Triathlon Ontario Announces Winners of 2014 Provincial Club Championships

– Record number of clubs (34) and athletes (244) competed for $2,000 prize purse –

July 14th, 2014 – Triathlon Ontario, the recognized Provincial Governing Body of Multisport in Ontario, announced today the winners of the Division I and Division II Provincial Club Championships held June 21 & 22 at the Subaru Series’ Guelph Lake I race.

The Club Championships were revamped in 2014 to include points for both Age Group placings as well as points for participation in Sprint and Olympic distance triathlon, duathlon and relays. Additionally, two new Divisions were created. Division I consisted of sanctioned clubs with 50 or more members and Division II consisted of sanctioned clubs with less than 50 members at the time of competition.

A record 34 clubs and 244 athletes participated in the competition this year to make it a huge success. Division I was close, however Team LPC Triathlon Club edged out rival The Toronto Triathlon Club by 150 points, to take first place and $500 with 1,490 points. Toronto Triathlon Club took second and $300 with 1,340 points. The Triathlon Club of Burlington came in third and won $200 with 700 points.

The Division II title and $500 was claimed by the Guelph Triathlon Club with 680 points. Coming in second place and earning $300 for their efforts was Mettle Multisport and taking third place and $200 was newbie tri club Real Deal/Gears-WASP Cam.

Congratulations to all that participated and good luck to everyone for a safe and fun rest of the 2014 season! For full results and a list of the rules of the competition please go to:

http://triathlonontario.com/members/clubs/club-championship/

About Triathlon Ontario

Triathlon Ontario is a non-profit organization that is the recognized Provincial Governing Body for Multisport in the province of Ontario. Our mission is to provide leadership and governance for the development of a safe and fair environment for Multisport in Ontario. Triathlon Ontario oversees the sanctioning of races and clubs and undertakes a number of duties and responsibilities on behalf of athletes at every level, coaches, clubs, officials and race directors to ensure the growth and development of the sport in a fun and safe way. For more information please visit: www.triathlonontario.com.

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