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British para-triathletes ready to enter the history books

The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced the 11 athletes and two guides who will compete for ParalympicsGB and make history in just over 50 days’ time, as the sport makes its debut onto the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016.

Lauren Steadman competes in a triathlon

Great Britain has qualified the highest number of slots of any country in this sport, meaning it will be the best represented when the athletes take to the water and streets around Copacabana.

Amongst the ParalympicsGB team are three recent European champions.

Lauren Steadman, a swimmer-turned-triathlete, will compete in her third Games and goes into Rio as reigning World and European champion in the PT4 category.

Andy Lewis won the PT2 category; while Alison Patrick and her guide Hazel Smith successfully defended her European title at the 2016 European Championships in Lisbon.

Lauren Steadman said today:

“This will be my third games representing Great Britain, and I feel honoured to be competing for my country once again! Para-triathlon makes its debut at the Rio Paralympics and I'm excited to experience the games in a new sport alongside my teammates.
"We are a strong team and it will be great to get out there and bring home that medal that I've trained so relentlessly for.” 

Today’s announcement takes the number of selected athletes to 201 from 18 sports.

Selected athletes are:

Men

  • Joe Townsend (PT1)

Home town: Eastbourne
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Phil Hogg (PT1)

Home town: Heanor
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Andy Lewis (PT2)

Home town: Lydney, Gloucestershire
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Ryan Taylor (PT2)

Home town: Derby
Main training base: Loughborough

  • David Hill (PT4)

Home town: Exmouth
Main training base: Loughborough

  • George Peasgood (PT4)

Home town: Saffron Walden
Main training base: Loughborough

Women

  • Lauren Steadman (PT4)

Home town: Peterborough
Main training base: Portsmouth

  • Faye McClelland (PT4)

Home town: Eastbourne
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Clare Cunningham (PT4)

Home town: Cambridge
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Alison Patrick (Guide Hazel Smith) (PT5)

Home town: Dunfermline
Main training base: Loughborough

  • Melissa Reid (Guide Nicole Walters) (PT5)    

Home town: Porthtowan
Main training base: Cornwall

  • Guide: Hazel Smith

Home town: Edinburgh
Main training base: Edinburgh

  • Guide: Nicole Walters

Home town: Derby
Main training base: University of Bath