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  • "I founded Team Winter at age 9 after my dad was diagnosed at age 40 with a very aggressive form of Prostate Cancer. He passed away in 2009 before he even reached his 41st birthday."

    -Winter

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  • Winter is the 2011

    13 year-old

    IronKids National Champion!

     

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  • Team Winter is a proud supporting partner of the

    Prostate Cancer Foundation

     

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  • Winter visits schools and motivates kids across America with

    "Winter's Inspirational Talk Series"

     

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    http://www.teamwinter.org/winter/winters-inspirational-talk-series#article
  • 2011 Women's Sports Foundation Annual Salute held in New York City

     

    Winter receives the "Annika Inspiration Award" from golf legend, Annika Sorenstam

     

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Winter has been nominated for "Story of the Year" by Youth1.com, the leading youth sports magazine. She needs your vote to help spread the message about Team Winter and Prostate Cancer Awareness. VOTE NOW! It takes one second. Vote here!

A group of students at the University of Oregon spent weeks following Winter and her family to create this documentary for a school project. They wanted to follow Winter's journey to the Eugene Half Marathon and share her story about Team Winter. This documentary has been accepted into the hollyshorts.com awards scheduled to take place in August 2011.

Cycling Coach

Simon Lessing is a world renowned triathlete and 5-time World Champion.

A member of the 2000 Olympic team and winner of more triathlon victories than anyone else in history. Simon ran with Winter during her first Olympic Distance Triathlon when she was just 9. Since then, the two have become great friends. Simon officially started working with Winter on her cycling in August 2010. In just two short months he was able to help her post the fastest overall female bike split at the 2010 IronKids National Championships.

 

 

Simon's Career Highlights

  • 4 Time World Triathlon Champion 1992,1995,1996,1998
  • World Long Distance Triathlon Champion 1995 (4km-120km-32km)
  • 2 Time Vice World Champion 1993 and 1999
  • 3 Time European Triathlon Champion 1991,1992 and 1994
  • 4 Time French Iron Tour Champion 1994,1995,1996 and 1997
  • 2 Time Good Will Games Gold Medalist 1994,1998
  • Awarded the title of Member of the British Empire (M.B.E) By the Queen in 2000
  • Member of Team GB In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games (9th)
  • Member of Team England In the Manchester Commonwealth Games (4th)

 

 

 
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