Navy triathletes made history June 1, when both the men’s and women’s teams took home gold medals at the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu.

The men’s team repeated last year’s gold medal victory, but this was the first time the women’s team finished in first place, said coach Jim Felty.

“We’ve never won!” he said. “We’ve never been above third! This is a deep, deep team.”

The Armed Forces Triathlon Championship consists of a 1,500-meter ocean swim, 40-kilometer draft-legal bike ride, and 10-kilometer run. Teams from the Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps compete for points; a team made up of members of the Canadian armed forces participates but does not compete for points.

The Air Force men’s and women’s teams both came in a close second this year, with only two points separating the women’s teams and one point separating the men’s.

-Navy News