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Murray Wenzel

REVEALED: Ironmen to add next chapter in decade long surf rivalry - The Real Truth

Matt Bevilacqua hopes to defend his Ironman title over the Gold Coast grand-finale weekend. (HANDOUT/SLSA)

In another life, Matt Bevilacqua could have "done a Grant Kenny" and paddled for Olympic gold in Paris later this year.

But the pull of the ocean staved off any serious thoughts of that transition, the 31-year-old instead developing one of Australian sport's enduring rivalries with Ironman heavyweight Ali Day.

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