VIOLETTE GRATIEN
It’s thanks to her Service Civique within the Expatriés that Violette discovered both the team and triathlon (+ the fourth discipline).
Coming from an outdoor and earthly sports background, she struggled – but still managed, to succeed her first triathlon in 2018 (in a relay team!). As there is room for improvement and as the club atmosphere is beyond compare, she decided to stick around a little longer in the club and became part of the volunteer teams.

FRED LACOMBE
Fred joined the club in 2019 for preparing his first triathlon, being challenged to do so by his teammates. Few seasons later, he moved from XS to half-ironman and marathon. He is now certified triathlon initiator (BF5) and coach in mental preparation.

GEE DEMIRAY
A recreational long-distance runner who’s been friends with many club members over the years, Gee finally decided it was time to take up triathlon in Fall 2018 and joined the club shortly after. In only one season, she was able to learn freestyle swimming and improve her cycling skills thanks to excellent guidance & coaching from the Expatriés coaches. When she’s not working her day job, running the streets of Paris or doing sprint workouts on the track, you may find her glued to her phone, taking photos and sharing stories from various club activities.

GUILLAUME LEBRE
Guillaume joined the club initially to practice running.

The friendly atmosphere and supervision by a team of professionals immediately seduced him.  He found triathlon to be a fun and complete sport, and became passionate about it as well as for the 4th discipline 😉 He joined the management team in 2020.

STEPHANIE RIAHI
Stéphanie was not into sports at all, and in 2017 she thought “ok it’s time to do something”. And because she doesn’t like simple things, she started with triathlon and joined the Expatriés, not knowing how to run or cycle, and barely surviving in a pool.

Oh, and Stephanie has a visual impairment, so if you see a blond girl at the back of a tandem, that’s her !

After two years of training, she completed her first Olympic distance in June 2019.
Loving the club, its atmosphere, the social events, the apéros, the friendly and strong support from everyone…  and willing to help more and be part of it, she decided to become a manager in September 2019.

BETTINA FISCHER
Bettina found her love for triathlon in 2016 being a spectator at a triathlon in Nice, did her first Olympic triathlon in May 2017 and is hooked to anything triathlon related since. Unlike most people, Bettina didn’t really practice any of the 3 sports before on a regular basis. Her favorites are long distance races and long bike journeys. She is currently training for marathon and a full Ironman. Besides that, you can find her on a tandem or any club social event.

MARTIN GAILLARD
Martin joined the Expatriés Triathlon Club in April 2019 to finish his master’s degree in sport nutrition.
He is here to give all the interested licensees of the club, his expertise in nutrition (Individual nutritional care) in order to optimize physical performance and recovery of each.
Also interested about scientific research, he intends to develop during his internship a study showing the involvement of nutrition in the prevention of injury in sport.
Finally, as a passionate of sports in general and in order to understand and judge for himself the requirements and needs of the triathletes, he decided to start training with the Expatriés club.

So, if you have any queries or needs about nutrition, Martin is here to help and assist you! Don’t hesitate to contact him by mail! (martin.gaillard4@gmail.com)

LOUISE WATERS
TREASURER
A recreational runner having completed a few half marathons and a marathon, Louise was looking for a new challenge and the encouragement and support of a team so joined the Expatriés in 2013. Her favourite element is swimming, particularly enjoying the challenges of sea swimming*, but also loves getting out of Paris on her bike. Competing in her first M distance in 2014, Louise has gradually built on this experience and in 2016 she completed her first L distance race. One of her goals for 2017 is to focus on improving the running.. (*exotic climates preferable).

TOM SCOTT
Comes from a running background originally before joining the team in 2015. Tom was looking to improve his cycling and swimming performance to contribute to improved triathlon times. Tom has partaken in all triathlon distances and completed his first Ironman in 2016.

GERARD MIHRANYAN
In the beginning, I was a biker. Start triathlon’s in 2011 and still alive!
I have a passion for mountains and cereal bar with banana.

I train very hard to improve myself in each field of triathlon, pub included.
I like the idea to get involved in something I believe.

CONRAD WRONSKI
Conrad started triathlon in 2018 while joining the club for a Service Civique. He had joined some others sports club before the Expatriés, but here, he discovered a very good atmosphere where the social aspect is really important.
Motivated by this good spirit, he started to train with two objectives: Have fun and race the Paris Triathlon M in 2019.

JAMES DYRDA
After building experience in open water swimming and running, James completed his first triathlon in his native UK in 2014. Upon moving to Paris later that year and discovering ‘real’ cycling, he returned from a triathlon hiatus to join the team in 2016. In the following 2017 season, he competed in multiple distance competitions, including his first marathon and L distance triathlon. His goals for the future are to improve his performance in the cycle and run disciplines, and to continue to survive every swim.

FRANÇOIS MAURY
François has practised many sports, from off-piste skiing to Petanque, but what could be better than to do his 1ère season 2016-2017 with ExpaTRIés to discover Triathlon in competition? This is what he did beginning with the Paris Super Sprint competition run by the club (see photo), then following this an M distance Triathlon in his native Montpellier.
His objective: Progress with the joy and the humour of the ExpaTRIés!