Over £80,000 raised by 1,000 young triathletes at Clifton College

1,000 school children came together at Clifton College on Sunday 4 May to take part in the Knight Frank Schools Triathlon, the UK’s largest fundraising event for children. In teams, they swam, cycled and ran their hearts out and have so far raised over £80,000 for Restless Development and over 100 other charities chosen by the participating schools. It is a truly inspiring story of local children supporting young people to lead positive change across the world.

This is a national series organised by global youth charity Restless Development who support young leaders to create a better world and last year alone worked with over 288,000 young people. This year 12,000 pupils will be taking part in the Schools Triathlon to raise over £1.2 million. Thanks to the event sponsors, Knight Frank and Neilson Beach Clubs the much needed funds raised will go directly to charity.

We are proud to have hosted this wonderful event since 2021. It is truly a community centred day, with local businesses and over 2,000 attendees coming together for a feel-good event. Generous volunteers and Clifton College pupils kindly gave up their Sunday to ensure the event ran smoothly.

Lots of inspiring stories came out on the day including top fundraising team the Sidcot Lightning Bolts who raised an incredible £5,625 for charity.

Jim Walton, Headmaster of the Prep School said;

“The Knight Frank Schools Triathlon is always a highlight of our year, not just because it supports such a worthy cause, but because it brings together children from all across Bristol. As a school, we are proud to be part of the local community, so it was fantastic to see so many Clifton pupils joining together to cheer on the participants.

I would like to congratulate everyone who took part for their enthusiasm and spirit, thank our colleagues and organisers for ensuring the event ran so smoothly, and express my gratitude to parents and guests for their generosity and support. It was a wonderful day, thank you all.”