CATS make a splash at first triathlon of the season

There was a good roll up of 24 athletes of all ages at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday morning taking part in the CATS Club’s first triathlon event of the new 2026/2027 season. ▪ Photo contributed

The Cobar Athletic & Triathlon Squad (CATS) Club held their first triathlon event at the Cobar Memorial Swimming Pool on Sunday morning with a good field of 24 athletes taking part.
A field of 14 ahtletes, some competiting as individuals, and others in teams, tackled the Short Course, which consisted of a 300m swim, a 10km ride and a 2km run.
Isaac Theakston was the fastest competitor and completed the Short Course in a time of 31 minutes and 40 seonds.
Trudy Griffiths was the second finishing individual with a time of 40 minutes and 2 seconds and was pushed all the way by Greg McKervey, who finished with a time of 42.43 for third place.
There was a group of 10 athletes on the Try-a-Tri course (200m swim/ 5km ride/ 2km run) with Josh Gillette the fastest finisher in 31.20.
The day’s Handicap winners were Bobbi Murray, who switched to a road bike and improved her Short Course time to 1hr 12min 46sec.
Young Try-a-Tri competitors Finn Hill and Kolten Shields were second in the Handicap with a time of 48.33 and Mason Hill and Nixon Shields, who completed the Try-a-Tri course in 36.57, earned third place.