Canada’s Best Triathletes Set to Toe the Line in New Zealand for World Championships

October 19th, 2012

Canada’s best triathletes have arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, focused on fighting their way back onto the international podium in all race categories at the 2012 World Championships , October 20-21, 2012.
Triathlon Canada has sent 18 athletes that will compete in the elite, under-23 and junior races. The governing body for triathlon in Canada will also register 311 age groupathletes and six paratriathletes that will compete against the world’s best.
Coverage of the elite races can be viewed live on www.cbc.ca <http://www.cbc.ca> . The women’s race will be online at 7:10 p.m. EST on Friday, October 19, and will also be broadcast on CBC TV Sports Weekend, October 20, at 2 p.m. EST. The men’s can be viewed online at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, and a replay will hit the air on CBC TV Sport Weekend, October 27, at 2 p.m. EST.

WHO:              
Elite Men                                             Elite Women
 Kyle Jones – Oakville, Ont.                 Lauren Campbell – Vancouver
Andrew Yorke – Caledon, Ont.
Under-23 Men                                     Under-23 Women
Matt Sharpe – Victoria                                Ellen Pennock – Calgary
Alexander Hinton – Kingston, Ont.      Joanna Brown – Carp, Ont.
Matt Vierula – Ottawa                          Alex Coates – Calgary
Aaron Thomas – Victoria                     Dominika Jamnicky – Guelph, Ont.
                                                            Alison Hooper – Victoria
Junior Men                                          Junior Women
Tyler Mislawchuk – Winnipeg              Gabrielle Edwards – Saskatoon
Alexis Lepage – Boucherville, Quc.   Amelie Kretz – Blainville, Que.
Gabrielt Legault – Quebec City                    Samantha Klus – Ottawa

SCHEDULE: (ALL TIMES LOCAL TO AUCKLAND)
Saturday, October 20
Under 23 Women – 9:15 a.m.
Elite Women – 12:16 p.m.
Under-23 Men – 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, October 21
Junior Women – 11 a.m.
Elite Men – 1:06 p.m.
Junior Men – 4 p.m.
Monday, October 22
6:55 a.m. – Age Group – Sprint World Champs
8:30 a.m. – Age Group – Olympic World Champs

Triathlon Canada is the governing body for triathlon in the country. Recognized as an Olympic medal sport since 2000, Triathlon Canada’s mandate is to promote, foster, organize and develop the sport of triathlon, and its related disciplines, in Canada.