Teams

The 40 athletes will be split equally between each Team. That means each Team Manager will select four female and four male athletes. For alterations, Wildcards and exceptions please see the earlier SLT Teams FAQ.

Round 1 is the retained list where Managers are given the option to retain an athlete from their 2021 Team. If they choose not to retain they get a first pick, before a snake draft which is determined by a random draw. The female draft takes place first followed the male draft. More information is available here.

Fan Team owners were given the opportunity to rank the athletes in order of preference, so the next available athlete in their list was always drawn.

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There are five Teams, each with a Team Manager who has a vast knowledge of the sport and has been a top level elite athlete. They select their Teams via a draft.

Bahrain Victorious Scorpions: Managed by four-time World Champion Chris McCormack

SLT Eagles: Managed by four-time World Champion Tim Don

SLT Cheetahs: Owned by the Fans. Managed by World Duathlon champion Annie Emerson

SLT Rhinos: Managed by 11-time Ironman winner Ronnie Schildknecht

SLT Sharks: Managed by two-time Olympian Michelle Dillon

Each team will consist of four female athletes and four male athletes. Team Managers can source additional replacement athletes for injuries and any other gaps will be filled via a Wildcard system.

Any team with less than their complement of four male or four female athletes will get to pick from any Wildcards racing individual events. The Team with the fewest points in the overall SLT Teams leaderboard will get to pick first.

If all Teams have their full allocation of four male and four female athletes then Wildcards will be allocated as additional athletes with the Team with the fewest points in the overall SLT Teams leaderboard picking first.

All Wildcards and Wildcard picks will be communicated via Super League’s digital channels in the week leading up to each event.

The highest placed three men and three women from each Team at every race of Super League Triathlon’s 2022 Championship Series will contribute the points they earn as individuals to the Teams leaderboard. Also all points accrued via the swim, bike and run leaderboards will count.

There are three Short Chutes up for grabs in each race – for the first athlete across the Mount Line after the swim on Stage 1, for the first athlete across the Dismount Line after the bike on Stage 1 and for the first athlete across the Finish Line at the end of Stage 1.

Short Chutes are won for a Team and awarded to an athlete during the race by their Team Manager. Short Chutes are to be taken on the first lap of the run in Stage 3. No team can win more than one Short Chute.

SLT Teams is adding $320,000 in prize money. It is also somewhat of a redistribution of wealth in triathlon as every athlete who races will earn money, and has the incentive to really push themselves to contribute to their team and maximise the chance to earn more. By guaranteeing the payment to every athlete via SLT Teams, it also supports up and coming talent and those who are not at the very top of the game to continue to compete, develop and grow. Only athletes who compete in all five Championship Series events are eligible for a slice of the Teams prize pool.