6 Events | 2 Days | 1 Epic Location
25 & 26 JANUARY 2025

Experience  GJ Gardner Blue Lake Multisport Festival hosted at the beautiful Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) in Rotorua. One of the longest running triathlon and multisport events in Aotearoa with 6 events over two days, there is something for everyone to enjoy!  Cheer on the kids, take on your own race, and enjoy a weekend of fun events. 

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“Welcome to the G.J. Gardner Blue Lake Multisport Festival! As proud supporters of sport, we’re excited to be involved with our community bringing family and friends together.”
Carla and Lawrence Lee
GJ Gardner Rotorua & South Waikato

GJ Gardner Blue Lake multisport festival Events

Saturday 25 January 2025

Go physio aquathlon

5.5km Off Road Run / 800m Swim
8.30am

PAK'nSAVE kids triathlon

4-7yrs: 100m swim / 1 lap Bike / 1km Run 8-10yrs: 100m Swim / 2 lap Bike / 1km Run 11+yrs: 200m Swim / 3 lap Bike / 1km Run
11.00am

POLYNESIAN SPA OPEN WATER SWIM

2km Swim (including the Hinemoa Trophy for those entering this event without a wetsuit)
3.00pm

OPEN WATER SWIM

750m Swim
3.00pm

Sunday 26 January 2025

cyclezone Sprint Triathlon

750m Swim / 16km Bike / 5.5km Off Road Run
8.30am

Blue Lake TOP 10 Tikitapu Taster Tri

400m Swim / 8km Bike / 3km Off-road Run
8.45am

red stag King & Queen of the Lake

To qualify for the King & Queen of the Lake titles you must enter and complete the Go Physio Aquathlon, Polynesian Spa 2km Open Water Swim and the Cyclezone Sprint Triathlon.
3 Events

Entry fees

Click here to enter

Early Bird Entry Fee:  15 Nov – 6 Dec

Standard Entry Fee: 7 Dec – 17 Jan

Late Entry Fee: At Registration Saturday 25 January ($10 per event)^

Online entries close midnight Thursday 17th January 2024.

^Limited entries may be taken on the Saturday of the event (“At Registration”) 25th January 2025 at RATS sole discretion. 

PLEASE NOTE: All entries are subject to an online booking fee. This is shown when you visit the entry pages. 

* Triathlon New Zealand One Day Membership (ODM) fee of $10 also required to enter this event (unless participant is a current TRIBE member). 

location

Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake) Rotorua

course maps

AquathLon Swim Course Map

AquathLon Run/Open Water Swim Course Map

Sprint Tri & Open Water Swim Course Map

Kids triathlon

Sprint Triathlon set up

tikitapu taster tri

Sprint Triathlon course map

tikitapu taster tri bike course

race information

Early Bird Entry Fee: 15 Nov – 6 Dec
Standard Entry Fee: 7 Dec – 17 Dec
Late Entry Fee – At Registration: Saturday 25 January*

Online entries close midnight Thursday 17th January 2024.

*Limited entries may be taken on the Saturday of the event (“At Registration”) 25th January 2025 at RATS sole discretion.

Click here to enter.

Go Physio Aquathlon
5km Run / 800m Swim – (This is a reverse aquathlon with the run first)

Pak’nSave Kids Triathlon
4-7 Years: 100m Swim / 1 Lap Bike /  1km Run
8-10 Years: 100m Swim / 2 Lap Bike / 1km Run
11-13 Years: 100m Swim / 3 Lap Bike / 1km Run

Polynesian Spa Open Water Swim
2km and 750m

Cycle Zone Sprint Triathlon
750m Swim / 16km Bike / 5.5km Run

Blue Lake Top 10 Taster Tri
400m Swim / 8km Bike . 3km Run

Min/Max Ages:  Ages at 25 January 2025

King & Queen of the Lake – Min 16 (Male and Female Overall) 

Sprint Tri – Min 16 (Junior 16-19, Open 20-39, Vet 40+)*

Aquathlon – Min 16 (Junior 16-19, Open 20-39, Vet 40+)*

Taster Tri – Min 11 (Youth 11-15, Junior 16-19, Open 20-39, Vet 40+)

2km Open Water Swim – Min 11 (Male and Female)

750m Open Water Swim – Min 11 (Male and Female)

Kids Tri – Min 4 /  Max 13 (4-7, 8-10, 11-13)

*If you do not meet these minimum ages you can apply to be considered (not guaranteed) for an dispensation by emailing  bluelakemultisport@gmail.com including your age, experience and parent/guardian consent.

Entry Fees are non refundable.  The organisers may, however, at their sole discretion grant a refund of fees paid for medical reasons (a medical certificate may be required) prior to 10th January 2025. In the event of a refund under this clause, the organisers shall retain a 20% administration fee (credit card fees and booking fees are non-refundable). There are no refunds after this date for any reason.   

You may transfer your Event registration to someone else or to another event within the event, prior to 10th January 2025.  Person to Person transfers will incur a $10 administration fee. Event to event transfers will incur any additional entry fees due at the time of transfer but the event will not refund any difference.  Please contact bluelakemultisport@gmail.com if you wish to transfer.

The event offers a total prize pool of $1050.00 for the King and Queen of the Lake only.

First Male and Female – $300 each

Second Male and Female – $150 each

Third Male and Female – $75 each

The King or Queen of the Lake titles is the Fastest cumulative times across all three events – Aquathlon, 2km Open Water Swim and Sprint Triathlon. You must enter and complete all three events to be eligible.

THANK YOU for your interest in volunteering at the Blue Lake Multisport Festival.

Events like ours would not be able to continue without the support of people just like you!

We have some awesome positions available on both Saturday and Sunday with shifts starting at just a few hours.

Please complete this short questionnaire and we will be in touch to confirm details.

Any questions, drop us a line at bluelakemultisport@gmail.com

Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility.  As such RATS  are committed to providing and maintaining the highest level of health and safety standards, by ensuring that all risks and hazards associated with the event are adequately identified and managed to prevent harm from occurring to the event staff, participants, spectators and all other personnel involved in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.  Please ensure you do your part and plan and act in a manner to keep yourself safe, follow the instructions of the event officials and to notify a member of the event team if you see any one who needs assistance or if you identify a hazard.

  • 6:30am-7:30am  Registration Opens for all events
  • 8:00am Registration closes.
  • 8:15am Race briefing for the Aquathlon
  • 8.30 am Aquathon Start
  • 9.30am Aquathon Prize Giving
  • 9.30am Kids Triathlon registration opens
  • 10.30am Kids Triathlon registration closes
  • 10.45am Kids Triathlon Race Briefing
  • 11.00am: Kids Tri Wave #1 starts 11+yrs
  • 11.10/15am: Kids Triathlon Wave #2 starts 8-10yrs
  • 11.15/20am: Kids Triathlon Wave #3 starts 4-7yrs
  • 12.20pm Kids Tri Prize Giving (or when last competitor finishes)
  • 1.00pm Open Water Swim Registration Opens
  • 2.15pm 1st bus leaves taking 2km swim competitors to 2km swim start.
  • 2.30pm Swim registration closes.
  • 2.40pm 2nd bus leaves taking 2km swim competitors to 2km swim start.
  • 2.50pm Race Briefings at start of both 750km and 2km swims.
  • 3.00pm 750m and 2km swims start.
  • 4.00pm Open Water Swim Prize Giving (or when last competitor finishes.
  • 6:30am Registration Opens for Triathlon Events
  • 8:00am Registration closes.
  • 8:15am Race Briefings for Sprint Triathlon and Tikitapu Taster Triathlon.
  • 8.30am Sprint Triathlon starts.
  • 8.45am Tikitapu Taster Triathlon starts. 
  • 11.30am onwards Prize giving for Sprint Triathlon, Tikitapu Taster Triathlon and King & Queen of the Lake. 

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For any queries, please email bluelakemultisport@gmail.com