Siri Lindley

Background

Lindley grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, as an athletic and shy child.

Education

She attended Greenwich High School, where she played field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse. She later attended Brown University, where she played at the varsity level in the same three sports and graduated with a degree in psychology.

Career

She has coached a number of Olympic and Ironman athletes and champions, including Mirinda Carfrae, Leanda Cave, Sarah True, and Susan Williams. Lindley has also worked as a television sports analyst covering triathlon and field hockey events for National Broadcasting Company during the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has reported on National Collegiate Athletic Association Field Hockey, the National Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four, and the Big 10 Tournament for National Broadcasting Company, CSTV, and Television New Zealand. Following graduation, she spent two years coaching field hockey and lacrosse – one year at Princeton University and one year at Lehigh University.

In 1992 Lindley competed in her first triathlon without having much prior knowledge or training in swimming.

She trained while working 60-hour weeks at a local Young Men’s Christian Association in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1996 she began competing in International Telecommunication Union World Cup races and was consistently producing top-10 finishes in 1999 under coach Jack Ralston.

By 2000 she was focusing on qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics, the year the triathlon was making its first appearance in the Olympic program At the United States. Olympic Trials in Dallas, Lindley failed to take one of the top two spots in the race to qualify, but instead took third and accompanied the team to Sydney as an alternate.

Thereafter, she made some changes in her training, including joining coach Brett Sutton"s squad at the suggestion of Loretta Harrop.

Soon after joining his squad, Sutton had her race in the 2000 International Telecommunication Union Duathlon World Championships, where she took second place. The next year, in 2002, she maintained her Number. After that year, she decided to retire from triathlon competition to pursue what she considered her true career calling as a coach.

Achievements

• 2016 United States of America Triathlon Hall of Fame 2014 International Triathlon Union Hall of Fame 2007 Brown Athletic Hall of Fame 2001 Female Duathlete of the Year 2001 Triathlon Magazine"s Triathlete of the Year.

Membership

In 2014 she was selected to be a member of the inaugural International Triathlon Union (International Telecommunication Union) Hall of Fame class.