Twenty-two-year-old Farrah Symes embraced fitness to ‘muscle up’ for her carpentry job.
She started training with guidance and support from her boss Gary Latimer and made new friends by joining Kawana’s parkrun. Symes completed Mooloolaba’s Half Marathon and Noosa’s World Swim Series before tackling her first triathlon in Caloundra. After joining the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy in 2023, she placed highly in her age group at the Mooloolaba Triathlon, in the Ironman and at the Noosa Triathlon.
In 2024, Symes earned her first podiums, including second at the Caloundra Queensland Series Sprint Championships and first at the Queensland State Championship in Robina (2025). At the World Triathlon Championships this year, she placed second and then returned to claim first place at Noosa Triathlon.
She continues to balance training with full-time carpentry work.
