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Gwen Jorgensen is currently the No. 1-ranked triathlete in the world and 2015 has been an epic year for her. Not long ago she was a young CPA just starting her career as an accountant at Ernst and Young and her athletic career appeared to be in the rear view mirror. That’s when former top professional triathlete Barb Lindquist entered her world and her life has never been the same. In this interview with Bob Babbitt, Jorgensen chats about how she her start in the sport. The American will go after her second-consecutive world title this Friday in Chicago.