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Caine Eckstein

Favourite Quote

Don’t let the fear of what could happen make nothing happen

Residence

Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

5 x Coolangatta Gold Champion

Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Champion

World Board Champion

Runner-up World Ironman

Pull Up Guinness World Record Holder

Favourite Discipline

All of them

Coaches

Kev Morrison, Alex Beaver

Inspirations

Conor McGregor, Normann Stadler, Mick Fanning

Home Beach

Mermaid Beach

Cory “Chill” Hill

Favourite Quote

A little bit of pain never hurt anybody.

Residence

Mermaid Waters, Queensland

Age

Major Achievements

2012 Australian Board Relay Champions
2012 Australian Taplin Relay Champions
3 x Queensland Ski Champion
2012 & 2014 Ski Runner Up at World Championships

3x Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Ironman athlete
2010 2nd Coolangatta Gold

2015 & 2017 World Ocean Ski Champion
2015 & 2018 Molokai Ocean Ski World Champion

Favourite Discipline

Ski

Coaches

Kev, Floody, Me, Dad, Wally

Inspirations

My Father. Travel. Being the best you can be.

Home Beach

Grange, South Australia

Cory Taylor

Favourite Quote

You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great

Residence

Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

2014, 2017, 2018 New Zealand Ironman Champion

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 New Zealand Board Race Runner-Up

2017, 2018 New Zealand Ski Race Runner-Up

2017 Coolangatta Gold 3rd place

2014, 2016 World Ironman Race 3rd Place

Favourite Discipline

Board

Coaches

Kevin Morrison

Inspirations

Roger Federer

Home Beach

Midway Beach

Courtney Hancock

Favourite Quote

Luck is what happens when preparation meets with opportunity

Age

Major Achievements

3 x Nutri Grain Ironwoman champion

3 x Coolangatta Gold Champion

2 x Australian Ironwoman Champion

3 x QLD Ironwoman Champion

2 x World Swim Champion

3 x Australian Swim Champion

Favourite Discipline

Ski

Coaches

Naomi Flood

Inspirations

Karla Gilbert, JK Rowling

Home Beach

BMD Northcliffe

Danielle McKenzie

Favourite Quote

Do what you love, get excited and give it your all!

Residence

Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

2 x NZ Ironwoman Champion

2014 World Board Champion

2016 World Ski Champion

2015 Australian Mixed Double Ski Champion

2017 3rd Place Coolangatta Gold

2018 2nd Place Coolangatta Gold

Favourite Discipline

Ski

Coaches

Naomi Flood, Jason Pocock, Gavin Hill

Inspirations

Cory Hutchings, Katie P

Home Beach

Mairangi Bay, NZ

Harriet Brown

Favourite Quote

If it is to be, it’s up to me

Residence

Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

World Ironwoman Champion – 2016

Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series Champion – 2017

Molokai 2 Oahu Paddle Board Champion – 2017 & 2018

ISA World Paddleboard Champion both distance and technical races – 2016

QLD State Ironwoman Chammpion – 2016 & 2017

World Board Champion – 2014

Favourite Discipline

Board or Ironwoman

Coaches

Naomi Flood – Head Coach Brett Carter – Swim Coach Wade Leys – S&C Coach

Inspirations

My Family, coaches and other Ironwomen I train with

Home Beach

Ocean Grove

Maddy Dunn

Favourite Quote

Winning is habit, unfortunately so is losing

Residence

Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

2018 Ocean6 Series Swim Champion

2017 Australian Open Board Relay Champion

2016 Australian Open Board Rescue Champion

2014 Australian U19 Board Race Champion

2017 4^th Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series
2014 4^th Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series

Winning Freshwater Round (2018)

Winning Coolum Round of Nutri-Grain Series (2014)
Winning Surfers Paradise Round of Nutri-Grain Series (2013)

Favourite Discipline

Swim

Coaches

Naomi Flood, Alex Beaver

Inspirations

My Mum

Home Beach

Kawana, Sunshine Coast

Shannon Eckstein

Favourite Quote

If you lose, don't lose the lesson.

Residence

Mermaid Waters

Age

Major Achievements

9 x Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Series Champion

8 x Australian Ironman Champion

6 x World Ironman Champion

Favourite Discipline

Ski

Coaches

Kev Morrison

Inspirations

Family

Home Beach

BMD Northcliffe

Luke Cuff

Favourite Quote

he who says he can and he who says he can’t are both right

Residence

Tugun, Gold Coast

Age

Major Achievements

4 X KNG Series Athlete

2 X Top 5 Overall Series Standings

U17, U19 Australian Board Race Champion

U20 World Ironman Champion

Favourite Discipline

Board

Coaches

Kev Morrison, Naomi Flood

Inspirations

Gary V, David Goggin’s

Home Beach

Gold Coast

Georgia Miller

Favourite Quote

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning

Residence

Mermaid Beach

Age

Major Achievements

2018 Coolangatta Gold Champion

3 x Open Australian Swim Championships

1 x Open Australian Belt title

2 times Australian Open Board Relay Champion

2 time member of the Australian Open Team

2016 World Ironwoman Champion

Favourite Discipline

Swim

Coaches

Naomi Flood, Brett Carter

Inspirations

Making my family and friends proud inspires me everyday.

Home Beach

Freshwater