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We host outdoor sport events and awareness events where we combine an activity such as swim, bike, run and hike to raise awareness about breast cancer, our oceans, wildfire and climate change. We also design and manufacture premium sports apparel made to last and help you look good.

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Ashley van Rooyen

Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships at Dragonfly Tri

She is an energetic wild child who loves the ocean. She is often caught swimming at Big Bay in sub 13 °C water in only a swimming costume (no wetsuit)! She is definitely the only person we have heard of that actually meets people in the ocean.

Her passion for cold open water swimming and love of people were the driving forces behind her starting a beginner swimming group where she loves taking people out to acclimatise to the cold water and also fall in love with swimming. To her there are no barriers to entry and swimming is for everyone.

Her big dream is doing an ice swim in 5 °C water in Antarctica.

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Michele Coburn

Michele is the Head of Operations at Dragonfly Tri. She’s a problem solver with a long history in the premium apparel and branding industries. She was not always a fitness fanatic, but as physical health is a core value of Dragonfly Tri that inspired her to get out and about and try something new.

She got a good pair of shoes, started walking and then soon joined a gym with an amazing personal trainer to start her fitness journey.

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Karlien de Bruin

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Dragonfly Tri

She has never been able to sit still and believe there is no better place than to be outside testing your limits. She started cycling at a young age as a mode of transport not letting the lack of a driver’s license deter her from getting where she wants to go. She feels the best view is at the top of a mountain and you will often catch her cycling, running or hiking to the top.

She is passionate about the environment and believes we should tread lightly and respect the ocean and land we live in.

Her big dream is doing the Alpe D’Huez Triathlon in France.

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Ryan Thomson

Ryan is the Logistic Manager and Safety Officer at Dragonfly Tri. He is an energizer bunny and adventurer at heart. With a passion for sports and a love for nature, that started at a young age, it was hard keeping him indoors. As he got older, he grew a specific liking for the ocean and water sports. Every free moment he had was spent kayaking or volunteering for the NSRI.

His big dream is to do a Robben Island crossing.

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David Zimmerman

From driving the support vehicle and munching on chips and chocolate behind a group of "crazy cyclists", to becoming one of those "crazy cyclists"... Dave has embraced all things active! An amateur triathlete with a flair for marketing, communications and general chit chat, you will either love him or hate him, there really is no in between!

Dave dreams of taking on an IronMan, completing the Two Oceans Full as well as the Comrades Marathon and he is guaranteed to always be the loudest in the room.

Dave's passion is people and building a better world one day at a time.

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Megan Nichols

Megan is the Operations Manager at Dragonfly Tri.

She has been a water baby all her life and have always been an outdoors girl.

She played provincial hockey and still plays hockey to this day. Her dad started off as a lifeguard and encouraged her to join nippers at Milnerton Lifesaving Club. She then became a professional lifeguard and working for the City of Cape Town every moment available. She worked as a lifeguard overseas at summer camps and joined a water safety company before joining Dragonfly Tri. Everything revolves around being at the beach or in the ocean or just being outdoors in general.

Her big dream is to work with kids and get them active outdoors.

Causes we Support

Dragonfly Tri is passionate about sustainability and actively supports the United Nations Social Development Goals (SDGs) not just in our own actions to reduce our carbon footprint but also in building healthier and stronger communities in which we live.

Breast Cancer Awareness

Ocean Awareness

Fire Awareness

Climate Awareness

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