FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Registration and Cancellation
Registration for the National League, Youth League, and the U14/U16 Youth Triathlon is open until Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 11:59 PM.
All other competitions are fully sold out and therefore closed.
Yes, you can change all your personal details under the link that was sent in the confirmation email. You can also “upgrade” or “downgrade” to a longer or shorter distance as long as there are available slots in the respective category.
Yes, only the National League and Youth League require a license from Swiss Triathlon.
The entry fee for the two disciplines includes the finisher medal, race number, sticker set, swim cap, food on the course, timing, medical care, a personal certificate for download and winner prizes for the winners in each category.
Yes, the sprint distance is open to everyone born in 2009 and older, for the Olympic distance age group 2007 is required. For younger athletes there is a shorter distance available in the youth triathlon. If you are not yet of age, your liability waiver must be signed by a parent or guardian.
If you cancel your registration, the entry fee will only be refunded if you have taken out cancellation insurance and need to withdraw for medical reasons (illness, accident, etc.). In this case, please send your cancellation request, including the reason, medical certificate, and your account details (IBAN), to info@zc3.ch.
If you do not have cancellation insurance or your withdrawal is not for medical reasons, unfortunately, the entry fee cannot be refunded. It is also not possible to transfer the starting place to the following year.
If you want to transfer your race entry to another person, you can do so using the link in your confirmation email until Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
After this deadline, transfers are no longer possible due to administrative reasons.
Courses
The starting blocks are divided according to your estimated swimtime. A starting block consists of approximately 250 athletes. Within the starting block you can decide yourself if you prefer to start further in front or behind.
The start will be a rolling start, i.e. five athletes will start every 10 seconds.
As soon as the start block allocation is finalized, you will receive a notification via email.
Only if the water temperature is below 15.9° C. If the water temperature is above 22° C, the wearing of wetsuits is prohibited. Between 15.9° C and 22° C it is up to you whether you want to wear a wetsuit.
At over 65, the wetsuit can be worn up to 24.6° C.
No, drafting is not allowed, except in the races of the National League, Youth League, and the U16/U14 Youth Triathlon.
Yes, any triathlon bikes, mountain and city bikes are allowed.
The entire course, i.e. the cycling and running course, is closed off and not accessible to other road users. However, it cannot be ruled out that there may be passers-by on the route. So you still have to be careful and show consideration.
Miscellaneous
The company triathlon can be completed in both disciplines, the classification will be adjusted accordingly.
No, a team must always consist of three athletes.
It is possible to do the ZC3 in two different competitions, for example sprint and Olympic distance or as an individual athlete and in a team. However, we only recommend this for rather fast athletes and do not assume any responsibility that it will work out and that both starts can be made.
The courses and the whole event area are barrier-free. We are looking forward to the participation of numerous parathletes.
Yes, for the sprint distance it is 3 hours, for the Olympic distance it is 4 hours.
The Cut-Off-Time for the swim course in the Olympic distance is 60 minutes and in the Sprint distance 50 minutes.
No, for administrative reasons it is not possible to transfer a starting place to another year.
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State: April 2024