WSW&T club member Esther Colman exceeded her own high standards at the European Triathlon Union’s European Championships held in the picturesque town of Kitzbuhel in the Austrian Tyrol on Sunday.

Competing in the female 18-19 Age Group Olympic Distance, Esther faced an open water swim of 1500m around the scenic Lake Swarzee, followed by a tough 39.4km bike section around hills surrounding the lake, and culminating in a 9.6km road race section.

Esther, having excelled in pre event competitions in the swim sections, her best discipline, stormed the 1500m swim in 0023:39. Her transition 1 time of 03:50 was followed by a bike time of 1:36:11 and t2 of 02:27. Her final run time of 49:32 gave an overall time of 2:55:37 and a very well deserved gold finish.