Born and breed the shadows of Washington D.C. Stephanie Bassin interest in sports started at an early age. In her bedroom community of Bethesda, Maryland she participated in gymnastics, spent endless hour on her backyard trampoline , was on swim teams, played softball and body-surfed on the Atlantic coast.

All of that was excellent preparation for her adult sports life. After her two daughters were born, in her late 20’s and early 30’s Stephanie was a fixture in the D.C. area triathlon scene, often a top age group competitor.

As a busy dentist and a mother, she juggled family, work, and working out. Eventually, commitments and other issues lead her to get off track a bit and stop working out for more than 5 years.

Stephanie only started training in March of '06 and just concluded her 1st full year of racing. In 2007 Stephanie has consistantly placed in the top 5 overall in her sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. Her bike splits have often been #1 of all female racers. She is spending this winter getting stronger and working on her run in preparation for racing sprints, Olympic's and even a half-iron (or two) distance in 08. Here goal is to qualify for nationals and world's in her new 50-54 category and to races at the half-ironman championships in Clearwater in November.