Aquathlon

One of the simplest forms of multisport, aquathlon consists of swimming and running. The official distances for the annual ITU Aquathlon World Championships are a 2.5km run, 1km swim, and 2.5km run. This can change if the water temperature is low, and in this instance the race becomes a 1km swim followed by a 5km run.

Aquathlon is an excellent way for novice athletes to enter the world of multisport, and for experienced triathletes to add some spice to their race programmes.

There are a wealth of aquathlons organized throughout the year with varying distances and forms. During the colder months, pool based aquathlons are often held using the swim-run formula. During the summer, evening and weekend aquathlon race series are held by many triathlon clubs. Junior and youth aquathlons are also held (although with shorter swim and run distances dependent on age) in both pools and open water.

Our provisional course maps were posted in December 2009. We are currently in discussions with the Budapest municipality office to get these tracks confirmed. As soon as this happens we will announce the latest and official course layouts here.

Aquathlon entry fee:

Aquathlon only: 7000 HUF

Competitors entering both the age group triathlon and aquathlon races pay 2500 HUF for the aquathlon entry.