The OPTUS Killarney Tri was run and won today with a total of 99 participants showing up for what shaped up to be a great day!

We had 15 participants tackle our short course today which is a great event for first timers or seasoned athletes wanting to dust off the cobwebs. Well done to everyone, especially those who gave it a crack for the first time!

In the Sprint distance it was a tight race in our men’s category with Jarrod Johnstone taking out 1st place, Adam Cashmore coming in a close 2nd and Tim Reddick taking 3rd to round out the podium. In our women’s category it was Brooke Gordon scoring 1st place and bragging rights with Gab Lanman coming in 2nd and Jennie Dowie coming in 3rd. It’s always great to see teams having fun! Katie, Beno & Lucy took out 1st place, Laurissa’s team came in 2nd and Sam & Browny rounding out the podium with 3rd place. Congratulations to all 7 teams who took on the course. Full race results can be found on the website

A big thank you to Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club for providing water safety and keeping all of our competitors safe during their swim! Shout out to Yes Warrnambool for being our major sponsor for this event, we couldn’t run it without your support. Thank you to Allee Espresso and Snap Fitness Warrnambool for today’s awesome spot prizes. A big thank you to all of our club sponsors Ultimate Performance & Rehab – Exercise Physiology and Pilates, Saputo, Central Storage, McLaren Hunt Financial Group, Carter Group, Beyond Bank & Are-able who’s ongoing support allow us to put on these awesome events for you!

A massive shout out to Pete Gaffy who took on the role of Race Director and put in the countless hours behind the scenes to make sure this amazing event could go ahead as planned, safely & smoothly. Thank you to Pete Varley and Donna Lumb for guiding our kids events which is always a blast! Last but not least to all of our committee members and volunteers who help us set up, run the day and pack up. We couldn’t host these events without you guys!

What a ripper kick off to the season. Don’t forget to hop on the website and sign up for our next event which is a returning favourite The Aquathon! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️