Hi, thank you for your interest in the Builth Wells Charity Aquathlon.

This event is designed to encourage those of you who have not taken part in an aquathlon before.  Though we also welcome seasoned competitors. 

This year there will be a short and a longer event. The first comprises a 200m (8 length) swim in the 25 metre pool, followed by a 3k run around The Groe.  The minimum age for this is 13 (as at 31.12.25), so you could still be 12 to take part, as long as your next birthday is before the end of the year. 

The longer event will be a 400m (16 length) swim in the pool, followed by a 5k run around The Groe. The minimum age for this is 15 (as at 31.12.25), so you could still be 14 to take part, as long as your next birthday is before the end of the year.

We will close entries on the 3 August, or when the total number of entrants for an event reaches 99.

You can choose any stroke for the swim and we will provide you with a swimming hat which must be worn to enable us to count your lengths.  It's a microchipped event, and all finishers will receive a medal and video of you crossing the line, plus there will be prizes for the age category winners.

The event is to encourage people to take part in sport and also to raise funds and awareness for The Bracken Trust.  The money raised will go towards providing support to those affected by cancer in Powys, so hopefully you'll be able to raise some sponsorship as well.  

Please let us know if you have any questions.  Best of luck!