Celebrating The Youth Awards!
The triathlon community celebrated the amazing achievements of the young triathletes taking part in our sport at the inaugural Youth Awards.
Yesterday’s ceremony, hosted by Joanne Murphy at the SETU Arena Waterford, was followed by lunch and a social spin on the Waterford Greenway for all the junior attendees
The medallists had the opportunity to collect their awards from two of Ireland’s top triathletes, Olympian Russell White and international triathlete Erin McConnell.
All of the awards winners are listed below for both the Youth Series supported by Costcutter and the Youth National championships. In addition to the athlete’s awards, Junior Club of the Year and Junior Race of the Year were also celebrated.
Junior Club of the Year
There was four very worthy finalists for the Junior Club of the Year award; Athy Triathlon Club, Pulse TC, TriLimits Triathlon Club and Tried and Tested TC.
Club nominations were received by the Triathlon Ireland Development Team who deliberated the winner. Junior club of the year was marked across the areas of safeguarding, community engagement, club activity and membership support.
Congratulations to 2023 Junior Club of the Year – Athy Triathlon Club.
Junior Race of the Year
All Youth Series supported by CostCutter and Junior National Championship races in 2022 were eligible for the Junior Race of the Year Award. This award was decided by a mixture of public vote, event experience, club activity & membership support.
Congratulations to all the shortlisted races; Pulse, Loughrea and Skerries.
Loughrea Triathlon Festival were the winners of the Junior Race of the Year, congratulations to all at host club Predator Triathlon Club!
The Youth Triathlon Commission
The recently formed Youth Triathlon Commission were a huge part of the awards ceremony, hosting a fantastic Q&A with international triathletes Erin McConnell and Russell White.
Representatives Chloe Kavanagh (Athy TC) and Cian O’Connor (Pulse TC) also spoke on their experiences of taking part in the Youth Series, supported by Costcutter.
Triathlon Ireland’s Youth Triathlon Commission are;
| Amelie Bocquet | Predator Triathlon Club, Co Galway |
| Aoibheann Ryan | Tried and Tested Triathlon Club, Co. Waterford |
| Chloe Kavanagh | Athy Triathlon Club, Co. Kildare |
| Cian O’Connor | Pulse Triathlon Club, Co. Dublin |
| Cillian Kirk | Athy Triathlon Club, Co. Kildare |
| Claudia McGuinness | Predator Triathlon Club, Co. Galway |
| Ethan Doherty | Westport Triathlon Club, Co. Mayo |
| Fiona Jackson | Pulse Triathlon Club, Co. Dublin |
| Mollie Jackson | Tri Limits Triathlon Club, Co. Tyrone |
| Sadbh Kelly | Fingal Triathlon Club, Co. Dublin |
| Sadhbh Brady | Athy Triathlon Club, Co. Kildare |
| William Moore | Cavan Triathlon Club, Co. Cavan |
The Youth Series Supported by Costcutter
12 – 13 AGE GROUP
| 1 | Lara Buck | Wicklow TC |
| 2 | Amy O’Rourke | Athy Triathlon Club |
| 3 | Isabelle Gaffney | Tried & Tested TC |
| 1 | Liam O’Driscoll | Cork Triathlon Club |
| 2 | Evan Tosh | |
| 3 | Ryan Byrne Nolan | Athy Triathlon Club |
14 – 15 AGE GROUP
| 1 | Sarah Gaffney | Tried & Tested TC |
| 2 | Aoife O’Donovan | Tried & Tested TC |
| 3 | Poppy Hastings |
| 1 | Noah Harris | |
| 2 | Oliver Duffield | |
| 3 | Cathal Larkin | Tralee TC |
16 – 17 AGE GROUP
| 1 | Aimee Carr | Pulse TC |
| 2 | Isabelle Perry | |
| 3 | Chloe Bennett | Waterford TC |
| 1 | Senan McDonnell | Galway TC |
| 2 | Archie Bremner | Wicklow TC |
| 3 | Sean McMahon |
Youth National Champs
The 2022 Youth National Champs were hosted by Pulse Triathlon Club at their Cahore event.
12-13 YEAR OLDS
Liam O’Driscoll, Evan Tosh and Ryan Byrne Nolan were 1-2-3 in the 12-13 year old boys age group. The girls podium for this age group was Lara Buck, Amy O’Rourke and Isabelle Gaffney.
14-15 YEAR OLDS
Sarah Gaffney won the girls 14-15 year old championship with Aoife O’Donovan 2nd and Nessa Mangan 3rd. Noah Harris won the boys 14-15 year old championship, with David Gaffney in 2nd and Darragh Horgan 3rd.
16-17 YEAR OLDS
Archie Bremner was first in the boys 16-17 year old age group followed by Senan McDonnell and Sean McMahon. The girls 16-17 year old age group was won by Aimee Carr with Chloe Bennett in 2nd and Isabelle Perry in 3rd.
Photo Gallery
Congratulations to all of the award winners, and to everyone who took part in the day!
