April 2025 Athletes of the Month
Draft legal racing is the most difficult race format in triathlon. Competitors start en masse, fight for position in the open water, continue the fight on the bike by riding in close formations, and use whatever energy they have left to muster a strong run. It is not for beginners, and can be very unforgiving to newcomers, as the competition is typically the best-of-the-best in the USA.
Our April 2025 Athletes of the Month not only faced the challenge of draft legal racing for the first time, but all did so as the youngest competitors in the field. Unlike most draft-legal youth triathlons, the Bill Burnett Clermont Draft Legal Challenge allows for kids aged 12-15 instead of 13-15. It also allows kids the chance to race on back-to-back days.Thus, each of the following athletes, all (race) aged 12, dared to compete against the best 15 year olds in the county, raced their race, and found the finish line last month.
Please join us in recognizing the following athletes:
Sebastian Arguello
Sienna Arguello
Alexandra Brothers
Jayden Efre Castillo
Camila Lopez Torres
Noah Schechter
2025 Race Results
February
Perezluha Coaching Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series #1
March
Clermont Draft Legal Triathlon
Citrus County Kids Triathlon
Perezluha Coaching Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series #2
Zarzaur Law Maritime Deluna Youth Duathlon
April
Boca Raton YMCA Spring Triathlon
Perezluha Coaching Florida Polytechnic Time Trial Series #3
Team Florida
Please join us in recognizing the following athletes, all of whom will represent our state this August 1-3 in West Chester Ohio at USA Triathlon’s Youth and Junior Nationals.
Sebastian Arguello – Sienna Arguello – Keila Baril – Daniela Coimbra -John Victor Coimbra Camila Lopez Torres – Leonardo Medina- Mackenzie MacLean – Eve Munkittrick -Helen Munkittrick – Saryna Stewart -Sidney Stewart – Sterling Stewart – Edelweiss Szymanski – Spartacus Szymanski – Avalyn Thompson
Missing from this list? Please contact us. We also plan on including the names of all these participants on a t-shirt, and (possibly) a poster. Please pass the word along about this to all our Florida athletes.
Youth State Series
This year, USA Triathlon has created a Youth State Series in an effort to encourage consistent participation at the youth level. Throughout the year, young athletes will accrue points based on their results at various youth races. Series awards will be provided at the end of the series. For more information, visit https://www.usatriathlon.org/get-racing/youth-triathlon-series
SWIM
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BIKE
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RUN
Learn About Run Basics, Places to Run, and Run Workouts
UPCOMING RACES
Learn About Youth Races and Draft Legal Races