HEAD Coaches and business directors
Mat TippetT
Nickname: Matty
D.O.B: 21 December, 1972
Place of Birth: Sunshine, Melbourne
Academic Background:
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Bachelor of Art, Sport Administration (VUT)
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Master Practitioner Neuro Linguistic Programming
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MBA (Swinburne University)
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Level 2 Triathlon Coach
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Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Coaching Highlights:
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“20 years of coaching”
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Coach of multiple Professional Triathletes
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Coach of over 400 individual IM finishes and 100 first timers
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Coach of Australian, Asia Pacific, Oceania and World Champions.
Career Highlights (Pro and AG):
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Busselton Ironman, 17th overall
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Busselton Ironman, 3rd in AG
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Half Ironman Yeppoon 3rd overall, Tasmania 5th overall
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Swim course record Busselton
Darren Franken
Nickname: Daz
D.O.B: 20 September, 1968
Place of Birth: Geelong
Academic Background:
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Advanced Certificate in Automotive Development
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Level 1 Triathlon Coach
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Coaching highlights:
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Coached 70.3 AG World Champion​
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Coached Multiple athletes to Ironman 70.3 AG world championships
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Coached Multiple athletes to World Long course Championships
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Coached Multiple athletes to Ironman World Championships (Hawaii)
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Career Highlights (Pro and AG):
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Busselton Ironman 8th, Ironman Japan 6th, Ironman China 16th
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Northern Territory long course 2nd
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Cairns Half Ironman 2nd, Yeppoon 3rd, Gold Coast 4th, Tasmania 6th
ASSISTANT COAChes
AMANDA WILSON
Nickname: Manda Pants
Place of Birth: Leongatha, VIC
Academic Background:​
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Level 1 Triathlon Coach
Career Highlights: (Current)
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Ironman Asia Pacific Championships Cairns 2018 - 8th Professional female
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Ironman 70.3 Taupo 2018 - 5th Professional female
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Ironman Dublin 2017 - 3rd Professional female
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Ironman 70.3 Pescara 2017 - 5th Professional female
Stephanie Demestichas
Nickname: Stephy D
D.O.B: 26 August, 1994
Place of Birth: Melbourne
Academic Background:​
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Bachelor of Creative Arts, Visual Arts (Deakin University)
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Level One Triathlon Coaching Course
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Career Highlights (Elite & Pro):​
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Ironman 70.3 Geelong 2016 – 15th Professional female
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Ironman 70.3 Ballarat 2016 – 11th Professional female
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Challenge Shepparton 70.3 2016 – 7th Professional female
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Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney 2019 – 8th Professional female
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Ironman 70.3 Geelong 2020 – 12th Professional female
Program coach
corey webster
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Junior program Coach
Nickname: Corza
D.O.B: 09 November, 2000
Place of Birth: Carlton, Melbourne
Academic Background:
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Bachelor of Exercise Science – Sports Practice (VU)
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Level 1 triathlon coach
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Career Highlights:
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2019 Australian World Champs 15-19 AG team