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The nomination period for the four new Board Directors has been extended. Triathlon Canada received four applications by the July 31 deadline date, but three of these are from Ontario and, given a restriction of two per province, only two from Ontario would be...

The 2019 Humber Valley Triathlon took place Sunday, August 4th in the town of Pasadena. The event began with the Kids of Steel races open to youth ages 5-15. Unfortunately, inclement weather developed before the main event and the swim was cancelled. As a result the...

To celebrate their 10th anniversary Splash and Dash held a special swim and run event at Octagon Pond on Friday, August 2nd. This event included three races: a long distance 4k swim, a team event (1500m swim and 4k run) and a non-timed team event (750m swim and 4k...

We are now halfway through the 2019 Open Water Swim Series! The great weather conditions helped produce some fast times at the third swim of the series, the water temperature was 22 degrees with sunny skies and light winds. The elite race was won by Jon Hare, he...

The 2019 Paradise Kids Duathlon is taking place on Saturday, August 24th with the sprint triathlon and try-a-tri taking place on Sunday, August 25th. The kids duathlon is open to youth ages 4 to 15, this is a non-competitive event designed to introduce children to our...

Strategic decision by Canadian squad to focus on relay pays off with podium performance LIMA, Peru–Four youngsters from Triathlon Canada’s National Development Team joined forces to capture the nation’s first Pan American Games medal in the mixed team relay, winning...

Six triathletes poised to continue Canada’s podium success at triathlon venue, July 27th and 29th  LIMA, Peru—A six-pack of Canadian triathletes have arrived and are ready to toe the line at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Three women and three men have qualified to...

The second week of the 2019 Open Water Swim Series was a great success! The event began with the out of competition swim. Next, the Elite 1500m race was won by Jon Hare in 18:06 followed by Keith Barrett (20:24) and Ryan Brown (20:26). Melissa Tobin swam to first...

The Kids of Steel event will take place on regatta day, Wednesday, August 7th followed by the Triathlon on Sunday, August 11th. This year is the 35th anniversary of the race and a qualifier for the 2020 ITU World Championships being held in Edmonton, Alberta. The male...

For the first time Triathlon will be a sport at the NL Summer Games. The 2020 Games will be hosted by Bay Roberts in August with triathlon competition taking place between the 15th and 18th. The NL Games competition will provide excellent experience for young...

Final results with intermediate split times for the Carbonear Sprint Triathlon and Try-a-Tri are now available: Final Results 2019. Overall winner in the Try-a-Tri was Alex Chislett in a time of 35:21. Steph Nevin in 1:06:22 and Will Duggan in 1:00:19 were the...

The Carbonear Tri and Try-a-Tri event went off smoothly this morning with a larger field than last year, including a large number of rookie triathletes. Preliminary results consisting only of confirmed finishing times are here. Final results with segment splits will...

The 2019 Humber Valley Triathlon and Kids of Steel is taking place Sunday, August 4th. The race begins with a swim at Pasadena Beach followed by a bike ride through town and a run along the lake shore road. This event includes a Sprint Triathlon and Sprint Duathlon...

The first swim of the 2019 Open Water Swim Series was a success! The weather was beautiful with sunny skies and light winds. The Elite 1500m race was won by Jon Hare in 18:27, he finished two minutes faster than the rest of the field! Keith Barrett was 2nd (20:35) and...

Today is the last day to register for the Carbonear Sprint Triathlon taking place on Sunday July 21st. Participants can choose between the sprint, try-a-tri or team relay events (2 or 3 members). The sprint consists of a 500m swim in Freshwater Pond, an 18k bike ride...

Canada Summer Games 2021 Team Selection Update - Summer 2019 Athletes & Parents of Athletes: The team selection process for athletes representing Newfoundland and Labrador in triathlon at the Canada Summer Games in 2021 begins this summer. Eligible athletes will...

—Kamylle Frenette successfully defends gold, Jessica Tuomela snags silver— MAGOG, Que.—Canada’s Paratriathlon squad defended their home turf at a World Cup in Magog, Que., where they they toasted a double-medal Saturday. Kamylle Frenette (Dieppe, N.B.) stormed to the...

The 2019 Carbonear Sprint Triathlon and Try-a-Tri is taking place next weekend on Sunday July 21st. The race consists of a 500m swim at Freshwater Pond, 18K bike ride through Freshwater and Carbonear, finishing with a 5k run through Carbonear. The Try-a-Tri consists...

—Kyla Roy and Charles Paquet win Under-23 Canadian titles, Alexandrine Coursol and Brock Hoel crowned Junior champs— KELOWNA, B.C.—Jeremy Briand and Karol-Ann Roy celebrated the first elite Canadian Championship titles of their careers on Sunday. The National...

—Spectator friendly race format to debut at 2020 Olympic Summer Games— HAMBURG, Ger.—A Canadian foursome matched the country’s career-best fifth-place finish at the prestigious Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg, Germany on Sunday. Amelie Kretz...

—Charles Paquet strikes gold in men’s CAMTRI race, Aiden Longcroft-Harris wins bronze— MONTREAL—Two days before the nation celebrates its 152nd birthday, Tyler Mislawchuk got an early start to the celebrations by winning his first career World Triathlon Series bronze...

The 2019 Open Water Swim Series begins July 17th and takes place over six consecutive weeks. 2019 will mark the ninth year for the series and this popular event is once again sold out! Athletes will compete in either the 750m or 1500m distances with the series winner...

MONTREAL—Canada’s Stefan Daniel continued his golden streak, while Jessica Tuomela and her guide Marianne Hogan celebrated their first career World Para-triathlon Series medal together on Friday morning in Montreal. The 22-year-old Daniel captured his ninth career...

Registration for the 2019 Cancer Fighter Triathlon is currently open. This event will take place on July 7th in the town of Massey Drive. This is a short course triathlon with events for all ages. The Kids races begin at 9:00 AM with the adult races taking place an...

The inaugural Indoor Triathlon School Championships and adult Indoor Triathlon were held this morning at the MUN Pool & Field House. St. Paul's Junior High walked away with the Junior Championship while Holy Heart of Mary and St. Bonaventure's tied for the Senior...

Triathlon NL's first Indoor Triathlon School Championships and Indoor Triathlon for adult members takes place this Saturday morning, May 25th, with the first swim starting at 10:00 AM. The event is taking place at the MUN Pool and Field House on Westerland Road....

Triathlon NL has secured a Canada Summer Jobs grant which will be used to hire a student for the summer to support our events. Duties include assisting event organizers in the planning and execution of their events, and posting information about our events and general...

Midnight on Wednesday, May 22nd is the deadline for our two Indoor Triathlon events on May 25th, at the MUN Pool and Field House! Be sure to sign up as soon as possible for the School Championships or Adult event. Click here for more information and links to the...

Registration for the first Triathlon NL Indoor Triathlon School Championships and our adult Indoor Triathlon close at Midnight, Tuesday, May 21st. You have less than 12 days left to register and take part in this fun, competitive event. The event is scheduled for...

Triathlon NL held its AGM on April 18th at the Guv'nors Pub with an an excellent turnout of members. The formal business consisted of a report from the board of directors to the members, last year's AGM minutes, financial report for 2018, election of the board for the...