Age Group Athlete and Performance Coach
Michael is a successful endurance athlete and coach based in Melbourne Australia.
He is the owner and operator of ASF Tri, which offers personalized coaching to some of Australia’s most successful elite and age group athletes.
He is also the the Head Coach of YarraTri, which he started in 1995 and is one of Australia’s best triathlon training programs.
In addition, he coaches individuals and group sessions for the IST program for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
He has presented on many coaching courses and has written articles for magazines such as Triathlon & Multi Sport, Australian Triathlete and Runners World.
He is a brand ambassador for Zone 3, 32Gi, Top Gear Cycles, Specialized, FootPro, Sokhyte, Boco caps, Physiosports Brighton and Pursue Health.
For the latest information check out both ASF Tri and YarraTri on Instagram and Facebook
His coaching achievements include:
- 1st female age group athlete overall at the ITU Triathlon World Championships
- Multiple age group World Championship medallists in Aquathon, Duathlon, Short and Long Course Triathlon
- An Elite top 20 finish at the World Duathlon Championship
- Elite Australian Champion in X-Tri
- Age group Australian Champions in Olympic, Sprint and Duathlon
- 1st age grouper overall in 70.3 races
- National series winners
- Multiple Elite Victorian Championship winners
- Numerous age group Victorian Championship winners
- Over 100 athletes selected to Australia teams
- Athletes selected to international teams including USA, GB, Ireland and Chile
- Over 100 sprint distance series winners
- Over 200 podium finishes in Victorian races
As an athlete his achievements include
- Selected to 20 World Championship teams
- World Championship Silver and Bronze medallist
- 10 World Championship top 10 finishes.
- Multiple Oceania Championships in Triathlon & Duathlon
- Multiple Australian Championships at Triathlon & Duathlon
- Australia Team Captain
- Flag Bearer at the 2018 ITU World Championships
- Australian Athlete of the Year
- Australian National Series Winner at Triathlon & Duathlon
- State Championship wins in Victoria, NSW, WA, Qld, Tas and Canberra
- International race wins in England, USA, France, Switzerland, Thailand, Hawaii and Noumea
