TriOurWorld

The Olympic Games of 2000 in Sydney, Australia, were the first to see the inclusion of the Triathlon as an Olympic event. The distance of an Olympic Triathlon course is a 1,500m swim, a 40km bike, and a 10km run. Governed by the International Triathlon Union, it was determined that a quota of 55 men and 55 women could compete in the summer 2008 Beijing Olympics. Men and Women compete in separate races, but use the same distances. Because the courses differ each time, there are no official records kept for the Olympic triathlon. Unofficially, Simon Whitfield of Canada holds the fasted time for men (1 hour, 48 minutes, and 24 seconds) and Emma Snowsill of Australia holds the fasted time for Women (1 hour, 58 minutes, 27 seconds). More…