Megan Richter

Started: She took up Para triathlon at age 17 in 2018. She was also involved in swimming but turned her focus to triathlon in 2020. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2024; britishtriathlon.org, 18 May 2024) Reason: She got involved in Para triathlon after attending a talent ID day. "My favourite part about triathlon is the vast range of different training you can include in your programme. Just for running, for example, you can do road, track, and trail, it really keeps it interesting, and it makes a change from going up and down a pool all week. I got bored of swimming up and down a swimming pool." (Athlete, 29 Aug 2024; britishtriathlon.org, 18 May 2024, 31 Mar 2022) Ambition: She would like to return to university to study for a PhD. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2024) Awards: She won the 2011 West Midlands Para Swimming Squad's Improver Award. (artena-solutions.com, 18 Feb 2012) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES She has volunteered as a swimming coach at Orion Swimming Club in Birmingham, England, and as an athlete representative for British Swimming. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Dec 2020) FURTHER EDUCATION In 2019 she began studying for a bachelor's degree in biomedical science at the University of Sheffield in England. She has also studied cardiovascular science at the University of Birmingham in England. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2024; LinkedIn profile, 01 Dec 2020; sheffield.ac.uk, 18 Feb 2020)

Sporting Relatives: Her sister Aimee has competed for the Orion Swimming Club in Birmingham, England. Her grandfather played hockey for South Africa. (Athlete, 29 Aug 2024; artena-solutions.com, 27 Feb 2013)