The unique kit code you need to purchase kit after you have been informed you have qualified for an Europe Triathlon/World Triathlon event will generally be released a few months out from the event. It will be sent out via email to the team so please ensure your email address is kept up to date on your BTF profile.

Everyone competes in the age group which they are in as of the 31st December each year. This might mean that you are moved up into an age group earlier than you would expect.

When the qualification races take place in the year before the World Triathlon/Europe Triathlon Championships, qualification is based on an athlete's finishing time compared to those athletes in the same age group during the year of the Championships. This means if athletes are moving up into an age group for the Championship year, their qualification is based on where their finishing time places them in the age group they will be racing in during the Championship year. Athletes could finish in the first 4 in their age group but an athlete moving into that age group could push you someone of a qualifying position if their time is faster. Please see point 8.3 in the Terms and Conditions. 

The Team Manager looking after the event will pick you out of the results because you have registered your intent to qualify and we will have a list of everyone who is moving up an age group for the Championship event. You do not need to let us know you are moving up an age group.

Athletes need to pay a registration fee to register their intent to qualify for Championship events, this enables them to be considered for the Great Britain Age-Group Team. For 2025 qualification the registration fee will be  £13.50. This covers the administration for the Age Group Team, administration for qualifying races, office space, other administration costs and bank charges among other essential items and processes.

For events where British Triathlon are sending a Team Manager and/or Support Team athletes will also be required to pay an International Race Fee. For 2025 championships the international race fee will be £25.50. The International Race Fee is in place to cover the costs incurred for the Age-Group Team Support Team. This includes covering the costs of those volunteers who travel to International events. The Team Managers and support staff are volunteers who strive to support you and give up their time all year around.

Athletes  need to pay the race entry fee as set out on the team information emails. It is also mandatory to purchase a GBR Age Group Team tri-suit that complies with World Triathlon rules. 

Athletes need to book their own  flights, accommodation, transfers and all other travel arrangements. Athletes can book their  flights independently or via British Triathlon’s Official Travel and Accommodation Supplier Nirvana.  

In addition to the Home Nation member’s insurance athletes are required to take out medical cover and additional insurance for travelling and racing abroad. 

You can now update your own result until the registration cut off date or we add a status to your name on the evet webpage.

Only races which don’t have specific qualifying races are able to be updated.

To edit your own result sign into your BTF account.

You will see a box labelled “ITU / ETU Registered - Click here to see the ITU / ETU races you have registered to qualify for”

You will see a list of races you have registered to qualify for where you can update your own result.

Click “edit” to edit your result.

You will see a page similar to that which you completed to register. You can now update your result.

You can also update your emergency contact details.

Any changes you make are permanent and cannot be undone.

If it is past the registration cut off date or, there is a status next to your name, you will not be able to update your own results.

If you update your own result because we have asked you to provide faster time, our comment will remain next to your name until the next registration cut off date.

People who have PQ’d can update their own result but still need to contact their Team Manager or the Age group Coordinator to add their PQ status.

The Age Group Coordinator or Team Manager can still update your result if you ask them to.

Qualified places in teams are not allowed to be swapped between Championships. Athletes may qualify for as many different championships as they want to at the same time

To update your race result;

• Log into your BTF account. 
• Click on the age-group section of your dashboard.
• Next hover your cursor over the "My  Account," button at the top of the page. You will see a box labelled  "Age Group Listing" - Click the button to see the races you have registered to qualify for”
• You will see race/s you have registered for where you are able to update the your race evidence. (Not all races have the ability to edit your race evidence)
• Edit your race evidence. Please note, once you edit your race evidence it will delete your previous race evidence.

British Triathlon delivers different programmes with the aim of identifying and developing athletes with the potential to perform at a world class level. Examples are the Elite Team, The Paratriathlon Team and the Talent Squads. The non-elite format of the National Team is known as the Great Britain Age-Group Team. The Great Britain Age-Group Team allows athletes to compete for European and World Championships medals and titles against fellow competitors within pre-defined age-group categories. These age-group categories are divided by gender and age and are set apart by five year age bands, from 20-24 upwards to 80+. International age-group competition starts at age 16 for sprint distances and 18 for standard distance and long distance.

Age-group athletes are a diverse group of people. Some athletes start racing at age-group competitions when they are 16, others start when they are 60. Each athlete will have their own personal goals and motivation for attempting to qualify for the Great Britain Age-Group Team. Some athletes strive to stand on the podium in European or World Championships, for others the ultimate goal is to participate and experience the thrill of competing at international level.  

The times needed to qualify for a Great Britain Age-Group Team can vary depending on the competition, the course, the weather and the level of interest for that particular championships and therefore it is not possible to give a time that you will need to achieve to qualify.
 
For sprint and standard distance championship events the minimum requirement is that you must finish within 120% (European selection) or 115% (World selection) of the winner of your age-group either in a qualification race. For middle and long distances the same performance percentages apply for your nominated race. The exception to this is the ETU Middle distance event which has a qualifying percentage of 115% rather than 120%. This is due to there being no World Triathlon Middle distance event.

Events which are not sprint or standard triathlon or duathlon require athletes to .submit extra evidence which is specific to each event. Please check each event for the details for this.

To work out your percentage of the age-group winner's time convert both times into seconds and then divide your time in seconds by the age-group winner's time in seconds and multiply by 100.

To get an understanding of times required you could look up the previous years results and this would give you an idea of what to aim for for each age group.

You do not need to tell us if you will be in the next age group up during the championship event. By registering your intent to qualify, we know you are trying to qualify and can pick you out of the results supplied to us by the event organsier for the qualifying event.