Gryphon Triathlon Half Day Camp | Ages 11-16

Gryphon Camps offer a variety of camps that are categorized into Activity Camps or Sport Camps. Triathlon sits within Sport Camps umbrella.

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New Minimum/Maximum Age Requirements

Each camp has a minimum and maximum age requirement to ensure campers are grouped with others within the same age range. If you have questions or concerns about age requirements, please contact the Gryphon Camps Office at camps@uoguelph.ca or 519-824-4120 Ext. 56131.

Minimum Age: Campers must be no younger than the minimum age or be turning that age by the upcoming September 1st.
Maximum Age: Campers must be no older than the maximum age by the end of the calendar year (December 31st).

Our Triathlon Camp will have 2 staff with 18 campers (a ratio of 1:9)

Triathlon

This half day skill-based camp, focuses on improving technique in cycling, running and swimming skills. This camp is great preparation for the many youth triathlons offered throughout the summer.

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Triathlon Half Day Camp | All Genders, Ages 11-16

Is your camper looking to put their love of cycling, swimming and running all together and try a triathlon? This half day skill-based camp, focuses on improving technique in cycling, running and swimming skills.

Triathlon Camp specific details

Each day includes a swim, bike and run combining skill work with team relays, challenges & fun dryland activities
Friday Triathlon-based challenges in fun events
Great preparation for the many youth triathlons offered throughout the summer
Campers must be able to swim 50m of front crawl comfortably (without the aid of the bottom/side of the pool or using a pfd). There will be no hands-on coaching from within the water.
Each camper must provide their own bicycle, a CSA approved helmet, running shoes, and swimming attire for the week

Equipment Required:

Each camper must provide their own running shoes (suitable for running in daily)
Each camper must provide their own bicycle & CSA approved helmet

Half Day Program Times:

Drop off - 8:30am-9:00am
Program - 9:00am-12:00pm
Pick Up - 12:00pm-12:30pm

Triathlon Camp - Half Day Program (Mornings) - July 15-19/24

Is your camper looking to put their love of cycling, swimming and running all together and try a triathlon? This half day skill-based camp, focuses on improving technique in cycling, running and swimming skills. Each day will include a swim, bike and run that will combine skill work with team relays, challenges and fun dryland activities. On Friday, campers get to partake in Triathlonbased challenges in fun events.

Activity Details

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Meet The Coaches

Chantique Carey-Payne Head Coach, University of Guelph Swimming

Chantique Carey-Payne was named the head coach of the Gryphons varsity swimming programs in June of 2017. Prior to being named head coach, Chantique spent two seasons serving as an assistant coach with the U of G swim teams.

As a swimmer, Payne was a four-year OUA All-Star during her time at the University of Guelph, and earned an impressive total of 11 OUA medals, and eight CIS medals. She is a seven-time OUA Gold medalist and in 2009-10 swam to a national title and First Team All-Canadian status in the 50m Butterfly.
 
In 2011 her career culminated in an impressive four national medals at the CIS Championships including a silver in the women's 50m butterfly, bronze in the 100m butterfly and a pair of bronze medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle. During her collegiate career, Payne set one OUA record in the 100m Butterfly in her fourth-year and holds three all-time Gryphon swimming records in the 50m, 100m and 200m Freestyle events. She also earned two bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Canadian Championships.
 
After swimming Payne turned her attention to coaching, and started as a full-time assistant coach with the Gryphons program during the 2015-16 season. In the last two years she has focused on growing her coaching career, learning all-facets of the program but specifically taking a lead on the dryland planning and implementation. She has also earned invaluable experience as the National Team Coach for the Canadian Lifesaving team this past year.