Georgia is a member of the UK Sport Lottery Funded World-Class Performance Squad. Originally from Manchester, she moved to Leeds in 2012 to study for a degree in Sports and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University and trains at the Leeds Triathlon Centre.
Georgia showed tremendous potential as a junior, winning European and World medals as well as atheltics medals. However, she suffered a long period of injury between 2014 and 2016 - but achived excellent reuslts at U23 level in the second half of 2016.
2018 has been a break-trough year at senior level with her first ITU World Triathlon Series poidum at the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds in June followed up by another podium finish in Edmonton.
She is a former double ETU Triathlon Junior European Champion, having won gold in 2012 and 2013. She also won the ITU Junior Duathlon World title in 2012. In Hyde Park in 2013 she claimed ITU Triathlon Junior World silver. A strong runner, Georgia won bronze the same year with the Great Britain & Northern Ireland relay team at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
She took the title of British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year award in 2012 and 2013.
Education: Ashton Sixth Form College, Leeds Metropolitan University
Do you come from a sporty family?
Yes, my dad (Darryl Taylor) used to represent England for 800m. His PB was 1min 48secs. My mum used to swim at regional and national level and ran for Sale Harriers. She is the reason I started swimming so young.
What is your best strength in triathlon?
Running.
How did you get into triathlon?
I always wanted to do triathlon since I was in primary school. I have been swimming since I was about five and my parents are interested in running and swimming. I only started running when I was 12/13yrs old when I was picked to run for my school. I then progressed from there, representing my local area and then moving on to run for Greater Manchester in cross country.
Having progressed substantially in both running and swimming I was advised to choose one specific sport to focus my efforts on. Not wanting to do this I looked into triathlon and had a trial for the British Triathlon Olympic Development Squad which I got on to. Soon after starting cycling I was hooked and have just progressed from there.
What is your ultimate goal in triathlon and beyond?
My ultimate goal for triathlon is to make it to the Olympics and win!
