Who can nominate to be selected

To nominate for possible selection, athletes must be

• enrolled at an affiliated school.
• born in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

All selected athletes must

• be a AusTriathlon member and provide their TA number
• be signed off as draft legal.

Athletes that are not current AusTriathlon members or signed off as draft legal will have the opportunity for this after selection. Team officials will be in contact as required.

Where and when

Gold Coast Performance Centre. Runaway Bay, Queensland.

Monday 16 March to Friday 20 March 2026.

Travel dates may vary due to flight availability and required arrival and departure requirements.

Team officials

• Coach - Colin Smith
• Team manager - Jenni Lutze, Tintinara Area School
• Team manager - Nick Gargula, West Lakes Shore Primary School

The team will be under the supervision of the team officials to meet supervision ratios.

How to nominate for selection

Nominations closed 29 December 2025.

You will receive a confirmation email once your nomination has been processed. Your school will also be sent a copy as confirmation of your nomination. Your school has the right to not approve a child’s involvement based on behaviour, attendance and other grounds as determined by the school.

Selection process

All athletes wishing to be considered for selection must nominate online.

To be selected students must participate at the School Sport SA Triathlon Championship on Friday 14 November 2025. Students must also participate in at least 1 of the below triathlon events.

• Moana on Sunday 14 December
• West Lakes on Monday 26 January
• Riverland (Lake Bonney Barmera) on 11 January
• Those who live on the Eyre Peninsula can race a Port Lincoln triathlon club race on 21 December or 17 January. Please send a link to your race results to Jenni Lutze. jlutze21@icloud.com

In the event of the races becoming duathlons due to water conditions, athletes maybe asked to submit a time for a 400m pool swim.

Students who are participating at the Challenge Canberra 2025 – AusTriathlon and are unavailable for the School Sport SA Triathlon Championship must email Education.StateTeams@sa.gov.au with reasons for unavailability and they must compete in at least 1 of the local triathlon races listed above.

Team selection will be based on results from the School Sport SA Triathlon Championships, events listed above and AusTriathlon Challenge Canberra.

The team will be announced by Wednesday 28 January.

Team List

• Alexander Brown - Pulteney Grammar School
• Milla Buche - Adelaide Botanic High School
• Sam Cleggett - Immanuel College
• Grace Ellis - Willunga Waldorf School
• Jack Fanning - Sacred Heart College Champagnat
• Jaylen Haines - Christian Brothers College
• Annabelle Hockey - Tatachilla Lutheran College
• Callum Hockey - Westminster School
• Holly Knights - Pembroke School
• Lachlan Mckay - Cabra Dominican College
• Adelle Parkinson-Need - Westminster School
• Thomas Wallett - St Peters College
• Annabelle Wells - Walford Anglican School for Girls
• Sam Wells - St Peters College

School endorsement

Selection in a School Sport SA state team requires endorsement from the student’s school principal before confirming their place in the team. Therefore, parents are advised not to make any arrangements that incur costs until the school has confirmed that the student fulfils all requirements.

Training and championship expectations

All selected team members will be required to attend all team trainings and a team photo shoot.

Country team members travelling more than 2 hours can negotiate their commitment.

The selected student agrees to attend the competition for the full duration including the opening and closing ceremonies and the educational experience.

Accommodation, flights, and daily transport

Parents/caregivers who can accompany their child must book and manage accommodation, flights and daily transport for the entire championship.

Should this not be possible then the family will need to negotiate with School Sport SA to arrange appropriate flights, accommodation, meals and daily transport for their child which will be an additional cost. Negotiations must begin within 1 week of the team being announced.

Championship costs

An individual itemised account will be provided for every student selected in a School Sport SA state team.

The anticipated cost to School Sport SA is approximately $500 which includes levies to participate at the championship and any training costs. Walkout and competition uniforms will be approximately $450 depending on the number of items ordered. This will be a separate online ordering process where payment is made directly to the supplier.

Accommodation, flights, meals, daily transport and personal spending money will be an additional cost for families and will not appear on the invoice from School Sport SA

Program and results

See School Sport Australia Triathlon for program and results as they are available.