2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policies
Please carefully read the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policies. The selection policies detail the process and criteria by which Triathlon Australia will select its 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon Teams. The selection policies outline how many athletes Triathlon Australia may select, how many selection races athlete's need to compete in, how the selection points system works, how to express interest for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon Team etc.
DO NOT PRINT the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy as these policies are subject to change throughout the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team selection period. Changes will be noted on the final page/ last page of the selection policies as amendments. It is the athlete's individual responsibility to check the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy regularly to ensure they are aware of any changes and updates to the selection policy throughout the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team selection period.
2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy (Ibiza, Spain)
There is one 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy which includes the following events:
Sprint Distance Duathlon (Draft Legal) – Ibiza, Spain
Standard Distance Duathlon – Ibiza, Spain
Cross Triathlon – Ibiza, Spain
Aquathlon – Ibiza, Spain
Aquabike – Ibiza, Spain
Long Distance Triathlon – Ibiza, Spain
2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy (Ibiza, Spain) Please click here
2024 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy (Hamburg and Pontevedra)
There is one 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy which includes the following events:
Hamburg, Germany
Sprint Distance Triathlon (Draft Legal)
Mixed Team Relay (Draft Legal)
Pontevedra, Spain
Standard Distance Triathlon (Non-Draft Legal)
Super Sprint Distance Triathlon (Non-Draft Legal)
Standard Distance Aquabike (Non-Draft Legal)
# Please note the Standard Distance Triathlon and Standard Distance Aquabike will occur on the same day and at the same time in Pontevedra, Spain.
2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy (Hamburg and Pontevedra) Please click here
2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy (Zofingen, Switzerland)
The 2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team is selected through a discretionary selection process as noted in the 2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy.
2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy (Zofingen, Switzerland) Please click here
How do I qualify for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team?
1. Carefully read the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy
Age group athletes are urged to carefully read the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy. The selection policies detail the process and criteria by which Triathlon Australia will select its 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon Teams. The selection policies outline how many athletes Triathlon Australia may select, how many selection races athlete's need to compete in, how the selection points system works, how to express interest for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon Teams etc.
2. Australian Citizenship
Only Australian Citizens may seek selection for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team (Hamburg and Pontevedra) and or 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team (Ibiza, Spain) and or the 2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team (Zofingen, Switzerland). Triathlon Australia will not select Permanent Residents to the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team and or Long Distance Duathlon Team.
3. Age group athletes must be a certain age for certain events at the 2023 World Triathlon Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and Long Distance Duathlon World Championships.
Athletes must be 15 years old as of the 31st of December 2023 to compete in the following events:
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Mixed Team Relay (Draft Legal) World Championships - Hamburg, Germany
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Super Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships - Pontevedra, Spain
Athletes must be 16 years old as of the 31st of December 2023 to compete in the following events:
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Sprint Distance Triathlon (Draft Legal) World Championships - Hamburg, Germany
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Sprint Distance Duathlon (Draft Legal) World Championships – Ibiza, Spain.
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Aquathlon World Championships – Ibiza, Spain
Athletes must be 18 years old as of the 31st of December 2023 to compete in the following events:
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Standard Distance Triathlon World Championships - Pontevedra, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Standard Distance Aquabike World Championships - Pontevedra, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Standard Distance Duathlon World Championships – Ibiza, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Cross Triathlon World Championships – Ibiza, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Aquabike World Championships – Ibiza, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Long Distance Triathlon World Championships – Ibiza, Spain
2023 World Triathlon Age Group Long Distance Duathlon World Championships - Zofingen, Switzerland
4. Which 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team would you like to seek selection for?
After reading the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy, which individual race distance/s would you like to seek selection in? e.g. 2023 Australian Age Group Standard Distance Duathlon Team (Ibiza, Spain) or the 2023 Australian Age Group Sprint Distance Triathlon (Draft Legal) Team (Hamburg, Germany).
Age group athletes can seek selection in more than one individual event for example the Standard Distance Triathlon and the Super Sprint Triathlon events (Pontevedra, Spain) and or the Aquathlon and the Cross Triathlon (Ibiza, Spain).
Age group athletes may seek selection to one team e.g. 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team or they may seek selection to multiple teams e.g. 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team and the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team - Sprint Distance Triathlon and Mixed Team Relay.
5. Which 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Events do I need to compete in?
The 2023 Australian Age Group National Selection Event Calendar notes which specific individual events have been confirmed as 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Events. Once you have decided which event/events you would like to seek selection for e.g. 2023 Australian Age Group Aquathlon Team please check which 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events are available for your chosen event/events. Athletes can seek selection in more than one event for example the Standard Distance Triathlon and the Super Sprint Triathlon events.
How many 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and Multisport Team National Selection Events should I compete in? The Triathlon Australia National Age Group Manager will make selections in priority order per the highest accumulated selection points based on the best three results in the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events. Detailed information can be found in the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy Clause G3(a) and the 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy Clause G3(a).
Age group athletes can compete in as many individual 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events which they like. Triathlon Australia will only take the athletes best 3 race results from the athletes 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events. For example, an age group athlete can compete in 7 individual 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Sprint Distance Triathlon selection events, Triathlon Australia will select the athletes best 3 race results from the 7 Sprint Distance Triathlon selection events which they raced in.
2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and Multisport Team Selection Events Calendar please click here
# The 2023 Australian Age Group Long Distance Duathlon Team is selected through a discretionary selection process.
6. I have picked which 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Events I would like to compete in, now what do I do?
1. Ensure you have a Relevant Triathlon Australia Membership: For selection points in an event to accumulate towards selection an athlete must hold a Relevant Triathlon Australia Membership as of midnight on the Thursday preceding the date of the relevant 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Event. # Relevant Triathlon Australia Membership means a current annual Triathlon Australia Membership in the full Standard and or Premium categories but excludes all Social and or Basic membership categories. Selection points will not be awarded to Relevant Triathlon Australia members if the Triathlon Australia member does not enter their Relevant Triathlon Australia membership number, correct date of birth and their full correctly spelled first and last names which match their Relevant Triathlon Australia membership details at the time of entering each individual nominated selection event. Triathlon Australia will not be correcting athlete’s selection points or awarding selection points post the selection event due to athlete’s incorrect race entry data.
Are you unsure what your Triathlon Australia Membership Number is please email info@triathlon.org.au to confirm your Relevant Triathlon Australia Membership Number before you enter your 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events.
Age group athletes will not receive selection points if you race in the nominated 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team selection event as a ONE DAY license holder.
2. Enter the individual 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Event/ Events. It is the athlete’s responsibility to identify and comply with the registration rules for each individual selection event. Please check the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and Multisport Team Selection Events page regularly, event dates and locations are subject to change throughout the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and Multisport Team selection period.
7. 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Points
Eligible relevant Triathlon Australia Members racing at 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport National Selection Events may be awarded selection points. For selection points in an event to accumulate towards selection an athlete must hold a current Relevant Triathlon Australia Membership as of midnight on the Thursday preceding the date of the relevant selection event. Age group athletes will not receive selection points if you race in the nominated 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team selection event as a ONE DAY license holder.
Detailed information on how 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Points are awarded please see the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team Selection Policy.
8. What happens if I cannot race at the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Events?
The 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy and the 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy details how athletes who cannot race in a 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team National Selection Event may apply for selection to the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team.
Please read the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy and or the 2023 Australian Age Group Multisport Team Selection Policy (Selection Policy Clause G.4 Australian’s Residing Overseas) and (Selection Policy G.5 Discretionary Selections).
9. You must express interest online through the Triathlon Australia website for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team and or Long Distance Duathlon Team by the nominated deadline.
In order to be eligible for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team and or Long Distance Duathlon Team age group athletes must complete an online expression of interest by the nominated deadline as noted in the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Policy.
Triathlon Australia members do not need to complete an online team expression of interest before racing in a nominated 2023 Australian Age Group Team National Selection Event. This allows Triathlon Australia members the opportunity to race throughout the season and see how they are performing in selection races before expressing interest for the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport Team.
2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon and or Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Expression of Interest please click here
10. I still have questions; how can I find further information on the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Process?
Triathlon Australia has provided Australian age group athletes many questions and answers which may assist athletes with any further selection questions. Please check this website page for specific information on a question you may have regarding the 2023 Australian Age Group Triathlon, Multisport and or Long Distance Duathlon Team Selection Process please click here
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