Getting Started – Youth

Youth and Junior events are designed to offer those aged as young as 3 years of age up to 19 years of age an opportunity to participate in Triathlon.  The emphasis is on fun and safety.  Race distances offer a challenge, yet are short enough to be completed. All participants of a Triathlon Ontario sanctioned event must be members of Triathlon Ontario or purchase a One Day Membership.  The breakdown of membership prices and  the various benefits of membership can be found here. 

Youth membership is for those aged 15 and under as of December 31st in the current year and Junior membership is for those aged 16-19 as of December 31st in the current year. Kids of Steel (KOS) Races KOS is a trademarked program owned by Triathlon Canada and is coordinated by Triathlon Ontario.

The following is the maximum distances/time allowances per age group as per KOS guidelines

Ages(as of Dec. 31)	Swim Distance	Cycle Distance	Run Distance	Approximate Time to Complete
Under 6	Less than 50m	Less than 1.5km	Less than 500m	10-20 min.
6-7	50m	1.5km	500m	10-20 min.
8-9	100m	5km	1km	15-30 min.
10-11	200m	5km	2km	20-40 min.
12-13	300m	10km	3km	35-65 min.
14-15	500m	10km	4km	40-70 min.
16-19	750m	20km	5km	60-105 min.

For more information please visit TriathlonOntario.com