Bayshore Sprint and 70.4

Date: Last held Nov 7, 2026, next date to be announced
Location: Long Beach, California

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Water temperature and wetsuits at Bayshore Sprint and 70.4

Around November 7, the water at NOAA's Los Angeles station typically runs about 64°F (62 to 68°F across 2016 to 2025). Wetsuits were legal every year at this date.

Measured by the NOAA tide station nearest the race's listed location, about 14.6 km away; open beaches and sheltered bays nearby can differ by a few degrees. Wetsuit cutoffs are USA Triathlon age-group rules. The race's own water temperature reading on race morning decides.

Start location and course

5411 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803

Directions to the start

The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. The organizers have not shared a course map with us yet.

Where Bayshore Sprint and 70.4 ranks

No. 13 of 50 on Coldest triathlon swims

National lists computed from results, entry fees, course maps and water temperatures; they refresh through the day.

2025 results

All results (5 years)

finishers

2:58:30

median

2:05:09

winning time

23% / 77%

women / men

Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

Aggregated from official results (Alliance Race Timing) for Bayshore Sprint and 70.4. Individual finisher names are not stored here.

How fast do you need to be at Bayshore Sprint and 70.4?

In 2025, the fastest tenth finished in 2:21:20 or better, the top quarter in 2:46:57, and half the field in 2:58:30; the last tenth came in after 3:24:13.

Third place by age group, 2025 Bayshore Olympic Triathlon
Age	Women	Men
20-29	n/a	2:40:40
30-39	n/a	2:18:43
40-49	n/a	2:47:01
50-59	n/a	2:56:24
60-69	n/a	3:03:02

Groups with fewer than five finishers are left out. Awards vary by race; check the race's rules.

What would my time get me?

Where a finish time would have placed in 2025.

Finish timeGenderAge group

Swim, bike and run splits at Bayshore Sprint and 70.4

At the 2025 Bayshore Olympic Triathlon, the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 20:03 to the top quarter there, 63% of the gap across the three legs.

Compared with a typical olympic triathlon in California, the median swim here was 4:15 faster, the bike 12:50 slower and the run 3:37 slower (swim lengths differ from race to race).

2025 Bayshore Olympic Triathlon, 48 finishers
Leg	Top 10%	Top 25%	Median	Slowest 25%
Swim	18:56	21:37	23:54	27:00+
T1	1:15	2:01	2:42	3:14+
Bike	1:17:23	1:29:37	1:36:55	1:42:35+
T2	0:45	1:02	1:32	2:13+
Run	43:29	47:16	51:43	59:15+

Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.

Finishers by year

Down 25 percent since 2021.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

All events combined, from official results.

Bayshore Sprint and 70.4 Olympic Triathlon year by year

From 2021 to 2025, the field went from 32 to 48 finishers, and the median time dropped from 2:58:33 to 2:58:30.

Year	Finishers	Median	Fastest tenth	Winner
2025	48 (+66%)	2:58:30	under 2:21:20	2:05:09
2024	29 (-38%)	2:49:52	under 2:20:52	2:05:41
2023	47 (+15%)	3:03:01	under 2:39:53	2:27:34
2022	41 (+28%)	3:05:12	under 2:42:42	2:14:29
2021	32	2:58:33	under 2:35:12	2:08:07

From each year's official results for the Olympic Triathlon; virtual options are left out.

Race details

Where: 5411 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803Map
Course: Road
Start elevation: About 0 feet
Distances: Sprint Triathlon
Editions: 2026 (Nov 7, 2026), 2025 (Nov 8, 2025), 2024 (Nov 9, 2024), 2023 (Nov 11, 2023), 2022 (Nov 5, 2022), 2021 (Nov 6, 2021)
Status: The next edition has not been announced yet. Past events: Bayshore 70.3, 4.33 mile run, Bayshore 13.1 mile run, Bayshore Long Course 70.3, Bayshore Olympic Triathlon.

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Quick answers

When is Bayshore Sprint and 70.4?: The next date has not been announced.
How much does it cost?: See the registration page for current pricing.
What distances are offered?: Sprint Triathlon.
How big is it, and how fast?: In 2025, 48 athletes finished the Bayshore Olympic Triathlon; the median finish was 2:58:30 and the winner finished in 2:05:09.
Where does it start?: 5411 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90803.