Whitney Houck

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Name Whitney Houck
Nickname IronWhit
Hometown Kaneohe, HI
Age Category 30-34
Strength Swimming
Superpower In development
Mantra Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming, What do we do we swim (or bike, or run)
Favorite Race US Cup Mtb Race at Santa Ynez and Xterra World Championship Trail Run at Kualoa Ranch
Bio Whitney was born in Hawaii where she learned to swim before she could walk. She graduated from the US Coast Guard Academy, where she went on to serve on 3 ships, traveling all over the world, and currently is assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington DC. She has completed 5 half-Ironman races and one full Ironman. After being stationed on Oahu she shifted her passion to Mountain Biking and Xterra racing, completing one Xterra last year.