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Sean Rielly
Where It All Started
Growing up around Torquay in Victoria, the attraction to the ocean was inevitable. At 8 years old for Christmas I got my first foamie surfboard and then day I went down with dad and caught my first waves, from there I was hooked!
The Journey Nobody Sees
I’ve had to work pretty bloody hard to get to where I am now and that has become my biggest asset. I was never the best junior, just made up the numbers in Victorian racing, but when I moved to the Gold Coast when I was 16, I joined a high performance swim squad for the first time and worked so hard that it’d become impossible to achieve my goals.
Your Greatest Moments
Probably re-qualifying for the first time in the Iron Series this summer gone. I was training well in the off season but was riddled with sickness for the first 6 weeks of racing and had to withdraw from the Coolangatta Gold. From there it was going to be really tough to put myself in a position to make it through eliminations but got my first podium in round 3 and progressed all the way to the last day of the series. Also coming 2nd in the Open Iron at Aussies last year. Swim last races has hurt me a lot in the past but I attacked the race from the start, put myself in a position to contend and found another gear towards the end of the race. That was one I’m very proud of and to share the podium with two of my club mates was super special.
Beyond the Sport
Outside I racing, I love staying fit and healthy surfing, playing golf, and spending time at the beach, but I have also recently started to get in to and really enjoy the media aspects of sport and flying the drone for content. I feel like it’ll help me learn ways to create content for myself and help promote the sport.
