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When faced with accessibility issues, Leanne Taylor knows she can react in a couple of ways. A member of the disabled community, she can take offence and get frustrated. Another option — and more in line with her character — is to be thankful that, overall, the world...

Ridenour becomes first Canadian woman to climb onto the top of the World Cup podium since 2013

Kelowna, BC —February 3, 2025 — The Kelowna Apple Triathlon, one of Canada's premier multisport events, is proud to announce it will host the 2025 Age Group National Championships for Sprint, Standard, and Aquabike disciplines. This prestigious event will take place...

New Technical Leader takes helm of Canadian-made structure to shape program from grassroots up

For Gerry Borus, there had been nudges towards the resumption of an athletic lifestyle. For starters, it was high time. Preoccupied – as district business administrator for the Winnipeg School Division, as mother of two busy kids (son Devon and daughter Deidra) –...

VICTORIA—Alberta’s Lisa Mensink will lead Canada’s high-powered Para triathlon program on the road to the LA 2028 Paralympic Games and beyond. The Calgary-based, 2008 Olympian succeeds Carolyn Murray at the helm of Triathlon Canada’s Paralympic program. Mensink is no...

Without needing to take a frosty step outside, they race all three stages. Turned loose in heats, competitors stroke their way through the pool's open water, pedal on nearby bike trainers, then dash around the facility track. Welcome to the world of indoor triathlons,...

Cruising the streets of Edmonton, you spot this vanity plate — LIV ALV. As the silver sports utility vehicle pulls away, you scratch your head. What the heck does LIV ALV mean? Dr. Jeff Shmoorkoff is happy you asked. Because those six letters are shorthand for his...

Murray to leave Triathlon Canada after building medal-winning Para-triathlon program over last decade

Torremolinos, Esp.— Tyler Mislawchuk matched his Paris Olympic finish and his career-best World Championship result, racing to ninth on Sunday in Torremolinos, Spain. The 28-year-old once again proved he’s amongst the world’s elite while battling from back in the pack...

Paralympic bronze medallist, Leanne Taylor, battles to fourth

Captivated by what she had just witnessed, Charlotte Burmester got busy. She conceived a triathlon course and set it up. Then, despite being the sole entrant, she raced the darned thing. Hard. More than once. Quite the undertaking for a nine-year-old from Whitby, Ont....

Made with the best of intentions, the modification was radical. Perhaps too extreme in the minds of some? Ryan Parton did not know. But, as race director of the Frontrunners Fit Chiropractic Dodge City X off-road triathlon, he was certainly braced for backlash. Parton...

Former high-performance director driven to elevate Triathlon Canada into a leading national sport organization within the Canadian and World Triathlon ecosystem

In modest fashion, the comeback began. No headlines, no fireworks. The starting point? A bath mat. It had been there — by the tub, in front of the mirror, in her home — that Tracey Kerr embarked on her journey back to an active lifestyle, by running gently, oh so...

Elite athletes, who happen to be university students, eagerly squeeze the juice out of every waking hour. Training blocks and study blocks, race finals and final exams, unbroken streams of preparation for both, the obligations can be taxing. Fatigue is a given — so is...

Kamylle Frenette fights for fourth, Stefan Daniel places 10th after heartbreaking bike crash

Stefan Daniel is the most successful Para triathlete in Canadian history. The planet's top-ranked racer going into the Paralympic Games in Paris, he has dominated — and continues to dominate — the international scene.  Five times a world champion. A silver medallist...

A notice in the local newspaper grabbed her attention. A triathlon? Only for kids? Dominika Jamnicky, 11 years old, was stoked to see the announcement. Her family had relocated from Australia to Port Hope, Ont., only a couple of months before, so she was itching to...

Emy Legault places 35th in Olympic debut

With the 2008 Manitoba Games coming up, Tyler Mislawchuk is keen to qualify — in something, anything. Because for a 14-year-old, what could be more fun than spending a week with a bunch of pals during the summer? So, in their Oak Bluff, Man. home, Tyler and his dad...

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The start — and everything that followed — was an extension of his wonderful sense of adventure. This kid just wanted to play, plain and simple. Crashing soccer and volleyball matches on the beach. Skateboarding. Fence-hopping for after-hour dips. Whizzing through the...

Canada to be represented by Stefan Daniel, Kamylle Frenette, and Leanne Taylor

Leanne Taylor and Stefan Daniel add a pair of silvers to Canadian medal haul

Leanne Taylor snags first victory, Kamylle Frenette silver and Stefan Daniel claims bronze

TORONTO (June 17, 2024) – A trio of Canadian athletes replete with multi-sport games experience have been nominated by Triathlon Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee to swim, bike and run into the triathlon venue at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The athletes are:...

Paquet storms to second-straight top-10 finish in men’s World Triathlon Championship Series race

Liam Donnelly and Brock Hoel chalk up career-best finishes in top-12

Charles Paquet rockets to career-best fifth-place finish in men’s World Triathlon Championship Series race