Canterbury Secondary Schools Triathlon

PROVISIONAL DATE THURSDAY 19th FEBRUARY 2026

We are excited to be returning to a stand alone event in an exciting new format not seen anywhere else in New Zealand. All events will be super sprint format based from Southbridge pool with a heat and final for all athletes as well as a mixed team relay. That means athletes will have the chance to race 3 short events in one day.

How it will work:

Individual race: Individual athletes will race a heat over the super sprint distance then progress to an A or B final with the fastest qualifiers in the A final and slower qualifiers in the B final. If entry levels are high there maybe an A,B & C final. Equally if entry numbers are low the heat may just be a “warm up”.

AWD Tri - TBC

Mixed Team Relay: All athletes in the individual race are also encouraged to do the Mixed Team Relay (MTR). The mixed team relay is made up of 4 athletes with 2 females and 2 males. To have an official team students can only be from 2 schools for single sex schools or 1 school for co-ed schools. Ideally athletes stay in their age group but can age up, for example if you have 3 Under16 athletes and 1 Under14 athlete then younger athlete can be drafted into the under16 team. For students/schools who cannot make up an official team they can join others to make up an unofficial team (when entering this is a “Team - mixed (any ages)”. For students who do not have a team or only have 2-3 team members we will help facilitate full teams of 4 on race day.

VOLUNTEERS - to make this event happen we need volunteers to help with marshalling, set up, pack down and other tasks. If you can help please put your name down in the form below. Schools entering 3 or more students are required to supply a marshal.

DATE: Thursday 19th February 2026, approximate start time 10am

PRIZES:

  • Individuals: Medals will be awarded to the top 3 in each individual category with trophies for the winners

  • Mixed team relay. There will be prizes for the top school in each category Under 18, Under 16, and Under 14

DISTANCES / FORMAT

  • Under 14 & Under 16 - the heat and finals will be the same distance

    • Swim 200m / Bike 5km / Run 1.4km

  • Under 18

    • Heat Swim 200m / Bike 5km / Run 1.4km

    • **Final Swim 200m / Bike 5km / Run 1.4km (this distance has been shortened for 2025 in order to combine the Under 18 & Under 16’s for better racing)

  • Para Tri - details TBC

  • Mixed team relay. This is a back to back tag relay with each member doing a super sprint triathlon before tagging the next team member.

    • The order is girl, boy, girl, boy.

    • Teams that are not mixed gender will start separately.

    • The tag between team members will be by the pool

    • Distances for all ages

      • Swim 200m / Bike 5km / Run 1.4km

VENUE

Southbridge Swimming pool https://g.co/kgs/3Rsbuo1

ENTRY

  • Individual entry fee $40 (this includes entry into the mixed team relay)

  • Mixed team relay, no entry fee, it is included as part of the individual fee

  • All schools entering more than 3 students must provide a marshal


ENTRY LINK - will be available from late 2025

  1. For teachers entering students you need to create a login then on the left you will see “register someone else” where you can enter your students

  2. Students can enter themselves independent of the school

  3. Entry will close at 10am the day before the race but PLEASE enter early to ensure we have a well organised event.

 2025 RESULTS