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Near perfect conditions greeted the 1100 strong field of participants at the SunSmart Busselton Festival of Triathlon over the weekend.
Saturday morning was host to the IRONMAN 70.3, a 1.9km swim, 90.1km cycle and 21.1km run with over 900 individuals and 130 teams taking on the challenge.
There was a buzz around the event site on Saturday morning, as the WA community embraced the opportunity to take part in what was the 20th edition of the event in Busselton. The age group athletes made their way to the start line in front of the Goose Café to take on the 1.9km swim.
Alongside the IRONMAN 70.3 event was the Triathlon WA State Long Course Open Championships. This event across the same distance, provided an opportunity for professional and open athletes from Western Australia to be crowned State Open Long Course Champion. Professional Triathlete, Matt Burton (Oceanic Tri Club) and 2020 winner crossed the finish line in first place in a time of 3 hours 49 mins. Young WA talent, Nick Thompson (UWA Tri Club) and Jonney Sammut (UWA Tri Club) claimed their first podiums and showed the future of WA racing looks bright.
In the womens’s field Felicity Sheedy-Ryan took out another State Long Course Championships. The former World Duathlon Champion, said it was a tough day, but a fantastic opportunity to be back racing in WA.
Brett Johnson (Rockingham Tri Club) recorded the fastest time in the Age Group event (for the second year in a row) finishing in 4 hours. Fiona Whelan took out the women’s field in a time of 4:39.
The IRONMAN 70.3 was a qualification event for the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships in Utah in September.
The 20th edition of the Busselton Festival of Triathlon was not possible without the support of the volunteers. 300 plus dedicated volunteers helped to delver the event for the athletes.
Triathlon WA wish to thank their sponsors and delivery partners for their continued support of the event. The City of Busselton, Heathway and Tourism WA have been major supporters for over 20 years and we look forward to continuing the deliver the Busselton Festival of Triathlon for many years to come.
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Sunday’s warm weather challenged the 447 athletes that lined up on the start line at the City of Joondalup Coastal Quest. With the event playing host to the Triathlon WA State Sprint Championships, 181 eligible members battled it out on course for the title of State Champion.
The event catered for a multitude of distances and disciplines, with a sprint distance, an enticer distance, a duathlon and a SunSmart Kids Triathlon along the Mullaloo beach foreshore. The event was also the final event in the Junior State Series.
The Open Sprint male athletes were the first Sprint wave off the beach. 2019 State Sprint Champion, Jonney Sammut (Exceed Tri Club/UWA Tri Club) headed up a strong male field including Nick Thompson (UWA Tri Club), Adam White (Exceed Tri Club), Matt Burton (Oceanic Tri Club), Guy Crawford (Fremantle Tri Club), Reece Harris (Mandurah Tri Club), Sam Mileham (Fremantle Tri Club), Zeke Tinley (Bunbury Tri Club), Tommaso Puccini (UWA Tri Club) and Kurt Wesley (North Coast Tri Club).
Sammut led the field all day, with the fastest swim of the day and a speedy T1 setting him ahead. Burton’s work on the bike saw him challenge for top spot but Sammut held his lead and ran away from the pack on the run. Thompson and Kurt stormed home on the run to secure second and third place respectively.
As the first male across the line, Sammut was also presented the Brynt McSwain Trophy. Sammut adds his name to the trophy for a consecutive year, amongst Western Australian athletes; Jesse Thyer, Oli Stenning, Ryan Bailie, Mike Lori and Luke Bate. Since 2014, the WA State Sprint Championships has carried the Brynt McSwain Trophy, awarded to the fastest Male athlete. Brynt was a Triathlon WA member and previous State Champion who tragically lost his life in 2014 when he was knocked from his bike commuting home from work. Thanks to Brynt’s mum, Snow, for carrying on his legacy in this sport and presenting the trophy each year.
Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (UWA Tri Club), two-time World Champion, headed up an exciting Open women’s field including Madison Toovey (North Coast Tri Club), Rhianna Hepburn (UWA Tri Club), Jessica Claxton (North Coast Tri Club), Brooke McCoy (Fremantle Tri Club) and Aleisha Wesley (North Coast Tri Club).
Wesley got off to a great start in the swim, leading the pack out of the water. Her strong start was backed up by a great ride seeing her still leading the pack off the bike. However, the glory was not to be hers with Sheedy-Ryan’s strength in the run proving too much. Sheedy-Ryan finished first almost one and a half minutes ahead of Wesley after heading out of T2 neck and neck. Toovey rounded out the podium for the women’s field with another solid performance, finishing a further minute behind.
The Senior age group athletes (20+) were also vying for State Championship Status. Jason Rhine of Exceed Tri Club (35-39) had the fastest age group time with an impressive 1:00:48, followed closely by Kieran Birch of Fremantle Tri Club (30-34) with 1:00:58.
Emma Moon of Phoenix Tri Club (35-39) finished with the fastest age group female time of the day. Ann Blatchford of North Coast Tri Club (70-74) celebrated her birthday in style, adding a State Sprint Championship and a photo on the podium with her granddaughters.
The Junior State Series saw the 16-19 year old’s tackle the Sprint event in exceptional form, with James Kjellgren-Lewis posting the fourth-fastest swim time of the day. Indie Arbuckle’s skills in transition and her overall strong performance saw her finish ahead of all senior age-groupers on course to take the win.
The 12-13 and 14-15 aged athletes had the enticer distance event as their junior points race. Josh Neervoort was, again, the fastest on course overall and the 14-15 years male winner. Eva Czislowski battled Bridie Crew right to the finish line to take the win by only 12 seconds. Will Cramsie was the 12-13 years male winner, joined on the top spot of the podium by Ava Henville for the girls.
Congratulations to all athletes who took part in the event. It was a great way to commemorate the memory of Brynt McSwain and close out the Junior State Series for the season. We hope to see the senior athletes at the next State Series race – X-Adventure Dunsborough.
STATE SPRINT CHAMPIONS
Age Group
Female State Champion
Male State Champion
20-24
Kelsey Todd Mandurah Tri Club
Aidan ClarkMandurah Tri Club
25-29
Sarah NisbetAlbany Triathlon Club
Agonstino ZurzoloUWA Triathlon Club
30-34
Rachael DoddsNorth Coast Tri Club
Kieran BirchFremantle Triathlon Club
35-39
Emma MoonPhoenix Triathlon Club
Jason RhineExceed Tri Club
40-44
Eve O’HareTeam XTR
Jason McNamaraTeam XTR
45-49
Kerri RenshawTeam XTR
Bart HollemansOceanic Triathlon Club
50-54
Katherine RyanStadium Triathlon Club
Matt McKayMandurah Tri Club
55-59
Caroline AndersonBreak Your Limits
Lucky Phil MonksNorth Coast Tri Club
60-64
Robyn ScottNorth Coast Tri Club
Alan HartleyNorth Coast Tri Club
65-69
Sandy TindaleNorth Coast Tri Club
George FunkNorth Coast Tri Club
70-74
Ann BlatchfordNorth Coast Tri Club
Doug AdamsStadium Triathlon Club
75-79
N/A
Dave ScottPerth Triathlon Club
Open
Felicity Sheedy-RyanUWA Triathlon Club
Jonathan SammutExceed Triathlon Club
STATE SERIES STANDINGS
*Please note, the Junior State Series Leader Board will not be updated following this event as it is the last event for the Series.
The winners will be announced at the Triathlon WA Annual Awards on 30 May.
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How does your club keep track of who has paid training fees, who hasn’t, who has run out of sessions, who showed up, and who didn’t? Is it a logistical nightmare or a simple process? When we started asking around, it seems most clubs subscribe to one of two methods:
A pay as you go, manually tracked system (such as the “coffee card” system where athletes purchase a 10-pass card and their attendances are marked off); or
They don’t charge for training.
Many clubs pointed out that the manual system relies on coaches making sure every person at the session has paid, and enforcing compliance where they hadn’t. The general consensus between clubs was that this was a large expectation to put on coaches who already have their hands full writing and leading the session.
One club that is looking to shed it’s old manual system is North Coast Tri Club. They approached the Presidents’ Catch Up group to ask what solutions other clubs may have to this common pain, and one club had a possible solution. Perth Hills Tri Club has been exploring the use of Team App – a free mobile app available on Android and iPhone which allows clubs and teams to simplify club communications, set training sessions and ask members to indicate if they will be attending, as well as take payments.
With members more adjusted to the use of technology thanks to 2020 and the lockdowns, this could be the perfect time to transition to a new platform for managing various club affairs. Is your club considering making a switch? We would love to hear more about what options you’re exploring.
If you have a question for the other clubs, the President Catch-Ups are a great forum to get feedback and support from other local clubs. Send your questions or discussion topics through to Tiffany before the next meeting.
We love hearing about and helping with initiatives our clubs have implemented that have helped them improve the culture, operations or general club life. Does your club have a great initiative worth sharing? We’d love to hear about it and share how it could help other clubs in WA, so let us know!
Many of our WA clubs host excellent events, both club members only and public events. These events are a large part of our sport in that they offer opportunities for the community to race all across the state, and while our sport is much more than racing, these events are vitally important.
After hosting a race, there are a number of tasks that need attending to including publishing results, post-race communications, and race reviews or reports. One thing that should also be on your post-event to-do list is reporting your participation data from your race. This data, including the number of members and non-members participating in the various race distances, forms an integral part of our planning during the season and can assist TWA and clubs in delivering more effective marketing of events and programs.
For example, the Bunbury Triathlon Club and Rockingham Triathlon Club are both up to date in their race data reporting for races held in the 2020/21 season. In Bunbury, non-member participation is highest in the Enticer distance, whereas in Rockingham it was highest in the Sprint distance. In both of these instances, the non-member participation was highest in the shortest distance on offer. This is quite the opposite with members, with whom the longest distance on offer was most popular. This information is useful for both TWA and the clubs in looking at how best to market events to both members and non-members. As can be seen the marketing should differ depending on which group is being targeted.
This is just one example of the ways in which this data helps to inform decision-making and planning contemporaneously throughout the season, which in turn ensures more effective and efficient investment of resources to benefit our members.
Additionally, it is a requirement of sanctioning that this data be reported within 14 days of the event. Not fulfilling sanctioning requirements, including the reporting of data, can result in delays in sanctioning as future events should not be sanctioned without these requirements being met.
If your club has any queries on the sanctioning process or the reporting of race data, you can contact our Sanctioning Coordinator, Cathy Hoare, via email or on (08) 9443 9778.
We love hearing about and helping with initiatives our clubs have implemented that have helped them improve the culture, operations or general club life. Does your club have a great initiative worth sharing? We’d love to hear about it and share how it could help other clubs in WA, so let us know!
This weekend will see the Triathlon WA (TWA) State Series kick off with the first of our five State Championships Races – the State Duathlon Championships presented by EXSS Events. With racing opportunities for everyone, the day has attracted athletes from as far as Esperance and will see athletes aged from 7 to 70+ participate in the run, bike, run format at Champion Lakes. The race is also a WQE for Triathlon Australia members.
The Open field is headlined by a number of 2019/20 State Champions, including both of the Triathletes of the Year (TOTY) – Nick Thompson (UWA Tri Club) and Madison Toovey (North Coast Tri Club). Thompson, last year’s State Duathlon Champion, will have to defend his title against a strong field including Guy Crawford (Fremantle Tri Club), Aaron Houghton (Fremantle Tri Club), Blake Kappler (North Coast Tri Club), Dale Zabiela (Bunbury Tri Club) and Jonny Sammut (Exceed Tri Club). Adam White (Exceed Tri Club) also lines up in the Open category in his return to racing post-injury. Luke Bate (UWA Tri Club), who has recently returned from training and racing on the east coast, will also be gunning for the Open State Duathlon Championship in what promises to be a great race. A late inclusion to the start list is Matt Smith (Fremantle Tri Club) who was the 2019 winner of the Kigali ATU Sprint Duathlon African Cup.
The women’s Open field sees veteran professional athlete Kate Bevilaqua (Fremantle Tri Club) amongst a group of upcoming athletes, Aleisha Wesley (North Coast Tri Club), Rachael Wales (Exceed Tri Club) and Rhianna Hepburn (UWA Tri Club). Defending Triathlete of the Year, Maddie Toovey will be looking to go one better at the duathlon this weekend, after placing second at the championship last year.
The Senior men’s competition will see some fierce competition between strong bike/runners including Bart Hollemans, Shayne Dimmer, Graeme Bamber and Greg Manning. The women’s field will also see some fast racing with past TOTY podium athletes Emma Moon, Rosie Farrell, Rebecca Lewis and Robyn Scott all toeing the start line.
Our Junior State Series also kicks off this weekend with our 12 – 19 age athletes looking to secure some early season points towards TOTY. With some of last year’s Junior winners moving age groups, we will see a number of our Development Program athletes going head to head on Sunday.
The Paratriathlete category will also see a battle for top podium position between Perth Triathlon Club’s Nige Young and Bunbury Triathlon Club’s Dennis Devereaux.
Sunday will also be the first race in the new Interclub Series, which sees clubs compete for points in pursuit of the titles of Champion Club in their region and Overall Champion Club, as well as up to $750 in prizes for the club. For more information on the interclub series – click here.
The EXSS Events State Duathlon Champs start from 6:50 am on Sunday, 4 October at Champion Lakes. Entries close 11:59 pm Saturday, 3 October.
Every year, triathletes retire, move on or leave their club for a variety of reasons. This is an unfortunate fact of life for all sports and clubs, and while there are things we can do to work on retaining these people in a club or extending the length of time for which they are actively involved, the reality is every participant will eventually and inevitably leave (whether by choice, or not). For this reason, building a steady flow of newcomers is vital to a club’s sustainability and longevity. Beginner triathletes, or novices as some clubs call them, are new to the triathlon scene. These members can sometimes take a little more work to bring them up to speed and educate them about the sport and the club. They also may not be physically as fit or ready to train with the whole club as prospective members who have been participating and training already, so might need specific training sessions or mentors within the club. However, the potential for growth with this type of prospective member often outweighs those difficulties. Perth Triathlon Club have reaped such benefits this season. Prior to the premature end to the 2019/20 season, PTC held a beginners course from which a number of very enthusiastic new members blossomed. These members remained actively engaged through winter and the training restrictions, because their newfound passion for the sport was so strong. This was beneficial for the whole club’s engagement and morale throughout the difficult circumstances and was reflected in membership this season. PTC is one of only four clubs in WA to have exceeded the total number of members from the 2019/20 season in the first quarter of this season, and prior to the majority of the racing calendar. It has also translated into a retention rate of almost 10% higher than the state average for this season. Their first beginners course in season 2020/21 attracted more than 38 enquiries and over 20 participants. What initiatives is your club exploring to harness the passion of beginners entering the sport? If your club has some great ideas but isn’t sure where to start to bring them to life, or if you know you want to work on building your base of beginners but are not sure how, give us a call at Triathlon WA. We have a number of initiatives which could help get you started, or could aid in the rolling out of your great ideas. Some great first steps you can take to make your club a little more “beginner-friendly” include:
Appointing new member liaisons. We recommend having more than one to appeal to different personalities coming in, or even consider one male and one female liaison. These are representatives that new members or prospective members can be directed to who will be able to welcome them and answer any of their questions.
Run beginners courses or sessions which cater specifically to those just starting out. These might run at the same time as other club sessions, but should be kept separate to help keep participants from feeling overwhelmed by jumping straight in with the “big guns”.
Run or attend Triathlon WA beginners information sessions. These sessions are generally well-attended and having your club represented at ones local to you will help you introduce yourself to prospective members, as well as give them someone to look for when they attend their first training.
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