Head Coach / Ryan Crawford

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 2

Background before Triathlon: Cycling, sea swimming, hockey and trekking

What inspires me to coach: Helping ambitious people do things that they think sound silly. Take a 5km runner to your first Olympic Triathlon? Great. Cycle across a country? Sounds cool. Can’t swim but want to complete the 3 hour-6 mile Swim Serpentine? Windrush got you.

I do not come from a competitive sporting background so pride myself on being able to communicate complex ideas to beginners and developing intermediates, like myself. Come to a session, ask questions, you will learn and improve!

Achievements and experience:

• 2 x Ironman

• Several 70.3 Ironmans and Olympic Tris

• Self supported LEJOG cycle

• 350km 1-day cycle from Manchester to London

• Numerous multi-day high altitude treks

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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!

Sandro Sansone

Qualifications: British Triathlon Foundation Coach & Italian Triathlon Federation (FITRI) – Istruttore (equivalent qualification)

Background before Triathlon: Running, swimming, trekking

What inspires me to coach: I started triathlon in my 40s. Becoming a coach was initially a way to close my own knowledge gap and apply structured learning to my training. Over time, that evolved into a real passion for helping others, particularly athletes at the start of their triathlon journey, to build confidence, skills, and enjoyment in the sport.

As a father of two young children, coaching has also deepened my interest in long-term athlete development, and I value supporting people of all ages to grow through sport in a balanced and sustainable way.

Achievements and experience:

• Ironman (almost) finisher

• Multiple 70.3 Ironman events, Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, and marathons

• Completed the Strait of Messina swim (Sicily to Calabria)

• Himalayan trekking expeditions up to 5,000 metres

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:

• 3 x Iron(wo)man finisher (Hamburg, Barcelona & Copenhagen)

• Previous Club Swim Captain

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!

Xavier Keenan

PJ Hopper

Qualifications: British Triathlon Coach Level 1

Background before Triathlon: Rugby

What inspires me to coach: It’s a massive privilege to be part of someone else’s journey towards their aims - being allowed to share (even a little) in those achievements and watch their excitement as they move forward is a great feeling. I particularly enjoy encouraging people who have not previously been accepted into a sporting environment.

Achievements and experience:

• Ironman x1 (so far) + multiple 70.3s, including two in the Alps

• GBR Age-Group Team for 2026 European Champs

• Former Club Chair