TRIATHLON VICTORIA
MEMBER PROFILE
STEPHANIE DEMESTICHAS
Meet Stephanie Demestichas. Steph, like many athletes, is very busy and
wears multiple hats. She’s a member and coach at the Casey Cardinia
Triathlon Club, coaches for the Triathlon Victoria Development Program, is
studying creative arts and racing as a professional triathlete.
Triathlon Victoria (TV):How did you get
into Triathlon?
Stephanie Demestichas (SD): I am 22
years old and I live in Melbourne. As well
as studying my final year of a Bachelor
of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) degree, I’m
the swim coach for a couple of triathlon
clubs and a professional triathlete. At
a young age, I was a national medalist
in swimming and trained and raced at
an elite level for eight years. My love
and usual drive for swimming became
challenging and I wasn’t improving for
a couple of years, so I knew I needed
a change. I always wanted to keep
swimming in my life, but I wanted a
bigger challenge and thought, why not
take on two more sports?
TV: What does a regular day look like for
you?
SD: I coach swimming in the morning,
complete two training sessions, uni work/
class, write programs in the afternoon
and then coach at night. I love listening
to music, drawing and painting, catching
up with friends and spending time with
the family.
TV: What keeps you motivated?
SD: My goals motivate me, whether they
are short term (for example, hitting
a certain pace in a track set) or long
term, all of my sessions that lead to a
specific goal are important and will aid in
achieving that target. I am also motivated
by thinking about my professional career
as a whole; I want to continually move my
way up into the higher rankings in long
distance triathlon (half ironman/70.3)
and to enjoy the experience of racing
against some of the world’s best. I believe
I can achieve great things and I know I’ve
got the attitude of a world class athlete.
Being part of the Triathlon Victoria
Development Program, firstly as a junior
athlete and now as a coach has definitely
helped my personal and professional
development and I am grateful for their
ongoing support. Also being a member
of Casey Cardinia Triathlon Squad as
their swim coach and seeing the athletes
improve due to my guidance and their
comm