch herself to the front of the pro field. 13th at the European Championships in 2018, Elena has everything required to be in with a shot. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 48kg

Height 1.61m

Annamaria Mazzetti

ITA

Annamaria Mazzetti really announced herself when in 2009, she was crowned Italian champion in duathlon, sprint distance and Olympic distance triathlon in quick succession. It was a remarkable achievement, and since then, she has become a dual Olympian and picked up a top ten placing at the WTS Grand Final. View Profile »

Age 23

Weight 51kg

Height 1.61m

Megan Foley

USA

Relative newcomer, Megan Foley has only been racing since 2014. But her qualification for a pro licence in her first weekend of draft-legal racing shows her class. View Profile »

Age 31

Weight 53kg

Height 1.70m

Bianca Seregni

ITA

Bianca Seregni qualified via the Junior race in Malta for the Championship Series races in Malta’19. View Profile »

Age 2

Emilie Morier

FRA

Émilie Morier still has so much of her triathlon career ahead of her, which is especially impressive given she may have been racing for more years than many of her older peers. Émilie first raced a triathlon when she was just six-years-old. View Profile »

Age 24

Weight 59kg

Height 1.72m

Kerry Morris

AUS

It’s been quite a rise to fame for Kerry Morris who only turned Professional just over two years ago having taken up the sport a couple of years prior to that. A swimmer growing up she has great strength in the water and has already enjoyed podium finishes in longer distance races. View Profile »

Age 33

Weight 59kg

Height 1.70m

Zsanett Bragmeyer

HUN

Hungarian star Zsanett Bragmeyer won her place in this year’s Super League season with an assured all-round display in Poznan. She is an ever-improving athlete and a former National Duathlon champion with lots still to achieve and knows that the short and sharp formats of SLT might just fit her style perfectly. View Profile »

Age 27

Weight 59kg

Height 1.75m

Claudie Simard

CAN

The Canadian used hometown advantage to book her spot in Super League by grabbing a Golden Ticket in Ottawa. Claudie Simard has spent this year focusing on the sprint distance having competed in the American Cup series. View Profile »

Age 23

Alice Betto

ITA

Alice is a former under-23 and Elite National champion and a seasoned competitor on the world stage. Alice Betto came second in the Tokyo test event and fourth in the WTS Grand Final on 2019 to show she continues to be a player in the sport’s biggest races. View Profile »

Age 34

Weight 56kg

Height 1.70m

Lisa Perterer

AUT

Lisa Perterer is already a seasoned performer and used to mixing it against the best athletes in the world despite only heading into her peak years now. Lisa will be a threat to cause some upsets in Super League. View Profile »

Age 30

Weight 47kg

Height 1.66m

Super League TriathlonSLT Regional Poznan 2019

Race Format

Enduro Find out more

Master of Endurance

Men

Vincent Luis

Hayden Wilde

Pierre Le Corre

Kristian Blummenfelt

Marten Van Riel

Gustav Iden

Aaron Royle

Ben Kanute

Anthony Pujades

Léo Bergere

Mario Mola

Vasco Vilaca

Tyler Mislawchuk

Henri Schoeman

Aiden Longcroft-Harris

Constantine Doherty

Jonas Schomburg

Csongor Lehmann

Jonathan Brownlee

Richard Murray

Matthew Sharpe

Aurélien Raphaël

Igor Polyanskiy

Christopher Perham

Dmitry Polyanskiy

Michael Arishita

Matthew Hauser

Sylvain Fridelance

Oliver Turner

Joshua Lewis

Roberto Sanchez Mantecon

Dorian Coninx

Simon Henseleit

Shaun Galea

Women

Katie Zaferes

Rachel Klamer

Taylor Spivey

Cassandre Beaugrand

Sophie Coldwell

Yuko Takahashi

Vicky Holland

Léonie Périault

Sandra Dodet

Summer Rappaport

Ilaria Zane

Olivia Mathias

Carolina Routier

Beatrice Mallozzi

Vittoria Lopes

Angelica Olmo

Luisa Baptista

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan

Emma Jeffcoat

Elena Danilova

Annamaria Mazzetti

Megan Foley

Bianca Seregni

Emilie Morier

Kerry Morris

Zsanett Bragmeyer

Claudie Simard

Alice Betto

Lisa Perterer

Event Partners

Super League TriathlonSLT
Regional
Poznan 2019