Biography - Martin Schulz

Martin has a limb deficiency and his lower left arm is missing. He began swimming in 1996, when he was six, as his family encouraged him with the ambition set in winning gold medals in international events. He has certainly delivered on that ambition, with Paralympic gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 as well as multiple Para Series and World Championships to his name.

Biography - Chris Hammer

Currently ranked world number one, in 2013 Chris made his debut at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in London, finishing seventh. In the same year, he finished second in Edmonton and went on to win consecutive gold medals at the USA Paratriathlon National Championships and in San Diego, California.

Chris has had great success throughout his career, most notably, being selected to represent USA at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games where he placed fourth.

Most recently, Chris earned four gold medals at the 2017 USA Paratriathlon National Championships, 2017 Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships and ITU World Paratriathlon Series in Yokohama and Gold Coast.

Recent Highlights

- 3rd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam;

- Winner of the 2017 USA Paratriathlon National Championships;

- Winner of the 2017 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series;

- Winner of the 2017 Gold Coast ITU World Paratriathlon Series; and

- Winner of the 2017 Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships.