You can forgive Gina Anderson if this all seems so surreal.   It’s not the part about how, at age 62, she’ll be competing in the 42nd St. Anthony’s Triathlon on April 27, the first time in her life tackling the challenging Sprint-distance event. It’s not the fact that the St. Petersburg grandmother has never done […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (April 14, 2025) – You may not be a triathlete, but you can still be a vital part of the 42nd St. Anthony’s Triathlon by volunteering your time. Volunteers fill many roles around the site at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg and on the course throughout the three-day event, April 25-27. Volunteers help participants […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — April 14, 2025 – The 42nd St. Anthony’s Triathlon will bring more than 3,000 participants and visitors to St. Petersburg Sunday, April 27. Race officials are reminding residents that some streets will experience intermittent road closures and travel delays. The Olympic and Sprint distance races will follow the same routes as past years, and […]

To understand how far Latifah Lowery has come as a triathlete, consider where she started as a child in the little town of Green Sea, South Carolina. Growing up in a place named for the water, and only 25 miles from the Atlantic shoreline of Myrtle Beach, you might think that swimming came naturally to […]

Any number of feats in Dede Griesbauer’s life – including her remarkable career as the oldest active pro triathlete, an Ironman champion and world-record holder in the punishing, multi-day Ultraman event – would be worthy of their own story. You could start with the 54-year-old New Jersey native returning to the site of her first […]

The St. Anthony’s Meek & Mighty Triathlon has been designated a part of the 2025 USA Triathlon Youth State Series, a 20-state event that provides additional opportunities for youth athletes to compete throughout the country.  With this recognition for the Meek & Mighty, every race in the 2025 St. Anthony’s Triathlon has a USA Triathlon […]

The St. Anthony’s Triathlon has been designated a part of the 2025 USA Paratriathlon Nationals Qualifier Series. The race series is expanding to provide competitive paratriathlon race opportunities at local events sanctioned by USA Triathlon (USAT). In addition to this latest designation, USA Triathlon also has designated the St. Anthony’s Triathlon as a Florida State Championship […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (Oct. 31, 2024) For the second consecutive year, the St. Anthony’s Triathlon has been designated a Florida State Championship Race by USA Triathlon. Registration continues for race weekend, April 25-27, 2025. Events include the Olympic, Sprint and Meek & Mighty triathlons. This year, USA Triathlon is designating north and south state championship […]

Registration Opens Monday, Sept. 2 for 42nd Race Weekend ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (Aug. 26, 2024) — Organizers of the St. Anthony’s Triathlon invite all athletes to make this Labor Day their registration day when sign up opens Monday, Sept. 2. Registration will be available for the Olympic- and Sprint-distance races and the Meek & Mighty […]

There are so many aspects of the St. Anthony’s Triathlon that makes it special – the picturesque downtown waterfront course, the blend of top pros from across the country and globe with amateur enthusiasts young and old, and an event that has grown over the years into one of the most respected triathlons on the […]