
Support Me To Race World Triathlon In Spain
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Hello, my name is Sofie Szigeti and I'm a senior in high school at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, CA! I qualified to represent Team USA at the 2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals in Pontevedra, Spain, and the time to race in September is quickly approaching!
I've been a swimmer since I was seven years old, and I completed my first triathlon when I was nine years old after my swim coach convinced me to try one. Only during the quarantine of 2020 (when I was 14 years old) did I start adding in cross-training and thinking about triathlons seriously.
Immediately, I fell in love with racing in triathlons - from the variety of practices to the tactics of draft-legal bike riding. I'm especially proud of the progress that I've made in as little as three years of competitive racing and training.
Within my first year of racing, I qualified for Age Group Nationals in Milwaukee, WI (which requires you to place within the top 3 in your age group in at least three races) and continued to place on the podium at multiple notable races. With the help of donors like you, I was able to travel and compete in my first International Worlds race in Abu Dhabi, where I placed 4th in my age group. Now, with another year of training under my belt, I'm hoping to get onto that podium.
With the help of my family and coaches, I've achieved so much that I would have never been able to do just by myself. I'm beyond grateful to have these mentors in my life, and I thank them for helping me get to where I am today.
When I first started racing, I would see people with cool red and blue colored tri suits along with their names and the words USA on it. I thought to myself, 'I want one of those...' So here I am now, with my very own Team USA tri-suit that I worked so hard to earn, hoping to race at my second World Finals race.
My family sacrificed so much for me to get to this point, but now I need the help of generous people like YOU to get me to the start line at Worlds. I humbly ask each of you to offer your financial support for the numerous expenses so that I can proudly represent Team USA and make my dream come true!
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Sofie Szigeti
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Hawthorne, CA