Two-time consecutive national champion tri-athlete Chloe Waldner has done it again when in Tampa, Fla., she took first place in the 2010 IronKids National Championship. IronKids is the largest, well-known youth triathlon event series in the world.

Chloe is a fourth grade student at Woods Elementary School and is actively involved in the iCAN Junior Triathlon Club. Chloe and nine other local tri-athletes went to compete at the IronKids National Championship in Florida representing the iCAN Junior Triathlon Club. The Fresno-based iCAN Junior Triathlon Club competed in seven triathlon events between the months of April to August.

Prior to the championship event, Chloe competed in the USA Triathlon National Championship in San Diego and took home a first place victory among 9 and 10 year old girls. This was her second consecutive win. Her first win was last year in 2009 amongst 7 and 8 year old girls. This first place victory qualified her to proceed to the IronKids National Championship event in Florida.

Chloe has been training with the iCAN Triathlon Club for the past five years in swimming, biking and running. She has competed in 30 triathlons since the age of 4 and this season had recorded seven first-place finishes. At the IronKids National Championship, she swam 150 meters, biked for 4 miles and ran 1 mile against 37 other tri-athletes, and rose to the challenge to the capture first place at the finish line. She finished with the fastest time of 23:53 among 9-10 year old girls and 9 year old boys. Woods Elementary School is very proud of Chloe and her accomplishments.

*This article was originally published in CUSD Today, February 2011, and is republished on ExperienceClovis.com with permission. All rights reserved.

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