Races

2025 Youth Race Schedule

Below you will find a calendar of every known youth triathlon in Florida, as well as some OWS events that are a half mile or shorter. Please also note that a USA cycling license is required for any cycling event listed here. If you know of an upcoming event that needs to be added, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thanks. (* Denotes USA Triathlon State Series Event).

April

Meek & Mighty Triathlon* April 26th, St. Petersburg

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Just Tri It Kids Triathlon April 27th, St. Augustine

May

Swim Across America Half Mile Open Water Swim and Watermelon Dash May 10th, St Petersburg

Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series Race #4 May 11th, Lakeland

UTE Multisport Festival (Youth OWS, Splash/Dash, Multiple Events) May 31st, Clearwater Beach

June

Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series Race #5 June 8th, Lakeland

College of the Keys Swim Around Key West 1 (800M)  June 14th, Key West

July

Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series Race #6 July 6th, Lakeland

August

Youth and Junior Nationals* August 2nd (13 and over), August 3rd (12 and under), West Chester, Ohio

Murabella Kids Triathlon – August 3rd, St. Augustine

Stuart Mermaid Open Water Swim with Lil’ Mermaid Splash August 9th, Stuart

Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series Race #7 August 17th, Lakeland

College of the Keys Swim Around Key West 2 (800M)  August 31st, Key West

Swim Bike Run for Freedom Youth Triathlon* August 24th, Palm Harbor

October

Sea Turtle Triathlon October 26th, Pensacola Beach

Miami Kids Triathlon October 19th, Miramar

Not So Scary Kids Triathlon (Beginner Event) October 19th, Gainesville

YMCA Youth Triathlon* October 19th, Lecanto

November

Boca Raton YMCA Youth Fall Triathlon* November 16th, Boca Raton

December

Clash Daytona Kids Triathlon December 6th, Daytona Beach

Draft Legal Races

The Live Red Foundation is the Virginia nonprofit that hosts the East Coast Triathlon Festival,
one of the finest youth triathlons in the country. They were a great resource for us in creating
FYT and provided us with a lot of practical advice along the way.

They also publish a Youth Draft Legal Race Guide, which does an excellent job summarizing
nearly everything you’d need to know about the various races in the draft legal series and the
High Performance Squads (HPS) that compete in them.

Though this site was designed with 12 and under triathletes in mind, it is worth exploring the
races listed in that guide. In addition to the draft legal events, nearly all feature races for
younger age divisions as well. These races tend to be the most fun and best organized youth
triathlons in the country. If you’ve ever considered leaving the state for a race, they are worth a
look.