WTPS - Familiarisations & trainings

Here are the training spaces we have reserved for you as well as some of the most popular places in Montreal for you to discover during your training sessions.

Trainings schedule

Gym trainings

A legacy from the 1976 Summer Olympics, this sports center located inside the Athlete Quarter at the Parc Jean Drapeau will allow you to train in high quality facilities.

Swim Familiarisation

You will be able to familiarize with the swim course on Friday, June 26th from 10:15 to 11:00 directly in the Olympic Basin. Athletes must bring their accreditation and report to the Athletes' Lounge in order to participate in the Swim Familiarisation. Lifeguards and medical services will be available on site. You will only be allowed to swim in the direction of the course and must exit at the swim exit. Bike racks will be provided near the swim area.

For safety reasons, it is forbidden to swim in this area outside the swim familiarisation times.

Swim trainings

Lanes are offered exclusively for you at Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Complex on a first come first served basis. Please bring your ID with you as you won't have the accreditation yet. Note that a fee of $6,26 + taxes  will be charged if you come outside of the scheduled time slots.
Outdoor pool session times
- Wednesday June 24th from 14:00 to 16:30 (4 lanes) & 16:30 to 18:00 (3 lanes);
- Thursday June 25th from 11:00 to 15:00 (4 lanes).

Bike Familiarisation

A Bike Familiarisation is provided by the LOC on Friday June 26th from 08:45 to 09:15 (PTS/PTVI athletes) and 9:30 to 10:00 (PTWC athletes). Meeting point in the Transition Area.

Recommended Bike training area

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

It will be possible to train on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Situated in Parc Jean-Drapeau, the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, or the “Circuit’’, as it is affectionately called, is a short distance from the Complexe Aquatique. The track is a 4.4 km asphalt loop that is also used for the Montreal Formula 1 (that takes place five weeks before the para triathlon event). Training on the Circuit is free. It will be possible to train on the Circuit from 06:00 to 23:00.

The KOM is held by Montreal pro cyclist James Picolli at over 51 kph for a single circuit (Segment Strava). However, in the 2019 Montreal Grand Prix, Valteri Bottas had the fastest lap at 216 kph!

Cost : free, it is a public space open to all.

Run Familiarisation

There is a run familiarisation provided by the LOC on Friday June 26th from 08:45 to 09:15 (PTWC athletes) and from 09:30 to 10:00 (PTS/PTVI athletes).

Recommended Run training area

Olympic Rowing Basin

The Olympic Rowing Basin in Parc Jean-Drapeau is a legacy from the 1976 Summer Olympics. A paved path around the basin is the perfect place to train for a run with a flat 4.6 km loop. As the Formula 1 event will be tearing down the race site on the Gilles Villeneuve track, please be careful when training around the Rowing Basin.

The KOM is held by Canadian Elite middle distance runner Jonathan Tedeschi at a 3 minute/km pace.