Category: Races

For countries that still harbour ambitions of sending a Mixed Team Relay to the Paris Olympic Games, the moment of truth has arrived. In two days, the final Olympic qualifier for the relay will take place in Huatulco and the hopes of dozens of athletes will either be realised or shattered. Nine countries have already earned relay qualification for Paris. France, as hosts, took the first slot while Britain and Germany took the next two automatic places courtesy of their showings at the Mixed Team Relay World Championships in 2022…

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Alongside the European Cup that was won by Alissa Konig and Alessio Crociani, Caorle played host to a European Junior Cup event. Taking place under a multi-round Super Sprint format, the field was cut down by heats on Friday before the finals took place on Saturday. The distances covered were a 300m swim, 9.45km bike and 1.9km run and the medals were decided by seconds. Men’s race Gregor Rasva was the top swimmer in the men’s final and clocked 3:22 in the first discipline. His efforts managed to stretch the…

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After action in Japan, China and Italy, a hectic weekend of international triathlon concluded on the other side of the world in Chile as Iquique hosted the latest Americas Cup race. An Olympic distance event was on offer and the racing may have had decisive consequences for one of the European battles to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. Women’s race Sinem Francisca Tous Servera may have struck the definitive blow in the European women’s New Flag race. The Turkish athlete claimed a crucial victory in Iquique while, just as…

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On Saturday, after the racing at WTCS Yokohama and the Asia Cup in Taizhou had concluded, the action shifted across to Europe for the European Cup in Caorle. The race attracted large fields with over 55 women starting and 70 men taking part in the Sprint distance event. Women’s race Bethany Cook was the top swimmer in the women’s race and clocked 9:36 for the 750m. That earned her an 8 second lead over her nearest rival, Giorgia Messori. Plenty of the leading names in the field followed Messori into…

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In addition to WTCS Yokohama, an action-packed weekend took place with racing across the world. One such race was the Asia Cup in Taizhou. Men’s race A week ago, Jayden Schofield edged Luke Schofield to victory at the Oceania Super Sprint Championships. Racing over the Olympic distance in Taizhou, Luke repaid the favour. Mitsuho Mochizuki was the fastest swimmer and led the way 17:53, putting 15 seconds into his closest challenger. Behind the Japanese athlete, a cluster of men that included Yanjie Li, Jack Crome and James Edgar followed. Once…

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Capping a busy weekend of racing was the Americas Cup in Calima, Colombia. As was the case with the African Cup, Asia Cup and French Grand Prix events that also took place, Calima offered a Sprint distance race. Men’s race The men’s race was a little all over the place in Calima. Carter Stuhlmacher of America played the first discipline to his advantage as he blasted a time of 9:36. The majority of the field were over half a minute back, although, concerningly for Stuhlmacher, his compatriot Reese Vannerson was…

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Tricky conditions awaited the athletes at the Asia Cup in Subic Bay, Philippines, as the heat proved a major factor in both the men’s and women’s races. Although the event took place over the Sprint distance, energy conservation and heat management proved important, with both races coming down to tight finishes. Men’s race The front of the men’s swim had rather an Australian complexion as four Australian men occupied the top-5 slots. Jack Crome, a European Junior Cup winner in 2023, led the way in 8:57 while Christopher Deegan followed…

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The African Cup in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, took place yesterday and served up two contrasting races. Yasmine Hammamet played a notable role in a wider story in 2023 as Tim Hellwig’s win at the race last season propelled him on to high finishes at WTCS Montreal and the Paris Test Event before medalling at the WTCS Final in Pontevedra. The winners of this year’s edition will no doubt be hoping for a similar spike in form. Men’s race Evidently keen to ape Hellwig’s 2023 narrative, Henry Graf of Germany claimed…

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The Oceania season came to a close yesterday with the Continental Championships over the Super Sprint distance. The competition had a similar format to the Lievin Indoor World Cup, albeit in an outdoor form. To start things off, the athletes took on a 150m pool swim (50m) before progressing to a 4km bike on a criterium circuit. A 1km run on the track then rounded off the competition. With Dylan McCullough, Matthew Hauser, Jaz Hedgeland and Ellie Hoitink not starting, Oceania was was guaranteed a new set of continental champions…

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Julie Derron was nothing short of imperious as she won the Chengdu World Cup. Wearing number 1, she had arrived as the pre-race favourite and sought to cap a lengthy training block in China with a win. However, her race was thrown out of kilter before it even got going. Derron did not have a bad swim. Neither, for that matter, did most of the field. Yet practically every athlete was made to look like they were swimming through treacle in contrast to the smooth speed displayed by Therese Feuersinger.…

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