Hi, my name is Seamus Breslin, and I’m originally from Philadelphia and now live and train in South Lake Tahoe. For a majority of my life, I ran competitively in cross-country and track and field, and also skied a lot, as it was part of my job as a ski instructor and lift operator for a few years.

I very slowly made the transition into lifting weights because it made me feel better than the other forms of exercise I was used to doing. Soon after moving to Lake Tahoe, I discovered Olympic weightlifting and was immediately hooked on the sport. It has been 2½ years since I started training specifically in weightlifting, and I am the strongest—physically and mentally—that I have ever been in my life, with only more to come.

I am preparing for my first weightlifting competition in February 2026, and I am really looking forward to it. I don’t see an end in sight with weightlifting or the journey I’m on. I always try to keep my head up and my eyes forward, focusing on what matters most in my life—whether that’s weightlifting goals, career, or relationships with the people around me.

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