Helen Jenkins is Britain's leading female triathlete and took the world title in 2008. She took the bronze position in the 2009 and 2010 World Championship circuit (a new series of seven events rather than a single race) and is one of Britain
twice finishing a close second to Paula Findlay in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series.But it's Olympic dreams that are driving Jenkins to push ever harder. The 2008 World Champion and two-time London Triathlon winner reveals her
charming Yorkshire accent, we're sure Jonny won't stay under the media radar much longer - and nor will he let brother take Olympic gold without a fight, we discovered.London 2012 will be your first Olympics. Does it feel real yet and what are you most
Keri-Anne Payne's name is synonymous with open-water swimming. She won silver in the gruelling 10km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, when open-water made its Olympic debut.With London 2012 quickly approaching, Keri-Anne is predicted
, the nerves tend to disappear.Do you think the profile of triathlon is going to change after London 2012?There has been a lot of talk about how triathlon in Britain needs an Olympic medal and whether it does or not, who knows, we'll see what happens next year
short 1.5-mile time trial. I had a cobbled climb, a tricky descent and some flat sections in it as well, so it was pretty hectic. Then I had four stages all between 100-120 miles in length. There were a few hills, all sorts of weather conditions
open water triumph, and plans to pull off the same feat in London 2012. We caught up with Keri-Anne to find out how she maintains Olympian endurance and speed when the going gets tough.What did it mean to take silver in the inaugural Olympic 10K
in. When you start to do well, it kind of hooks you in."Her biggest year so far was 2008. She won the ITU World Championships and a place on GB's Olympic triathlon team. She was sixth out of the water in Beijing and seventh off the bike, but it wasn
At the age of 18, Hollie Avil represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Four years on, she’s trying to make the team again. We caught up with her in Sydney recently.How is your training going?I’ve been training on the Gold Coast