Triathlon: Sprint Championships 2023-24

Tuesday 9 April 2024 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline 

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline) 

Thursday 11 April 2024 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline 

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries) 

£62 per competitor (British Triathlon Members) 

£64 per competitor (Non-British Triathlon Members) * 

All Non-British Triathlon Members REQUIRE a Race Pass to compete, which can be applied for via this link at a cost of £2 which will be billed to each institution post-event. 

£100 Mixed Relay Team 

Sprint Triathlon: 

To apply for this competition: 

1. Competitor to complete competition application on BUCS Play 

2. If you are a not a BTF member, please fill out this form  to receive your race-pass. 

3. Institution administrator approves entry 

4. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list. 

To learn how to manage individual entries, click here.  

Mixed Relay: 

Institution administrators (IA) are responsible for entering a team into team events. Only once the IA has entered a team, students should apply for the correct team on BUCS Play.  
The IA must then select competitors to form the ‘Squad’.  
A student is not able to join a team until their IA has entered a team. 

You MUST inform your IA if you would like to enter a team to ensure the entry deadline is not missed. Please communicate with your IA to ensure all entries are made and approved on time.  

Students must be listed in the squad to compete in the team events. 

To learn how to enter a team, click here. 

Sprint Triathlon: 

Institutions are permitted two guaranteed entries, and an unlimited number of non-guaranteed entries. Institutions must rank their competitors on BUCS Play in order of preference before the closing date. If the event reaches capacity these rankings will be used to determine the start list. 

The capacity for this event is 550 competitors. 

Mixed Relay: 

Institutions are permitted 1 team entry to the Mixed Relay. The team must comprise of two females and two who meet the criteria of an ‘open’ athlete. For clarity the definitions of ‘female’ and ‘open’ please refer to British Triathlons Transgender Policy HERE.  

The BUCS Sprint Triathlon will comprise of: 

400m Swim – 16 lengths of 25m swimming pool 

22km Open Road Bike – the course is made of 4 left turns on quiet but wide country roads (route map) 

5km Closed Road Run – 3x laps of the grounds, on a mix of tarmac and trail/grass through the estate (route map). 

The BUCS Mixed Relay will comprise of: 

150m Swim – 6 lengths of 25m swimming pool 

7km Open Road Bike – 1 lap course of all left turns (route map) 

1.67km Closed Road Run – 1 lap of the grounds, on a mix of tarmac and trail/grass through the estate (route map). 

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for the BUCS Points available at this event. 

• Individual (Open and Women’s) 

• Para Individual* (Open and Women’s) 

• Team Relay (Mixed) 

• Open Overall Team – The team placing shall be determined by the fastest cumulative time for three open athletes from the same institution. 

• Women’s Overall Team – The team placing shall be determined by the fastest cumulative time for three female athletes from the same institution. 

Only one team per university per team competition will be awarded BUCS points. 

*Para-athletes of all eligible classifications compete alongside non-disabled athletes but results for eligible para-athletes are extracted and ranked separately on a multi-classification basis using a factoring system. 

Please note that BUCS points will not be allocated where the minimum number of competitors has not been reached, and where there are not enough individual scores to extract a team score. Furthermore, an individual/team must have beaten another individual/team to score BUCS points (i.e. if 3 individuals finish an event, only 2 will score BUCS points) 

Registration and venue opens – 07:30 onwards  

Transition Opens – 07:50 

Swim starts - from 09:00. Swim waves are based on estimated swim times and will be released 1 week before the event.  

All buses on site no later than 09:30. If you will be arriving by bus later than this, please contact the race organiser on [email protected] to arrange.  

Please note: The timetable is subject to change depending on entry numbers. Final wave times will be released in the Event Guide once entries close.  

To withdraw, please contact your institution administrator who should contact the event lead. 

The entry fee will not be charged for entries withdrawn prior to the entry deadline, Once the closing date has passed, entry fees will be charged for any withdrawals. 

• Estimated 400m Swim Time 

• British Triathlon Membership Number (if you have one) 

• Para Triathlon Category (if applicable) 

• Estimated team finish time (Mixed Relay only) 

Times cannot be changed after the entry deadline, therefore please enter your time carefully.