North
West Triathlon Club is to feature on BBC 2 as part of a highlights
programme on this weekend's ITU World Triathlon Series race in Japan.
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BBC Sport crew filmed club members during open water swim training on
Monday night as part of a TV package on triathlon ahead of the
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this year.
North
West Triathlon Club was chosen due to the success of club member and
elite triathlete, Aileen Reid, who will compete in the third ITU
World Series event of the season in Yokohama on Sunday.
BBC
Sport presenter Sonali Shah said she had “a lovely day of filming”
with the club at Creggan Reservoir on Monday.
North
West Triathlon Club secretary Paddy McLaughlin said the club was
honoured by the coverage.
“Derry
was chosen as the location for the Northern Ireland coverage for the
programme due to the membership of Aileen Reid who is one of the
world's top triathletes. We're all very proud of our very own
Olympian, who was last season ranked eighth female in the ITU world
standings. As a result of her well earned success the profile of our
club and interest in the sport locally has soared.
“Membership
has more than doubled in the past few years due to the success of
Aileen internationally and the ever growing popularity of the sport
as a whole. More than 70 club members attended the first open water
swim training of the season in Creggan Country Park reservoir on
Monday and it was great to see the sun come out for the visit of the
camera crew and BBC presenter Sonali Shah.
“The
footage is due to be televised on BBC 2 on Sunday as part of the
Triathlon World Series highlights programme which starts at 4.30pm.
Unfortunately the show clashes with GAA coverage on BBC NI but will
be shown across all other BBC regions and will further raise the
profile of our club.”
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