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Youth

triathlonscotland actively encourages young people to participate in triathlon. We run frequent training camps for our youth and junior squads and arrange transport to major races, helped by grants from sportscotland. 

Our athletes and teams have had numerous successes over the past few years, with the Scottish Youth Team consistently doing well at the GB Inter-Regional Youth Triathlon Champs, winning this twice and never being out of the top four.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Scottish Squads then take a look at our selection criteria.

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Events break youths and juniors down into: eight years; 9-10 years; 11-12 years; 13-14 years; 15-16 years; under 20. Age is taken on the 31st December of the year of competition. Athletes who are interested should try and make it to events in triathlonscotland's aquathlon series throughout the country where we lookout for future talent.

2010 Aquathlon League

Since 2001, triathlonscotland has organised a youth aquathlon series, supported and run by clubs across the country. It is aimed at introducing children from aged eight up to 16 to a multi-discipline activity, providing a great stepping stone into triathlon.

An aquathlon itself is a swim/run event, the exact distances for which depend on your age.

There are nine aquathlon dates for the diary, with each event organised by a triathlonscotland member club. Comprising age group races from eight to 16, competitors swim distances from 50m to 400m then complete runs covering 600m to 3k.

The first event, arranged by Glasgow Triathlon Club, is the Boclair Spring Aquathlon, starting on 21 March. Then it’s off to Balfron, Prestwick and Edinburgh as the races get into full swing.

Finishing up in Stirling in October, promising juniors can achieve an aquathlon ranking if they complete four or more events. The League has provided up and coming athletes with the opportunity to compete against each other on a regular basis, meet and make new friends, as well as creating an avenue for them to demonstrate their potential future talent.

Points scoring

Overall positions in the League will be decided using the competitors best four events. Competitors with less than four events will not get a final placing or a certificate. Points will be awarded equally at all events: 10 points for first, nine for second and so on down to one - every competitor will receive at least one point. In the event of a tie at the end of the season, both competitors will be declared as winners or whatever position they tied for.
2009 rankings

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