Let’s face it, Team GB didn’t need another female short-course superstar. But it was never going to turn away Beth Potter, the swimmer turned Olympian track athlete turned triathlete… who’s also been training with Alistair and Jonny Brownlee since she joined the sport in 2017. As a former 10,000m specialist, it’s no surprise that Potter’s power comes in the final discipline. But thanks in no small part to those Yorkshire brothers and their homeland hills, her now well-honed bike skills have helped build a formidable podium-placing package; recently taking back-to-back bronze and silver at the Montreal and Hamburg World Triathlon Championship Series races. Team GB just got even harder to beat…
220: Congratulations for Montreal and Hamburg, a (respective) bronze and silver in consecutive races. How did it feel to mount your first World Series podium?
Beth Potter: It was pretty special [in Montreal]. I feel like it’s been building, it’s been coming, so just being able to execute the perfect race was something I just hadn’t quite done yet. I felt like I was really competitive and that was a big step in the right direction for me.
220: What areas do you still need to work on do you think?
BP: I’m much better at positioning now, but I think just being a bit more confident coming in and out of T1 and T2. Being a bit more bolshy and being towards the front. Being confident basically! But I grow in confidence the more races I do, and the better I do. I feel like it kind of snowballs with me. That’s why I’ve gone in with this full-on schedule.
220: What are your expectations for the Commonwealths?
This story is from the September 2022 edition of 220 Triathlon.
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