Zane Holmes

NUMBER: 3

PROFILE

Nickname Zapper
DOB 25/03/1981
Hometown Gold Coast, QLD
Lives Mermaid Waters, Gold Coast
Club Northcliffe SLSC
Coach Barry Newman, Colin Braund, Brad Stokes

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • 5 x Nutri-Grain IronMan Series champion
  • 2 x World Ironman champion
  • 2006 Coolangatta Gold champion
  • Australian Ironman Champion

FOLLOW ZANE ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/#!/Zane_Holmes

LIKE ZANE ON FACEBOOK: Zane Holmes Ironman – fan page

WEBSITE: http://www.zaneholmes.com/

MORE ABOUT ZANE…..

NAME: Zane Holmes

NAME YOU GET CALLED DOWN THE BEACH: Zappa

AGE: 30

HOME TOWN: Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast

CLUB: Northcliffe SLSC

FORMER CLUBS: Kawana Waters

COACH: Barry Newman, Col Braund, Brad Stokes

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN IN SURF LIFE SAVING?: 24

BEST LEG: Ski

FAVOURITE ATHLETE FROM ANY SPORT: Kelly Slater

FAVOURITE HOME SURF SPOT: Stradbroke Island, Gold Coast

FAVOURITE FORMAT: Sprint

BOARD YOU PADDLE: Dolphin

SKI YOU PADDLE: Dolphin

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER: My family

TOP THREE COMPETITION RESULTS:

  • 5 X Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan Series Winner
  • World Ironman Champion
  • 2006 Coolangatta Gold Champion

2011/12 SEASON GOALS: Win the sprint format races and better my results from last year in the endurance formats

CAREER GOALS: Win another Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan series and Aussie title

DO YOU HAVE ANY SPONSORS (AND IF SO, WHO): Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain, Tyr, DOLPHIN SURF CRAFT & WAECO

WHAT’S THE HEAVIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU IN THE SURF? Leg rope snapped in big surf and lost my surfboard onto the rocks. Got totally sliced up trying to retrieve it

APART FROM IRONMAN RACING, HOW DO YOU EARN A CRUST? I run Dolphin Surf Craft

BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE: Family

NAME THREE PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO GO ON A SURF TRIP WITH (YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THEM): Jim Carey, Kelly Slater and my Dad

FAVOURITE FOOD: Mexican

FAVOURITE DRINK: Soda Water (Red Wine when I can)

FAVOURITE BAND / PERFORMER: John Butler, Angus & Julia Stone

TOP 5 SONGS ON YOUR IPOD: Can’t pick 5! I have thousands, I love my music

FAVOURITE 3 TV SHOWS: Modern Family, Dexter, Australian Story (Would love to be on it one day but not sure if I’m interesting enough)

FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos NRL team

TELL EVERYBODY SOMETHING THEY DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I have a commercial pilots licence