Olympians Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley put in dominant displays to triumph at the Cambridge Beaches Bermuda Triathlon on Sunday.

Smith, who completed his first full triathlon since Paris, was the overall winner in 54min 52sec. Jackson Langley fought off a great challenge from Gianluca Bortoli and Oliver Hayward to claim the runner-up spot.

Hawley was the female champion, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:01:10, which placed her fifth of 54 individual adult competitors.

In the swim Smith had to contend with fellow Olympian Jack Harvey, who was part of a team relay, and national open water champion Craig Munden, and he clocked 10:05. The bike leg, which took him 27:00, featured Smith taking on Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race winner Matt Boys and he finished off with a time of 16:08 in the 5km against Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby victor Sean Trott.

Harvey’s combination with Alexander Miller and Skyler Powell secured the adult mixed team sprint distance title.

“It’s my first triathlon since Paris, so that's a huge thing ticked off,” Smith told The Royal Gazette.

“Being able to string together a swim, bike and run is something that I’ve been working towards for a year. It took a lot of work, rehab, medical interventions and all sorts of things to get myself back here.

“I’m super happy to just be able to say I’m fit. I can push for an entire race and walk away knowing that it’s just my physical capacity holding me back and nothing related to injuries or illness, which is huge.

“I executed a lot of what I wanted to do and got the most out of what I could for the race. Always small things to work on and that’s why I wanted to do this race before going to Brazil because in triathlon there’s so many components to the race.

“I actually didn’t have very good swim exits and that’s something I need to work on. We had Jack Harvey, an Olympic swimmer, Craig and Ollie Hayward had a phenomenal swim, which was really good to see.

“All those guys got me on the swim exit, so it’s something that I need to focus on. Those small mistakes at this level, you don’t get exposed, but when you get to the next level, those small mistakes can make a difference.”

Hawley had rested for more than five minutes before Marie-lyne Dore and Lynsey Palmer completed their races.

“It was really good this year and I think the competition was a little harder than last year,” she said.

“Tyler was fit and healthy again, then we had Jack out there and some really strong teams, so I just tried to stay in the mix as long as possible.

“I was just trying to get experience riding the time-trial bike. I felt my power was good on the bike, but the cornering was a little tough.

“I just tried to be safe, but there’s a lot of getting used to being in the time-trial bars. It felt really good running the 5K because that is my favourite distance.

“The most enjoyable part was probably the crowds for me, because everyone was cheering and it made me really happy to race at home.”

Smith was delighted to come out on top against the relay team of Munden, Boys and Trott, something he believes pushed him to perform at his best. The trio, going by the name “Tri-ing to beat Tyler”, won the adult all-male sprint distance team’s top prize.

“Craig got me on the swim exit, so he took the bragging rights there,” the 27-year-old said.

“Matt and I were battling it out for the first lap of the bike and then I put some time into him on the second lap.

“As for Sean I always knew he was a threat. He’s a great runner, so I had to stay focused on the run. I got it in the end, maybe by a minute or two, but it wasn’t a cakewalk and I probably had to take the race more seriously than you might expect, but that was by design.

“I really wanted to focus and make sure I executed this race as if it was something at an international level.”

Hawley, who is gearing up for the Ironman 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta in California on December 7, which will be her maiden appearance in that format, is firmly focused on qualifying for the Olympics in 2028.

“My focus is definitely on qualifying for LA28,” she said.

“But I feel like I’m getting just a little bit older that I wanted to try the 70.3 sooner rather than later

“I didn’t want to wait three years and it actually just worked out really well with timing because in December and there’s not really any racing.

“Half Ironman training is a lot like what we consider like base training, just a lot of aerobic riding and tempo, which is what I would really be doing anyway to build into the next year.

“My coach said that if I wanted to do it, she would be on board with it, so it worked out well.”

Smith was pleased with the level of competitiveness displayed by the island’s rising triathletes.

“I’m super happy to see the level of the juniors racing now, it’s really incredible,” he said.

“We’ve got some top quality juniors. Ollie got me out of the water today and that’s really huge as I think I’m swimming at a decent level right now, so it’s terrific to see.

“He had an injury for the last few months and I’m proud of the way he’s navigated that. It’s really encouraging to see and obviously he’s taken that time and devoted it to the sport.

“Jackson Langley was second and then Gianluca Bortoli third. These boys are going to keep on pushing each other and the level’s going to go up.

“When I come back and see a race like that, that just encourages me to keep on coming back and doing these races. Hopefully, next year they’re a minute behind, able to beat me, or push me to the line at least, that’d be great to see.

Langley was delighted to test himself against Smith and Hawley as he continues with his growth in the sport.

“It was a tough competition against the Olympians,” the 17-year-old said.

“Tyler is in great shape as he came back from a training camp in Girona. Erica’s in good shape as well, obviously, she just came back from Wollongong in Australia, so they’re all pretty great right now.”

In the adult Try a Tri, Tim Noble, Kevin Minors and Mail Bock were top three males. Esme Davidge, Rachel Little and Sarah Noble took the podium spots in the female race

Rory Shepherd, Jens Drea and Rohan Roopra were the top three in the juniors 11-15 boys. Sofia Leclerc took the honours in the same age group for the girls, ahead of Riana Robinson and Elena Bortoli.

In the juniors 7-10, Niklas Bock, Joshua Cann and Calvin Haldeman secured the podium spots for the boys. In the girls, Izzy Stevens, Myla-Jade Desjardins and Chloe Durkin were the top three.