BRING ON THE BAY 3K SWIM (WEEK OF JULY 6TH)
This week's challenge was a HUGE success!! We asked you to swim a continuous 3km OR 1500m and Team Triumph once again grabbed the challenge and swam with it!! Congrats to all those who got out there and swim, swam and swum!
Ranya El Sadawy with Coach Maggie - 3065m
Brad Vlaming - 3041m 58:53
Debi Zaret - 1522m (43 min) 1st ever 1500m followed by a 1st ever 2002m (57:43) later in the week with swim buddy Sophie Dagenais
Sophie Dagenais 3000m (1:08) with swim buddy Janet Whitley
France Girard 1700m in Cornwall
Josee Perreault 3013m (1:23)
Janet Whitley 3202m (1:05)
Harry Briggs 3227m (1:06)
Alla Khvatova 3244m (1:15)
Julie Watkins 1999m (52:45) along with our founding member Cathy McLean
Glen Paradis 3095 - (1:07)
Renee Robert 3313m (1:35)
Julia Vlaming 2007m (55:48)
Kirsten Suttill 1521m (41:20) with Pauline and Renee
Stephanie Obaseki-Johnson 4004m (1:16)
Cecile Beaurepaire 4004m (1:16)
Linda Lafrance 4004m (1:16)
Joanne Dawes 2 swims of over 2500m
Steve Swanwick 2958m (1:09)
Dan Begin - 3041m (1:06)
Coach Julia - 3429m (1:21)
Simone Rose Oliver 2000m (59:00)
A special warm welcome to new member Kirsten Suttill who is taking private swim lessons with Coach Julia in the Pond. She has just moved to Canada from the UK with her family. Welcome to Team Triumph, Kirsten!!
Brad Vlaming 3041m/58:53
Josee Perreault
Alla Khvatova 3244m/1hr15min
Julie Watkins. She signed up for the 1.5km swim at BTOB but completed 1.99km
Stephanie, Ceclie and Linda post swim. Hungry but happy about their swim.
Ranya with Coach Maggie 
Kirsten Suttill with Pauline and Renee
Simone Rose Oliver @Lac Bataille swimming 2000m all by herself in 59min.
What is our next challenge?
SWIM - BIKE TT CHALLENGE!
Swim 4 loops of the Pond (or 1600m) followed by a 15km Time Trial on the bike on the Aviation Parkway
OR
Swim 2 loops of the island from Blanchet Beach (1500m) followed by a Time Trial pace of the 22km loop in Gatineau Park
OR
Swim1500m at Petrie Island followed by a 15km Time Trial on the bike on Frank Kenny Rd.
Don't forget to let Julia know when you have completed one of our challenges, and send us your pictures or better yet post them on our Facebook page upon completion of your challenge!!
HAVE A FIT AND FABULOUS WEEK!!
A year ago I could only tread water and had not run since childhood. With the amazing Virtual Olympic course, support, guidance, and tips from of all the folks at Team Triumph I've ended the season with my first Olympic distance triathlon under my belt and am hooked! Really looking forward to the 2025 season and even to the hard work over the winter to prepare. Karen Houle
I wanted to let you know that the Perth triathlon was a great experience, I somehow placed third in my age group! What a supportive group of participants (including Team Triumph athletes), cheering bystanders and volunteers.
Thanks to your swim lessons, I learned the technical basics and gained confidence to get back in the pool after decades. And it was really special doing this with Ann Laidlaw, my bestie for many years. We did a couple of additional swims with Kevin and Team Triumph people, also a great way to continue learning and practicing good technical form.
I will continue with lane swimming and who knows, maybe there's another triathlon in my future!
I love the accountability and the structure of the Virtual 70.3 Half Ironman training program. I don't think I would have gotten this far without the program. The accountability is huge for me!
Deborah Jackman