Please Note 15th May Water Temp is 13.5 Degrees
Currently all Swim Distances will NOT be Changed
Start Times & Event Information
British Aquathlon Championships
The BRAT Sprint & Super Spritn TRI
The BRAT Club bring you the BTF sanctioned BRAT Birmingham Triathlon and British Aquathlon Championships.
May 19th & May 20th 2012.
Situated at the West Midlands Water Ski Centre, a few miles of Birmingham’s City Centre. This dedicated water sports resort nestles alongside the Middleton Lakes RSPB Wild Life Reserve and the River Tame. Offering one of the highest water quality ratings of any open water swim venue in the UK
The aquathlon will be held on the Saturday with Sunday seeing the return of the hugely successful BRAT Birmingham Super Sprint and Sprint Triathlon (sanctioned by the BTF).
The swim will be held in the dedicated open water swim facility, which is protected from the prevailing winds by buns (long and tall figure shapes hills) creating not only a calm and safe swim environment for the beginner but also a fast swim for the more seasoned triathletes.
The bike section of the triathlon will be held on the parts of the Warwickshire cycle route, with scenic flowing roads used by local cycling and triathlon clubs for time trialling. The bike course is mainly flat with several sections perfect for the head down all out cyclist. This bike course will be one to set good fast times, due to the uninterrupted flowing course.
Back at the centre you will be welcomed by an enthusiastic BRAT supporters who will cheer you on around the water ski centres grass and path run route. The run route will include a tour of pikes ridge which will test the legs a few times on this scenic course.
The run route will be the same for the aquathlon, a two lap course taking in the views of the Middleton Nature Wild Life Reserve.
The British Aquathlon Championships & The May Triathlons
A weekend package will also be available for £55 for the Aquathlon and a choice of Triathlon.
