Porthcawl Triathlon Club

🔱🧡🖤TRIDENTS TUESDAY🖤🧡🔱

What a weekend of racing for the club!
First up, a great turnout for the Tridents as we hit Swansea Bay for the third and final race of the Bay Aquathlon Series. Nicky Griffiths, Craig Griffiths and MJ were our experienced heads leading the charge and what a way to finish! Craig rounded off the series in brilliant fashion, claiming 3rd place overall in the male Super Sprint Plus distance. Incredible racing!
But this week’s post is just as much about our newer members. Louise Thyer, Shaun Kennedy and Kieran Gratton all, part of our Try a Tri programme, lined up and absolutely smashed it. For Shaun and Kieran this was their very first multisport event! To top it off, Shaun came home in a stunning 2nd place in Race 3 for the Super Sprint Plus distance on his debut. What an introduction to the sport! And finally Emily Williams, in her first competitive race in 6 years, rounded off the fantastic performances with 2nd place in the 750m swim!

Over in Barry - Denise Fitzgerald, Gary Phillips and Sian Phillips all lined up on Whitmore Bay Beach for the SWYD Sprint Triathlon, Race 5 of the Welsh Super Series and World Championship Qualifier event. Battling through a tough swim everyone put in a brilliant performance with Denise bagging another 1st in her age group on the day and putting her in pole position in the Welsh Super Series Champion with one race to go! 💪

What a week to be a Trident! 🧡🖤🔱

🧡🖤 Club Spotlight: Nicky & Craig Griffiths — “The Griffs” 🖤🧡

If Porthcawl Triathlon Club had a heart, it would look a lot like Nicky and Craig. 🧡
Honestly, where do we even start with these two? Some members show up for themselves, but Nicky and Craig show up for everyone. Whether they’re at a club session or a race, you’ll find one or both of them cheering, encouraging, and making the club feel like exactly what it is: a family. And they’re always especially brilliant with our newer members, helping them find their feet and feel like they belong.
And what a season they’ve had to back it all up! 🙌

Together:
🥇 1st place — Gritty Rascals Swimrun Gower Sprint
🥉 3rd place — Wales Swimrun Sprint

Craig:
🥉 3rd place male in series — Bay Aquathlon Super Sprint Plus

Incredible results from an incredible couple. But ask anyone in this club what makes Nicky and Craig special, and the results probably won’t even be the first thing they mention, it’s the dedication. Regulars at swim sessions, always there when they can be, and always lifting everyone around them, no matter their pace or experience. Craig gaining his Level 1 coaching this year is just another example of two people who keep giving, again and again, without ever asking for anything back.
Stalwarts doesn’t even begin to cover it. Nicky and Craig, thank you! For who you are and what you bring to this club every single week. We’re lucky to have you.

🔱🧡🖤TRIDENTS TUESDAY🖤🧡🔱

What an incredible weekend from the Tridents at the Dai Grey Swansea Bay Swim!

In the 750m swim, MJ and Becky Pierce both put in brilliant performances with MJ claiming 4th in her age group and Becky taking a fantastic 3rd in her age group. Brilliant racing both!

In the 1500m, Denise Fitzgerald and Tasha Barton were absolutely on fire — both coming home 1st in their respective age groups! Phenomenal swimming from both of you!

But results aside, we know that open water swimming brings its own mental challenges and every single one of you should be so incredibly proud of getting across that finish line. That is just as impressive as any time or placing.

Swansea Bay looked beautiful, and so did those performances! 💙🔱

🧡🖤🔱Building Confidence on 2 Wheels!🔱🖤🧡

Last night we held our Bike Skills Session and what a fantastic evening it was!

Whether you’re brand new to cycling or just looking to build your confidence on two wheels, this session was the perfect place to start. The gang were taken through the fundamentals in a relaxed and supportive environment covering everything from bike set up and safety checks, gear use, braking, cornering and handling, right through to starting, stopping and clipping in and out!

No pressure. No judgement. Just great people learning and improving together, exactly what Porthcawl Tri Club is all about.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and gave it a go, and to everyone who gave their time to make it happen. We hope to see you all out on the road very soon!! 🧡🖤🔱

🔱🧡🖤 Trident Tuesday 🖤🧡🔱

Another weekend and another chance for the Tridents to show what they’re made of!

Kern Cunningham took on Ironman Leeds and showed every bit of the grit and determination that we know him for, powering through to the finish line. Massive effort Kern, that’s what being a Trident is all about!

Over in Chepstow, Louise Thyer had a brilliant run at the Chepstow Half Marathon, crossing the line in a fantastic 1 hour 47mins, great racing Louise!

Two athletes, two brilliant performances. Proud of you both! 🧡🖤🔱

OFFICIAL RACE PHOTOS ARE NOW LIVE! 🧡🖤

What a fantastic day at the 2026 Porthcawl Aquathlon🔱

Our fantastic photographers were there from the first athlete registration to the final finishers, capturing all the action, determination and celebrations along the way. L

📸 Shortandrounduk - Huw Fairclough
🔗 https://www.amazon.co.uk/photos/share/toraGUe7UoHfNTMr8kWdGkmUkxUHRRMIF7k06KOeAj?pageIndex=0

📸 Life_to_lens_photography1 - Evan Smith
🔗 202066444@N06/" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/202066444@N06/

A huge thank you to both Huw & Evan for Sunday morning and capturing the event. We really appreciate your time and the amazing images you have produced.

If you find your favourite photo, we would love to see it! Share it on social media, tag Porthcawl Triathlon Club and use so we can celebrate your race day with you.

Congratulations once again to every athlete, volunteer, official and supporter who helped make the day such a success.

See you on the start line again soon! 🧡🖤🔱

Shared from Amazon Photos

🧡🖤 YOUR FIRST TRIATHLON STARTS HERE 🔱

Our 10 week beginner programme starts this Wednesday at run club.

If you have already registered your interest, or you are still thinking about giving triathlon a go, we would love to see you.

📍 Grow & Grind Coffee, Porthcawl
📅 Wednesday
🕡 6:30pm

Come along, meet the coaches, committee members and current club members, take part in the session and find out what the programme is all about.

If you questions or you are just curious, this is the perfect opportunity to chat in a relaxed environment with no pressure and no expectations.

Over the next 10 weeks we will help you build the confidence, fitness and skills to complete your first triathlon at the Gwydra Events Porthcawl Sprint Triathlon this October.

You don’t need to be fast.
You don’t need an expensive bike.
You don’t need any previous triathlon experience.
You just need to take the first step.

We hope to see you on Wednesday evening! 🧡🖤

Join the club. Trust the plan. Cross the finish line. 🔱

Triathlon Cymru
Gwydra Events

🧡🖤🔱 YOUR FIRST TRIATHLON 🔱🖤🧡

Have you ever watched a triathlon and thought…

“I’d love to do that one day…”

If you have keep on reading. Porthcawl Triathlon Club is launching a 10-week beginner programme designed to take you from your very first training session to crossing the finish line at the Gwydra Events, Porthcawl Sprint Triathlon this October.

You don’t need to be an experienced swimmer.
You don’t need an expensive bike.
You don’t even need to have completed a race before.

You just need the willingness to give it a go.

Over 10 weeks we will help you build the confidence, fitness and skills to complete your first triathlon in a friendly, supportive environment alongside people just like you.

Your programme includes:

🔱 A FREE 10 week beginner training plan

🔱 Free weekly coached swim sessions

🔱 Run, bike and multisport club sessions

🔱 Open water swim support

🔱 Support from experienced coaches and club members

🔱 A complimentary entry to the Gwydra Porthcawl Sprint Triathlon.

🔱 Triathlon Cymru membership.

At Porthcawl Triathlon Club, we believe that triathlon should be for everyone. 🧡🖤

Our members started exactly where you are now. Nervous. Unsure. Wondering if they could do it.

Now they’re crossing finish lines, making lifelong friendships and inspiring others to take that same first step.

Could this be your year? 🧡🖤

📅 More details coming soon.

📩 Register your interest by commenting below or sending us a message.

Join the club. Trust the plan. Cross the finish line.

🧡🖤🔱

Gwydra Events
Triathlon Cymru

🧡🖤🔱TRIDENT SERIES – EVENTS 1 & 2 COMPLETE 🔱🖤🧡

The Trident Series is well underway at Porthcawl Triathlon Club.

We kicked things off with our Launch Night, bringing members together for a social 5km run, club photo, kit giveaways and an introduction to the series.

Last week we started the series with a 400m TT swim and this week we moved into action with Event 2 – Swim X Run, a multisport brick session designed to build confidence in open water, transitions and running off the swim.

With the sun shining over Porthcawl Harbour, members set up transition, headed to the beach for the swim and then ran along the promenade in perfect conditions.

The Trident Series is all about creating opportunities for members to train together, try new things, build confidence and enjoy being part of the club. Throughout the summer we’ll have a mixture of training challenges, social events, club races and multisport sessions, with points available at every event.

A huge well done to everyone who has got involved so far. Whether you’re chasing points, building fitness or simply enjoying being part of the club.

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