Becky Lavelle

Rebecca "Becky" Lavelle ( Gibbs, born December 5, 1974) is an American former professional triathlete, race director, runner, and coach. As a professional triathlete, she has had over 50 career wins in Olympic and Half-Ironman distance races.

Early life Lavelle began competing athletically from a young age. She started swimming competitively in Minnesota when she was nine and continued throughout high school.

At the age of 12, Lavelle was named best swimmer of her age group in Minnesota, a title she maintained for seven years. In 1993, during her senior year of high school, she was named (overall) Female Swimmer of the Year for Minnesota.

Lavelle went on to swim competitively at Louisiana State University (LSU) in college, where she became a ten-time NCAA All-American swimmer. In1997, she was named NCAA state-level "Woman of the Year" (Louisiana).

In 1998, Lavelle graduated summa cum laude with a B.Sc. in kinesiology.

Career 2003: Pan Am Games bronze medalist 2005: winner US National Championships and Chicago Triathlon 2005: named "Comeback Athlete of the Year" by Triathlete Magazine 2006 and 2008: named Multi-sport Athlete of the Year by USA Triathlon 2007: winner of US Long Distance Triathlon National Championships 2008 named to 2008 Beijing U.S. Olympic Team 2008: named the Overall Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series winner 2012: winner of Rev3 Florida Half-Ironman in Venice, FL

Following her official retirement from triathlon, Lavelle began running with Arete, a women's running club based in Santa Cruz, CA.

Philanthropy In 2008, Lavelle co-founded the non-profit organization Jenny's Light in honor of her late sister Jenny and her sister's infant son, Graham. The mission of Jenny's Light was to improve and save lives by raising awareness of perinatal mood disorders, including postpartum depression. Jenny's Light Run events were held annually in Los Gatos, CA until 2022 in order to raise funds for organizations working on the issue.

Master's running personal records

Notable triathlon accomplishments Year Place Competition Location Time Comment 1 Rev3 Florida Half-Ironman Venice, FL 03:54:00Win & last career race as a pro 1 5150 New Orleans New Orleans 02:11:52 2 The Triathlon at Pacific Grove Pacific Grove 02:06:13 3 5150 Washington Washington, D.C. 3 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco 02:19:21 After birth of first baby 1 Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens Washington 03:56:36 3 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco 02:24:00 3 Ironman 70.3 World Championship Clearwater 04:07:32New swim record - 00:23:03 1 Wildflower Triathlon Lake San Antonio 04:35:19 3 Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside 1 USA Long Distance Triathlon National Championships U.S. Championships 1 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon San Francisco 02:21:05 24 ITU Triathlon World Championships Lausanne 02:08:00 1 Vineman Ironman 70.3 Sonoma County 04:29:10 34 ITU Triathlon World Championships Gamagori 02:05:24 1 USA Triathlon National Championships Bellingham 02:07:55 National Champion 15 ITU Triathlon World Championships Queenstown 02:10:27 2 Wildflower Triathlon Lake San Antonio 3 USA Triathlon National Championships San Francisco U.S. Championships 2 Wildflower Triathlon Lake San Antonio 2 Wildflower Triathlon Lake San Antonio