The Water Rats Triathlon club in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Community organisation

The Water Rats Triathlon club

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 412 576 146

Address: Birkin Rd Bellbowrie 4070 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 The Water Rats are very excited about holding our first ever coaching clinic for our junior triathletes in the community tomorrow. If you are around, come dowm and have a look at how much fun the juniors have.

24.01.2022 What an amazing turn out today. Today was to guage the communitys need for a positive fitness/sporting club. I am the first to say that we could improve on the infastructor of the event. We expected 20 and we got 80 athletes. What we did get though was 80 people that like to move and have fun. It took many people to make today a success and I was only a cog in the chain of people wanting a great cummunity. The seed is planted, lets water this tree.

22.01.2022 Triathlon back on! After consultation with members,athletes and the Sports and Rec club about the best date for the triathlon. The date is Sunday 22 May 2pm start. All entries will be taken online and we will be capping the event at 50 children and 50 adults to maintain a safe and controlled environment. The link to enter is below; https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race

21.01.2022 Running group The Water Rats will be starting a running group at the Bellbowrie pool complex this Saturday 6am for adults and children. We will go through correct running technique with drills and a time trial. This will be a free training session if you are a member of the club and a member of Triathlon Qld. You can become a member by going to the Triathlon Qld website. Follow the prompts for membership and select The Water Rats as your club. Club membership is $30 adult $20 for children per year and Tri Qld is $130 adult, age 5-11 $32 and 12-19 $65. This will cover you for insurance for all events as well as organised club training sessions. There is also a discount offered for families of four members or more. http://www.triathlon.org.au/State_Associations/QLD/qld.htm

20.01.2022 Thank you very much to everyone that gave up their to this afternoon to come along and support our first A.G.M and committee meeting. It was decided that we will having a running group starting this coming Saturday at 6am. We will meet at the Bellbowrie pool. The session will focus on running technique and injury prevention. Our next event will be a Duathlon on Sunday the 28th August 2pm.

20.01.2022 Registration will remain open right up to the start of the event. It is not to late to be part of this great event.

17.01.2022 Duathlon cancelled on Sunday the 28th August. Apologies for the cancellation guys. As a very new club we are still gathering momentum and we have not been able to bring this one together. Please do not give up on The Water Rats. As it warms up I am sure we will gain momentum as a club.

15.01.2022 We held our first ever coaching camp yesterday at home of triathlons in the Western Suburbs, The Bellbowrie pool. Thank you to the junior Water Rats that came out to play and were so fantastic at following directions and keen to learn. Watch this space for our next camp in the last week of the school holidays.

15.01.2022 Its important to give kids a safe place to TRI a new sport, one that takes the pressure off winning and losing, but keeps the focus on doing our individual best and having a go! If you are interested in exploring the fun, fitness and friendship benefits of sport - come along to our next event! Join us on FB - our next event will be announced shortly...

14.01.2022 We will holding our first A.G.M this Sunday at the home of The Water Rats , The Bellbowrie pool complex at 4pm. This is an opportunity to come along and help guide this great community club from the grass roots. I would also like to take this opportunity to say we are very excited about giving Niki Durheim, new head coach of the Bellbowrie bull sharks our full support in the up and coming swim season. I think with the tri club and swim club will have something very special in our community.

13.01.2022 Calling all volunteers and potential volunteers for today event. Can we please meet at the pool at 1pm to fine tune things.

13.01.2022 The Water Rats are combining with The Main Game to bring an exciting Junior Triathlon Camp to Bellbowrie the first week of the school holidays. Have a blast these school holidays with a daily program of fun and inclusive game-based activities providing participants with an introduction to triathlon and an opportunity to develop triathlon-related skills. The focus for beginners will be on introductory skill development. Intermediate and advanced athletes will focus on advanced... skills incorporating race-specific techniques. The day will be filled will race-simulated activities. With the perfect blend of fun, fitness and skill work and conveniently located at the Bellowrie pool complex you wont be spending hours driving around town. The Water Rats Junior Triathlon Camps are the ideal place to get ready for your triathlon season! Contact Dean Martin 0412576146 for further details. See more

13.01.2022 We are only three days away from our Pre winter triathlon. We are looking for volenteers to be marshals on the day. If you are able to give up some time we are meeting at the pool at 3.30 on Saturday to run through the flow of the event. Please message if you are able to be one of our star volenteers. Dean 0412576146

12.01.2022 Triathlon training camp canceled due to the extreme heat tomorrow.

12.01.2022 Base camp for our triathlon training camp today.

11.01.2022 Coach Niki, teaching The Water Rats how to cope in open water swimming.

11.01.2022 We are now 24hrs away from the start of our Pre-winter triathlon. We have only a couple of spots left before we reach our cap. Please use the main car park or the sports and rec car park and proceed through the pool grounds to the 25m pool. The back gate of the pool will also be open. The transition area will be at the back end of the pool. The transition area will be open from 12.30pm tomorrow. Sleep well Water Rats for tomorrow it is time to play.

10.01.2022 One day Triathlon coaching workshop this Thursday 8am to 1pm. $50 for five hours of Triathlon intensive coaching from a full time professional coach. Ages 8 to 16. We will go through all parts of a triathlon in a fun team environment. Learn how to prepare, transition, bike skills and repair as well as nutrition for an event. Please contact Dean Martin for bookings and any additional information on 0412576146.

10.01.2022 Triathlon postponed, apologies but we have made the decision to postpone the triathlon to a latter date. The new date we are looking at is Sunday the 15th May. This will give a quieter environment without competing with Saturday sport. Please respond to this post to give us an indication that this could be a good date to go ahead with.

09.01.2022 Hello Water Rats, just in case your thought we were in hibernation. It is time to start planning ahead. We have just re-affiliated with Triathlon Qld for the 2016-2017 season. It is now time to form a comity to guide The Water Rats into the future. If you would like to help in any capacity please put your hand up. We have secured a place at the Bellbowrie pool for the next ten years with Vlad. The Water Rats will have their AGM in the last week of this month to plan and form our comity. If you would like to help in any way please message me to discuss what will be involved. 0412576146

08.01.2022 The transition area and registration will be open from 12.30pm tomorrow to rack your bikes and prepare for this great event. All athletes will need to be numbered. The course will be explained in full during the pre-race briefing at 2.10pm. If you are able to volunteer to help out tomorrow we would love to here from you.

07.01.2022 Water Rats triathlon club launch

07.01.2022 The lovely Karen Malcolm has created a team for this event. Team name # water rats Pass word # karen ... http://try.weetbix.com.au/mobile/events?e=brisbane See more

06.01.2022 Due to the lack of feedback for the running group tomorrow, we are going to postpone the commencement of this group until we can get some numbers. Stay tuned Water Rats.

04.01.2022 Ok guys we have sat back and waited for the dust to settle. Apparently people like the idea of fun and sport combined. We have locked in the Saturday the 7th May 2pm for the next Triathlon. We will also be having a pizza and planning meeting at 5pm to discuss the direction of the club from club members.

04.01.2022 We are now one week away from our holiday Triathlon coaching camp. If you have not yet booked in it is not to late. This is a great opportunity to introduce your child to this great participation sport and develop life long habits.

04.01.2022 Thank you everyone who came out today for another great Triathlon event. This event ran smoother and was one more step towards creating a great club. I would like to thank all of the volunteers that made today possible, thank you. We will have some photos up in the next couple of days.

03.01.2022 We are only 7 days away from our next Triathlon. The flow of the day will be as follows.12.30pm Registration and transition area open , briefing at 1.30pm and first wave of children start at 2pm followed by adults when all children are off the course.

03.01.2022 We are chasing a quick head count for the new running session tomorrow morning at 6am at the pool. Please indicate here if you are intending to be there.

02.01.2022 The Pre-winter Triathlon on Sunday 22nd May at 2pm is fast approaching and the spots are filling very fast. We are capping this event to provide maximum safety as well as maximum enjoyment for the athletes. This will be a very safe and supportive environment to try the sport of Triathlon or to make your comeback. If you have not yet registered, please follow this link to secure your spot. https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race

02.01.2022 The Water Rats Triathlon club was proud to welcome the latest member to the club. Mr Tony Abbott comes with many years of experience in Triathlons including an Iron Man Triathlon under his belt. Kaiam Martin, a member of the junior Rat Pack presented Tony with his membership certificate. Our next event is on Sunday 22nd May 2pm.

01.01.2022 Have your kids signed up to the holiday Tri coaching camp yet?

01.01.2022 Ok guys, we have fixed the link to enter. We appreciate your patients as we sorted our end out. Our aim is to make this a great club so thank you for your constructive criticism as we get better and bettet.