• YES, for obvious safety reasons you must be able to swim as you will be entering an open water environment.
• Our safety crews will be there to assist you if you need help.
• However, as a guideline, we suggest you have a minimum competency of:
  • 200m non stop in a pool for TryAthy;
  • 500m non stop for the Sprint;
  • 1,200m non stop for the Olympic and
  • 2,700m non stop for the Double Olympic.
• There are time limits for the swims and if you exceed them, you could be removed from the water. The time limits are:
  • TryAthy - 9 mins
  • Sprint - 27 mins
  • Olympic - 55 mins
  • Double Olympic - 110 mins

Note: TriAthy swim race distances are TryAthy 250m, Sprint 750m, Olympic 1,500m and Double Olympic 3,000m. Click on the links to review.

SwimAthy: To aid your race preparations we strongly recommend that you to take part in SwimAthy to test the water ahead of race day. SwimAthy takes place on Sunday 29th August 2021. The River course for all TriAthy swim legs will be in place for SwimAthy.