ABOUT LIANNA MARIE THE ATHLETE

Born: Lianna Marie Doherty on March 1st 1974, in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.

Currently training in: Victoria, BC, Canada

Coach: Mark Shorter (www.lifesport.ca)

Athletic Background: Swam competitively most of my life. Switched to Modern Pentathlon (shoot, fence, swim, ride, run) for 6 years in my mid-twenties, then to triathlon in my mid-thirties.

First Triathlon: Schaffhauser Triathlon in Switzerland, August 2008.

Favourite Race: Lavaman Triathlon, Kona Hawaii.

Favourite Workout: Any distance freestyle or IM (individual medley)swim workout

Least Favourite Workout: Any type of sprint workout!

Favourite Food: Chicken Cacciatore and Red Wine

Favourite Athletes: Jim Morris (pro baseball) and Ruben Gonzalez (luge)

Favourite Sporting Memories: As a spectator: Watching a world record being set live... I was only 10 but I remember it so well...Alex Bauman set a world record in the 400 Individual Medley at the 1984 Canadian Swimming Olympic Trials and I got to see it! He was one of my biggest influences in my swimming career.

As an athlete: Winning a bronze medal in swimming at the World Military Games in 2003 (4x 100 medley relay)...standing on the podium next to Team China and team Russia; both teams who were composed of Olympians!

Personal Motto: All things are possible if you believe.

Favourite Quote by an Athlete: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan