We offer 15 sessions a week that pupils can choose from throughout the year, increasing to 17 sessions in the summer term and the start of Michaelmas. Pupils are supported to create programmes that fit in with all of the other activities they are doing at Wellington and we are very careful to try to avoid overtraining and support a rounded education that allows students to follow their passions in a range of areas. No pupil will be attending all 17 sessions. We have lots of sessions to increase the choice students have available so that they can participate in different sports and activities as well as training for triathlon.
Training includes pool swimming with options before school, late in the evening and in the afternoon with a qualified swimming coach, who is also qualified in triathlon coaching. Open water swimming is possible once a week at a local lake (Horseshoe Lake), which is approved by British Triathlon as a safe place to train from April until October. We provide wetsuits for these sessions if pupils don’t have their own.
Cycling is done on the school’s mountain bikes and we cycle from school to Swinley Forest. We have two teachers who are qualified mountain bike leaders who take the sessions and students love the opportunity to explore the local countryside with their friends and the excitement of the trails. We also have watt bikes in the gym and we help pupils to learn how to write programmes. Pupils can form small groups to run and can choose to join the school’s running club, which is very friendly and well attended.
We race at large open races, as well as GB age group qualification races, which are very exciting and sometimes involve sea swims, but we also do races that are suitable for beginners. We race in the triathlon season which runs from April to October.
Overall, triathlon is a really welcoming and warm club and the students are very supportive of each other and really enjoy the slightly quirky nature of it!
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Students competing for the Great Britain Age Group Team
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Students competing for the Bermuda Age Group Team
Coaches
Emmie Bidston
Triathlon Coach
Bio: Mrs Bidston is HM of the new Elizabeth Boarding House and a keen triathlete, competing enthusiastically and joyfully in events each year.
Katy Granville-Chapman
Head of Triathlon
Bio – Dr G-C is a GB age group triathlete and has a Doctorate from Oxford University focused on leadership and flourishing. She sees coaching triathlon as a brilliant privilege and is so delighted to get to work with such kind, professional, and positive triathletes.
Email – kegc@wellingtoncollege.org.uk
Beyond Wellington
Kelly and Courtney Brick
GB age group triathletes
Matt Bailey
GB age group triathletes.
What you need
Essential Kit:
- Trisuit (School can lend)
- Wetsuit (school can lend)
- Bike ((School can lend)
- Hat, goggles, swim suit/shorts
- Race belt (School can lend)
Protective Gear:
- Helmet (School can lend)
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