Dominique Donner - World Class Triathlete

JULY 2003
7 June 2003: Dominique attended a charity function in Durban at Greyville Race track in support for Childline. The event was sponsored by Astropak. Dominique had to race on mountainbike against some of the great legends of Scotland and SA rugby.

14 June 2003: Dominique attended a charity function in support for the CANCER Society of South Africa (CANSA) held at Canal Walk, CAPE TOWN.

Come and meet the Team Barloworld riders and world class Triathlete Dominique Donner (left) at the Barloworld stand at the Argus Expo. Click here for more on team Barloworld (of whom Dominique is the latest edition!)

The FHM 100 Sexiest Woman in the World 2002 competition recently came to a close. Dominique placed a great 27th out of the top 100. Click here for more info and pictures.

MARCH 2003
Latest cycle races:
Sat 1 March - Wilde Berg River Ride (84kms)
1st Female

Sun 2 March - Olympic Cycles Journey for Sight (70kms)
1st Female

FEBRUARY 2003 NEWS
16 Feb - Dominique won the 2003 South African Long Distance Triathlon Champs. (2km Swim 90km Bike 21.1km Run - Time: 4:42). Race was held in Benoni.

Look out for Dom in a 4 page spread of LONGEVITY magazine April 2003 edition, plus an inside story. Check Dom's fitness demostrations in the February 2003 edition of SARIE magazine

JANUARY 2003 NEWS
24-26 January
3 DAY SWIM RUN ULTRAMAN SERIES EVENT
Benoni
DAY 1 1500m swim 4km run 1st pro
DAY 2 3000m swim 12km run 1st pro
DAY 3 2000m swim 20km run 1st pro

2003 NEWS - Argus Article

Dominique was features in the Cape Argus, click here for the full article.

2002 NEWS

Well I starting the year 2002 rather badly after breaking my wrist in a bike accident on the 12th January. That was the end of my 2001 / 2002 season. It also put me out of the running for Commonwealth Games. Unfortunately there was no injury clause and I was not allowed to prove myself after the April cut off date. It was a very frustrating time for me as competing in the Games was also a great ambition of mine.

I left Cape Town at the end of May (rather unfit!) and was based in Switzerland for 4 months training and racing. I was very fortunate to stay with a wonderful family, the Bellwalds, in a small town called Brittnau, 60km outside of Zurich. The main purpose of my training was to prepare for the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships which was held on the 22nd September in Nice , France.

I altogether raced 6 races of which 3 of them were duathlons....not exactly my favourite sport! Below are my results...

14th JULY - ZURICH WOMEN'S ONLY INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON( a non drafting event)
Result: 1st PRO
I won the race in a PB time of 1 hr 58:10 (swim 20mins, bike 59:10, run 38:01)

4th AUGUST - SOUTH AFRICAN DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS PRETORIA (10kms run, 40kms bike, 5kms run)
Result: 2nd PRO
I was selected to compete for SA in the elite category at the World Championships in the USA.

17th AUGUST - SWISS SPRINT CUP TRIATHLON
Result: 2nd PRO

7th SEPTEMBER - POWERMAN ZOFINGEN SHORT DISTANCE DUATHLON (10kms run, 50kms bike, 5kms run)
Result: 6th PRO

22nd SEPTEMBER - NICE WORLD LONG DISTANCE TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS ( 4000ms swim, 124kms bike, 30kms run)
Result: 16th PRO
(7hrs 45) I was extremely happy with my result at the World Championships. This is my first ever long distance race. My race plan was always to race conservatively. One does not know what to expect the first time over such a long day. I have gained enormous confidence and now know that I can race this distance much faster. The next World Champs is in May 2003 in Ibiza, Spain. Can't wait!

Next up is the 5FM ENERGADE Series starting on the 6th October in PE with the final event on the 2nd December in Pretoria.

Thank you to JICM for the great sponsorship they have given me to enable me to spend time in Europe and to race the World Championships in Nice. See you at the races!

ENERGADE 5FM TRIATHLON SERIES -12/12/2001
In a brilliant performance after a long winter layoff, Dominique not only won the final race of the Energade 5FM Triathlon Series, but also the overall series as well by having earned the most overall points.

VIRGIN ACTIVE HEALTH CLUBS -12/12/2001
Dominique was chosen to promote the opening of the revamped Tygervalley and Point Clubs. She attended the opening as a support to Richard Branson who flew out to South Africa especially for the occasion.