Rob has been involved in elite level sport for most of his life. As a junior he competed at Athletics to National level in the 400 and 800m. He turned professional as squash player in 1981. Which included tours to Pakistan, New Zealand, USA and South America.

He has been an adviser and coach to international athletes Jackie Parker (400m Hurdles) and Dawn Gandy (800m) helping them reach both the World Athletics Championship 1991 and 1993 and Commonwealth Games 1994.

Rob took part in his first triathlon in 1986 and has raced at all distances since he still loves the buzz of competing and getting the best out of himeself and others.

He has worked as a high performance coach and trainer to the business world, working with companies like Unilever, BA, Argos and Homebase. He holds a BSc in psychology and specialises in high performance. Rob is the Head Coach at the Bournemouth based Zoom Tri Club and is a Level 3 BTF qualified coach.