Co-Chairperson
Fran is an endurance enthusiast keen on long road or mountain bike rides and was a casual swimmer now turned into an improving enthusiastic one. Fran’s swimming took off after joining Shires 2.5 years ago for the Monday night coached sessions. Combining a love for multi-day events with endurance , Fran has tackled the Mumbles Centurion Swim and Cycle, Lands’ End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) ride, a Marathon Swim, and is now gearing up for the St. Malo to Nice cycle and aquabike events in 2025.
Co-Chairperson
Beth has been a member of Shires for over 20 years now. She has participated in many triathlons over this time working from sprint through to full Iron Man. Following injury, her passion is now long-distance swimming where she has completed the Thames Marathon and the Dark 10k.
Club Secretary
Ian is a frequent swimmer and biker, most likely to be found knee deep in mud on his mountain bike somewhere in the beautiful Shires countryside. Ian has been a committed member of Shires Triers for over three years and really values the Monday night coached swim sessions in addition to regular 'social' swim sets and mountain bike rides with club members.
Treasurer
Nick came to triathlon after joining one of our swim sessions. He is passionate about swimming and loves lake swimming. Nick is also a dedicated MTBer and during lockdown turned to the darkside after buying a roadbike and taking the plunge with road cycling. Nick tends to focus on swimming and cycling events.
Club Membership Officer
Rob is a long standing member of Shires having been with the club now for the best part of 20 years. Rob's passion is cycling and (almost) has the largest calves in the club to prove it! Rob's preferred distance is Ironman and his happy place is on his bike.
Communications Officer
A member of the club for around four years now, Kate loves nothing better than running through our beautiful local trails. Since joining Shires Triers her swim and bike confidence has increased and she now competes in triathlons from sprint distance to 70.3. She would love to have a go at a swimrun next!
