2026 Island Cup XC #6 Hammerfest

🚀 Get ready, Nanaimo — we’re back!

Dynamic Race Events is pumped to bring you the 9th Annual Westwood Lake Triathlon on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at beautiful Westwood Lake Park in Nanaimo.

🌊 The Swim: A refreshing dip in Westwood Lake (we promise, no sharks — just a solid swim support team cheering you on). Transition is right there in the parking lot, so no excuses for slow moves.

🚴 The Bike: Buckle up for Canada’s most honest bike course! Rolling west of Hwy 19, through East Wellington — this is a course that won’t sugarcoat your effort. Both distances share the same opening 10 km: a chance to size up your competition before you dig in. Standard athletes will cruise past Brannen Lake before making a return to the lake.

🏃 The Run: A lap of glory (or 2 for Standard athletes) around the hard-packed trail circling Westwood Lake, with a finish chute and post-race celebration waiting at the main beach. That’s where the cheers, the community, and your hard-earned finish line moment all come together.

📍 Why Nanaimo? Minutes from downtown, 90 minutes from Victoria, and a scenic ferry ride away from Vancouver. In other words: no excuses. Pack your goggles, bike shoes, and trail legs — Westwood is calling!

📦 RACE PACKAGE PICKUP

📍 Where: Westwood Lake Park

🗓️ When:

• Saturday, May 9, 2026 — 1:00pm to 5:00pm

• Sunday, May 10, 2026 — starting at 6:30am (race morning pickup — plan ahead, lines can happen!)

🏊 TRI-BC MEMBERS

All athletes must have valid race-day insurance.

• Triathlon BC Members (or reciprocating PSOs): You’re covered with your annual membership.

• Non-Members or USAT members: You’ll need to pre-purchase a 1-Day TriBC Membership. https://ccnbikes.com/#!/memberships/triathlon-bc-day-membership-2026

Canaqua Sports is excited to be back in Nanaimo for our 2nd year, and we invite you to join us at the

2nd Annual

Nanaimo Open Water Swim

And

Mudskipper SwimRun Nanaimo

Presented by Canaqua Sports

Date: August 9, 2026

LOCATION: Westwood Lake

381 Westwood Road

Nanaimo, B.C.

FEATURED EVENTS

The Nanaimo Open Water Swim includes distances of 1.0K, 3.0K, and 5.0 K

Mudskipper SwimRun - Nanaimo

Come and join us for a one-lap or two-lap Mudskipper event. Featuring distances of 10.0K and 20.0K in and around Westwood Lake

Powered by Canaqua Sports

Come and join us for a great day of Open Water Swimming and

Individual SwimRun

We at Canaqua Sports are very proud of our local events, and we truly believe that British Columbia will grow into one of our top markets for both Open Water Swimming and SwimRun. We are looking for a few people to help us to make our events even better in the future. If you are interested in helping please let us know by emailing info@canaquasports.con

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