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“This is amazing. I don’t think it has really set in yet!” It wasn't a great day, until it was the best day for Leanne Taylor as she became the first Canadian woman ever to win a medal in Paralympic triathlon on a glorious Monday morning in the heart of Paris.  Leanne...

From Oak Bluff to the World Stage: “Till the Wheels Fall Off” Tyler Mislawchuk demonstrated his unwavering determination on the world stage once again. Competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Tyler finished in an impressive 9th place, embodying his mantra of "Till...

It's Official: A "Wild Dream" Come True After an impressive 2023 season marked by determination and resilience, Leanne Taylor, a 31-year-old paratriathlete from Oak Bluff, is set to make her Paralympic debut at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Securing her spot at the...

Our bi-annual update is coming to you a bit later than usual this year, and for good reason – there has been an incredible amount of activity and progress within our sport that we are excited to share with you! You may recall that we have been very focused on the...

"It felt like I was running on air." Anja Krueger's words describe her out-of-body experience during the Long Beach Legacy Triathlon. During the 2023 triathlon season, Anja Krueger made the leap from competitive swimming to triathlon, faced challenges head-on, and...

Locations Confirmed for the Biggest Triathlons of 2025! Today's announcement from World Triathlon confirms Wollongong, Australia will host the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Finals. At the Wollongong Finals, World Champions will be crowned for the Elite, U23,...

As we kicked off 2023 the Triathlon Manitoba Board provided a quick view into what we were focused on for the Triathlon year! In summary, Increased engagement The right structure for highest performance growth A strong technical community, and Improved organization...

Tyler Mislawchuk Tops Career Best World Triathlon Championship Result in Eighth PONTEVEDRA, Esp.—Tyler Mislawchuk threw down the best World Championship Olympic distance triathlon result of his career, racing to eighth on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old proved he...

2024 sees the return of Manitoba Summer Games hosted in Dauphin, MB from August 11th to 17th. The Triathlon events will be held at Riding Mountain National Park on August 15th & 16th. Athletes born between 2009 and 2014 will be eligible, with plenty of...

The 2024 World Triathlon Championship Finals to Malaga, in Andalucia, Spain. World Champions will be crowned for the Elite, U23, Junior and Para triathlon, the Mixed Relay World Championships for U23/Juniors and potentially Para triathlon, as well as Age-Group...

March 31, 2023 marked the end of Triathlon Manitoba’s fiscal year, which perfectly aligns with our Board of Directors bi-annual update! Last season was our first full year back with in-person programming and racing after the pandemic and we would like to extend a...

Celebrating an Amazing History with a New Achievement   2023 marks Triathlon Manitoba's 35th year as an organization.  In that time, Manitoba athletes have competed around the world, as Elites and Age Groupers, recording countless achievements including World Cup...

2022 was the Comeback - 2023 is Packed!! Eight Straight Months of Events   Getting back to in-person racing last summer was wonderful.  We got to see old friends, meet new ones and feel a bit of normality again across our community. For 2023, our goal is simple -...

Run Clinic Recap For many triathletes, November sees a shift of focus from the season that was to the season to come.  This year, a number of TriMB athletes and programs were fortunate to start our build towards 2023 success with a big boost of help from Lucy Smith....

Our triathlon season seemed to go all too fast and boy it was tightly packed, starting with an Intro to Triathlon Clinic June 4, which led us into the 5 of our 6 events held between June 12 and July 16, before capping it off with our last race mid August. Triathlon...

Triathlon team manager Claire Healey fails to hold back tears as her athlete Anja Krueger crosses the finish line in the women’s sprint-distance triathlon, winning a silver medal and Manitoba’s first medal of the 2022 Canada Summer Games. “I was so proud seeing Anja...

Anja Krueger won Manitoba's first medal of the 2022 Canada Summer Games.   Anja earned a Silver medal in the Women's Sprint Triathlon at the Canada Games! Anja has been a strong competitor all season, winning events in Manitoba and abroad, and has proven her...

Rule Updates to know before Your 2022 Triathlon Season!   Our officials would like to highlight a few rule changes made by World Triathlon (our sports global governing body), which may impact your races this year. New wetsuit rule:  the wetsuit cutoff limit for...

The imposed pause or slow down to most sports during the pandemic has left many, including Triathlon, in a state of needing to pick back up to reinvigorate all elements of our sport. Triathlon Manitoba is happy to report that over these unprecedented times, 2020 to...

At the beginning of March, a number of athletes from our Manitoba Triathlon Centre left behind snowy Manitoba and headed to sunny Florida to kick off their race season! They had two incredible weekends of racing against some intense competition. After two years of...

Racing is returning to Manitoba in 2022, and we can't wait! This season brings a variety of race opportunities – from indoor to outdoor, roads to trails, dus to tris to relays, and more! We are so excited to see everyone back in action, and for our community to be...

As of December 6, 2021, youth aged 12 to 17 years attending indoor sport and recreational facilities must provide proof that they have received: at least one dose of an approved vaccine, or proof of a pharmacist-confirmed negative result from an approved rapid antigen...

Oak Bluff's Tyler Mislawchuk will race the Tokyo Olympic Triathlon at 4:30pm this Sunday (it's 6:30am Monday for him in Japan) and we'll provide the links to everyone HERE. Triathlon Manitoba will also host a Viewing Party at Birds Hill Park.  To ensure compliance...

Phase one of Manitoba's summer reopening plan was announced this week, with Updated Public Health Restrictions taking effect on Saturday, June 26. This phase of Restart MB including the following announcements about sport and fitness: 16(2) Persons may engage in any...

Back to Back Wins at WTC Huatulco for Tyler in Final Tokyo Prep Saturday's World Triathlon Cup event in Huatulco, Mexico offered Oak Bluff's Tyler Mislawchuk one last chance to check his race fitness before next month's Olympic Games in Tokyo. After 19 months away...

Updated Public Health Orders taking effect Saturday morning (June 12) allow a return to outdoor sport and recreation for groups of up to five people.  However, they also add a new clause that continues the prohibition of organized sport. These PHOs mean Triathlon...

The last time any of our MTC Team were able to travel to a USAT Series Race, Blake Harris took the win in the Youth Event.  That was nearly two years ago and as we all know, a lot has changed since then... Training in isolation; only one month of swim training all...

Unfortunate, but understandable news today World Triathlon's Announcement today confirms the cancellation of Age-Group events at WTS Edmonton in 2021, while Almere has cancelled Aquathlon, Cross-Tri and both Duathlon events in 2021.  There is good news as the...