Top medic's other life as world-leading triathlete

SUPER-FIT medic and triathlete Genevieve Thueux cycled, ran and swam her way to qualify for three world championships in 2026 - and all while working as a top doctor, hospital clinical director and being a mother.

- ABBIE WIGHTWICK

> Genevieve Thueux at the startline of this year's Dubai Triathlon 2025, and inset, from top: Genevieve's medal haul for 2025; Genevieve has achieved the rare accolade of qualifying for all three global triathlon series - T100, Challenge and Ironman; Genevieve with partner Hywel Phillips. Inset left; Genevieve is a consultant paediatrician and clinical director at the Children's Hospital for Wales

Genevieve, a consultant paediatrician and clinical director of the Children's Hospital for Wales, gets up at 5.15am daily to train before work.

Outside of medicine, she's a triathlete and has competed in both Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events, qualifying for two world championships, and has just achieved the rare accolade of qualifying for all three global triathlon series - T100, Challenge and Ironman in 2026.

To qualify for the world championships competitors must be in the top 10 or 15 places for their race. To qualify in one band is good going but all three is a huge achievement, with thousands competing and around 100 in each age group.