Performance Assessment Weekend

The Performance Assessment Weekend takes place as the first event on the British Triathlon Youth and Junior Super Series.

All athletes with aspirations to race in the British Youth and Junior Super Series are required to attend the PA’s, with the results from the weekend setting the order of entry for the initial races. The assessments include a swim time-trial on the Saturday followed by a combined, timed bike-run on the Sunday.

Youth & Junior athletes (born in or between 2005 and 2009) who have not competed at the Performance Assessments before and are not a member of a Regional Academy will need to attend an Academy-led bike session within their region to test their bike skills ahead of the Performance Assessments.

Youth & Junior athletes who need to attend a bike session can contact their relevant English Regional Academy Lead here. Athletes based in Scotland please contact performancepathway@triathlonscotland.org, and in Wales, Welsh Academy Lead, VickyJohnston@welshtriathlon.org

Some senior athletes will also need to attend the Performance Assessments in order to compete for starts in the Series. Please note, attendance at a cycling training session with the relevant Regional Academy may also be required for some senior athletes prior to the PA’s. Information about which senior athletes will need to attend the PA’s and cycling training sessions is available in the Senior Super Series Selection Policy and Senior Super Series Explained document.

Details are listed below for the 2024 Performance Assessments.

Age Categories: 

The age categories for the Youth and Junior Super Series are based on an athlete’s year of birth.  For the 2024 season, the age categories will be made up of athletes born in the following years:
Youth A – 2008 and 2009

Youth B – 2007

Junior – 2005 and 2006

All athletes born in or before 2004 are categorised as Seniors.

Dates and locations:

20-21 April 2024

Saturday 20 April – The University of Nottingham Pool (David Ross Sports Village)

Sunday 21 April – Prestwold Hall Racing Circuit

Provisional Race distances:

Juniors and Seniors – 800m swim / 20km bike / 5km run

Youths – 400m swim / 10km bike / 2.5km run

CRY Screening

CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) screening will not be taking place again at this years event. It will be present at the 2025 Performance Assessments. You can find out more about CRY screening here.