Scott Tinley

Scott Tinley is a former professional triathlete, born on 25 October 1956, who won the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii twice. In the 1980s he dominated triathlon together with Mark Allen, Dave Scott and Scott Molina, and he was inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame in 1996. After retiring he became a writer, teacher and ocean lifeguard. He is the author of Racing the Sunset, a book about athlete retirement and life transition, and In the Wake of Our Past, a work of historical fiction about a returning Vietnam War veteran. He has taught English and a course called Sport and Society at San Diego State University and teaches Sports, Games, and Culture there and at California State University San Marcos.