Canterbury Secondary Schools Triathlon

Friday 6th March 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 team time trial which should be awesome. That means athletes will have the chance to race 3 short events in one day.

How it will work:

INDIVIDUAL TRIATHLON : 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”.

TEAMS TRIATHLON - 2 or 3 team members complete a triathlon with 1 team member completing each leg

AWD/PARA TRIATHLON - distances TBC

TEAM TIME TRIAL - this is a chance for athletes to have an additional race. Teams are made up of 3 athletes from the same school who each complete a mini triathlon together ie you swim, bike and run together. Age is taken as the oldest team member (team can be single gender or mixed). Any athletes who do not have teams can create composite teams.

DATE: Friday 6th March 2026, approximate start time 10am

PRIZES:

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

  • Teams: medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams

  • Team Time Trial - there will not be prizes but plenty of kudos will be given to the best teams.

DISTANCES / FORMAT

  • Individual triathlon

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

  • Teams Triathlon

    • Swim 300m / Bike 10km / Run 2.8km

  • ADW / Para Tri - details TBC

  • Team Time Trial

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

VENUE

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

ENTRY

  • CLICK HERE TO ENTER

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

  • Teams entry fee $50 (this includes entry into the team team relay)

  • Team time trial, no entry fee, it is included as part of the individual/team fee

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


ENTRY LINK

  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 (these students will need a permission form from their school)

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

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.

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