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Andy Potts
2004 US Olympian, 2007 IRONMAN 70.3 world champion and founder of AP Racing.
About
Andy Potts swam NCAA Division I at the University of Michigan and placed fourth in the 400m individual medley at the 1996 US Olympic Swimming Trials before turning to triathlon. He raced for the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Over a long professional career he won the 2007 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, 32 IRONMAN 70.3 races, eight IRONMANs and six Escape from Alcatraz titles, and twice placed fourth at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. He guided Paralympian Kyle Coon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
He retired from professional racing in 2025 and now coaches the USA Triathlon Paratriathlon Resident Team. He is a USA Triathlon Certified Coach and founded AP Racing, the coaching team on our Clubs roster.
Career highlights
- US Olympian, triathlon, Athens 2004
- IRONMAN 70.3 world champion, 2007
- Pan American Games gold, 2007
- 32 IRONMAN 70.3 wins and eight IRONMAN wins
- Six-time Escape from Alcatraz champion
- 4th, IRONMAN World Championship, Kona, 2014 and 2015
- Coach of the USA Triathlon Paratriathlon Resident Team, from 2025
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At a glance
- Sport
- Triathlon
- Represents
- United States
- Olympics
- Athens 2004
- Team
- AP Racing (founder)
Photo credit
Wildflower 2009 photos by Thomas Kriese, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
