USA Triathlon announced it will offer a 2021 Multisport World Championships Qualifier on May 1-2 in Sebring, Florida, as part of the Sebring Multisport Festival produced by Integrity Multisport. The event is an opportunity for age group athletes to qualify for USA Triathlon’s Team USA for 2021 World Triathlon Championships in three different locations — Edmonton, Canada; Almere-Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Viborg, Denmark — across a variety of multisport disciplines.
Registration for all World Qualifier events is open now at triregistration.com.
The World Qualifier will be held to account for the various 2020 USA Triathlon National Championships that were canceled due to COVID-19, and which would have otherwise qualified athletes for 2021 World Championships. In addition, athletes who had previously qualified for 2020 World Triathlon Championships impacted by COVID-19 were given the option to roll their qualification over to 2021. More details about the qualification process can be found at usatriathlon.org/teamusa.
The 2021 World Qualifier in Sebring will include the following multisport disciplines, and top athletes in each age group will qualify for their respective 2021 World Championships:
2021 World Qualifier Discipline Offered in Sebring, FL | Qualifies for 2021 World Triathlon Championship |
Olympic-Distance Aquabike (1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike) | Standard Distance Aquabike World Championships — Edmonton, Alberta, Aug. 17-20 |
Long Course Aquabike (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike) | Long Course Aquabike World Championships — Almere, Netherlands, Sept. 3-12 |
Long Course Aquathlon (1,000m swim, 5k run) | Aquathlon World Championships — Almere, Netherlands, Sept. 3-12 |
Long Course Triathlon (1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run) | Long Course Triathlon World Championships — Almere, Netherlands, Sept. 3-12 |
Long Course Duathlon (2-mile run, 56-mile bike, 13.1-mile run) | Powerman Middle Distance Duathlon World Championships — Viborg, Denmark, Oct. 2 |
A detailed daily schedule is available at sebringmultisportfestival.com.
“We are very pleased to be able to offer athletes multiple chances to qualify to represent Team USA at the 2021 World Championships in so many disciplines and distances over a single weekend in beautiful sunny Florida,” said Rob Childers, Founder and Race Director at Integrity Multisport. “Sebring is the perfect place to host this great event. It is uncrowded, yet has all the required amenities, and is only an hour away from Orlando.”
“Representing Team USA at the World Triathlon Championships is an impressive feat that, for many athletes, is years in the making,” said Brian D’Amico, USA Triathlon Director of Events. “The Multisport World Championships Qualifier is a solution for those athletes who may have been targeting 2021 as their World Championships year, but never had the chance to race in 2020 to make that a reality. We are proud to work with Integrity Multisport on this action-packed race weekend that will be held safely for all athletes, staff, volunteers and spectators.”
Integrity Multisport will host the Sebring Multisport Festival with COVID-19 safety precautions in place, according to USA Triathlon’s Safe Return to Multisport guidelines as well as any restrictions set by local authorities.
Registration for all disciplines is open now. Integrity Multisport is offering a “Race or Refund Guarantee” for all of its events in 2021.
For more information about Team USA, comprised of the nation’s top amateur multisport athletes who represent Team USA at World Triathlon Age Group Championships, visit usatriathlon.org/teamusa. Additional information about qualification for all 2021 and 2022 World Triathlon Age Group Championships will be communicated in the coming weeks.
About Integrity Multisport
Integrity Multisport was founded to bring Florida’s multisport athletes all of their favorite events at all of their favorite venues. We offer a “Race or Refund Guarantee” and free transfers if you can’t make a race for any reason.
About USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon, as well as duathlon, aquathlon, aquabike, winter triathlon, off-road triathlon and paratriathlon in the United States. Founded in 1982, USA Triathlon sanctions more than 4,300 events and connects with more than 400,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work at the grassroots level with athletes, coaches, and race directors – as well as the USA Triathlon Foundation – USA Triathlon provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Triathlon Championships, Pan American Games and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. USA Triathlon is a proud member of World Triathlon and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
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