Rick Wells is a former triathlon champion and triathlon coach who won the 1987 World Triathlon championships was held in Perth, Australia, finished third at the 1989 Avignon ITU Triathlon World Championships, and finished second in the 1991 Queensland ITU Triathlon World Championships. He swam for New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and held the national long course record for the 200m freestyle . He organized a triathlon programme called TriKids started in primary schools with Mark Weedon.