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PETE VALENTYIK
Peter Valentyik has been a Coach with the Training Club for 1 year and obtains great satisfaction learning and sharing knowledge and experience with athletes of different abilities. He also coaches Masters swimming, Nordic Skate skiing and is a private Swim Instructor for all abilities. Peter began his swim coaching/instruction in College and continued ever since with continued refinement in methods, athlete success and satisfaction. Born in Northern Michigan, he started out as a competitive swimmer since the age of 9 in Budapest Hungary, while attending school for one year. He then continued with swim competition into High School (MVP his senior year) and College (Most Improved Freshman Year). His first triathlon took place his sophomore year in High School where he continued part time competition throughout College. Upon graduation he pursued an Electrical Engineering Career in Boulder while also pursuing both a national and international level triathlon competition. Noted performances included two consecutive years of competing in for the US @ Age Group Short Course World Championships in England (20th place) and New Zealand (7th place). Peter then chose to compete as a Professional Triathlete, where he is now starting his 13th Pro Season. Notable Professional performances included competing 4 times in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, and 6 additional Ironmans in Florida, New Zealand, Australia, Idaho, Arizona, and Wisconsin. His most notable performances included a 2nd overall lead after the swim and bike sections in the 2004 Wisconsin, Ironman. Other competitions included competing in the Long Course World Championships, in Muncie Indiana, numerous National Olympic Distance and Half Ironman Distances and winning a handful of local Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlons and Duathlons. Last year he changed his winter focus and competed in the Regional (2nd Overall) and National Winter Triathlon Championships (6th Overall), and also won a 10K Nordic Skate Race at the Snow Mountain Ranch Stampede in Winter Park.
Other Personal Best Achievements
1:52 Olympic Distance Triathlon
4:06 Half Ironman Triathlon
9:28 Ironman Triathlon
47:52 Ironman Triathlon Swim
4:53 Ironman Triathlon Bike
2:06 Half Ironman Triathlon Bike
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