3 swimming events in Vancouver, Washington

The Portland Triathlon Club presents an awesome opportunity to practice your triathlon skills in a non-competitive environment: The Annual Mock Triathlon.

PLUS! Join us for a ‘Mock the Mock’ event, which will include a course preview the morning of Sunday, May 3rd at Lake Vancouver. You are welcome to this free event for a self-paced or group course preview coupled with a ‘fix a flat’ workshop to cover basic bike maintenance and get us all set for the Mock Tri the following Saturday. Stay tuned for more details as we near the date.

This is an excellent training event - allowing you to see where you are in your triathlon fitness, as well as offering first-timers the opportunity to try the sport in a supportive environment.

This is a “mock” triathlon, not a formal competition with finisher medals and official timing. It is a learning race where all participants see demonstrations, attend clinics, and go through a Sprint or Olympic distance triathlon. Everyone has a chance to “tri" in a safe healthy atmosphere.

This is event is for participants 18 years of age and older. Current members are all welcome to participate! If you are not a current member of Portland Triathlon Club, you can purchase a day-of membership. Current members receive $10 off. We have TWO registration windows this year. We have "early bird" pricing from March 9 - May 2 and will increase the price for the week leading up to the event from May 3 - May 9.

After the event, stay and celebrate with the PTC at our BBQ.

There will be two distance options, which you will choose on event day. You can choose to try a sprint-like distance and an olympic-like distance.

The purpose of the day is for you to either try the sport, or to fine tune your skills before you summer races.

Approximate distances include:

Sprint - Swim 500 meters, Bike 10 miles, run 3 miles

Olympic - Swim 700 meters, Bike 20 miles, run 5 miles

Not comfortable with swimming? We will have swim support that includes kayaks, SUP's and swim angels (experienced swimmers that can swim beside you).

The course for bike and run are out and back, so you can choose the amount of laps you complete. The course is flat and fast.

SCHEDULE

Location: Vancouver Lake

Saturday, May 9th, 2026

7:00 AM Check in & registration

7:00 AM Transition opens

7:30 AM Clinics start

• 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Transition Clinic

• 8:15 AM - 8:40 AM Open Water Swim Clinic

8:30 AM Transition Closes

8:45 AM MANDATORY Pre-event Safety Briefing

9:00 AM Event Start

11:00 AM BBQ and Celebration begins

(BBQ is included for all registered participants. Friends/family can purchase extra tickets for $5.00 on the day of the event)

12:30 PM Soft Course Closure

1:00 PM Course Closed

Registration Includes:

• Race and Course Support

• 1 Pass to the Celebration BBQ after the event

Cancellation & Refund Policy:

Please note that we do not offer any refunds or discount codes if you cancel your registration for this event.