Oak Bluff’s Tyler Mislawchuk and Winnipeg product Sarah-Anne Brault have been named to Canada’s triathlon team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
All five members of the national team will be making their Olympic debuts.
Mislawchuk represented Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto where he finished 10th. The 21-year-old also had two 10th place finishes this season on the ITU World Triathlon Series. Mislawchuk began competing internationally in 2011.
“The journey for myself has been all-encompassing,” said Mislawchuk in a statement. “Everything I do on a daily basis helps towards making me a better triathlete and accomplish this dream I had as a kid of being an Olympian.”
Brault was an alternate to Canada’s triathlon team for the 2012 Olympics. She’s a two-time ITU World Cup medalist and was the junior Pan American Champion in 2008. Brault grew up in Winnipeg but currently lives in Quebec.
“I’ve seen a lot of ups and downs over the last few years, but I’m very happy I was able to build throughout this season to some solid results,” said Brault. “I’m looking forward to seizing this opportunity to get even better and having my best result of the year in Rio on a course I really enjoy.”
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