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Bissell Women's Triathlon, Palmerston North

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Bissell Women's Triathlon, Palmerston North

Women competitors line up to take part in the Bissell Women's Series triathlon at Palmerston North in 2013. For inland locations like Palmerston North the swim leg has to be held in a swimming pool, which requires a system of staggered starts.

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David Green, Triathlon and multisport – Triathlon, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41546/bissell-womens-triathlon-palmerston-north (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Green, published 2 May 2013, updated 1 March 2015.