Meet the Committee

2024 - 2025 Bayside Triathlon Club Committee Members

Meet this year's fabulous Bayside Triathlon Club (BTC) committee members below. Thanks to these
individuals who give their time voluntarily to ensure that our club continues to function and thrive.
Thanks also to all previous committee members who put in the hard yards to get this club to where
it is today!

ADAM ROWLAND

Committee Role: PRESIDENT
Email: president@baysidetriclub.com
Adam has raced all distances, but prefers the Olympic/Standard, or really any race that involves a
holiday (especially the Noosa Triathlon and the VIC Regional Series). Contact Adam about anything
to do with the club or Triathlon Victoria.

Contact Adam about anything to do with the club or Triathlon Victoria.

KARA GRIFFITHS

Committee Role: Treasurer
Email: treasurer@baysidetriclub.com
You couldn’t get bubblier and more welcoming than our Kara. She looks after our club funds and is
known for her red lippy and massive smile.

NAT LIVINGS & MATT WIELGOSZ

Committee Role: Secretary
Email: secretary@baysidetriclub.com
You get two for the price of one with Nat & Matt sharing the Secretary position this year. They keep
the committee on track and generally boss people about, in between Ironman (Matt) and Ironman
70.3 (Nat) training.

KIRSTEN WILSON

Committee Role: Social Secretary
Email: social@baysidetriclub.com
Kirsten’s in it for the craic. A social butterfly, she helps organise our various awesome functions to get club members together off the course.

DAVE ADAMS

Committee Role: Membership
Email: info@baysidetriclub.com
Following the Ironman World Championships in Nice, Dave’s training for Port Macquarie Ironman.
Talk to Dave about joining our club and he’ll help you with membership enquiries.
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CLINT VAN BEVEREN

Committee Role: Head Coach
Email: coaching@baysidetriclub.com
A multi-award-winning triathlete, Clint leads our group training sessions and also offers 1:1 personal coaching. Talk to Clint about anything to do with triathlon, your goals and how BTC can help you to achieve them.

Chris Horvath

General Committee
Email: building@baysidetriclub.com
From racing cars to racing triathlon, Chris was once officially voted ‘friendliest club member’. Chris helps out with clubrooms and general duties.

SIMON WALKER

General Committee
Email: sponsorship@baysidetriclub.com
Another of our Ironmen, Simon looks after sponsorship enquiries, as well as general committee duties.

Emma Garza Lopez

SOCIAL MEDIA
Email: marketing@baysidetriclub.com
Emma is in charge of our club marketing. With her creative ideas and friendly approach, she helps to
boost the committee's presence, making sure everyone feels included and informed about upcoming
activities, events and races. She loves to create community connections through digital storytelling.

Rob Bingham

General Committee
Email: GeneralMember@baysidetriclub.com
Rob’s our BBQ King, who likes to keep the club fed at social events. He’s a great reminder that
partners are just as welcome at the club as the triathletes.

Natalie Thomas

General Committee
Email: GeneralMember@baysidetriclub.com
Hailing from Venezuela, Natalie is our volunteer coordinator, organising the troops to support events such as Ironman 70.3 Melbourne, regional Duathlons and our Bayside Tri Club ‘try a tri’ event.

Yestay Kurmanov

General Committee
Email: GeneralMember@baysidetriclub.com
Completing our international committee is Yestay. He troubleshoots our IT and supports other general committee duties, when he’s not being gifted free last-minute entries to marathons and triathlons.
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We respectfully acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which our club operates; the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that First Nations peoples have a rich and continuing connection to the Bayside area.
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