The 23rd Muskoka Kids’ Tri brought smiles to more than just the young athletes who participated. For the first time, the event raised funds – $1,203 in total – for YWCA Muskoka’s Girlz Unplugged program which has helped more than 2,000 girls develop self-esteem and confidence.
Open to kids and kids at heart, ages six and up, the popular swim-bike-run event offers a fun challenge in a friendly setting at Port Sydney Beach. There are just 350 spots available, at least 300 of which are reserved for kids. The other 50 are available for adults who want to try a tri – many of those who do have children competing, too.
Distances vary from the youngest athletes completing a 50m swim, 3.2km bike ride and 700m run to those 15 and older finishing a 400m swim, 12.4km bike ride and 3.2km run.
The top finishers in each category were:
Age 6
1st place male: Josh Gevaert
1st place female: Emily Parry
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- The 6-year-olds swam…
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- …biked…
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- …and ran their way to the finish line.
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- Josh Gevaert, 6, from Huntsville placed 1st
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- Autumn Armstrong, 6, a cottager from Port Sydney placed 4th – her favourite part was the bike ride as it was her first time going uphill!
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- Kaiden Leavens, 6, a cottager on Lake of Bays, placed 2nd
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- Clara Vilchez, 6, from Barrie placed third
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- John Boddy, 6, from Barrie placed 4th
Age 7
1st place male: Ethan Lambourn
1st place female: Lucy Guy
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- Seven-year-old Lucy Guy (left, bib 28) on her way to a first place finish
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- Heading out of the bike transition
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- Chloe Forth (left, bib 23) and Ella Willmott (bib 32) head for the finish line and 2nd and 3rd place finishes
Age 8
1st place male: Shane Sutton
1st place female: Amelia Koopmans
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- (From left) Scotty Sutton placed 8th in age 9-10, Shane Sutton placed 1st in age 8, and Bailey Sutton placed 2nd in age 11-12 placed 2nd. The family is from Barrie and were staying at Deerhurst Resort.
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- The 8-year-old males head into the transition area following the swim
Ages 9/10
1st place female: Madison McDermott
1st place male: Daniel Parry
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- The 9-year-old boys hit the water for the swim
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- Nine-year-old girls in the transition area
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- Madison McDermott (left) placed 1st and Mikayla McDermott placed 3rd in the age 9-10 category. Both are cottagers from Barrie.
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- Mackenzie Martin-Padfield and Arik Martin-Padfield from Huntsville are all smiles after completing the kids’ tri
Ages 11/12
1st place male: Sam Richter
1st place female: Grace Koopmans
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- The 11 and 12 year old females wait for the swim start
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- Stefan Sandor (left) from Whitby and Sebastian Neda from Richmond Hill both competed in the age 11-12 category
Ages 13/14
1st place female: Hannah Koopmans
1st place male: Ethan Mark
Ages 15-18
1st place male: Tamas Sandor
1st place female: Maggie Pitts
Maggie Pitts placed 1st in the 15-16 year old female category
Ages 19-39
1st place male: Jason Doetsch
1st place female: Sarah LaLonde
Masters 40+
1st place male: Neil McDermott
1st place female: Kelly Cescon
See full results on chiptime.com.
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