This was the first Nepean Triathlon held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. The distances were locked into a 1km swim, 30km cycle and 10km run which still stands today with only some slight course adjustments. The new facilities were…
This was the last year the event was held at Tench Reserve on the Nepean River. The cycle course was once through open farmland but it was now shared with over 50,000 suburban residents. Competitor’s safety was at risk and…
The replaced bridge, which disrupted the cycle course in the previous event, was now in place so the original cycle loop was used again. The prize money was still in place and paid the top ten male and top five…
The Nepean Triathlon celebrated its 15th anniversary. While the swim remained the same, the run course as planned was cut to 10km (minus a few challenging hills). A major challenge though for the race organisers was the cycle course. A…
This was the last year radio station 2WS sponsored the event (they had been involved since 1986). It was also the last year of the hilly 12km run. The run course in future years was trimmed down to 10km after…
Tim Bentley secured his third title with Bianca Van Woesik getting her first Nepean victory. Bianca was known as a very tough competitor in races all over the world, from Ironman to sprint distance. She competed at the Hawaiian Ironman…
Tim Bentley won his second impressive title and a young Emma Carney kicked off her career in triathlon after a stellar running career. Emma’s performance embarrassed a few of the top men that day, not only for her speed but…
1992 marked beginning of the winning rein of Victorian triathlete Tim Bentley. His devastating run split was the secret to his success. Tim has competed over all distances (2nd Aussie in Hawaii 1990) and continued to compete still posting impressive…
The event saw Donna Gould from South Australia take the women’s title. Donna came from a running background with three Australian titles (10km, 1984-85 and 3km in 1983). She competed at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 in the 3000m,…
Triathlon's popularity had soared in the late 1980’s and the 1990 event at Tench reserve in Penrith hosted the largest field on record. 2,134 competitors took part in the event which made it the second biggest field in the world…