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Remember When: Butterfield Wins Abu Dhabi

Remember When: Butterfield Wins Abu Dhabi

It has been exactly ten years since Tyler Butterfield reached his defining moment as a long-distance triathlete after winning the Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. Butterfield completed the 223-kilometre course – 3-kilometre swim, 200km bike and 20km run – in 6h 43mn, almost a minute clear of the runner-up. The two-times Olympian not only earned... Read more of this article

Four Athletes Compete At Americas Triathlon

Four Athletes Compete At Americas Triathlon

Four Bermuda athletes competed at the 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships last week, including Tyler Smith, Nick Pilgrim, Jackson Langley, and Ollie Hayward. A spokesperson said, “Tyler Smith demonstrated exceptional resilience and skill as he clinched 10th position in the fiercely contested 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships on Friday and... Read more of this article

Triathletes Compete In Americas Championships

Triathletes Compete In Americas Championships

Tyler Smith, Nicholas Pilgrim, Jackson Langley, and Oliver Hayward participated in the 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships in Miami. Tyler Smith took part in the Men’s Elite category and secured a 10th place finish with a time of 1:46:36. His performance included a 19:07 swim, a 53:22 bike leg, and a 32:50 run. Nicholas Pilgrim competed in the Under... Read more of this article

Four Triathletes Set To Compete In Miami

Four Triathletes Set To Compete In Miami

Four triathletes — Tyler Smith, Nick Pilgrim, Oliver Hayward and Jackson Langley — are getting set to compete in Miami on Friday [March 8] at the Americas Triathlon Championships, and Patty Petty will also be in attendance as a World Triathlon official. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Triathlon Association proudly announces the... Read more of this article

23 Triathletes Compete In Florida Event

23 Triathletes Compete In Florida Event

The Bermuda Triathlon Team has once again proven their mettle on the international triathlon stage with some stellar performances at the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge this weekend. A spokesperson said, “Twenty-three young Bermuda athletes showed off their skills in swimming, biking and running against competitors from across the United States,... Read more of this article

Junior Triathletes Compete In Florida Again

Junior Triathletes Compete In Florida Again

Bermuda’s junior triathletes were back in action competing in the prestigious Clermont Draft Legal Triathlon in Lake Louisa State Park, Florida. In the youth girls sunday race, Ella Shepard finished 16th clocking a time of 38:56, she clocked 6:02 on the swim, 18:07 on the bike, and 12:26 on the run course. Kelise Wade would finish 27th stopping the... Read more of this article

Bermuda Junior Triathletes Compete In Florida

Bermuda Junior Triathletes Compete In Florida

Bermuda’s Junior Triathletes competed in the prestigious Clermont Draft Legal Triathlon in Lake Louisa State Park, Florida. In the National Development Race [NTDR] Men’s Saturday Division, Jamie Bedford finished 34th clocking a time of 1:02:09, Ollie Hayward was 54th stopping the clock in 1:06:04. Competing in the youth Saturday Division, Gianluca... Read more of this article

23 Triathletes To Compete In Florida Event

23 Triathletes To Compete In Florida Event

The Bermuda Triathlon Team are preparing for the Clermont Draft Legal event at Lake Louisa State Park in Florida, with twenty-three athletes set to compete. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Triathlon Team is gearing up for an exhilarating challenge as they prepare to embark on a journey to the prestigious Clermont Draft Legal event, set to take... Read more of this article

Erica Hawley Finishes 12th In Napier

Erica Hawley Finishes 12th In Napier

Erica Hawley started her season with an impressive twelfth-place finish in the World Triathlon Cup Napier, on New Zealand’s North Island, today [February 24]. Hawley, who is chasing her dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, was competing in a field of 41 athletes and completed the sprint-distance course [750-metre swim, 20-kilometre... Read more of this article

Bermuda Pub Talk Helped Blummenfelt Win Gold

Bermuda Pub Talk Helped Blummenfelt Win Gold

[Written by Stephen Wright] Norwegian triathlete Kristian Blummenfelt has revealed how a meeting in a pub in Bermuda helped him win the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo three years ago. Blummenfelt was part of a Norwegian podium sweep in the men’s race at the inaugural World Triathlon Series Bermuda in 2018, finishing second. He was invited... Read more of this article

Dame Flora Duffy Joins T100 Triathlon Tour

Dame Flora Duffy Joins T100 Triathlon Tour

Dame Flora Duffy will line up alongside the top 15 women’s triathletes in the rebranded T100 Triathlon World Tour this year. Jointly launched by the Professional Triathletes Organisation [PTO] and governing body World Triathlon, the T100 will feature eight 100-kilometre races and include a prize pot worth $7 million, with each race having a $250,000... Read more of this article

Duffy Commits To Reducing Carbon-Footprint

Duffy Commits To Reducing Carbon-Footprint

Dame Flora Duffy said she is committed to going carbon-neutral after undergoing a carbon-footprint assessment to measure her environmental impact based on her 2022 calendar. Duffy, who won the gold medal in the women’s triathlon at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, said on Instagram that with the support of the Apex Group, she has been on an “enlightening... Read more of this article

Splash & Dash Triathlon Series Results

Splash & Dash Triathlon Series Results

The Bermuda Triathlon Association Cambridge Beaches Splash and Dash took place this weekend, with Jens Drea and Megan Berry winning the 400m swim/4K run division. 400m swim/4k run 25.48 Jens Drea 26.31 Nick Strong 28.48 Megan Berry 29.17 Dominic Wright 29.43 Julian Fletcher 29.56 Mike Toyer 30.21 Caroline Black 34.09 Paul Tohill 400m swim/2k run... Read more of this article

Triathlon: Hawley & Smith’s 2023 Final Rankings

Triathlon: Hawley & Smith’s 2023 Final Rankings

As the 2023 World Triathlon season comes to a close, Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith rank 74th and 117th on the women’s and men’s leaderboards, respectively. Hawley is now ranked 74th in the women’s world ranking. She is 65th on the World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking list, 69th on the World Triathlon Championship Series... Read more of this article

Geoff Smith Competes In 2023 Ironman Florida

Geoff Smith Competes In 2023 Ironman Florida

Geoff Smith recently participated in the 2023 Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach, Florida. Smith finished 411th overall clocking a time of 11:12:08, he covered the swim in 1:06:48, before clocking a time of 4:59:50 on the bike, and 4:54:36 on the run course. Smith was the 357th male to cross the line, and 16th in the male 55 – 59 age group division. Related... Read more of this article

BTA Announces ‘Splash & Dash’ Triathlons

BTA Announces ‘Splash & Dash’ Triathlons

The Bermuda Triathlon Association announced the upcoming “Splash and Dash!” event at Cambridge Beaches Resort and Spa, with a day-of registration fee of $10 per entry. The event poster says the triathlon events are scheduled for December 16 and 23, 2023, January 27, 2024, February 24, 2024, and March 23, 2024, all starting at 11 am, offering... Read more of this article