Desiree Ficker

Desirée Ficker is a professional American triathlete. Ficker was born in Potomac, Maryland to Annette and Robin Ficker. She has two younger brothers, Robby and Flynn. She currently resides in Austin, Texas with her puppy, Pandora. Outside of training, she likes snowboarding, shopping for vintage clothing, camping, sewing, photography, and reading. Ficker began running with her father at a very young age. Her parents were big track and field fans.... more

Desirée Ficker is a professional American triathlete. Ficker was born in Potomac, Maryland to Annette and Robin Ficker. She has two younger brothers, Robby and Flynn. She currently resides in Austin, Texas with her puppy, Pandora. Outside of training, she likes snowboarding, shopping for vintage clothing, camping, sewing, photography, and reading. Ficker began running with her father at a very young age. Her parents were big track and field fans. She traveled with her parents to places like France and Italy to go to track and field races. She started competing in the cross country/track and field Junior Olympics when she was nine. She continued running throughout high school and college but became interested in triathlon from watching Ironman Kailua-Kona in Hawaii. She bought her first triathlon bike in March 1999 and qualified for Kailua-Kona that summer. In 1999 Ficker completed Kona with a time of 11:15, and 2nd in her age group. In 2000 she took home a time of 10:45, and 2nd in... less