Autumn Term - Now Open
Autumn Term is now open for registration!
Get yourself ready for HKSSF, ISSFHK running, and TriA Aquathlon races with our sessions. The schedule is similar to last term, with some small changes. Book online with our new online registration system. 14th August - 16th December 2023 AUTUMN TERM 2023 - Click Here Pre Term Camp
Pre Term camp wrapped up nicely before the start of the full Autumn Term last month. Well done to everyone who attended, it was a great primer to get back into the swing of things after Summer.
Online Booking System
Thank you to everyone for adopting the new online system so smoothly. There is now a tab on the top of the website 'online booking' where you can easily find your way to the Bookeo system.
Athlete Of The Month
We are kicking off the first month of this with 'Athlete of the Summer'.
Each AOTM gets a 26 pack - drawstring bag, swim caps, water bottle, and sports towel. Youth - Edison Wong. Fantastic work from Edison over the summer - consistent training and podiums in multiple races. Adults - Francesco Lanzone. Amazing training and racing from Francesco over Summer. Multiple top 10 performances at Italian OWS Champs, and FINA World Masters Champs in Kyushu. Favourite inspirational quote: ‘In a world of apples, be a pineapple.’ |
Epic OWS Weather
August has been one of our best months for Open Water Swimming. Perfect weather and beautiful water!
Goodbye to the Van Den Heuvel family
We said goodbye to a very long term 26 family, the Van Den Heuvel have moved back to the Netherlands. Derk, Maaike, Boet, Marie, and Mick will be missed. They've been part of the programme for a long time and we wish them the best of luck on the next part of their family journey - stay in touch!
Laguna Tri T-shirts
Anyone heading to the Laguna Phuket Triathlon in November, jump onto the merchandise website and grab yourself the new 'Thai' design t-shirt!
Kit
There'll be some upcoming changes to the kit - we'll be simplifying the designs and rotating through what's on offer each year. Head over and order any design you want before they may disappear for a while!
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Adult Programme
Our adult programme is fully up and running. Whether you're looking to get fit or you're seasoned athlete - get involved by contacting us. 10% discount for parents of 26 Youth athletes. Adult programme.
Never Too Late To Start!
Great to see some of our adult athletes enter and complete their first triathlon! Proving that it's never too late to dive in to start a new sport! Well done guys, look forward to many more races.
Welcome To Our New Athletes!
We have said goodbye to many athletes this Summer, with a big group of families leaving, and many of our older athletes graduating and moving to study abroad. We've had the pleasure of welcoming some new athletes of all ages through both our Youth and Adult programmes. We hope to have you all training with us for many more years.
New Merchandise
Watch out for some new merchandise items that are coming in Sept:
Bottles Swim Caps Bags Towels Athlete Throwback - Tallulah Wright
Once per month we'll be putting the spotlight on a 26 alumni athlete by asking them to give us some of their favourite memories, some advice, and an update on where they are now. Tallulah was a long time 26 Triathlete in our famous Youth Development Programme.
This month we've got a Hong Kong National Athlete - Tallulah Wright. Throwback Eliza Click here to read her throwback. |
Masters World Swim Champs
Well done to all our BSC masters at the highest level of competitions - the Masters World Swim Champs Kyushu Japan.
Fantastic performances, team bonding over sake, meeting world famous athletes, and all looking the best whilst doing it. Womens 3km OWS Mai-Britt Alfheim, Alkira Reinfrank Mens 3km OWS Francesco Lanzone, Sergio Lanzone, Enrico Mattoli, Yeong Loh, Benji Gebert, Henry Wright, Robin Leung Mens 800m Francesco Lanzone, Sergio Lanzone, Enrico Mattoli, Adrian Ho, Robin Leung Fun In The Sun 3km
Well done to Edison for smashing the Fun In the Sun 3km at Science Park.
1st overall with a 10:39, almost 30 seconds ahead of the next athlete. Edison is our athlete of the summer, thanks to his dedication to training and racing over the school break. 70.3 World Champs Lahti Finland
Well done to both Stephanie and Lobo for competing in the 70.3 World Champs in Lahti Finland. Cold swim and very wet bike made for a tough race. Solid performance from both - anyone for Kona or Nice next year?
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Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim
What a weekend in Hamburg at the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships!
A big step up from racing in Asia but everyone put their best foot forward and stood up to the task. Awesome performances, well done guys. Junior women: Zoe Metais 37th Pauline Courret 38th Elite Men: Oscar Coggins Heat 1 20th, heat 2 14th - faster the 2nd time around - nice one! U23 Relay - Robin Elg, and Jason Ng - Team DSQ, lessons learned here but would’ve been 14th just in front of China. Just racing from both Robin and Jason - well done lads. Duathlon Race 1
Well done to those who raced in the Triathlon Association Duathlon Race 1 at Plover Cove.
Benjamin Gebert - 1st Lobo Lee - 2nd Nicole Chau - 3rd |
HK Summer Tri Challenge
Last race of the month was the Hong Kong Summer Triathlon Challenge at Plover Cove. Great performances on a challenging day - hot, wet and humid.
Challenge: James Tan - 4th Tom Elliott - 1st Benjamin Gebert - 4th Sprint: Rowan Henderson - 3rd Nicole Chau - 1st Discovery: Sarah Modiano - 2nd Petra Stamenovic - 5th Oliver Haas - 4th 70.3 Cork
4th race for adult athlete Colin and we are moving up the ranks every time. Great performance on a course with some very hard conditions - rough swim and plenty of rain on the bike. Despite the weather Colin came out fighting and had an excellent performance. Well done mate.
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Aquathlon
3 Sept - Aquathlon Championships
Pak Shek Kok Pier 24 Sept - Events Horizons DB Race Aquathlon, OWS, Duathlon, Triathlon |
Duathlon
10 Sept - TriKids Duathlon 3
Po Kong Village |
Triathlon
17 Sept - HK Triathlon Championship
Plover Cover 28 Oct - Asia Triathlon Cup Sunny Bay/Plover Cove 19 Nov - Laguna Phuket Triathlon Phuket, Thailand |
Swimming
To participate in the HKGSA masters meets get in touch to join our BSC club.
17 Sept - SC Masters Swimming Shing Mun Valley 12 Nov - New World X Harbour Race 3 Dec - LC Masters Swimming Sun Yat Sen 7 Jan 2024 - HKGSA Open Water Gold Coast 28 Jan 2024 - SC Masters Swimming Shing Mun 4 Feb 2024 - Cold Half / Cold Plunge Deep Water Bay 24 Mar 2024 - LC Masters Swimming Sun Yat Sen |
Running
9 Sept (Sat) - AVOHK 5km
Bowen Road 10 Sept - Transformers Run - 8km, 3km, 1km, family 1km Science Park 16 Sept (Sat) - AVOHK 5km 2 Tai Tam 24 Sept - Sun Hung Kai 10km Tin Shui Wai 2 Oct - Gigasport 10km Science Park 7 (Sat) Oct - AVOHK 5km 3 Blacks Link 8 Oct - Mizuno Runfest 3km, 5km, 10km Science Park 14 Oct (Sat) - AVOHK 5km 3 Black’s Link 21 Oct (Sat) - AVOHK 5km 4 South Bay 23 Oct (Mon) - World Heart Day Run - 10km, 3km, 800m Science Park 3 Dec - Pocari Sweatfest 5km, 3km West Kowloon 17 Dec - HK Streetathon - Marathon, Half, 10km 21 Jan 2024 - HK Standard Chartered Marathon |
