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MEET THE ELITE
Sarah Groff
2012 U.S. OLYMPIC QUALIFIER
Sarah Groff has always found ways to do the sports she loves. When Sarah started high school, she ran cross country and track, and she swam on the boys’ swim team because the school didn’t have a girls’ team at the time. She was a swimmer for four years at Middlebury College (in Vermont) and got started in triathlon at the professional level soon after she graduated.


A member of the USA Triathlon National Team, Sarah qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be in London, England this summer. 2011 was a successful year for Sarah — in addition to qualifying for the Olympic Games she finished the year as the top U.S. triathlete and was ranked third in the world.


Sarah’s advice for USA Triathlon Kids: “Don’t worry about how you finish! If you focus on having fun, learning from your mistakes, working hard and trying to improve, good results will follow over time.”


Favorite sport as a kid: It changed every week, but mainly swimming
Favorite food: Any fresh-picked fruit
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite sport besides triathlon: Baseball — I grew up in Cooperstown (New York) with the Baseball Hall of Fame.
First triathlon (race name and date): I can’t remember!
Favorite part of triathlon: When I cross the finish line
Best race venue: Hamburg, Germany
Best way to recover after a race: Right after you finish, have a snack and then enjoy a nice, short easy swim, bike or run with a friend, sharing some laughs along the way


WANT YOUR PROFILE IN THE MAGAZINE?
Answer the questions in the profiles you see on page 3 and email your answers (and a close-up picture) to communications@usatriathlon.org with “youth profile” in the subject line.


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