JUNIOR 10-14 YEARS PROGRAMME

The junior programme has been running for many years for children aged 10 years and above. It is run over Term 4 and Term 1 of the school year. We have a team of coaches who will help your children with triathlon specific skills across all three sports. All abilities are welcome however it is expected the athletes can swim at least 100m continuously without much difficulty to be part of the programme. 

Children are split into groups based on age and ability.

• Junior squad – ages 10-14. (9 year olds can sign up if they are competent swimmers and can safely ride on the road)

All children are encouraged to take part in the local triathlons over summer (Triathlon Festival, OxMan, Canterbury Classic and Sea2Sky). There are duathlon options for those that are not quite up to longer open water swims.

WHEN ARE TRAINING SESSIONS ?

• We run the programme in term 4 and term 1 each year

• Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm

• Sundays 9-10:15am

WHERE ARE SESSIONS?

Training sessions are at a variety of venues with Waltham Pool as our main base (we have a club room there where we can do indoor bike sessions if the weather is rubbish). Thursday venues include A&P show grounds, Heathcote, Lake Rua and Waltham. Sunday sessions are a mix of QEII, Scarborough, Halswell Quarry, Corsair Bay and Waltham.

EQUIPMENT

• Mountain bikes are fine and encouraged for younger athletes although many of the kids have road bikes.

• We like children to purchase a t-shirt and wear to training

• We will have Tri Suits available for purchase for racing

COSTS

• Juniors $130/term

  • Discounts are applied for families or 2 or 3 kids.

  • You also become a member of the Canterbury Tri Club so are eligible for discounts on race entry fees.

These fees do not include pool admission.

HOW TO SIGN UP 

Fill in this form as an expression of interest, we will be in touch closer to the season starting with an offical joining process

2025-2026 Provisional Schedule

TRAINING VENUES

SCARBOROUGH

• Meet by the clocktower next to Ocean cafe at the far end of Scarborough beach

WALTHAM

• Waltham swimming pool, 30 Waltham Road

WAIMARI

• Meet in Broad Park behind the Waimari Surf Lifesaving club. Corner of Beach Rd & Marine Parade, Waimari

• https://goo.gl/maps/6xi3pbZ22dGkH5RX9

Waterloo Business Park

• Meet on Enterprise Drive by the park where there is frisby golf (there is a series of angle parking spaces). This is off Halswell Junction Road.

• Map on Google https://goo.gl/maps/zNfzHQrLf6DaWwcx5

LAKE RUA

Enter via Lakes Way off Greywacke Rd (not the old entrance off Sawyers Arms Road)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZLMEX558pVAfcy7m7