Awards
Awards
OLYMPIC AWARDS. Overall top three finishers. Masters top three. Athena (165+) top three. Clydesdale (220+) top three. Relays top three. Age group awards will be given three deep in the following categories: 16 -19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34…
Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike
- Date
- Last held Sep 12, 2026, next date to be announced
- Location
- Lavonia, Georgia
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Official race websiteThe swim at Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike
This is an open water swim at Lake Hartwell. The organizer's wetsuit note: wetsuit legal up to 78 F (USAT rule).
From the organizer's own race information (source). Venues and rules can change from year to year; the race's current athlete guide decides.
Start location and course
1763 Tugaloo State Park Road, Lavonia, GA 30553
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 Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike ranks
- No. 35 of 50 on Largest olympic triathlons in the US
National lists computed from results, entry fees, course maps and water temperatures; they refresh through the day.
2026 results
All results (2 years)Sprint
157
finishers
1:48:20
median
1:06:15
winning time
38% / 62%
women / men
Olympic
144
finishers
3:11:26
median
2:05:49
winning time
29% / 71%
women / men
Olympic - Aquabike
11
finishers
2:20:13
median
1:31:55
winning time
40% / 60%
women / men
Aggregated from official results (OnTime Results) for Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
How fast do you need to be at Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike?
At the 2026 Sprint, the fastest tenth finished in 1:24:10 or better, the top quarter in 1:34:38, and half the field in 1:48:20; the last tenth came in after 2:17:31.
At the 2026 Olympic, the fastest tenth finished in 2:28:51 or better, the top quarter in 2:50:49, and half the field in 3:11:26; the last tenth came in after 3:53:28.
At the 2026 Olympic - Aquabike, the fastest tenth finished in 1:50:28 or better, the top quarter in 2:08:24, and half the field in 2:20:13; the last tenth came in after 2:46:27.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | 1:59:23 | 1:38:45 |
| 20-29 | 1:40:31 | 1:14:58 |
| 30-39 | 1:50:37 | 1:26:06 |
| 40-49 | 1:46:35 | 1:20:51 |
| 50-59 | 1:40:24 | 1:24:34 |
| 60-69 | n/a | 1:29:02 |
| 70+ | n/a | 1:48:33 |
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 2026.
Swim, bike and run splits at Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike
At the 2026 Sprint, the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 10:24 to the top quarter there, 49% of the gap across the three legs.
Compared with a typical sprint triathlon in Georgia, the median swim here was 0:37 slower, the bike 1:54 slower and the run 0:54 slower (swim lengths differ from race to race).
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 11:36 | 13:15 | 15:03 | 18:23+ |
| T1 | 2:09 | 2:40 | 3:31 | 4:25+ |
| Bike | 43:25 | 48:27 | 54:42 | 1:01:51+ |
| T2 | 0:55 | 1:10 | 1:31 | 2:10+ |
| Run | 22:47 | 26:39 | 30:31 | 36:05+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
At the 2026 Olympic, the bike decided the most: the middle of the field lost about 17:07 to the top quarter there, 45% of the gap across the three legs.
Compared with a typical olympic triathlon in Georgia, the median bike here was 8:11 slower and the run 2:49 slower.
| Leg | Top 10% | Top 25% | Median | Slowest 25% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim | 25:29 | 29:38 | 34:59 | 38:24+ |
| T1 | 2:01 | 2:33 | 3:29 | 4:28+ |
| Bike | 1:14:05 | 1:21:45 | 1:31:38 | 1:41:19+ |
| T2 | 0:59 | 1:22 | 2:05 | 2:55+ |
| Run | 44:05 | 52:07 | 58:59 | 1:09:54+ |
Each column ranks finishers on that leg alone, from the race's published results. T1 and T2 are transitions.
Finishers by year
Down 11 percent since 2025.
355
2025
315
2026
All events combined, from official results.
Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike Sprint Triathlon year by year
From 2025 to 2026, the field went from 177 to 157 finishers, and the median time rose from 1:42:37 to 1:48:20.
| Year | Finishers | Median | Fastest tenth | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 (-11%) | 1:48:20 | under 1:24:10 | 1:06:15 |
| 2025 | 177 | 1:42:37 | under 1:20:21 | 1:03:34 |
From each year's official results for the Sprint Triathlon; virtual options are left out.
How fast is it?
Slower than most Georgia sprint triathlons
The fastest quarter of the 2026 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:34:38, against 1:28:45 in a typical Georgia sprint triathlon, so times here run 7 percent slower.
- Olympic Triathlon: Slower than most US olympic triathlons. The fastest quarter of the 2026 olympic triathlon field finished under 2:50:49, against 2:43:48 in a typical US olympic triathlon, so times here run 4 percent slower.
Compares the fastest quarter of each field, so walkers and first-timers do not skew it. It reflects the course and the field together: a flat course, cool weather, or a competitive crowd all make times faster.
From the race's page
What the organizers of Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike cover on their registration page, in brief.
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Race details
- Where
- 1763 Tugaloo State Park Road, Lavonia, GA 30553Map
- Course
- Road
- Distances
- Sprint Triathlon, Olympic Triathlon, Aquabike
- Editions
- 2026 (Sep 12, 2026), 2025 (Sep 6, 2025), 2024 (Sep 7, 2024), 2023 (Sep 16, 2023), 2022 (Sep 17, 2022)
- Status
- The next edition has not been announced yet. Past events: Collegiate Aqua, Tugaloo Olympic Distance - Aquabike, Tugaloo Olympic Relay, Tugaloo Olympic Triathlon, Tugaloo Sprint.
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Quick answers
- When is Tugaloo Olympic, Sprint and Aquabike?
- 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, Olympic Triathlon, Aquabike.
- How big is it, and how fast?
- In 2026, 157 athletes finished the Sprint; the median finish was 1:48:20 and the winner finished in 1:06:15.
- Is it a fast course?
- The fastest quarter of the 2026 sprint triathlon field finished under 1:34:38, against 1:28:45 in a typical Georgia sprint triathlon, so times here run 7 percent slower.
- Where does it start?
- 1763 Tugaloo State Park Road, Lavonia, GA 30553.
From the organizers
DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCE PACKET PICK UP AT PODIUM HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
You can pick up packed on Friday at race site or race morning.
Tugaloo State Park
OLYMPIC: 1.5K SWIM, 42K BIKE, 10K RUN
SPRINT: 500 YARD SWIM, 14 MILE BIKE, 5K RUN