USA Triathlon, in partnership with the Metropolis of Milwaukee, Sports activities Milwaukee, and Go to Milwaukee, has introduced that Milwaukee has been chosen to host the 2025 and 2026 USA Triathlon Dash and Olympic-Distance Nationwide Championships and the 2025 and 2026 USA Paratriathlon Nationwide Championships.
Milwaukee has beforehand hosted the USA Triathlon Dash and Olympic-Distance Nationwide Championships six occasions, most lately from 2021-2023, and 2013-2015. The 2025 occasion is scheduled for August 8-10, and the 2026 occasion will probably be on August 7-9.
The USA Paratriathlon Nationwide Championships will probably be included within the three days of racing in each 2025 and 2026, providing elite and creating paratriathletes the chance to race for nationwide titles as a part of USA Triathlon’s largest annual occasion.
“We’re thrilled to go again to Milwaukee for USA Triathlon Dash and Olympic-Distance Nationwide Championships and the Paratriathlon Nationwide Championships,” stated Victoria Brumfield, USA Triathlon CEO.
“The town has been a beloved vacation spot for our nationwide championship occasion for a number of years, providing an idyllic venue for triathlon. Now we have developed sturdy relationships with native leaders in Milwaukee whose partnership has given us the flexibility to supply excellent championship occasions in Milwaukee for triathletes from throughout the nation.”
USA Triathlon and VISIT Milwaukee are dedicated to coordinating with native entities comparable to Discovery World, The Bartolotta Eating places, Milwaukee World Pageant (Summerfest), and Milwaukee County Parks, amongst others, to accommodate all occasions going down alongside Milwaukee’s lakefront.
“We couldn’t be extra excited to welcome again the athletes, attendees, and organizers for USA Triathlon’s Nationwide Championships,” stated Go to Milwaukee President & CEO Peggy Williams-Smith.
“This occasion contributes vital financial influence to our neighborhood and showcases a lot of our beautiful pure property. We’re so grateful to our native companions in hospitality, in native authorities, and our first responders who’ve gone above and past to assist us welcome this occasion in earlier years and can assist us once more in August.”
Athletes will swim in Lake Michigan, which gives cool water temperatures and a breakwater in Milwaukee’s bay. The bike course traverses the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge and the Lake Freeway, in addition to Lincoln Memorial Drive, which will probably be closed to site visitors throughout the occasion. The run course travels out alongside Lake Michigan on paved trails by way of the scenic Veterans Park, returning on the shaded Lincoln Memorial Drive.
In 2025, racing will start on Friday, August 8, with a 750m open water swim competitors. The open water swim is open to anyone, and no qualification is required to compete, nevertheless athletes should register for the occasion.
On Saturday, August 9, athletes will race the qualification-based Olympic-Distance Nationwide Championships, which includes a 1,500m swim, 40k bike and 10k run.
The motion continues Sunday, August 10 with the qualification-based Dash Nationwide Championships, and the Paratriathlon Nationwide Championships, held on a 750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run course. Registration for Paratriathlon Nationwide Championships will open quickly.
Registration for 2025 USA Triathlon Dash and Olympic-Distance Nationwide Championships is at the moment open for members of this yr’s occasion. Following this early-bird interval, registration will open for all certified athletes and non-qualification occasions on Wednesday, November 6.
Each the Dash- and Olympic-Distance races will function qualifiers for the 2026 World Triathlon Age Group Triathlon World Championships.