UWTSD supporting two top sporting events

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is proud to be one of the official sponsors of two top sporting events taking place in Swansea this weekend.

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On Saturday July 15, the World Triathlon Para Series returns to the city of Swansea when South Wales will once again be welcoming the world’s elite para triathletes alongside developing athletes and first-time participants in a festival of swim, bike, run.

Centred on the Prince of Wales Dock and the University’s SA1 Waterfront Innovation Quarter, Paralympic, World and European champions compete in the World Triathlon Para Series elite races. Over 100 elite paratriathletes from Britain and around the world will be competing for valuable qualification points for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Earlier in the day, developing athletes will take part in the British Paratri Super Series and first-time participants in the Splash & Dash Disability Aquathlon. These opportunities will help make the World Triathlon Para Series Swansea more than just for the elite athletes and help to open swim, bike, run participation for people with disabilities.

The University was delighted to welcome Double Paralympic medallist George Peasgood to the city November 2021, ahead of the inaugural World Triathlon Para Series hosted by Swansea in 2022. Following the success of last year’s event, UWTSD is once again pleased to provide use of its buildings in SA1 for use by the athletes and operational teams.

The University is also supporting the IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea triathlon which take place on Sunday July 16. Athletes participating in IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea will take on a 1.2-mile (1.9km) swim at the Prince of Wales Dock before cycling a one-loop 56-mile (90km) bike course. Athletes will cycle through the Mumbles along roads taking them past Gower’s coastal clifftops before cycling out through Rural Swansea before heading back along Swansea Bay into the city. From here they will return to Swansea as they prepare for transition at the University’s Dylan Thomas Centre in the Maritime Quarter beside the Rive Tawe. Lastly, athletes will take on a 13.1-mile (21.1km) two loop run course which takes them from the city centre, out past the new eye-catching gold-coloured Swansea Arena, towards Mumbles before heading back towards the finish line at the Marina.

UWTSD Campus Provost, Professor Ian Walsh said: “With UWTSD’s Swansea Campus right in the heart of the city, we think it’s a fantastic opportunity to support these major sporting events and to highlight the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and participation in sport. We’re very excited about the opportunities for our own students to engage in the events and also to witness the potential of sport and education to transform lives.”

Further Information

Rebecca Davies

Executive Press and Media Relations Officer    
Corporate Communications and PR    
Email: rebecca.davies@uwtsd.ac.uk    
Phone: 07384 467071

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