Rules

USA Triathlon Rules

The rules set forth in this section are constructed to supplement the USA Triathlon Competitive Rules and shall apply to all competition sanctioned Events. For any issue not specifically addressed in these Rules, the relevant USAT Competitive Rules shall apply.

Penalties. The type of penalty for violating a specific rule is listed at the end of the rule as either “TP” for “Time Penalty” or “DQ” for Disqualification. Time penalties shall be administered according to the table and are added to the participant’s final time.

• 1st Offense - 1:00 minute TP

• 2nd Offense - 2:00 minutes TP

• 3rd Offense - DQ

This button will take you to a page containing all the USA Triathlon rules that apply to our event at Texas City. BELOW THIS BUTTON ARE THE MOST COMMONLY VIOLATED RULES AND QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT USAT. Please know that while we do list a lot of the rules on this page, we do not list ALL of them. It is the athlete's responsibility to know and abide by ALL the rules.