Each jersey is adorned with the athletes national flag for men on the left shoulder and for women on the side panelling under both arms.
The teams for the 2022 season are: Fan Team Cheetahs, Coached by Annie Emmerson: Sophie Coldwell, Miriam Casillas Garcia, Rachel Klamer, Verena Steinhauser, Jonny Brownlee, Marten Van Riel, Max Stapley, Shachar Sagiv Team SLT Rhinos, Coached by Ronnie Schildknecht: Taylor Spivey, Natalie Van Coevorden, Jeanne Lehair, Hanne De Vet, Vasco Vilaca, Sergio Baxter Cabrera, Joao Silva, Valentin Wernz Team SLT Eagles, Coached by Tim Don: Non Stanford, Sian Rainsley, Sara Roel, Sophia Green, Matthew Hauser, Jamie Riddle, Emil Holm, Dan Dixon Team SLT Sharks, Coached by Michelle Dillon: Beth Potter, Kate Waugh, Nicole Van Der Kaay, Jule Behrens, Hayden Wilde, Tayler Reid, Chase McQueen, Panagiotis Bitados Bahrain Victorious Scorpions, Coached by Chris McCormack: Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor Brown, Cathia Schar, Emma Jeffcoat, Vincent Luis, Tyler Mislawchuk, Kenji Nener, Christopher Perham 2022 Wildcards and Replacements: Richard Murray (Cheetahs), Ryan Fisher (Scorpions), Alex Yee (Rhinos), Laura Lindermann (Cheetahs/ Rhinos), Cameron Wurf (Scorpions), Jessica Fullagar (Scorpions), Davis Bove (Sharks), Summer Rappaport (Cheetahs/ Eagles), Gina Sereno (Cheetahs) Maxamilion Sperl (Rhinos), Donian Coninx (Eagles), Nathan Lessmann (Scorpions) The winner of each event takes home $20,000, while the Championship Series winners is awarded a further $50,000.
Before the 2021 season, it was announced that for the first time Super League Triathlon athletes would be competing as representatives of teams as well as individually.
Following the draft on 26 August 2021, the teams for the 2021 season were as follows: Cheetahs, coached by Annie Emmerson: Sophie Coldwell, Maya Kingma, Léonie Périault, Anna Godoy, Jonny Brownlee, Tyler Mislawchuk, Tamas Toth, Aaron Royle Rhinos, coached by Ronnie Schildknecht: Katie Zaferes, Rachel Klamer, Yuko Takahashi, Valerie Barthelemy, Marten Van Riel, Jacob Birtwhistle, Jannik Schaufler, Kenji Nener Eagles, coached by Tim Don: Jess Learmonth, Taylor Spivey, Vicky Holland, Vittoria Lopes, Alex Yee, Jelle Geens, Max Studer, Marco van der Stel Sharks, coached by Michelle Dillon: Beth Potter, Non Stanford, Carolina Routier, Simone Ackermann, Hayden Wilde, Jonas Schomburg, Vasco Vilaça, Tayler Reid Scorpions, coached by Chris McCormack: Cassandre Beaugrand, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Ilaria Zane, Emilie Morier, Vincent Luis, Matthew Hauser, Mario Mola, Shachar Sagiv Jerseys (blue for swim, green for bike, red for run) and separate cash prizes were also awarded to the best triathletes in each of the three disciplines that make up triathlon, echoing the secondary classification prizes in road cycling.
The Super League Triathlon (SLT) Arena Games was developed as a way of blending virtual and real life racing to create the ultimate spectator experience.
[39] The Arena Games debuted in 2020, and provided a way for live professional triathlon to continue, behind closed doors, throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable names from the world of long distance triathlon, including Canadian athletes Lionel Sanders and Jackson Laundry, made their Arena Games racing debut at Montreal 2023, with Sanders setting a new all time Arena Games record for the bike section of the race (4 km in 5:06).
[50] In the final, stand out swimmer, Chase McQueen of the USA was able to take the victory, closely followed by Olympic Bronze medallist and twice Commonwealth Champion Henri Schoeman - in what was his first major event podium after several years of injury setbacks.
In the women's race, McQueen's partner Gina Sereno (also of the USA) took the win, ahead of Commonwealth Games Relay Medallist Sophie Linn of Australia, and Dominika Jamnicky of Canada.
At Sursee, 15 year old Fanni Szalai became the youngest athlete ever to compete at Arena Games Triathlon format racing.
She eventually finished in 3rd position, behind fellow Hungarian athlete Zsanett Bragmeyer and Commonwealth Games medallist Olivia Mathias.
[51] In the Men's event, Henri Schoeman built upon his success from Arena Games Montreal, going one better to take the win.
IRONMAN World Champion Gustav Iden featured on the start list for Arena Games Triathlon Powered by Zwift London, but a 5 second penalty for arriving late to registration left him on the back foot before the racing had begun.
[53] Ahead of London American athletes Chase McQueen and Gina Sereno, along with Henri Schoeman and Zsanett Bragmayer were in poll position to take the World Titles, with one 2023 event win to their name each.
[57] In the Ladies Final, Beth Potter put on a dominant display, taking the win by over a minute after the disqualification of fellow frontrunner Petra Kurikova in the heats.
German athletes Lena Meißner and Anabel Knoll completed the podium, in front of a home crowd.
[58] France's Aurelien Raphael took the Men's overall win, in a shock victory over highly favoured Alex Yee and Belgium's Marten Van Riel.
Newcomer Max Stapley of Australia finished in second, while 2020 Rotterdam Champion and 2021 London Runner-up, Justus Nieschlag continued his strong tradition at Arena Games by completing the podium.
[62] In the Ladies Final, France's Cassandre Beaugrand set an Arena Games run record of 2:45/km on route to victory ahead of favourites Georgia Taylor Brown, Jess Learmonth, and Munich victor Beth Potter.,[63] German athlete Justus Nieschlag took the Men's overall win, in a shock victory over home favourite Alex Yee.
[64] The victory made Nieschlag the most successful athlete in Arena Games history, with four podium finishes to his name.
Unlike previous iterations of Arena Games Triathlon, the swim for the Singapore event was held outdoors, in the iconic Marina Bay reservoir.
As well as the event victory, some athletes competing also stood a chance of being crowned the first ever Esports Triathlon World Champion, by winning the 2022 series overall.