Did you know that a team travels yearly to represent Triathlon Zimbabwe at the Youth and Junior SA Championships, and a team also travels to represent Zimbabwe at the Africa Triathlon Championships?
If you are in Grade 7 this year or are already at senior school and will be between the ages of 13-19 by 31 December 2025 you are eligible to try and qualify to be a part of the SA Champs team.
Refer to the TZ season calendar and you will notice there are 7 selection races throughout the season with the first qualifying event being 27 October at Mount Pleasant pool.
There are 2 age categories for the YOUTH and 2 categories for the JUNIORS’
YOUTH categories consists of U13 and U15 and they compete over the Super Sprint distance Swim 375m / Bike 10km / Run 2,5km.
JUNIOR categories consist of U17 and U19 and they compete over the Sprint distance Swim 750m/ Bike 20km/ Run 5km.
We have been informed that the SA Youth Championships will be held on the weekend of 15-16 March 2025.
The date and venue for the SA Junior Championships have yet to be confirmed, hence the delay in the release of the TZ selection criteria, but the more selection races you compete in the more chance you have of qualifying.
Ask any of the athletes who have previously travelled on tour and they will agree these tours are great fun. We would love to see many new and upcoming athletes competing in the selection category at next Sundays race.
If you are new to triathlon and were unaware of these tour possibilities and would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact PAM FULTON on email pamc@zim.co.zw
