Clemson Triathlon
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Clemson Triathlon

Seneca, South Carolina, United States View on map
Jun 20, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Triathlon

About this race

SWIM: 1000 Meters (Lake)
BIKE: 21 Miles
RUN: 6 Kilometers

The Clemson Triathlon moves into its 27th season in 2026 and will once again be a Sprinternational Distance event and feature two loops of the world famous bike course and more flat running along the East Beach Dike making for an incredible event.  Held on an around the beautiful campus of Clemson University, this event is the oldest existing triathlon in South Carolina and a true classic.

The 2026 event will once again serve as the USA Triathlon SC State Championship.

Aquabike (swim - bike)
SWIM: 1000 Meters (Lake)
BIKE: 21 Miles

Aquathlon (swim - run)
SWIM: 1000 Meters (Lake)
RUN: 6 Kilometers

Part of the South Carolina Triathlon Series

USAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB COMPETITIONS

Compete as a part of your team! Make sure you are attached to your local USA Triathlon Club.
All individual triathletes will be considered "age group" for the club competition. The higher you place in your age group, the greater it helps your club for this competition. The club with the lowest score wins. For each club to receive points, they must meet the minimum number of finishers. The minimum for 2026 is 3 finishers for a team to be scored as part of the club competition.

You can add yourself to a team/club from your registration profile. A helpful link can be found HERE if you need to join an existing USAT club or create a new one for the race.

**The club competition will only apply to individual triathlon participants. Those racing aquabike, aquathlon or on a relay will not count towards the club competition.**

Pick your distance

Triathlon

Sprinternational Triathlon

Jun 20, 2026 Sprinternational Triathlon 7:00 AM
$125.00
Closed

Sprinternational Relay

Jun 20, 2026 Sprinternational Relay 7:00 AM
$210.00
Closed

Living Donor - Individual

For living organ donors sponsored by the South Carolina Transplant Foundation

Jun 20, 2026 Living Donor - Individual 7:00 AM
$105.00
Closed

Living Donor - Relay Team

For living organ donors sponsored by the South Carolina Transplant Foundation. One team member must be a living organ donor.

Jun 20, 2026 Living Donor - Relay Team 7:00 AM
$175.00
Closed

Aquabike

Aquabike

Swim - Bike event (No running)

Jun 20, 2026 Aquabike 7:00 AM
$95.00
Closed

Swimrun

Aquathlon

Swim - Run event (No biking)

Jun 20, 2026 Aquathlon 7:00 AM
$90.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Seneca, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 37.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
71.1%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 20, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 20, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 29m

The sun rises at 6:18 AM and sets at 8:48 PM local time (EDT) in Seneca on June 20, 2026 — 14h 29m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Clemson Triathlon

288 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Sprinternational Triathlon

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Clemson Triathlon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Ethan King 1:32:09 —
2 Corey Nygaard 1:34:22 —
3 Michael Mauhar 1:37:31 —
4 Peter Thompson 1:38:10 —
5 Thomas Skelton 1:38:46 —

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
2025 edition View Results
2024 edition View Results
2023 edition View Results
2022 edition View Results
2019 edition View Results

Other races near Seneca

Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months

Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 6 Seneca events

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