Triathlon as the name suggests is an endurance sport event containing multiple sports involving the achievement of three nonstop and sequential events as swimming, cycling and running back to back without a rest.
Swimming is movement through water using one's limbs, and usually without artificial apparatus. Swimming is an activity that can be both useful and recreational. Its primary uses are bathing, cooling, fishing, recreation, exercise, and sport. Cycling is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Running is a means of worldly locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot.

The first swim/bike/run triathlons were held in San Diego's Mission Bay on 25 September 1974 in which athletes completed 500m swimming distance. 8km cycling distance and a 10km running distance and it was planned by members of the San Diego Track Club. The first Iron-man distance triathlon was held in Hawaii in 1978. Now days there are four common triathlon distances as Sprint, Olympic, Half Iron-man and Iron-man.
Type | Swim | Bike | Run |
Sprint | 750 m (.5 mi) | 20 km (12.4 mi) | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Olympic | 1.5 km (0.9 mi) | 40 km (24.8 mi) | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Half-Ironman | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) | 90 km (56 mi) | 21.1 km (13.1 mi) |
Ironman | 3.8 km (2.4 mi) | 180 km (112 mi) | 42.2 km (26.2 mi) |
Triathlon sport was first included in modern Olympic game in 1989 and the International Triathlon Union of Triathlon was formed in same year Triathlon was first time included at the Olympic Games in 2000, Sydney (Australia). In 2012 London Olympics, Triathlon for women and men will be held on 4th August and 7th August 2012 respectively in Hyde Park. Triathlon Tickets are available at Sport Ticket Exchange for affordable price. You can get your Olympic Triathlon Tickets from Sport Ticket Exchange.