Samoa triathletes came back from Fiji on Monday after a very successful competition, winning two medals. Tyreece Collins won gold in the Elite Men’s Race, and Manamea Schwalger won bronze in the Women’s race. 

The team also set new national records and personal best times in the Aquathlon event.

The Samoan team that travelled to Fiji included manager Leilani Faletoese, coach Euta Levale, and eight athletes. Senior competitor Darren Young self-funded his participation and, although he did not attend the training camp, he competed in the races.

The youth athletes joined a week-long training camp with exercises and workshops. They first competed in an Aquathlon on Saturday, then in the main event — the Oceania Regional Development Sprint Triathlon Cup on Sunday. This race gives points for World Triathlon rankings and was needed for Pacific athletes aged 16–18 who wanted to be selected for the Dakar Youth Olympics. This is why Samoa sent its three best junior athletes.

Results:

Oceania Sprint Triathlon Cup (750m Swim, 20km Bike, 5km Run)

Men: 

Tyreece Collins – Gold

•  Darren Young – 5th

• Crisroch Euta Levale – 7th (1st Youth Olympics candidate)

• Henry Euta Levale – 12th

•  Filipo Mulitalo – 13th

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  Women: 

• Manamea Schwalger – Bronze

• Urlin Mulitalo – 7th

Oceania Super Sprint Triathlon Cup (375m Swim, 10km Bike, 2.5km Run)

• Viliamu Mana – Silver
  
  

Aquathlon (2.5km Run, 1km Swim, 2.5km Run)(Tyreece Collins and Darren Young did not race in the aquathlon.)

      Men:

•  Crisroch Euta Levale – 4th (NEW NATIONAL RECORD 36:59, 1st Youth Olympics candidate)

• Henry Euta Levale – 13th

• Filipo Mulitalo – 15th
  
  

Women: 

•   Manamea Schwalger – 5th (NEW NATIONAL RECORD 40:53)

• Urlin Mulitalo – 6th
  
  

Junior 15-year-old Aquathlon: 

• Viliamu Mana – 2nd
  
  

“I attended the events in my role as Vice President of the Oceania Triathlon Board and I am very proud that Samoa’s team represented their country and families with honor and respect. They also helped make the camp friendly as teams from other countries encouraged and supported each other in training and racing,” said Lani Young, Secretary-General, Triathlon Samoa. 

“On behalf of our TSA Board, I thank SASNOC for your support of our Federation and its work,”

The team came back to Samoa on Tuesday morning.