Education
University of British Columbia.
University of British Columbia.
He took third-place in the 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Symonds" performance made him the first Canadian male and the second man in his twenties (after Terenzo Bozzone) to record a podium finish at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Symonds trains in his hometown of Penticton, British Columbia and Vancouver, British Columbia Symonds was raised in Penticton, British Columbia, but did not start participating in triathlons until he was 20.
Prior to this, he was a runner for the University of British Columbia in college, where he obtained a bachelor"s degree in commerce, with a concentration in marketing.
Notable results 2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne - 1st - 2:44 marathon.
2015 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne - 1st - 2:44 marathon 2014 Challenge Penticton – 1st - 3 weeks after Ironman Canada (Whistler) - 2:50 marathon 2014 Challenge Bahrain - 7th 2014 Ironman Canada (Whistler) – 2nd - 2:40:34 marathon 2013 Challenge Penticton – 1st - bike crash going 60+km/h - 2:47 marathon 2013 Ironman Los Cabos – 4th - debut Ironman distance race - 2:54 marathon 2012 Ironman 70.3 Austin – 4th 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 15th 2012 Ironman 70.3 Calgary – 3rd 2011 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 3rd 2011 Ironman 70.3 Boise – 3rd 2011 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 3rd 2010 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 10th 2010 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens – 2nd 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship – 33rd 2011 - 2014 Great White North Triathlon - 1st - new course record set in 2013 at 3:46:01.