our coaches

 

The Windrush coaching team looks forward to seeing you at a session soon. If you have any questions or feedback on coaching please contact us.

 

Head coach: Becky Goodwin

Rebecca Goodwin

Qualifications: BTF Triathlon Coach Level 3 (High Performing Coach)

Background before Triathlon: Sailing coach

What inspires me to coach: I enjoy helping and being part of athletes’ journeys to achieve their goals. I love to see how Triathlon (through each discipline) has a positive impact on athletes’ lives and skills it gives to every individual's unique challenges.

Achievements and experience: 

  • British Triathlon Coach of the Year 2020

  • Multiple World and European Triathlon Age Group Champion

  • Have cycled all the way to Spain! 

1-2-1 coaching: If you are looking for a more personalised approach to your training or a one-off technique session please feel free to contact me.

British Triathlon: I am a registered coach with British Triathlon with further details here.


Junior head coach: Georgia Austin

Junior Head Coach / Georgia Austin

Qualifications: BTF Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Skiing and Yoga

What inspires me to coach: Doing triathlon from the age of seven, I appreciate the benefit the sport can have on a young person. I am keen to introduce young people to the sport and the fun of Triathlon.

Personal achievements: 

  • Current Juniors Coordinator

  • Windrusher of the Year 2021

  • Has doubled the Juniors section in less than 6 months!


Coach Audrey

Audrey Livingston

Qualifications: BTF Triathlon Coach Level 3

Background before Triathlon: Personal Training

What inspires me to coach: Seeing you reach your goals whatever they may be without injury, honing skills and techniques to make you fitter, faster and stronger. Using my experiences and background in health, fitness, strength and conditioning helps me understand your needs as an athlete whatever level you are.

Achievements and experience: 

  • Completed over 80 events (triathlons, aquathlons, running and cycling races)

  • World Triathlon Technical Official and British Triathlon Coach Mentor

  • STA Level 2 Open Water Coach, UK Athletics Run Coach, Level 2 British Cycling Coach

1-2-1 coaching: If you are looking for a more personalised approach to your training please find out more here.


Deborah Lloyd

Deborah Lloyd

Qualifications: BTF Triathlon Coach Level 3 (High Performing Coach)

Background before Triathlon: Weight-lifting, mountain biking and skiing

What inspires me to coach: I become a triathlon coach in 2015 and since have enjoyed coaching at Windrush and Tri Anglia as well as coaching on training camps in Mallorca. I aim to inspire the older athlete as I came late to triathlon and understand the doubts and struggles to achieve goals that seem impossible.

Achievements and experience:

  • Only started triathlon in my 50’s (less than 15 years ago)

  • Multiple podiums in World and European Triathlon Age Group Champion races

  • Previous Club Secretary


Coach Nick

Nick Flower

Qualifications: BTF Triathlon Coach Level 3 (High Performing Coach)
 
Background before Triathlon: Competitive swimming
 
What inspires me to coach: Having been an athlete for most of my life, I wanted give back by becoming a coach. Coaching has given me the opportunity to help others learn and develop as triathletes; I really love seeing the amazing improvements people are making in the club.

Achievements and experience:

  • Previous Club Performance Captain, helping people achieve age-group goals

  • Multiple European Triathlon/Aquathlon Age Group medallist

1-2-1 coaching: If you are looking for a more personalised approach to your training please find out more here.

British Triathlon: I am a registered coach with British Triathlon with further details here.


Emily Robinson

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 2

Background before Triathlon: Competitive Swimming

What inspires me to coach: I started teaching swimming in 2004 and have always enjoyed seeing the moment when a skill or technique just clicks for an athlete. I love being able to make club sessions welcoming to a wide range of participants, no matter their ability!  

Achievements and experience:

  • Previous Club Chairperson

  • Competed at the 2002 NZ Commonwealth games swim trials

  • Completed 750k of 1000k for All Points North!



Coach Christine

Christine Lutsch

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 2

Background before Triathlon: Biathlon

What inspires me to coach: I am passionate about the sport and love sharing my passion with others. I get to coach a range of interesting people, varying from very experienced athletes to complete novices. I love interacting with people and learning from them, and hope that I can inspire them in some way, perhaps even to achieve something they may not have thought possible.

Achievements and experience:

  • Always up for a challenge: Chase the Sun 2021, Alpe D’Huez LC 2018, 100 x 100m charity swims

  • Represented Great Britain for age group since 2011 finally podiuming at the 2021 European Sprint Triathlon Champions!


Coach Alex

Alex Hill

Qualifications:British Triathlon Coach Level 2

Background before Triathlon: Mountain biking

What inspires me to coach: Triathlon became even more fun and I got faster as soon as I started attending coached sessions, so I want to help bring this to others and share my passion for each discipline in triathlon. If I can help you achieve your goals and have a load of fun then my role as a coach is done.

Achievements and experience:

  • Regular competitor in ultra-cycling and ultra-running events

  • Travel Europe part time (in my van) to find new mountains to train on

  • Previous Club Run Captain


Lois Barnby

Lois Barmby

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 2

Background before Triathlon: Cake!

What inspires me to coach: I focus on running and coaching the juniors in a vital role to delivering fun, engaging, supportive and developmental sessions for children learning the three sports in triathlon.

Achievements and experience:

  • Set up the Junior section of the club

  • Previous Club Juniors Coordinator


Louise Newman

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Running, Football, Rugby

What inspires me to coach: This club has given me so much and I wanted to give back. Fitness is such a major part of my life and the same goes for our club members, so I always want to be a part of keeping our brilliant sessions available! I’m a big believer that there’s an exercise out there for everyone, and triathlon can be a great sport for those who fancy something a bit different! 

Achievements and experience:

  • TriFit Coordinator 2022, 2023 (a programme designed to promote diversity in triathlon in the local area)

  • 58 mile ultra run in Scotland (yes, it hurt)

  • Had to re-learn how to swim during training for my first triathlon...


Coach Rory

Rory Kemper

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Started cycling to work which grew into Triathlon!

What inspires me to coach: I enjoy the community and wanted to give back to the club that’s given me so much. If I can help someone achieve their own goals then that’s a bonus.

Achievements and experience:

  • Previous Club Aquathlon Race Director

  • Ultra cyclist having completed LEJOG, TCRno.4 and TAW

  • Did a Home Brewed Marathon in Lockdown #2 


Coach Jen

Jen Clark

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Football

What inspires me to coach: I want to give back to the sport and club that has given me so much. I love the idea of helping others to achieve their goals.

Achievements and experience:

  • 4th overall (2nd AG) in my first European Triathlon Age Group Championship Race

  • Previous club bike captain and Welfare Officer

  • Used to be so nervous about racing, and hated swimming, but feel I have worked hard to improve


Coach Sally

Sally Wood

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Trampolining and marathons

What inspires me to coach: I love supporting people to reach their goals and having been a member of this club for several years, I am keen to support my fellow athletes through coaching.

Achievements and experience:

  • Previous TriFit Brixton Coordinator (a grassroots community programme run by the club)

  • Regular contributor to British Triathlon’s Diversity Programme

  • Completed the longest single day triathlon - 255km in total!


Coach Emily

Emily Birch

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1 

Background before Triathlon: Competitive swimming

What inspires me to coach: So many people join triathlon being unconfident in the water - I want to help share the love of swimming! I also studied a MSc in Sports Psychology.

Achievements and experience:

  • 2 x Iron(wo)man finisher (Hamburg and Barcelona)

  • Previous Club Swim Captain

  • Currently Club Head of Parties!

 

Eva Russell

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1 

Background before Triathlon:

What inspires me to coach:

Achievements and experience:

  • Currently Kit Captain