Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of The Supertri E World Championships Powered By MyWhoosh
Triathlon’s most electrifying race format returns to one of the sport’s most iconic venues this weekend. On Saturday 6 April, the Supertri E World Triathlon Championships powered by MyWhoosh will light up the London Aquatics Centre for a show like no other — a no-holds-barred battle where virtual and physical racing collide.
This is where speed, precision and pressure meet. Where mistakes cost medals. And where the world’s best short-course stars push themselves — and each other — to the absolute limit.
World Champions, Olympic Legends & New Rivalries
Returning to defend their Supertri E world titles are Beth Potter and Chase McQueen, but neither will have an easy ride. Olympic gold medallist Cassandre Beaugrand is out for redemption after last year’s dramatic finish saw her narrowly edged by Potter on the treadmill in a race that went down to the wire.
Since then, Beaugrand has been virtually unbeatable. She racked up back-to-back WTCS wins in Cagliari and Hamburg, took the Olympic crown in Paris, and sealed her season with a dominant performance in Torremolinos. She’s back, more dangerous than ever — and ready to flip the script.
In the men’s race, McQueen returns as the man to beat. His 2023 performance was clinical, using a swim-led buffer to control the race from the front. But this year, a new wave of contenders is ready to challenge the American.
None more so than Henry Graf, who stunned the field at the recent Lievin World Cup event with a dominant display of front-running. The young German is looking sharper than ever, and could be the one to disrupt McQueen’s reign.
Also stepping into the Supertri arena for the first time is Dorian Coninx, the 2023 World Champion. A crash in Yokohama interrupted his 2024 campaign, but this new format could be exactly the fresh start he needs. Add to that a stacked British lineup featuring Jonathan Brownlee, Hugo Milner, and Jack Willis, and the men’s race is wide open.
How It Works: Supertri Format Hits the E World Championships
For the first time, the Supertri format — made famous in the Supertri League — will be used in the E World Triathlon Championships. That means three back-to-back stages of swim, bike, and run with no breaks, no resets, and nowhere to hide. It's fast, relentless, and brutally unforgiving.
Each final will feature:
Stage 1 – Swim > Bike > Run
Stage 2 – Swim > Bike > Run
Stage 3 – Swim > Bike > Run The cumulative time from the first two stages determines the pursuit-start order for the final stage — where the first across the line takes the crown.
In the morning heats, athletes race the same format but over two non-stop stages instead of three, with only the top 10 from each gender advancing to the finals.
Athletes to Watch
Alongside the favourites, expect fireworks from some of the most exciting names in the sport:
Zuzana Michalickova (SVK) – A swimming force who blew the field apart in Lievin and will look to set the early tone again.
Jolien Vermeylen (BEL) – Strong in the water and dangerous across all three disciplines, she’ll be hunting a clean race after transition issues last time out.
Sian Rainsley & Jessica Fullagar (GBR) – Both secured World Cup podiums already in 2024 and will have the home crowd behind them.
James Edgar (IRL) & Euan De Nigro (ITA) – Young, hungry, and with the speed to cause serious upsets.
Maxime Hueber-Mossbrugger (FRA) – A familiar name in this format with the experience to shine under pressure.
🔴 Don’t Miss It
📍 London Aquatics Centre
🗓️ Saturday 6 April
🕠 Live coverage from 6pm BST
📺 Watch it all on Supertri.com
