Kirsten Sweetland

Kirsten Sweetland is a Canadian professional triathlete, born on 24 September 1988, who retired from elite racing in 2017. She was Junior World Champion in 2006 and won the silver medal at the 2010 U23 World Championships, and in 2010 she also took silver at the Premium Pan American Cup in Kelowna. Between 2005 and 2010 she started 26 ITU events and reached the top ten thirteen times. She raced in France for the club Tri Olympique Club Cessonnais, and in 2015 she was a member of the ECS Triathlon club at Sartrouville. In 2016 she was named to the Canadian Olympic team and competed at the Rio Olympics. She now works as a triathlon coach and a Registered Massage Therapist.