About

The Ballarat Triathlon club is an inclusive community organisation that provides a friendly and fun environment for both new and experienced triathletes. We welcome juniors, adults, all genders and abilities.

The Club was established in the 1970’s and has a rich history of hosting a variety of events including The Ballaarat Begonia Triathlon in 1987, The Ballarat Courier Triathlon in 1990, 2018 and 2019 Swim to the Rings and the Victoria duathlon Series in 2019.

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The club has is growing and expanding our events calendar and we are keen to welcome any interested triathletes or people who are new to the sport. The list of our current events is available on our events page showing casing our Lake Esmond Series, Junior Triathlon, Winter Duathlon Series and The Ballarat Duathlon where the headline race, the Community Bank Buninyong Sprint Duathlon, has been awarded the 2025 Victorian Duathlon State Championship and also marks Race 1 of the Triathlon Victoria Regional Series, making it one of the most anticipated events on the Victorian multisport calendar.

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This past year, the club has achieved remarkable success;

• 41.67% increase in event entries

• 157.89% increase in the number of individuals who participated during the season

• 23.26% increase in membership

• Members representing interstate and internationally

• 7 athletes competing at 2024 triathlon world championships taking home 3 golds and 8 top ten finishes

• Tri Victoria 24/25 Club Initiative of the year award

• Tri Victoria 24/25 Athlete’s athlete award (Louise Wood)

• Tri Victoria 24/25 Junior male athlete of the year award (Oscar Wootton)

• 4 athletes selected to represent Australia at the 2025 world championships 

• BTC athletes securing podium finishes at NZ 70.3, 2XU Series, Barwon heads Tri, Echuca Tri and many other races

 

 

Being a member of our club gives you Aus Triathlon membership with all the benefits at a discount price. More information can be found on our membership page.

Non Club Standard Adult $291.

Ballarat Tri Club Standard Adult (with Aus Triathlon membership) $241

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​We are a Child Safe Club, please download the below document to find our child safe policy.

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​​NEW TO TRIATHLON. If you are wanting some basic information please read over our tips and tricks for beginners.

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YOUTH PARTICIPATION. We want to involve the younger members of our community while ensuring their safety. Different events have different age limits which are set in line with AusTriathlon rules (and based on risk too) so please check each event and touch base if you have any questions.