22. Leanda Cave - Multiple World Champion IRONMAN, 70.3, ITU, Long Course

In this PK Triathlon Podcast episode, Kate Charlton and Paul Jones are super lucky to be joined by former professional triathlete Leanda Cave.

Leanda Cave was a British triathlete. World Triathlon Champion in 2002, she was also the 2012 Ironman Triathlon and Ironman 70.3 World Champion, the first woman in the history of the sport to win both titles in the same year. Leanda competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain.

In 2001 Leanda became European Under-23 champion. A year later she would internationally break through at the senior level as she won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. She won another silver medal at the European Championships, then had greater success when she took the gold and the World title in Cancún, Mexico in November 2002. 

In 2007 she won the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, France. 

She also has won the iconic "Escape from Alcatraz" Triathlon in San Francisco.

In 2012 she won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, then the Ironman World Championship

Sit back and enjoy