Caroline Steffen

Caroline Steffen (born 18 September 1978) is a Swiss triathlete, triathlon world champion at ITU Long Distance (2010, 2012), Ironman World runner-up (2012 ), and the Ironman European Champion (2011, 2012).

Career

Caroline Steffen began in 1990 with swimming and was from 1993 to 2003 for ten years a member of the Swiss national team, where she was 17- time Swiss champion.

In Immenstadt it was in August 2010 World Champion on the long distance of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) and in October she was also in Hawaii Ironman World runner-up.

In May 2011, she brought with her ​​victory in Port Macquarie the first track on the Ironman distance (3.86 km swim, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). In July 2011, she was in Frankfurt Triathlon European Champion and 2012 she successfully defended this title successfully.

Caroline Steffen who already competed in the Tour de France, is a trained architectural draftsman and now lives with her ​​partner, the Australian triathlete David Dellow in Mooloolaba (Queensland, Australia). Her nickname is " Xena ".

In July 2012, she was able to repeat their success in Spain in 2010, and won again the title at the World Cup on the triathlon long distance. In October, she became vice world champion at Ironman Hawaii.

In July 2013, she won the Challenge Roth on long distance and in March 2014 they won their fifth in Melbourne Ironman victory.

Sporting successes

( DNF - Did Not Finish )

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