Triathlon New Zealand is driven by a small but talented and committed staff. Led by Pete De Wet (CEO), the team is based in Auckland while most of the elite athletes and High Performance staff train and work out of the Avantidrome in Cambridge.
Triathlon New Zealand is driven by a small but talented and committed staff. Led by Pete De Wet (CEO), the team is based in Auckland while most of the elite athletes and High Performance staff train and work out of the Avantidrome in Cambridge.
Mel Saltiel
We wish to welcome Mel Saltiel into the Tri NZ Community Team as the Community Manager.
Although a kiwi, Mel joins Tri NZ after relocating back to NZ from Australia where she worked for Triathlon ACT. She holds experience as a technical official, as well as course director positions at Challenge Wanaka and ITU races,
Sophie has a passion for sports, media and communications. As a past professional sportswoman herself, she loves getting people involved in sport from beginners giving it a go, through to elite athletes reaching for Olympic success. She has over 18 years experience in international sports events including the Winter Games NZ, Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup, European Golf Tour, The Ashes and NZ Cricket series and more recently Challenge Wanaka and Motatapu; she is very proud to be part of the Triathlon NZ team.
Sophie has competed in triathlons around the country and is passionate about getting more people involved in the sport and enjoying New Zealand’s great outdoors. She manages Media, Marketing, PR, Broadcast and Communications for Triathlon New Zealand.
A recent recruitment period in Tri NZ’s High Performance has resulted in Hamish Carter’s appointment as the General Manager of Performance (four days per week).
Hamish, a triathlon Olympic Gold medalist from the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens brings with him a wealth of knowledge in high performance triathlon as well as strong ties to Cambridge.
Stephen Sheldrake
For the past 25+ years has successfully been coaching athletes of all abilities and ages, from first timers through to World Champions and Olympians. This has included athletes all over the world including the UK, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Dubai and the USA to name a few.
From February 2007 through to April 2013 he was a national coach with Triathlon Zealand including being a coach at the 2012 London Olympics. Before this he was a Professional Triathlete for 10 years following on from a sports related double degree from University.
Stephens role at Tri NZ involves many aspects within High Performance including;
To be confirmed
Bruce Hunter
Bruce has been involved with High Performance Coaching for several years, taking a more fixed role within Tri NZ in 2017. Bruce’s commitment and enthusiasm to coaching will serve him well with managing the Cambridge High performance programme.
His role involves:
Age Group Selection Commission
The Age Group Selection Commission work with the Community Manager in reviewing the age group selection policies for the World Triathlon Championship Age Group teams. Once policies are approved, and the event season is underway the commission also review the results from selection events- selecting athletes accordingly.
The 2018/19 Age Group Selection Commission
Technical Advisory Group
The Technical Advisory Group work with the Community Manager in reviewing the Tri NZ Rules, allocating Technical Officials, as well as offering a plethora of expertise, knowledge and advice to the Tri NZ team, and broader network.
Coaching Advisory Group
A motivated group of coaches spread throughout New Zealand who offer insightful thoughts and advice to Tri NZ and triathletes in NZ. The Coach Advisory Group assist in keeping coaches up-skilled within their regions of New Zealand.
Club Advisory Group
Advocates for Triathlon NZ Affiliated Clubs, the Club Advisory Group works with Triathlon NZ to ensure the club space of our sport is well understood and heard.
Event Advisory Group
A panel of event providers which covers the variety of events on offer in New Zealand. They offer insights on how Triathlon NZ can best work with Event Providers and in the event space.
The Elite Selection Commission’s Terms of Reference can be seen here.
On the Commission: