

Lucy Charles-Barclay
TRIATHLON
28
AGE

Biography
Lucy Charles-Barclay is an English professional triathlete specialising in the Ironman and 70.3 distances, who is the 2021 World Champion in that discipline. Prior to taking up triathlon, Charles was an elite distance and open water swimmer. She attempted to gain selection for the British swimming team for the 2012 Olympic trials in both the pool and open water. She was, however, unsuccessful, despite having beaten open water trials winner Keri-anne Payne in the Great North Swim a month previously. Charles subsequently made her debut in triathlon in 2014 and went on to win the 18–24 women’s age category at the 2015 Ironman World Championship as an amateur. She subsequently turned professional.
Highlights
2021 1ST IM 70.3 WORLD CHAMPION
2017, 2018 & 2019 2ND IM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2017, 2018 & 2018 1ST THE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
2019 1ST CHALLENGE ROTH