Membership
Membership is open now for 2025 and is £20.00 per person. As a member you are entitled to discount at some BQA races (discretion of the race organizer). You will receive news updates via our monthly email-newsletter (subscribe to this on our website). You must be a member to race for the ‘GB TEAM’ at the World Championships or in a World Cup race, and also to qualify for all BQA prizes in the National Trophy Series. Your membership money goes towards various areas within the organization of our sport, one being our website, where we hope to keep you updated with the latest news! But our biggest annual outlay is insurance, which we use to cover the races on the British Quad Calendar. We also affiliate to the World Quadrathlon Association ‘WQF’ so our athletes can race at World Cup Races the World and European Championships. The future of British Quadrathlon is in our hands, please support the BQA and you will be helping to keep our small sport alive!
A Google Document Membership Form has been set up so you can RENEW or JOIN the BQA online, follow the link fill Google Doc Membership Form 2024 Fees can be paid by Bank Transfer or Cheque (if preferred).
Or Download Membership_Form 2025
| Type of Membership | Members Fees |
| Senior/Masters | £20.00 |
| Family – 2 Adults | £35.00 |
| Junior – Under 23 | £7.00 |
| Family – 1 Adult 1 Child | £25.00 + £5 Additional Child |
| Family – 2 Adults 2 Children | £40.00 |
| Associate (None Racing) | £5.00 |
Race Affiliation
Affiliating your race will only cost £20 for the year, the BQA will promote your race, on our website, email news bulletins, and at our other BQA events. You are permitted to use the name and logo of the British Quadrathlon Association, and also have the opportunity to take advantage of the BQA Race Insurance and become part of the National Trophy Series. For further information contact Jean Ashley email malpasashleys@btinternet.com
To register your race then please complete the Race Affiliation Google Form
QuadKidz
All our Juniors (under 18) that join the BQA will be automatically be members of Quadkidz and will be eligible for prizes in our QuadKidz Race Series. We set up QuadKidz in 2017 this a great step forwards for our sport, we hope to build on its success each year. We had 3 races in 2018 and 2019 – Dearne Valley and Boxend and Lincsquad organized a race & a training day, we to continue to support ‘Our QuadStars’ and hope to have a couple of races in 2024. Each Age group races over different distances, with the 16-18 year age group, building up so they are able to take on a Sprint Distance Race, which is – 750m swim, 5km kayak, 15-20 km cycle, 5km run.
QuadKidz Age Groups
• QuadKidz 9-11 years
• QuadKidz 12-15 years
• QuadKidz 16-18 years
A parent/guardian must be with the competitor at the race venue at all times (to avoid child protection issues).
The BQA want to comply with GDPR consent requirements and by completing this form we assume that you are happy for us to keep the data on your membership and affiliation forms whilst you are a member. Personal data, information and any exchange we have with you is therefore very close, and we treat it with utmost care and respect, investing all necessary resources to make sure it remains secure with the BQA only.
Email addresses of those on the BQA mailing list are held by the Secretary. We won’t share email addresses with any other organisation. Photographs of BQA activities may be used to publicise our sport. You can opt out at any time by contacting the Secretary Parental consent will be sought before taking or using any photographs of children.