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Both Cassie Cava and Chloe MacCombe, along with her guide for the race Eimear Nicholls, were in winning form this weekend at the 2024 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea.

Cava dominated the PTS3 race from the gun, producing the fastest swim split of the field by over 3 minutes. She held her lead through five laps of a technical bike course before producing a similarly dominant run split to seal her victory over the field by almost 6 minutes.

The result cements her position in the top 5 Women’s PTS3 athletes who will merge with the top 9 Women’s PTS4 athletes for the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer.

Speaking after her performance, Cava said, “We knew that a win here would secure my qualification slot for Paris and this race has been my focus for the last few months. I had a good swim and run, didn’t bike very well but the course was really technical and today wasn’t the day for me to take any risks on the bike, but I’ve got a lot of work to do over the next few months to get stronger on the bike! I’m really pleased with what I’ve done over the last year to get here and am very excited for what the rest of the season holds!”

Chloe MacCombe was in similarly strong form, this weekend guided by Eimear Nicholls who is usually partnered with her sister Judith. The pair posted the fastest bike and run splits of the day to break the tape in the Women’s PTVI category.

The results sees Chloe climb into 3rd place on Paralympic qualification rankings for the Paris Paralympic Games. In the same rankings, Judith MacCombe now drops one place to 8th overall, closely trailed by three athletes all lining up for the 2024 World Triathlon Para Series
Montreal at the end of the month.

2024 Europe Triathlon Cup Wels

Following his recent successes at the 2024 Asia Triathlon Cup Burabay and taking the Irish Sprint Championship win, Russell White was back in action at the 2024 Europe Triathlon Cup Wels, Austria, this weekend.

The swim saw a pontoon start in the River Traun, with athletes racing straight towards and under the Alte Traunbrücke bridge before making their first turn around the buoys under the bridge to exit the water.

White exited the water as part of a large group of athletes as they tore through T1 to take on five laps of a technical bike course. The group stayed together throughout the bike course, with White going on to post a 15:23 5km split to finish inside the top 20. France’s Nathan Grayel broke the tape in 56:31, while White finished in 19th overall 57:32.

White’s next focus will return much closer to home roads as he takes to the startline of 2024 Europe Triathlon Cup Cork next month.