New Youth Category For Taunton Foot Anstey Junior Aquathlon
The ever popular Taunton Foot Anstey Junior Aquathlon is expanding with an extra age category for competitors. Application forms are now available for young people between 8- 16 years who want to compete in the race on Sunday 16th September 2007.
An aquathlon is a continuous race over various distances in the disciplines of swimming and running. Competitors race against the clock that starts as they enter the swimming pool and stops as they cross the finishing line after the run.
The competition has five different age categories 8yrs, 9 & 10 yrs, 13 & 14 yrs and the new 15 & 16 yrs youth category who each swim and run distances according to their category.
This new category will provide a link for talented youngsters to go on from this competition to compete in the challenging Taunton Deane Foot Anstey Triathlon, one of the most popular sporting events in the South West calendar that involves swimming, cycling and running.
Caroline Lewis from the Somerset RC Tri Club committee and mother to two of the competitors said “The emphasis of the race is to encourage children to be active and show them it can be fun and rewarding. The children put in a tremendous amount of effort and have a great time racing against their friends in their own age categories.”
This year the Aquathlon is sponsored by Taunton solicitors Foot Anstey for the first time and will be organised by Tone Leisure, local triathlon club, Somerset RC Tri and Queens College who will provide the venue.
Andrew Hannam, partner at Taunton law firm Foot Anstey said “We sponsored the adult Triathlon in May and are really looking forward to the Junior Aquathlon in September. Foot Anstey is proud to be supporting local talent at grass roots level in this way.
“As a growing firm in the region we want to make a real contribution to well supported community activities, like the Aquathlon.”
For more information and an entry form please visit the event website at www.tauntondeanetri.co.uk or contact 01823 273083
Published 03/08/2007
