ZOOT ATHLETES

Zoot athletes are at the heart of our brand. Offering critical feedback in real world race situation to help with the product development process. A continual process to make the best triathlon gear available

BEN "THE HOFF" HOFFMAN

Ben Hoffman is a professional triathlete and 6x Ironman Champion. Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, He was first exposed to the sport at the University of Montana in Missoula and quickly rose to the top of the ranks at the collegiate level. Since then he has moved on to train in Boulder, Colorado, and Tucson, Arizona, two of the fitness meccas of the U.S. Since turning professional in 2007, He has earned Ironman, Half-Ironman, and National Champion victories. The Hoff has been with Zoot Sports since 2007.
Instagram: @bhoffmanracig

ELLIE SALTHOUSE

Australian Ellie Salthouse competed in her first triathlon as an 11-year-old and never looked back. In 2020, she joined the Zoot Ohana training and racing with the Original Triathlon Brand. Ellie is an 8x Ironman 70.3 champion. She is a dynamic athlete who is capable of winning any race including the 70.3 World Championship. Always smiling. Always fast.
Instagram: @elliesalthouse1

SOPHIE WATTS

Representing the U.S.A, 27-year old Sophie Watts exploded on the long course triathlon with a 3rd place finish at her 70.3 debut at Ironman 70.3 Texas followed up by a top 10 finish at the 70.3 North American Championships in St. George, UT in May 2021. As a student-athlete while attending Stanford University, Watts competed in cross country and track as a Cardinal. Watts transitioned to ITU-style racing for Team USA before making the jump to long course racing. Look for Sophie on a podium near you.

PAULA FINDLAY

Paula exploded on the international scene as a 21 year old when she won 5 ITU World Championship Series races in a row over the span of two seasons, a feat no woman in history had achieved. She competed in London at the 2012 Olympic Games, and at the 2015 Pan American games for Canada. In May 2018, in her 3rd 70.3 ever, she won the North American Pro Championships in St George, Utah, solidifying her ranks amongst the best long course triathletes in the world. Paula officially joined the Zoot Ohana in 2020.
Instagram: @paula_findlay

SIKA HENRY

Sika Henry is a competitive triathlete and corporate analyst based in Newport News, VA. Before she caught the triathlon bug, Sika was a collegiate high jumper who thought running the mile was a “long distance event”. Fast forward a few years, she won 2 marathons and has her eyes set on turning pro in triathlon. In 2019 Sika placed 6th (female amateur) at IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta and two weeks later crossed the finish line at the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona – all within 6 months of being involved in a traumatic cycling accident that left her hospitalized. Sika has been a Zoot athlete since 2018.
Instagram: @sikahenry

SARAH KARPINSKI

Sarah Karpinski was a competitive gymnast turned pole vaulter, vaulting for Kent State University. She discovered triathlon in 2011 & finished her first Ironman in 2012. "I wasn't fast but I was officially hooked to the sport after that!" 2018 Kona Finisher & AG 70.3 Eagleman & IMMT Champion. Sarah raced her first year as a professional triathlete in 2019. She joined the Zoot Ohana in 2016 & loves the support the team gives eachother :)
Instagram: @skarpers

IVAN DOMINGUEZ

Ivan Dominguez has raced competitively in the sport of cycling for 24 years and currently holds a pro triathlete license. As the top sprinter for some of the best US and International professional teams Ivan has extensive first-hand experience in the sport of cycling and holds a long list of stage wins. Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Dominguez represented Cuba winning multiple Gold and Silver Medals in the Pan American Games, has been Cuban National Champion with records still standing, and has been racing professionally for the last nine years in United States.
Instagram: @ivandomiguezofficial

YU HSIAO

Yu Hsiao is professional triathlete representing Taiwan, currently holds the Chinese Ironman Distance Record from his debut Ironman (8:49:00). Born in Taiwan, Yu immigrated to California with his family and got hooked to triathlon while studying at UCLA. Armed with a hoody and glasses, he may seem like a shy, and humble engineer in the Silicon Valley but underneath he’s a deadly speed machine. Yu was never the fastest on his teams back in high school and college. but over a decade of hard work he has achieved impressive results including 8:49 ironman debut, 4:00:23 70.3 pb, and 2:26:05 marathon. Yu has been with Zoot since 2016.
Instagram: @yuxsjao

BENNY SMITH

Benny Smith is from Glenwood Springs, CO. "I got into triathlon when I was 11. I was ranked 1st in the country as a junior before turning pro at 18. I love training in the mountains at home and I’m stoked to see where I can go in the sport."
Instagram: @benny.smith_

Holli Finneren

Holli was a competitive collegiate and semi-pro soccer player before diving head first into triathlon. She completed her first Ironman in 2012 but it wasn't until her second Ironman at Lake Placid in 2014 that she truly fell in love with long course racing. Holli is a 2017 and 2019 Ironman Kona World Championship finisher, overall winner of Michigan Titanium, and AG Champion at IMMD, 70.3 Augusta, and 70.3 Traverse City. Her rookie pro year in 2020 saw limited racing action but she did manage to take home the Hawaii TT State Championship. She truly enjoys the process of long course training and racing and pushing the boundaries to see what her body and mind are capable of achieving. She's thrilled to be part of the Ohana for a 2nd year in 2021 as she has a re-do of her rookie pro season.
Instagram: @hollifinneren

ELLIOT BACH

Elliot is a 27 year old Professional Triathlete based out of Boulder, CO where he currently lives and trains. Growing up in a large family where everybody was active growing up, whether it was running 5ks or playing club sports. He found triathlon at the age of 14 when an older sister pressured him into entering a local sprint tri. After finishing almost dead last he somehow was hooked and has not looked back since. Over the last several years Elliot has been working on his craft and has risen through the ranks, where he now races professionally on the ironman circuit. When Elliot is not racing or training you can find him coaching triathletes of all abilities and levels. You can also find Elliot out on the pro Xterra circuit as well as the gravel scene as he has started to dabble in these forms of racing as a way to cross train and add some variety to his racing.
Instagram: @Elliot_Bach_Tri

Robbie Deckard

Professional triathlete Robbie Deckard began his triathlon career with Junior and U23 ITU racing. With the dream of competing well in Kona always on his mind, he switched to non-draft racing in 2017 and has since placed on the podium several times at the Olympic and 70.3 distances. Steadily progressing each year, Robbie keeps chipping away at becoming a world-class competitor at the 70.3 distance and, eventually, the Ironman distance. Residing in Colorado, he spends his non-training time coaching endurance athletes and spending time in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

Johnny Lim

Johnny Lim is adventurous, passionate in all kinds of sports, and always determined to achieve his goals.
Back in Dec 2020, he picked up cycling when he couldn’t do any of his favourite sports (indoor) such as badminton & rock climbing due to Covid-19 pandemic. Ever since then he has been in love with cycling, and eventually the passion extended to triathlon.
He is an all rounded sports person (or at least he’d like to believe so) and it certainly resonates well with the vision of Sports Paragon “to provides all rounded sporting gears to the world”. With the support of Sports Paragon, he had completed his very first Triathlon. He is set to participate in many more multi sport races and aims to achieve his ultimate dream of completing a full distance Ironman in the future.
Instagram: @jforjohnnylim

Lim Ee Van

Ee-Van is a Competitive Age Group 5x Ironman distance triathlon finisher. He eats, live and breathe triathlon. High interest in applying science and methods, with affinity for data analysis to improves in sports and fitness. He has been actively racing since 2004 and has chalked up Multidays and Multistages adventure and trail races, Mountain Biking and cycling races, trans-island swimming, countless marathons and categories of run distances, finished multiple triathlons and duathlons of varying distances, including half-Ironman and Ironman. His motto of "keep showing up" is reflective of his personal commitment to train every day.
Instagram: @im_tristupe

Ryna Rnyz

Ryna Rynz is an adventure thrill seeker. Petite in size, she is tough to take up challenges and always attempts for ultimate performance. She focuses on Adventure Races and have recently completed the Iron Bound Lenggong Series and emerged as Champion in the Mixed Team.
Ryna is also actively involved in Ultra Trail Running, Cameron Ultra Trail (CULTRA), Ultimate Direction Cross Country, Gopeng Ultra Trail, TMMT, TMBT, Route68, HSUT, BTS100, TransLantau. Apart from Trail events, Ryna is also active in Duathlon, Road/ Trail Running, MTB Jamboree, Ultra Cycling/ Long Distance and is a Champion for the Cyberjaya Night Duathlon, Double Trouble Trail Duathlon, Deuter Trail Run.
‘I am self-motivated, constantly striving to be the best version of myself’ - Ryna Rynz
Instagram: ryna09

Teh Kuok Yuen

Teh Kuok Yuen is an elite triathlete currently working towards becoming the first Malaysian man to go under 9 hours for the Ironman (project #sub9by39). Growing up as a runner throughout his high school days, Teh got hooked on running first before dabbling in cycling and finally triathlon while studying at the University of Bristol in the UK. During the day, he works as an engineer but turns into a fast and mean swim/bike/run machine outside working hours. With over a decade of experience and hard work in the sport in the he has achieved impressive results including a personal best of 4:15 (70.3), 1:58 (non-draft Olympic distance) and a 1:15 half marathon. Teh has been with Zoot since 2021.
Instagram: @iron_monsta

Poon Wei Leng

Hails from Kuala Lumpur, Wei Leng, a corporate banker by profession started her Marathon journey in 2012 and has since completed 12 full Marathons under her belt. She found her love and passion for Triathlon in 2018 and started to take up swimming lessons to fulfill her dream to participate in major Triathlon events. Some major achievements accomplished are completing her Maiden Ironman 70.3 with an amazing time of 6.28 hours just recently. On top of that, she is also the 2nd runner up of 113 Sprint Triathlon 2018 and the 4th runner up for Perak OD Triathlon 2019.
Instagram: @xweilengx

Serena Yang

Sarawak borned Serena Yang started as a competitive swimmer represent the state and started her first triathlon at the 2015 Ironman Putrajaya 70.3 only after learning how to ride a bicycle three months before. She also represented Malaysia to the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. 2019, she gave birth to her first child and qualified for SEA Games 2019 at the same year. Mother of two, she also won the first Female Malaysian for Ironman Desaru Coast 70.3 2022 coached by her husband, Aldrian Yeo.
Instragram: @serenatriycy

Ashley Koay

I competed my first ever triathlon IRONMAN 70.3 race in 2018. My recent achievements include the Route 68 100km Women Open (Champion) in May 2022 and Route 19 100km .Women Open (3rd placing) in July 2022. I am also a pacer for the Malaysia Women Marathon 2022 in May and coming November KL Standard Charted Marathon (KLSCM). My future plans is to get back to Triathlon event with more training to get fit and perform better. My motto in life is to build endurance, physically and emotionally, with this nothing will ever stop me from achieving my dream!
Instagram: @ashleykoay

Aldrian Yeo

Aldrian started out as a competitive swimmer in his school days, and picked up triathlon in 1999 and fell in love with the sport immediately. He continued to train and race at competitive level after graduation, and well into his 10 years working with the world largest food company. He took the leap of faith, and become a full-time coach in 2017.
As an athlete he naturally gravitated towards the “high pace, explosive & draft legal” style of ITU racing and has won National Championship titles, represented Malaysia in SEA Games 2019 (6th Placing) and Asia Games 2018 (23rd Placing). With Kona in mind now, the next few years his quest is to master full distance racing and to win his AG in IRONMAN Malaysia for the home crowd!
Instagram:@aldrianyeo
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