He competed in his first triathlon at the age of seven and has been training only for triathlons since he was 15 years old. Now 20, Nicholas Kastelein Jnr, a third year Bachelor of Human Movement (Rehabilitation) student at Charles Sturt University (CSU), is now the 18-19 years Australian Long Course Junior Triathlon Champion. He won the title at a race held at Huskisson on the NSW south coast on 24 February. The CSU student explained that “There was no qualifying for the event, just the confidence that such a long distance can be accomplished. The swim leg is two kilometres, cycling is 83 kilometres, and running is 20 kilometres. For the 105 kilometre long course racing, swimming is my strongest discipline with cycling my weakest, but when racing short distances (750m swim / 20kms cycle / 5kms run) these are reversed.” Nick was born and raised in Mudgee and started his degree at CSU’s Bathurst Campus two years ago. “My goal is to finish my CSU degree and pursue a career in triathlon as a professional, racing long or short course events, with my degree to fall back on.”