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Quadrathlon
Quadrathlon is an endurance multisport with
disciplines in swimming, cycling, kayaking and running. The sequence
of each event always starts with the swim and ends with the run
while the order of the bike and kayak can be switched. Quadrathlon
allows a fair balance of effort to the upper and lower body and it
demands high skill requirements, tactics and outstanding stamina and
endurance abilities of the athlete. Quadrathlon (also known as
Quadriathlon in some countries) competes over different distances:
- Sprint distance (0,75 km swim - 20 km bike -
4 km kayak - 5 km run)
- Middle distance (1,5 km swim - 40 km bike - 8 km kayak - 10 km run)
- Long distance (4 km swim - 90 km bike - 20 km kayak - 21 km run)
Individual athletes competing at International
level require good endurance, power and technique. However, many
competitors take part as two or four person relay teams. Athletes of
moderate capabilities often start Quadrathlons as part of a relay
team, but every event in the WQF calendar has athletes from beginner
to elite enjoying and competing together.
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Some History
In 1987 the Italian Sergio Ferrero initiated
the first Quadrathlon on Ibiza. It ran under the designation
„Diamond Man“, a Long Distance Quadrathlon over 5 km swimming, 20 km
kayaking, 100 km biking and 21.1 km running, till 1999. In Ibiza today, only
the middle distance event remains. First, however unsuccessful
attempts for a Quadrathlon admittedly already at the beginning of
the 80's-years in Zeket, Hungary.
Over the following years, Quadrathlon events
spread over several countries. As a logical consequence the WQF
(World Quadrathlon Federation) was established in 1990 by Sergio
Ferrero. Seven years later in 1997 the EQF (European Quadrathlon
Federation) under the guidance of the Czech, Václav Marek, was
developed. In 2001 the EQF was converted to the WQF, after the first
world federion any longer did not exist. The biggest Quadrathlon communities are
currently present in Czech Republic, Great Britain and Germany. The
WQF annually organizes the World Championships and the World Cup.
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More Informations
- Reasons why people do not try Quadrathlon
- A beginner’s guide
to Quadrathlon Rules
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