n an effort to recognize those individuals who best fueled the multisport lifestyle
during the 2012 season, USA Triathlon is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the second annual USA Triathlon Multisport Awards.
multisport supporters are
encouraged to nominate friends, family and fellow competitors for these prestigious national honors. Nominations are being accepted through Dec. 31. Visit usatriathlon.org/multisportawards for categories and criteria.
SPLASH AND DASH TO RETURN FOR 2013 T
he USA Triathlon Youth Splash and Dash Aquathlon Series will return for another year as great success was seen in 2012 among the 30 events. The series engaged youth participants from each of the 10 regions across the United States.
The 2013 series will feature 40 events for youth participants ages 7-15. More information can be found by visiting www.usatsplashanddash.com.
CALLAHAN WINS ITU AWARD A
SA Triathlon webinars offer top- of-the-line continuing education that fits your schedule. And now there’s one more reason to take part — every month in 2013, one webinar will be pulled from the archive and discounted 40 percent. That’s $14.99 for USAT members and coaches; $24 for non- members.
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These featured webinars will be available for 1 CEU for USA Triathlon Certified Coaches, following the same procedure as normally priced webinars. Find this month’s archived webinar and many more in USAT’s extensive archive library at www.usatriathlon.org/webinars. Follow @USATCoachingEd on Twitter.
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merican Celeste Callahan, a pioneer in the women’s multisport community, was honored Oct. 22 with the first-ever International Triathlon Union Women’s Committee Award of Excellence at the 25th ITU Congress. Callahan (Denver, Colo.) was chosen for the prestigious honor by a rigorous selection process, which included a review phase by an independent award committee comprised of international experts on women and sports.
SYMPOSIUM WRAPS UP IN SAN DIEGO
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he USA Triathlon Art & Science of Triathlon International Coaching Symposium wrapped up Oct. 27, sending attendees home from San Diego armed with the knowledge to take their coaching practices to the next level.
“This is probably the greatest assembly of triathlon intellectual horsepower ever,” said USA Triathlon CEO Rob Urbach. “The amount of knowledge you get from having these experts all in one place is very beneficial to our coaches.”
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On the final day of the two-day event, coaches had the opportunity to hear from Monique Ryan, Dr. Max Testa, Gordo Byrn, Dara Wittenburg, Derek Grabert, Retül, Melissa Mantak, Mark Sortino, Peter Harsch, Sage Rountree, Dr. Joe Vigil, Ian Murray and Scott Schnitzspahn. Visit www.usatriathlon.org/artscience2012.
AMERICANS ELECTED TO ITU COMMITTEES
even leaders within the United States multisport community were elected to positions on various International Triathlon Union committees at the 25th annual ITU Congress in Auckland, New Zealand. The Americans selected in the 2012 ITU Committee Elections include: • Constitution Committee: Gale Bernhardt (Loveland, Colo.) • Medical and Anti-Doping Committee: Dr. Doug Hiller (Kamuela, Hawaii)
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• Multisport Committee: Jeff Dyrek (Colorado Springs, Colo.) • Paratriathlon Committee: Jon Beeson (Santa Barbara, Calif.)