Well done to all our athletes who participated in the Thames Turbo Sprint Triathlon at Hampton Pool. An early start didn’t put anyone off and Stephen and Serena even managed to win their age groups. This was race three in our 2026 East London Triathletes Grand Prix.
We were in Chingford League action this week in round #4 of the winter running series. A 5k at the Olympic Velopark and it looks like our track sessions are paying off for a number of us with PB’s a plenty.
Of course we had to celebrate after – a small break before getting back to training…
For anyone interested in taking up triathlon next year, why wait? Joining now gets you ahead of the game!
Last night we held our annual awards. Thanks to everyone who came and for being a member of the club this year
All the winners are below.
Congratulations everyone.
1) Swim Gala 2024 Winners Leath Al Obaidi, Eleanor Steer, Cédric Lévêque, Jade Soiza, Sean Reed, Andrew Short
2) Best Newcomer 2025 – Stacy Dowding
3) Swim Gala 2025 Winners Jess Verrall, Marc Wardley-Cresser, Mark Durrant, Ilia Loubenski, Ali Trauttmansdorff
4) Most Improved Athlete 2025 – Maya Goodwin
5) Also Most Improved Athlete 2025 – Laura Fournier
6) Club Aquathlon Champion Open – Stephen Thompson
7) Club Aquathlon Champion Female – Jess Verrall
8) Outstanding Club Member of the Year 2025 – Stephen Thompson
9) Grand Prix Senior Open Senior – Cédric Lévêque
10) Grand Prix Series Open Veteran – Michael Loiacono
11) Grand Prix Series Open – 3rd Place – James Swift
12) Grand Prix Series Open – 2nd Place – Lawrence Shafier
13) Grand Prix Series Open – 1st Place – Stephen Thompson
14) Grand Prix Series Female Veteran – Lucie Lachnitova
15) Grand Prix Series Female – 3rd Place – Laura Fournier
16) Grand Prix Series Female – 2nd Place – Rachael Clarke
17) Grand Prix Series Female – 1st Place – Rachel Mayer
18) Club Triathlon Champion Open – James Swift
19) Club Triathlon Champion Female – Rachael Clarke
20) Athlete of the Year 2025 – Rachel Mayer
21) Athlete’s Athlete of the Year 2025 – Rachel Mayer
East London Triathletes Swim Gala 2025 
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What a bumper turnout for our swim gala this year!
Everyone brought their A (for aqua?) game.
Reputations were on the line. New faces 
threatened upsets.
Lego was involved…
Massive thanks to Trish, Jan, Eleanor and Tim for organising and helping control this lot.
Big congrats to the winning team 
of Ali, Ilia, Marc, Mark and Jess. Well done everyone else who made to occasion brilliant.
Winning team prizes (along with 2024 team prizes 
) will be presented at the Annual Awards 
on Dec 6th (see Spond).
To be eligible for the prizes you need to complete a minimum of three races which must include atleast one triathlon. There are prizes for Open and Female 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Also prizes for Open and Female Senior (18-39), Vets (40-59) and Super Vets (60+). Age group will apply as per age on 31st December 2026.
All events (except Club Championship races see below) will score 50 pts for placing 1st against other club members in the open or female category, 49 pts for 2nd etc. In the event of a points tie the results from the best four races including two triathlons will be considered. If still tied, the results from the best five races including two triathlons will be considered. If still tied additional races will be used always with a minimum of two triathlons.
We’ve added the Spond events with all the details where we have them. To score you need to have clicked ‘Attending’ in Spond (no exceptions), as well as entering each event independently with East London Triathletes as your club (unless first claim run/cycle is needed).
Club Championships
We ELT Club Championships for Duathlon, Triathlon and Aquathlon. These are three specified events where the outright open and female winner will be crowned club champion of the respective discipline. To encourage as many members as possible to enter, these three races will also garner an extra point per place for the grand prix (so 51pts for first etc).
The three events are the LFTC Duathlon in March, Cotswold 113 Triathlon in June and the LFTC Sprint Aquathlon in September.
London League
We’ve included all seven London League GP events. These will be an additional chance to win regional awards against other London Clubs of which there were twenty five competing last year. We had one 2nd place and one 3rd place team finishes last year as well as five individual age group 2nd places.
The Schedule
The provisional Grand Prix race schedule is below. We’ve tried again to keep most of the events local, and also included individual swim, bike and run events so there should be atleast a few races for everyone. Where an event is marked available this can be booked straight away. Where an event is marked TBC we are still waiting to confirm its go ahead but will publish confirmation as soon as we hear and a Spond event will also be added with all the details. If anyone has any questions, please let anyone on the comittee know.
29 March 26 – LFTC Velopark Duathlon TBC (Club Duathlon Championship) LL
03 April 26 – RunThrough Victoria Park 10k (Good Friday)
04 May 26 – Thames Turbo Sprint Triathlon LL
10 May 26 – Crystal Palace Sprint Triathlon TBC LL
2nd/9th/16th/23rd June 26 – LVCC Tuesday 10’s (10 mile cycle TT) – Best time from any Tues event in June
07 June 26 – Cotswold 113 (Half Distance) (Club Triathlon Championship)
21 June 26 – Southend Standard Triathlon
28 June 26 – Windrush Sprint Aquathlon LL
05 July 26 – Dartford Bridge Standard Triathlon LL
19 July 26 – Eton Dorney Family Sprint Triathlon LL
26 July 26 – T100 London
08 August 26 – ATW Aquabike Standard
16 August 26 – Bedford Standard Triathlon
19 August 26 – 5k on the Rides
19 September 26 – Swim Serpentine 2m
26 September 26 – LFTC Sprint Aquathlon TBC (Club Aquathlon Championship) LL
With an eye on planning out next year’s races already we’re bringing news of the Grand Prix Events to you early so you can plan out your year ahead.
To be eligible for the prizes you need to complete a minimum of three races which must include atleast one triathlon. There are prizes for Open and Female 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Also prizes for Open and Female Senior (18-39), Vets (40-59) and Super Vets (60+). Age group will apply as per age on 31st December 2025.
All events (except Club Championship races see below) will score 50 pts for placing 1st against other club members in the open or female category, 49 pts for 2nd etc. In the event of a points tie the results from the best four races including two triathlons will be considered. If still tied, the results from the best five races including two triathlons will be considered. If still tied additional races will be used always with a minimum of two triathlons.
We’ve added the Spond events with all the details where we have them, but you will also need to enter each event independently with East London Triathletes as your club. If you are also part of a running club some running events will default to that club, just make sure you have then clicked attend in Spond so we can find you.
Club Championships
We are bringing back the ELT Club Championships for both Triathlon and Aquathlon. These are two specified events where the outright open and female winner will be crowned club champion of the respective discipline. To encourage as many members as possible to enter, these two races will also garner an extra point per place for the grand prix (so 51pts for first etc).
The two events are the Dartford Bridge Standard Triathlon in June and the Windrush Sprint Aquathlon in July.
London League
We’ve included all six London League GP events. These will be an additional chance to win regional awards against other London Clubs of which there were twenty-one competing last year. Club member Maya Goodwin came 2nd in her age group last year and we as a club came 4th in the open category and 6th in the female category by entering only a few of the events.
The Schedule
The provisional Grand Prix race schedule is below. We’ve tried again to keep most of the events local, and also included individual swim, bike and run events so there should be atleast a few races for everyone. Where an event is marked available this can be booked straight away. Where an event is marked TBC we are still waiting to confirm its go ahead but will publish confirmation as soon as we hear and a Spond event will also be added with all the details. If anyone has any questions, please let anyone on the comittee know.
09 March 25 – Dorney Lake Sprint Duathlon – Lets Do This
18 April 25 – RunThrough Victoria Park 10k – Runthrough
05 May 25 – Thames Turbo Sprint Triathlon – Thames Turbo
11 May 25 – Crystal Palace Sprint Triathlon – CP Tri
03 June 25 – TBC – Lee Valley CC Tuesday 10’s (10 mile cycle TT) – LVCC
07 June 25 – Blenheim Palace Triathlon (any individual Sprint over the weekend 7th or 8th June) – Lets Do This
22 June 25 – Dartford Bridge Standard Triathlon – Bridge Events – Club Championship
20 July 25 – Eton Dorney Family Triathlon – Full Steam
27 July 25 – TBC – Windrush Sprint Aquathlon – Windrush Tri Club – Club Championship
10 August 25 – T100 London – T100
10 August 24 – St Neots Aquabike Standard – ATWEvents
20 August 25 – TBC – 5k on the Rides – Orion Harriers
20 September 25 – Swim Serpentine 2m – Swim Serpentine
21 September 25 – Maldon Triathlon Standard Distance – ATWEvents
27 September 25 – TBC – London Fields Sprint Aquathlon – Lets Do This
04 October 25 – Dorney Lake Standard Duathlon – Lets Do This
