News & Notes
UPDATE FROM USAT MEDICAL PANEL
SA Triathlon recently took a leadership role in the endurance sports community and formed a medical panel comprised of three nationally respected physicians — led by Dr. Lawrence Creswell, Specialist in Cardiac Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center — and two highly regarded USA Triathlon-certified race directors to examine fatalities which occurred during USA Triathlon-sanctioned events in recent years.
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Their charge was to carefully review all available data and information pertaining to these fatalities; assess any potential commonalities and/or differences; and consider any possible future implications for the sport resulting through these findings.
The medical panel’s preliminary report has been generated. The next step in the process is to share the preliminary report with a larger working group of leaders from within and outside the multisport industry, including a wide range of medical professionals, race directors, athletes, etc. This working group will utilize the information presented, as well as their diverse expertise, to recommend any potential changes in best practices, competitive rules and sanction policies. USA Triathlon will disseminate final conclusions upon completion of this thorough process.
AAC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
There are two (2) seats up for election on the USAT Athletes’ Advisory Council (AAC) and two (2) Athlete Director seats up for election on the USAT Board of Directors. Athlete Directors automatically serve as members of the AAC. In addition, the USOC AAC Representative position is also up for election. USA Triathlon AAC and Athlete Director terms are for two (2) years, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014. The USOC AAC Representative term is four (4) years. For more details, visit
usatriathlon.org/AAC2012nominations
SIFF NAMED VP OF BOARD USA Triathlon announced May 30
that Barry Siff (Boulder, Colo.) was named Vice President of the USA Triathlon Board of Directors. Prior to accepting this officer position, Siff was initially elected to the Board of Directors in January 2012 while representing the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest and Midwest Regions. He previously served as Chair of USA Triathlon’s Race Director Committee, and is currently a member of USA Triathlon’s History Project team and serves on the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Committee, an event he has emceed for the past four years.
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