6 swimming events in Knoxville, Tennessee

Are you ready to TRI KNOX again?

Sprint: 1000M Swim - 14 Mi Bike - 5k Run

Olympic: 1900M Swim - 25 Mi Bike - 10k Run

Half: 2200M Swim - 56 Mi Bike - 13.1 Mi Run

The sprint will be a DOWNSTREAM 300 meter swim ending at Suttrees Landing dock. The bike ride will head up Island Home for a 14-mile tour of some of S Knoxville's finest scenery. the run will take off along the riverside through the historic Island Home neighborhood onto the Will Skelton Greenway. Expect a little elevation, or as we say "Gently Rolling Hills" on this run, but in the shade and along the breezy river. Cruise back to the finish line in Suttree's boardwalk and celebrate with Knoxville's finest!

The olympic distance will also include a nice DOWNSTREAM swim from Island Home to Suttree's and head out on the same bike path for a 25-mile tour of scenic roads. The run will follow the same path extending just past Meads Quarry parking and follow its way back to Suttree's Landing as well.

The half-iron distance will also start from Island Home with a brief 100-meter upstream swim before heading downstream to Suttree's. The bike route showcases the beauty of the South Knoxville countryside. Once back the run will follow the same path as you make your way past Meads Quarry to the Forks of the River and follow its way back to Suttree's Landing as well. The half-iron distance will have a cut-off of 8.5 hours with a bike cut-off of 12pm

Schedule of Events:

• Early packet pickup: August 1st, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm on site at Suttree's Landing

• Transition Opens 8/2 @ 5:30 am

• Same-day registration and packet-pickup: 5:30 am -6:45 am

• Shuttles to the swim start running between 6:15 am and 6:45 am

• Race briefing at swim start: 6:45 am

• Sprint in water wave start: 7:00 am wave assignments below

• Olympic in water wave start: 7:30 am

• Half Iron in water wave start: 7:00 am

• Awards ceremonies for Sprint at 9am, Olympic at 11am, and Half at 1:30pm

• Finish-line expo 8:00 am-2:30 pm

Wave List - Start times :

7am - Sprint and Half Men and Clydesdales including aquabikes

7:03am Sprint and Half Women, Athenas, & Relays including aquabikes

7:30am Olympic Men and Clydesdales including Aqua bike

7:33am Olympic Women and Athenas including Aquabike

7:36am All Duathlons will start first run from Island Home Park

Personal Best Racing has a NO REFUND policy. This is based on our pricing structure to provide 15% of GROSS REVENUES to our charity partners. Insurance is available during the registration of each event. Please take advantage of this option should you wish to insure your entry fees.

Event Cancellation / Modification Policy - If Natural Disaster or Community Disaster occurs, our action steps are as follows:

1. Personal Best Racing in concert with local officials will make decisions based on safety first. 2. Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between Personal Best Racing and local officials 3. Financial: It is not financially feasible for Personal Best Racing to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to future races. The money you paid is spent developing the subject event. 4. Personal Best Racing does not save any money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the events are purchased and/or arranged in advance. All event supplies and services associated with that event must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.

Event Shirts - Event shirts are NOT guaranteed to participants registering within 2 weeks of each event. Please register prior to 2 weeks prior to guarantee your race shirt.

Want to roll out of East Tennessee's triathlon season with a short and sweet SUPER DUPER Sprint Triathlon?!?!

Get registered for the Pilot Y Tri SUPER DUPER Sprint! Why is it Super Duper?

Distances - 100 Yard Swim - 5.2 Mile Bike - 4k (2.8 mile) Run

You'll be done before the roosters roll over!

Triathlon Age Groups and Awards: Overall awards for the top three male and female finishers & top male and female masters. Age group awards for first, second, and third place in the following M & F age groups: 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45- 49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over & top 3 Clydesdale & Athena. Open Relay Division top three teams.

Personal Best Racing has a NO REFUND/NO DEFERRAL/NO TRANSFER policy. There is race day event insurance should an emergency pop up, please utilize that if you feel that you might need to.

How many people can say they’ve jumped off the Star of Knoxville Riverboat and into the Tennessee River? Who can say they’ve gotten to swim under five historic bridges, past Neyland Stadium, the Knoxville skyline, then finish by swimming through beautiful river bluffs lined with historic homes? Now’s your chance.

Bridges to Bluffs is a 10k downstream open water swim in the Tennessee River. B2B is apart of the Tennessee Triple Crown Open Water Series, along with Chattanooga based “Swim the Suck,” and Huntsville’s “Swim Hobbs Island".

This year’s swim will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The Saturday night dinner and sightseeing dinner cruise will include race briefing and packet pick-up on Saturday, September 12 departing from downtown Knoxville. It’s a great chance to meet your fellow swimmers and pilots, and get all the required safety updates ahead of race day.

Participants can complete the 10 km swim solo or register as a relay team of 2 swimmers.

All swimmers over 18 must be current USMS members or purchase a one day event membership (OEVT).

Swimmers ages 13-18 may register in the solo 10k swim and must be current USA Swimming members (your registration will be discounted $20 to VOID the USMS OEVT fee - it is automatically applied).

All solo swimmers MUST be accompanied by a PILOT on a kayak (or similar). Swimmers are encouraged to find their own pilot for the event. There is an option to pay the race team to recruit a pilot for you. All PILOTS must also register. There is no fee; swimmer's fees cover their pilot costs.

All race information can be found at: https://knoxvilleopen-waterswimmers.squarespace.com/bridgestobluffs

Included in every registration:

• One race entry (for a solo swimmer OR a relay team of two swimmers)

• Two high quality logo'd t-shirts (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)

• Two seats for the Saturday dinner cruise (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)

• Two lunches post-race on Sunday (swimmer & pilot OR two relay swimmers)

• Finisher award for all participants

• Race morning bus transportation from the finish line to the starting areas for swimmers and pilots

• Free downloads of professional photographs taken over the weekend