Kelowna – Edmonton’s Paula Findlay, winner of the Junior, Under-23 and Elite Canadian National Triathlon championship in 2008, will be defending her titles this year. The 2009 Canadian National Championships take place during the weekend of August 21-23 as part of the 27th Pushor Mitchell Apple Triathlon in the magnificent surroundings of Kelowna.
Never before in the history of the Championships has one athlete won all three of these titles. 20-year-old Paula will compete against 27-year-old Olympians Lauren Groves and Kathy Tremblay for the National Elite title.
Groves joined the Canadian Olympic Team in 2008, won her first National Championship in 2006 and took 5th place in the 2009 World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan. In July she took fourth spot during the fifth leg of the World Championship Triathlon series in Hamburg, Germany. Findlay crossed the finish line in 15th place. Grove’s current world ranking is 7th in the World Championship series, and 5th overall in the world.
Tremblay’s career highlights include the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, a second place at the 2009 World Cup race in Ishigaki, Japan, a fourth place at the 2008 World Cup race in Richards Bay, South Africa and a fifth position at the 2008 World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan.
The Kelowna Apple Triathlon hosted the Canadian National Triathlon Championship for the first time in 1992. It was Simon Whitfield’s first national event. The Apple was awarded National Championships for Elite and Age Group participants for 2004/2005 and again for 2008-2010. It has been recognized as an International Triathlon Union (ITU) event since 2005.
Strongly supported by Triathlon Canada and Tri B.C., the entrants’ list will show up to 1200 participants, and the event will be driven by the help of up to 700 community volunteers.
For more details on the weekend of events please visit our website at http://www.appletriathlon.com
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