Triathlon Australia Annual Report 2014-2015

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Triathlon Australia
Annual Report
2014-2015
CONTENTS
PATRON’S MESSAGE
5
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
6
CEO’S MESSAGE
7
ASC’S MESSAGE
11
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
13
ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE
14
PARTICIPATION
21
MEMBERSHIP
28
EVENTS
34
HIGH PERFORMANCE
46
BRAND
54
AROUND THE NATION HIGHLIGHTS
61
GOVERNANCE
71
HONOUR BOARD
77
Australian Repesentatives
78
Hall of Fame
78
Elite World Champions
79
Award and Recognition
81
2014-2015 National Champions
82
2014 ITU AGE GROUP WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
87
PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
94
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
95
FINANCIAL REPORT
96
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA LIMITED
ABN 67 007 356 907
PO Box 13, Alexandria, NSW 1435
Level 2, 66 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
Telephone +61 2 8488 6200
Email [email protected]
Website www.triathlon.org.au
Photographs used in this report are courtesy of Delly Carr/
ITU Media, Janos M Schmidt/ITU Media, Keith Hedgeland
and Megan Pickering.
Principal partner
PATRON’S MESSAGE
I have watched on with
interest as triathlon has
progressed in a number of
areas over the last year.
Stewart as her successor. I look forward to supporting
Miles as he guides the organisation through the sport’s
next three year Strategic Plan.
It is encouraging to see
some of the younger athletes
beginning to make their mark
in the sport. Brittany Dutton
dominated the female triathlon
race at the Youth Olympic
Games in Nanjing in August
2014, spearheading the
Australian team’s performance
with a convincing Gold Medal.
PHIL COLES AM
PATRON
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA
Young Jake Birtwhistle is certainly an athlete to watch
in the future. Making the move from Tasmania to the
National Performance Centre in Wollongong under
coach Jamie Turner obviously paid off for him with a
silver medal in the ITU Junior World Championships in
Edmonton last September. He then stepped into the big
league with a silver medal in the 2015 ITU Mooloolaba
World Cup and a top 10 finish in the Yokohama stage of
the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series.
Regular World Triathlon Series top 10 finishers, Aaron
Royle and Ryan Bailie are also following an upward
trajectory of success, which is very encouraging. I
congratulate Aaron on securing an automatic Olympic
team nomination as the best placed Australian in the Top
10 at the Rio test triathlon event earlier this year.
From a participation perspective, the number of clubs
taking up the TRYstars junior program bodes well for a
strong pipeline of junior members entering the triathlon
community. I am particularly pleased that TRYstars is
unique amongst similar “first touch” programs offered by
other National Sporting Organisations, in that it offers
the opportunity for children to learn and practice all 13
fundamental movement skills outlined in the Australian
primary school curriculum. It also offers triathlon clubs a
ready-made program to deliver and attract local kids to
their club.
I’m sure the development of resources the TRYstars junior
program for schools under the Australian Government’s
Sporting Schools program will enable an even larger
number of children to be exposed to the sport of triathlon
in their school environment.
I applaud Triathlon Australia for taking the lead on
creating a much more unified approach to the governance
and management of the sport by actively involving
the State and Territory Triathlon Associations in key
projects and whole of sport decision making. I heard
that the attendance of national staff and Board members
at a recent Sport NSW governance seminar for state
sporting organisations provided an excellent example
to other sports of the benefits of the national and state
associations working closely together.
In conclusion, I’ll take this opportunity to thank outgoing
CEO, Anne Gripper for her leadership of Triathlon
Australia over the last five years, and welcome Miles
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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
I am extremely pleased to
address the triathlon community
via this Annual Report as
President of Triathlon Australia.
I was appointed in August 2015
after residing President, David
Ferrier stepped down from the
position in order to focus his
efforts on the unification project
for the sport. I would like to
thank David for the excellent
leadership and dedication that he
has shown to the sport during his
term as President since October
2012, and look forward to his ongoing contribution to
the sport as an Independent Board Member and project
leader.
I was elected to the Board in 2012, and throughout the
2014-2015 membership season held the position of
Vice President. During this time I have had the pleasure
of witnessing the association evolve and advance in
numerous ways. The strong foundations of our association
allow us to service the members and stakeholders of our
sport, and capitalise on the organic growth in popularity
and participation of the sport that we have seen in recent
years. Anne Gripper has played an instrumental role in
building a solid base for Triathlon Australia over her 5
years as CEO and I would like to thank her and wish her
success in her future endeavours.
One of Anne’s legacy’s to the sport is the new 2015-2018
Strategic Plan. Anne and her team of staff, along with our
STTA’s, the Board and numerous stakeholders have all
played a role in formulating the new plan which will guide
our sport over the next 3 years. When I read the plan, I
am inspired by the many ways that triathlon can assist
Australians to lead an active, healthy and enjoyable life.
Our new purpose is ‘to enrich the sporting landscape in
Australia by issuing a unique challenge that anyone can
accept’. This aligns with the Australian Sports Commission
(ASC) goals for NSO’s, but it also reminds us why triathlon
plays such an important role in its unique ability to cater
for all ages and abilities, shapes and sizes, backgrounds
and diversities.
I am thrilled to welcome Miles Stewart into the role of
CEO. Miles has been a triathlon World Champion, Board
Member, committee member and fan of the sport. Miles
will bring a level of passion, enthusiasm and insight that I
have no doubt will lead the sport into a successful future
as we deliver on the objectives of the new strategic plan.
Sadly, I must acknowledge the loss of Jackie Fairweather
in November 2014. Jackie played an important role in
the junior development pathway of our sport as the first
U23 coach at the AIS and instigator of the U23 World
Championship category and that is something that we can
always be thankful for. I personally am honoured to be
taking part in the inaugural Jackie Fairweather Memorial
Triathlon in November this year to pay my respects to an
outstanding athlete, administrator, coach, Board member
and ambassador of triathlon. I have no doubt that the
triathlon community will support this event and hope to
see many of you there in Canberra.
This brings me to look ahead to our Annual General
Meeting that will be held alongside the Jackie Fairweather
Memorial Triathlon in Canberra in November 2015. For
the first time this year we have established a Nominations
Committee to seek Expressions of Interest from the
broader community for Board Director Positions. This
process has been established to fulfil a mandatory
sports governance principle of the ASC. We operate a
competency based Board and this process will ensure that
we continue to recruit individuals with relevant skills and
expertise to the Board.
One behalf of the Board of Triathlon Australia, I thank Phil
Coles AM as Patron and Life Members Dr Jim Hazel, Brian
Hinton, Ken Bonham and Bill Walker for their ongoing
support of triathlon in Australia, and internationally.
I look forward to seeing you over the 2015-2016 season.
BEN HOUSTON
PRESIDENT
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA
CEO’S MESSAGE
Passion, performance and
participation. The three purpose
pillars of our new Strategic Plan
are what the sport of triathlon is
all about for me. I have had the
pleasure and privilege of leading
Triathlon Australia through the
last five years. We are a sport
brimming with stories – personal
stories of triumph, challenge and
disappointment, community stories
of belonging, support and pride. And
so many of our stories contain all
three elements of passion, performance and participation.
As I write my fifth and final CEO report, the date of
16 September 2015 draws near. I cast my mind back
to two previous 16 Septembers. 15 years ago, on 16
September 2000, I was standing in Macquarie Street in
Sydney watching Michellie Jones battle it out with Brigitte
McMahon from Switzerland for the first Gold and Silver
Medals of the Sydney Olympic Games. And then 5 years
ago, on 16 September 2010, I was enjoying my first day
in the role as CEO of Triathlon Australia. Five years later
and here we are at 16 September 2015, and the time
has come for me to move on. I can’t think of a role that
I would rather have done over that period. But it is now
time for me to do some other things, and it is the right
time for someone with different skills and perspectives
to lead the sport through the next exciting period of our
development.
In previous CEO reports I have focussed on different
themes. In 2012 I focussed on our 6 Key Result Areas
of Participation, High Performance, Events, Membership,
Brand and Organisation. In 2013 my focus was on our
five values of Health, Enjoyment, Belonging, Achievement,
and Respect. In 2014 it was our people who were my
focus – our honorary Board and committee members, the
staff of our national and state organisations, our athletes,
coaches and technical officials.
So for my fifth and final report, it seems appropriate to
share some of my special highlights.
The most recent highlight for me is the development
of our new Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2018. Since we
kicked off the process at our National Conference in
September 2014, the potential contents of the plan
has been discussed by many different groups of staff
and stakeholders. We invested a lot of time thinking
about our purpose. In fact two groups spent a whole
day reflecting on purpose and what our sport means to
the community. One of the things that we all agreed on
was the power of stories in our sport. We realised that
everyone has a story and everybody likes to hear a story.
The other thing we came to agree on was that we were
best symbolised by the starting line – that bike transition
area where the sport gathers – athletes, participants,
parents, partners, kids, coaches and technical officials.
Another highlight for me is the inspiring manner in
which our sport has embraced paratriathlon. Since the
excitement of the IPC announcing that paratriathlon
would make its debut at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics,
we have built a world class group of elite paratriathletes
who will represent Australia with absolute class at the
Paralympics in 2016. What an amazing “full circle” story
it is that Sydney Olympic silver medal winning Michellie
Jones is now training and competing with visually impaired
triathlete Katie Kelly, as they prepare to win the first ever
Paralympic Gold medal in the PT5 class in Rio.
The gradual coming together of our sport over the last five
years is also a real highlight for me. We operate so much
on a “whole of sport” basis now, that it is almost hard to
remember a different way of doing things. The Executive
Directors of our State and Territory Triathlon Associations
and their staff are embedded into our daily operational
life through every project and activity on which we are
working. The STTA Presidents meet together to discuss
the governance aspects of a whole of sport approach. As
I write, we are just about to start a Unification Working
Group to progress three important aspects of the next
stage of becoming more unified – a new constitution
and the consultation and communication that goes with
such a fundamental change in the governance of our
sport. In Australian sport, we have led the way in this
area, and have been recognised by the Australian Sports
Commission for our progress so far.
Over the last five years, our annual Celebration of
Champions Dinners have brought together stories of
passion, participation and performance, and displayed
them on stage for everyone to hear and see. The dinners
are a wonderful opportunity for us to recognise and
celebrate the success and stories of so many different
individuals and groups within our triathlon community.
In November we paused to consider and celebrate the
contribution of the wonderful Jackie Fairweather to our
sport. Even through her tragic death, good things have
come. The “pop-up” Remembering Jackie run organised
with Athletics Australia on a beautiful Canberra evening
after her memorial service has led to the creation of
the Jackie Fairweather Memorial Triathlon to be held in
November each year in Canberra. As a sport we will now
take the front running on contributing to much needed
fundamental research into the effects of elite sport on
mental health, through the Jackie Fairweather Research
Fund. The Fund has recently been established under
the auspices of the Australian Sports Foundation which
provides it with tax deductibility status. It is now open for
donations and I urge you to personally support the fund
and encourage others to do so as well.
And finally, a big THANK YOU to the many, many people
who have contributed their passion, participation and
performance to our sport over the last five years. The
volunteer Board and Committee members of our national
and state bodies, the staff of Triathlon Australia and each
one of the State and Territory Associations. It has been
an honour walking and working alongside you. I wish you
all great success over the next five year period and will be
watching on with great interest, as the opportunities which
we all know are there and waiting for us are seized and
optimised.
See you on a starting line sometime soon.
ANNE GRIPPER
CEO
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA
ASC’S MESSAGE
The past year has seen considerable success and progress for Australian sport on
the world stage, for the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and our elite sport
partners and athletes.
The Government’s 2014–15 investment of nearly $120 million continues to
be refined to ensure funding is aligned to sports with the greatest potential to
contribute to Australia’s Winning Edge 2012–2022 targets and maximise our
chances at success.
Since Winning Edge was launched, the AIS re-allocated $20 million of high
performance funding among sports and boosted direct athlete funding (dAIS) by
$3.6 million or 40 per cent.
The Sports Tally 2015 — the annual report card for Australian sports — revealed
promising signs as we gear up for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games,
while highlighting some of the challenges presented by our performance at the
2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
In March the Commission launched Play.Sport.Australia. — our plan to help
NSOs build participation in sport and make sure all Australians enjoy its benefits.
Sports have the opportunity to attract more than 4.5 million Australians into their
communities. It’s important that we work together to ensure that more Australians,
particularly young Australians, participate in sport more often and that we have strong organisations that deliver the
products and opportunities Australians want.
Some highlights in 2014-15 included:
• Personal excellence — The most significant athlete wellbeing program in AIS history, incorporating myAISPlaybook —
a new high performance athlete learning and development platform.
• AIS Sports Draft — Athletes selected in this fast-tracked development came together at the AIS to share their
journeys as they transition to Olympic or Commonwealth Games sports.
• AIS Centre for Performance Coaching and Leadership — More than 45 coaches graduated from the centre, providing
development and mentoring for our brightest coaches and administrators.
As our attention starts to focus on Rio and the major events leading up to the Games, I look forward to the ASC teaming
up with your organisation to help put our athletes in the best possible position and enhance our chances of success.
MR JOHN WYLIE AM
CHAIRMAN
BOARD OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS COMMISSION
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
Triathlon Australia’s vision is to be the leading triathlon nation and grow the sport of Triathlon in Australia.
In order to reach this vision, we must have a strong understanding of the association’s purpose and objectives and a whole
of sport commitment to meeting those objectives. This is best summarized in our mission statement.
Triathlon Australia’s mission is to ensure the existence of quality participation opportunities and pathways
within the sport of Triathlon in Australia.
Triathlon Australia has six Key Result Areas that are clearly defined by an objective, key drivers, key strategies and key
performance indicators. This report will look at each Key Result Area and the initiatives that have been undertaken over
the 2014-2015 season that have helped to achieve KPI’s within that area.
KEY RESULT AREAS
Organisational Excellence
“To build a sustainable and prosperous organisation by enabling innovation, collaboration and excellence in the development
of its assets.”
Participation
“To grow participation in the sport of triathlon by providing leadership and increased opportunities”
Membership
“To grow membership by increasing the number of new members and retaining existing members”
Events
“To ensure that opportunities exist at all levels to compete in events of the highest quality through leadership and
collaboration”
High Performance
“Sustained international success through the provision of an effective and efficient athlete and coach pathway”
Brand
“To develop the brand of Triathlon so as to increase external investment in the sport”
CORE BRAND VALUES
The five core brand values of Triathlon Australia are embedded into everything that we do. They act as guiding principles
for every decision, action and initiative, helping us to achieve our goals.
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Key Objective
“To build a sustainable and prosperous organisation by enabling innovation, collaboration and excellence in
the development of its assets.”
A WHOLE OF SPORT APPROACH
The Association continues to make steady progress on the aim of being a completely unified sport. It remains
committed to increasing organisational efficiency and enhancing member services by continuing to evolve the national
operating model.
The “whole of sport” concept of national coordination supported by local delivery was further reinforced during the
year, with several combined projects shared by national and state staff members. Since beginning the journey towards
unification in February 2012, a “bottom up” approach has been taken focussing on the operational aspects, and
demonstrating behaviours which enable the sport to flourish though better delivery of services to members and the
community.
Through this approach, the Association has:
•
•
standardised our membership arrangements and worked with partners ActiveNetwork on building a new
membership database;
established and refined a “whole of sport” budget and financial model which has achieved much greater consistency
and financial stablility across the national and state associations;
•
moved operations to consistent IT systems including Office 365 and Xero Accounting platforms;
•
considered the most effective staffing structure and arrangements for a unified organisation.
In parallel the STTA Presidents have continued to progress thinking on the governance aspects of a more unified
sport. Various models were discussed at a meeting on the Gold Coast in April 2015 which will be explored further by a
Unification Working Party with the aim of presenting a revised Constitution to the members during 2015-2016.
In September this year, the Australian Sports Commission released a Discussion Paper titled Governance Reform
in Sport. As part of the discussion points on NSO Governance Models the paper featured Triathlon Australia as an
organisation which had successfully focussed on national behaviours:
This structure has been implemented by Triathlon Australia (TA) where stakeholders are genuinely
committed to an improved organization and there is strong alignment across all layers of the sport.
The organization demonstrates behaviours such as trust, transparency, integrity, collaboration and
recognition. Some of the results from the alignment at TA include: a collective targeted investment
approach, shared services, one strategic plan for the sport; a more agile organization and a collaborative
approach to budgeting where funding is allocated on merit to projects aligned with the highest whole of
sport priorities.
NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
During the year, a new Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 was brought to life with the input from a wide cross-section of
triathlon and community stakeholders. It’s development was commenced with the “Over the Horizon…the next five
years” National Conference in September 2014 at the IMAX theatre in Sydney. The conference was attended by all the
key stakeholders in our sport including clubs, event organisers, age group athletes, elite athletes, volunteers, technical
officials, national and state staff/board members, the Australian Sports Commission and key partners. The conference
was facilitated by Matt Jones from Better Happy and included inspirational presentations from various keynote speakers
from other progressive sporting associations and relevant industries. Each speaker session was followed by group work
sessions designed to articulate ideas about where the sport could head and what it could achieve.
In the 9 months following the conference there were further focus group meetings that took those ideas, found the
consensus within them and developed them into a cohesive strategic plan that can help guide the sport over the next 5
years. The strategic plan is a rolling plan that will be updated on an annual basis with a significant review every 3 years.
The Strategy is based on three purpose pillars of:
•
•
•
Passion
Participation
Purpose
It is supported by six values which guide stakeholders in the governance, management of and participation in the
sport:
Health
Enjoyment
Belonging
Achievement
Courage
Respect
The value of ‘courage’ was added as a statement not only relevant for those choosing to begin their triathlon journey,
but also in recognition of the need to make bold decisions in governing the sport.
The Starting Line has been adopted as the symbol, representing the unique challenge of getting to the starting line and
as the place where the sport congregates as one group.
The strategy articulates clear purpose for the sport:
To enrich the sporting landscape in Australia by offering a unique challenge which anyone can accept.
And our purpose as custodians of the sport is to:
Grow, strengthen and connect every triathlon starting line in Australia.
We thank the many members of the triathlon community who have contributed their thoughts and passion into making
our next Strategic Plan a great vehicle to guide us through the next period of our development.
MANDATORY SPORTS GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
In 2013, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) released a set of Mandatory Sports Governance Principles which built
on previous good practice governance principles. The ASC invested in developing the principles on the basis that in
their view:
“Governance structures significantly affect the performance of sporting organisations. Ineffective governance practices
not only impact on the sport but also undermine confidence in the Australian sports industry as a whole.”
Initially the 7 sports which received the highest funding from the ASC were required to comply with the Mandatory
Sports Governance Principles. In 2014 – 2015, this requirement was extended to the next group of funded sports
which included triathlon. During the year, the Board and senior staff members worked through a process of becoming
aligned with the governance principles. While already compliant with some of the “hard” principles such as a unified
sport and integrity measures, examples of some of the other elements focussed on during the year were:
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•
•
•
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The establishment of an independent Finance, Audit and Financial Risk committee with a structured work plan for
the year;
The establishment of an independent Nominations Committee chaired by governance expert Jodie Willmer;
Applications for Board Directors were sought from a broad range of community groups;
The development of a Board Competency Policy and Matrix;
A Board evaluation process;
New policies and declarations in relation to conflict of interest and confidentiality.w
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The 2014-2015 Financial Statements are included at the end of this annual report and are summarised as follows:
2014-2015
Triathlon Australia recorded a deficit of $19,683 for the year which was $23,871 better than budget.
The Financial Statements contain a segment report (Note 15) showing a further breakdown of the result into the 4 key
areas of Support & Administration, Participation, High Performance and Events.
The level of reserves as at 30 June 2015 was $788,337. The short term target is to increase these reserves to $1m
and in the longer term achieve a level that is the equivalent of 1 year’s operating expenditure. As at 30 June 2015 the
reserves were equivalent to 0.49 year’s operating expenditure. Healthy reserves are important to Triathlon Australia as
they underpin the organisations financial viability and provide capacity to address emerging issues and opportunities.
Triathlon Australia maintained a healthy cash flow during the year with cash at bank averaging $2.2m across the year.
With annual membership funds received at the start of each year, government grants received in advance every 6
months and no significant financial risks it is anticipated that cash flow will remain strong for the foreseeable future.
The Finance Committee was re-constituted with new independent committee members and renamed the Finance, Audit
and Financial Risk committee and new more comprehensive Terms of Reference were developed. The committee is a
sub-committee of the board and assists the board to fulfil its duties and responsibilities.
Triathlon Australia and it’s State and Territory associations continue to realise the benefits of planning and budgeting
together as one organisation and have been on a common accounting and reporting platform for 2 years. This approach
continues to improve the financial stability of all 9 associations, ensuring that the highest priority initiatives are
addressed and implemented in a cohesive and coordinated way.
All 9 associations are financially stable and with all associations having positive reserves. Overall whole of sport surplus
for 2014-15 was $24,000 bringing reserves to $1,770,000 which equates to roughly half a year’s operating costs.
The whole of sport financial summary for 2014-15 is as follows:
2014-2015
$’000
QLD*
NSW
ACT
VIC*
TAS
SA
WA
NT
Total
STTA’s
TA
Whole of
Sport
Income
929
914
310
590
69
157
1,691
176
4,836
5,370
10,206
Expenditure
-907
-906
-350
-588
-71
-148
-1,645
-176
-4,791
-5,390
-10,181
Surplus
22
8
-40
2
-2
9
46
0
45
-20
25
Cash
46
215
97
80
24
87
289
219
1,057
1,565
2,622
Equity/Reserves
48
214
72
25
32
82
323
187
983
788
1,771
*subject to audit
OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
Triathlon Australia and the 8 STTA’s continue to work closely together to improve and standardise operations and as a
group completed various projects during the year.
The 9 associations completed the transformation of information and communications technology during the year with
the highlight being implementation of Skype for Business. The only remaining part of the project is to migrate the
remaining documents into the common cloud based Sharepoint storage platform providing better data security, back-up
functionality, mobility and increased collaboration across associations.
The implementation of the new online race sanctioning and reporting system was successfully completed during the
year making it easier for event organisers, clubs, sanctioning officers and staff to sanction races. The system has also
helped improve compliance and the collection of Sanctioning fees, One Day memberships and technical service fees.
The implementation of a new membership database was completed during the year and has delivered the key benefits
sought. These included the auto-verification of membership during event registration, an auto-renewal option making
it easier for members to renew, the payment of both club and association fees in one transaction and deposit of
membership funds directly into club bank accounts, removing a fortnightly reconciliation accounting task. Remaining
teething problems are being addressed and the working group continue to work with the system provider Active
Network to improve the customer experience, the reporting capability and to deliver further product enhancements over
the next 9 months.
These improvements are designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 9 associations and ultimately help
improve services to members and participants in the sport.
Key Performance Indicators:
Variance from budget
Target: <5% variance
Operating Surplus
Actual
Budget
Variance
% Variance
292,006
294%
2010-2011
391,321
99,315
2011-2012
260,996
232,523
28,473
12%
2012-2013
138,137
229,578
-91,441
-40%
2013-2014
46,739
122,282
-75,543
-62%
2014-2015
-24,271
-43,554
19,283
-44%
Achieved: -44%
Increase in reserve
Target: 20% until a reserve of 1 years fixed operating costs is achieved
Year
Opening reserve
Closing reserve
2010-2011
55,826
447,147
Variance
391,321
% Variance
701%
2011-2012
447,147
708,144
260,997
58%
2012-2013
708,144
846,281
138,137
20%
2013-2014
761,281
808,020
46,739
6%
2014-2015
808,020
783,748
-24,272
-3%
Achieved: -3%
Planned deliverables achieved
Target: 90%
The 2014-2015 Triathlon Australia Operational Plan listed 109 deliverables. Using a points system of 2 for fully
delivered, 1 for partially delivered, and 0 for not delivered, a score of 182 points out of a possible 218 points was
achieved. Once again, as in the previous membership year, the plan was unashamedly ambitious resulting in 26
deliverables being progressed but not finalised within the year.
Achieved: 83%
Compliance
Target: 100%
Triathlon Australia has 20 compliance requirements to the ASC, AIS, ATO and ASIC. Using a points system of 2 for
achieved on time and 1 for achieved late, a score of 37 points out of a possible 40 points was achieved. This represents
93%.
Achieved: 93%
Staff Retention
Target: 94%
Triathlon Australia employed 16 staff with only one resignation over the year, resulting in a 94% retention rate.
Achieved: 94%
Participation
Key Objective
“To grow participation in the sport of triathlon by providing leadership and increased opportunities”
NATIONAL JUNIOR SUPPORT FRAMEWORK
Triathlon Australia has developed a contemporary Junior Triathlon Support Framework (JTSF), which identifies key
themes that need to be incorporated during the design phase of participation programs. The Framework enables the
understanding of the technical, competition, physical, psychological, social characteristics and development needs of
participants in each stage of junior development. In addition it provides understanding of the participation motivators
and drivers of juniors at different stages of development.
This approach ensure all junior participation programs designed within this framework are well resourced, understood,
sustainable and built on a progressive skill development basis.
SPORTING SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Triathlon Australia along with 31 other National Sporting Organisations were invited by the Australian Sports
Commission to participate in the newly created Sporting Schools Program aimed at primary school students. In
collaboration with the STTA’s and consultant Mike McLaughlin, Triathlon Australia developed a triathlon solution for
Sporting Schools.
The program aimed at grades 3-6 is flexible in its design to ensure the product can be delivered in most school
environments and will focus on a triathlon “taster” experience. The program will be implemented as a pilot during term
4 2015, with full implementation during term 1 2016. The schools program is built on a nationally driven and locally
delivered approach. This is an exciting initiative for Triathlon Australia to be part of, as it has been some time since
having the strategic opportunity to engage with the school sector on a coordinated basis.
TRYSTARS
Triathlon Australia’s “first touch” nationally accredited program, TRYstars was refined in 2013-2014, based on a
full evaluation post the pilot, and this year saw the continued success of the program. A total of 25 clubs and 481
participants were involved in the program for the 2014/2015 period.
IRONMAN AGE GROUP TEAM
This year, saw for the first time a partnership delivery of Team Australian with IRONMAN Asia Pacific for both the 70.3
and the IRONMAN World Championships. Team Australia provided an opportunity for athletes who qualified for both
events to be part of team activities, including a team breakfast, team training opportunities, access to Team Australia
information hub and a team t-shirt for the parade of nations.
Triathlon Australia recognised the value in delivering team services to IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 athletes similar to
those offered to ITU Age Group campaign athletes. Team Australia was well received by athletes and as a result of this
positive response the concept with even more team interactions opportunities is planned for the next financial year.
WHOLE OF SPORT COACH DEVELOPMENT
The Triathlon Australia Coaching Blueprint
The Triathlon Australia Coaching Blueprint was developed in consultation with Australian Sports Commission, the
Australian Institute of Sport and the Triathlon Australia National Leadership Team. It’s purpose is to articulate a national
approach to coaching and the strategy and vision to support the development of triathlon coaches across the country. A
nationally co-ordinated approach is required to effectively rebuild the foundations and restore credibility in the triathlon
coaching system.
The Triathlon Australia Coaching Blueprint will be used as a reference point for all triathlon coach development
strategies and provides a guide to support Triathlon Australia in embedding high quality coaching at all levels of the
triathlon pathway throughout Australia.
The vision of The Triathlon Australia Coaching Blueprint has generated the following projects:
National Coach Accreditation Scheme [NCAS]
During the year Triathlon Australia continued to grow the number of coaches under Triathlon Australia’s Coach
Accreditation Program. At the heart of this program is Triathlon Australia’s involvement in the National Coaching
Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) of the Australian Sports Commission.
A priority for 2014-2015 was the continued review, development and management of the Triathlon Australia Coaching
Accreditation Program.
As a significant part of this ongoing improvement Triathlon Australia Coach Development has been working closely with
the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) regarding the proposed changes to the requirements for registering with the
National Coach Accreditation Scheme [NCAS].
The new guidelines require the registration of the following documents with the ASC:
•
•
National Coach Development Framework
Curriculum for all Accredited Coach Training Programs
These new requirements are identified and strategically aligned within The Triathlon Australia Coaching Blueprint.
A comprehensive review of triathlon programs under the NCAS will be conducted in 2015-2016 resulting in the
development of a new coach education framework.
Triathlon was selected as a “Case Study” sport to provide insights into how the National Sports Organisations are
evolving their National Coach Accreditation Scheme. Triathlon Australia was featured in a series of nationally delivered
workforce development workshops facilitated by the ASC with the aim to:
•
•
•
Communicate the changes to the National Coaching and Officiating Accreditation Schemes (NCAS/NOAS).
Assist National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) in the design, development and implementation of training
frameworks and programs for coaches and officials in their sport.
Facilitate the sharing of insights from NSOs via case studies and provide an opportunity for collaboration between
sports and key stakeholders.
Performance Triathlon Coach Course | AIS May 2015
The Performance Coach Training Program was conducted by Triathlon Australia at the Australian Institute of Sport from
17-23 May 2015. After a competitive nomination process 30 performance focused coaches were selected to take part in
the program. The last performance course was delivered in 2013, so this represented a major milestone for the coach
education pathway offering a bespoke development opportunity for experienced coaches progressing towards national
and international level competition.
Participants experienced 7 days of intensive learning via theory and practical education from a number of World Class
presenters including Tracey Menzies, Dick Telford and discipline experts from the AIS.
TEAM AUSTRALIA: 2014 AGE GROUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGNS
This year continued to see outstanding results from Australian age group athletes at a number of International Triathlon
Union and IRONMAN World Championship campaigns.
The table below summarises the Australian age group team campaigns and results:
Event
No. of Australian
Athletes
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Medal
Total
International Triathlon Union World Duathlon
Championships - Spain
34
1
3
1
5
International Triathlon Union World Cross Triathlon
Championships - Germany
12
0
0
0
0
277
5
6
11
22
41
7
5
4
16
IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship - Canada
197
3
3
0
6
IRONMAN World Championship - USA
287
3
4
4
11
International Triathlon Union World Standard
Distance Triathlon, Sprint Distance Triathlon and
Aquathlon Championships - Canada
International Triathlon Union World Long Distance
Triathlon Championships - Weihai
Special congratulations must go to our 2014 Age Group World Champions including:
Michellie Jones Female 45 to 49 sprint distance triathlon World Champion
Jennifer Dowie Female 55 to 59 sprint distance duathlon World Champion
Jane Mountford Female 65 to 69 sprint distance triathlon World Champion
Elliot Brown Male 20 to 24 sprint distance triathlon World Champion
Debra Kemp Female 55 to 59 standard distance duathlon World Champion
Cheryl Ogden Female 60 to 64 Long distance World Champion
Kate Strong Female 30 to 34 Long distance World Champion
Marion Hermitage Female 50 to 54 Long distance World Champion
Ryan Waddington Male 20 to 24 Long distance World Champion
Craig Davis Male 25 to 29 Long distance World Champion
Shane Gibbs Male 30 to 34 Long distance World Champion
Michael Ryle Male 55 to 59 Long Distance World Champion
Debbie Wendt Female Open paratriathlon PT3 World Champion
Casey Hyde Female Open paratriathlon PT5 World Champion
Mark Urquhart Male Open paratriathlon PT1 World Champion
Jessica Mitchell Female 25 to 29 70.3 World Champion
Caroline Anderson Female 50 to 54 70.3 World Champion
Julie Kerr Female 60 to 64 Ironman World Champion
Levi Maxwell Male 25 to 29 Ironman World Champion
Kevin Fergusson Male 55 to 59 Ironman World Champion
Special commendation to Ken Murley in the men’s 70 to 74 age category. Ken was
crowned the 2014 Sprint distance triathlon World Champion, 2014 Standard distance
triathlon world champion and the 70.3 triathlon World Champion.
Thanks to the Age Group committee led by Chairman Dr Michael Maroney for their work
in guiding the vision of the age group campaigns.
Participation
Participation figure
Participation data has been measured based on event entry figures collected as part of the Triathlon Australia event
sanctioning process for all santioned events in Australia.
Year
Event entry figure
2014-2015
154,467
Increase of participants in junior programs
Target: 3%
Participant figures
2012-2013
TA TRYstars program
2013-2014
2014-2015
510
450
481
2,693
2,284
2,125
ACT
40
18
9
NSW
40
180
140
NT
25
25
175
QLD
58
1,010
579
Active After-Schools Communities program
STTA Junior development programs
SA
19
22
35
TAS
30
32
22
VIC
41
166
115
WA
500
485
6,100*
Total
3,956
% Increase
4,672
9,781
18%
109%
Achieved: 109%
* Triathlon WA received funding to pilot engagement with schools. This program was fully implrmented during this
period which resulted in the high engagement level with schools in WA through one day junior development programs.
Medals at ITU Age Group World Championships
Discipline
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Sprint Distance
4
2
5
11
Standard Distance
1
2
2
5
Long Distance
7
5
4
16
Duathlon
1
3
1
5
Aquathlon
0
2
4
6
Cross Triathlon
0
0
0
0
13
14
16
43
Total
Number of active accredited coaches as a % of membership
Target: 2%
Year
Number of coaches
% of membership
Membership
2012-2013
401
14,152
2.8%
2013-2014
455
20,554
2.2%
2014-2015
545
21,445
2.5%
Achieved: 2.5%
Increase in number of accredited coaches
Target: 3%
Year
% increase
Number of coaches
2012-2013
401
2013-2014
455
13.5%
2014-2015
545
19.8%
Achieved: 19.8%
Program participant satisfaction rating
Target: 80% satisfaction
A survey of members, one day members and lapsed members was conducted at the close of the 2013-2014 season to
assess participation satisfaction ratings.
Individuals were asked to state whether they had participated in a state or nationally delivered program over the
previous 12 months and to rate their satisfaction with that program.
The results show that all of the participation
programs received a satisfaction rating of
over 80%.
Satisfaction rates with every program had
increased, with the exception of one (skill
development) which had remained the same.
Satisfaction with Delivery
(Top 2: Satisfied/Extremely Satisfied)
2014
2013
96%
Technical official accreditation
course
86%
95%
Training program
90%
93%
Seminar or educational session
90%
88%
Skills development program
88%
82%
Coaching accreditation course
77%
Data from 2013-2014 membership survey
0%
50%
100%
Membership
Key Objective
“To grow membership by increasing the number of new members and retaining existing members”
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
The 2014-2015 season saw a 4% growth in membership, closing the year with 21,445 individual members - 95% of the
budgeted annual membership figure. This follows previous year membership growth rates of 45% (2013-2014), 19%
(2012-2013) and 21% (2011-2012).
Following the introduction of 100% membership models into New South Wales and Queensland in the 2013-2014 season,
the same model was introduced into the ACT, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria during this season. Western Australia
and the Northern Territory already operate under the same membership model meaning that there is now complete
consistency around the country in membership categories and models.
As predicted due to the introduction of 100% membership, four STTA’s experienced a year on year growth, the most
significant reported in Victoria.
The graph below shows the membership trends by STTA over the previous 4 years.
Membership figures by State and Territory
2014-2015 as % of 2013-2014
ii) The ACT led the way in overall year on year increase of membership at 163%, followed by Tasmania at 140%. Three
STTA’s: NSW, the NT and WA failed to exceed the previous years membership.
Members per million of population
i) The ACT led the way in the number of members per million of population.
% Full year budget
iii) Only three STTAs exceeded their budgeted membership numbers; ACT, SA and TAS.
Membership
Membership growth rate
Target: 5%
Year
National Annual Membership
% growth
2010-2011
9,755
2011-2012
11,865
21%
2012-2013
14,152
19%
2013-2014
20,554
45%
2014-2015
21,445
4%
Achieved: 4%
Membership retention rate
Target: 70%
2011-2012 - 78% achieved
2012-2013 - 73% achieved
2013-2014 - 76% achieved
Data for 2014-215 was not available at time of collection.
Membership Diversity
Female v Male ratio
TOTAL Membership - 38% female membership, 62% male
TOTAL Technical Officials - 42% female, 58% male
Local Technical Officials - 43% female, 57% male
Regional Technical Officials - 43% female, 57% male
Australian Technical Officials - 50% female, 50% male
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•
•
TOTAL Coaches - 32% female, 68% male
• Volunteer Coach - 34% female, 66% male
• Professional Coach - 30% female, 70% male
Family membership
Approximately 1,828 individuals joined over the season as a group membership, representing approximately 350
families. A family for the purpose of the membership system is recorded as four or more individuals, with a maximum of
two adults. This indicates that families make up 8.5% of membership.
Junior membership
18% of members are under the age of 19 and classed as a Junior membership
Indigenous or culturally and linguistically diverse
2.3% of members identify as Indigenous or culturally and linguistically diverse
Disability membership
0.8% of members identify as having a disability
Club v’s Non-Club membership
93% of all members choose to join an affiliated triathlon club when joining the association.
7% of all members choose a membership category that is not linked to an affiliated triathlon club.
Events
Key Objective
“To ensure that opportunities exist at all levels to compete in events of the highest quality through
leadership and collaboration”
2014-2015 NATIONAL CALENDAR
Each year, Triathlon Australia offers all event organisers the opportunity to host a National Calendar event through an
expression of interest process. This process aims to ensure that events designated as part of the National Calendar
meet the following criteria:
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•
•
•
Provide consistent and high quality athlete experience for members.
Deliver and continually strive for organisational excellence.
Showcase some of the best triathlon events Australia has to offer and are presented and promoted in a way which
provides value to event organisers.
Reflect Triathlon Australia’s values of respect, health, enjoyment, belonging, achievement and courage.
The National Calendar incorporates both National Championship and National Qualifying events, providing an
opportunity for all financial annual members to become National Champions in their age group whilst earning points to
gain selection onto the Australian Age Group World Championship Team across all disciplines including Sprint, Standard,
Long Course, Aquathlon, Duathlon, Cross Triathlon and Paratriathlon.
The 2014/2015 National Calendar was announced to members in July 2014 and consisted of the following:
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•
•
•
14 National Championship races across age group, elite, ITU Youth and ITU Junior categories
43 National Qualifying races spread across all disciplines (7 of which incorporated a National Championship event
The SCODY Australian Junior Triathlon Series, consisting of a 3 races incorporating the Australian Junior Triathlon
Championships
The Australian Youth Triathlon Championships hosted for the third consecutive year on the Sunshine Coast
National Championship Events
The following events were selected to host age group and elite National Championship allowing athletes to compete for
the National title in each age group category across all disciplines:
Elite and Under 23 National Championship Events
Discipline
Event Host
Event Organiser
State
Duathlon
Adelaide Duathlon
19 October 2014
Pro Results
SA
Cross Triathlon
Tre-X Bendigo
13-14 December 2014
In2Adventure
VIC
Long Distance
Ironman Geelong 70.3
8 February 2015
IRONMAN Asia Pacific
VIC
Standard Distance
Devonport Triathlon
21 February 2015
Cradle Coast Sports
and Events
TAS
Sprint Distance
Tri the Gong Tri Festival
07-08 March 2015
Elite Energy
NSW
ITU Junior & ITU Youth National Championship Events
Discipline
Event Host
Event Organiser
State
ITU Junior
Devonport Triathlon
21 February 2015
Cradle Coast Sports
and Events
TAS
ITU Youth
Australia Youth Triathlon
Championships
12-13 March 2015
Triathlon Queensland
QLD
Age Group National Championship Events
Discipline
Event Host
Event Organiser
Duathlon
Adelaide Duathlon
19 October 2014
Pro Results
SA
Cross Triathlon
Tre-X Bendigo
13-14 December 2014
In2Adventure
VIC
Long Distance
Ironman Geelong 70.3
8 February 2015
IRONMAN Asia Pacific
VIC
Sprint Distance
Gatorade Race 3, Elwood
15 February 2015
SuperSprint
VIC
Aquathlon
Queensland Aquathlon
22 February 2015
QLD
Standard Distance
Tri the Gong Tri Festival
7-8 March 2015
Elite Energy
Paratriathlon
Queensland Sprint Triathlon
29 March 2015
QLD
SCODY Australian Junior Triathlon Series
The SCODY Australian Junior Triathlon Series consisted of a three races series culminating
with the Australian Junior Triathlon Championships hosted at the Devonport Triathlon.
Race
Event Organiser
State
Race 1: SuperSprint Race Weekend
12-14 December 2014
QLD
Race 2: OTU Penrith Junior Triathlon
Oceania Championships
Triathlon New South Wales
NSW
Race 3: Devonport Triathlon
21 February 2015
Cradle Coast Sports & Events
TAS
National Qualifying races
Eight qualifying races were chosen for sprint, standard and long distance disciplines with a selection race in each state
or territory. This provided the best opportunity for age group athletes across Australia to accumulate points for selection
onto the World Championship Australian Age Group Team.
The representation of Cross Triathlon on the National Calendar continues to grow with events hosted in VIC, NSW and
TAS. The Tre-X Cross Triathlon Lake Crackenback hosted the first cross triathlon age group National Championship
and qualifying race in the 2013/2014 season. This season saw the event host the OTU Oceania Cross Triathlon
Championships with 90 age group athletes and 30 elite athletes all vying for an Oceania title.
In2Adventure have worked closely with Triathlon Australia to capitalise the opportunity of the growing popularity of
cross triathlon in Australia alongside developing the sport and raising its profile in the Oceania
Region. This collaboration has culminated in In2Advneture securing the bid to host the 2016 ITU
Cross Triathlon World Championships in the Snowy Mountains at Lake Crackenback.
The progression of events hosted in Cross Triathlon is one example to the value and importance
of hosting events on the National Calendar, highlighting the opportunities it presents at a national,
regional and international level to develop, showcase and promote the sport.
National Paratriathlon Qualifying races
As the profile of Paratriathlon continues to grow in Australia, the National Calendar saw 4 events host qualifying races
with the National Paratriathlon Championship hosted at the Queensland Sprint Triathlon race. As previous hosts of the
National Paratriathlon Championship in the 2013/2014 season, Triathlon NSW, continued to support the development of
paratriathlon by successfully securing a bid to host the Oceania Paratriathlon Championships in Penrith, NSW which was
subsequently positioned as a National Qualifying Race.
National Qualifying Race
Event Organiser
State
Soldier On Triathlon
22-23 November 2014
Yungaburra Triathlon
SA
City of Joondalup Triathlon
Telstra Triathlon Series
14 December 2014
TriEvents
WA
OTU Penrith Paratriathlon Oceania Championships
10-11 January 2015
Triathlon NSW
NSW
Queensland Sprint Triathlon
29 March 2015
Triathlon QLD
QLD
MAJOR EVENT CALENDAR IN AUSTRALIA
ITU points scoring races are vital for elite athletes to earn ITU Ranking Points to
determine the athlete’s eligibility to race in the following event formats;
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•
•
ITU Triathlon Continental Cups and Continental Championships
ITU Triathlon World Cup events
ITU World Triathlon Series events
Alongside the ability to earn vital points these races also provide valuable
competition experience for the development of the elite athletes in Australia.
Triathlon Australia works closely with event organisers in the implementation of
these prestigious ITU point scoring races right from the bidding process through
to the operational delivery, with the assistance and guidance from our National
Manager of Events.
The National Calendar forms an integral part of this process with ITU events
being hosted in conjunction with or alongside National Calendar events. Event
organisers hosting ITU point scoring races have an opportunity to develop their experience in the delivery of ITU draft
legal races alongside raising the status and profile of their events on an international scene.
ITU Triathlon Continental Cups and Continental Championships
2014 Adelaide OTU Duathlon Oceania Championships
Pro-Results, 18 October 2014
This race was delivered in conjunction with the National Age Group and Elite Duathlon Championships and provided the
event organisers an invaluable ‘test event’ opportunity in preparation for the delivery of the 2015 Adelaide ITU World
Duathlon Championships on 17-18 October.
Category
No.of Athletes Competing
Australian Competitors
International Competitors
Elite, U23 & Junior Women
9
9
0
Elite,U23 & Junior Men
24
23
1
2015 Snowy Mountains OTU Cross Triathlon Oceania Championships
In2Adventure, 13-14 December 2014
With the successful hosting of the Cross Triathlon Oceania Championships, In2Adventure, in July 2015 secured the
confidence of the region and the ITU to win the bid to host the 2016 ITU World Cross Triathlon Championships.
Category
Elite Women
11
8
3
Elite Men
17
12
5
2015 Penrith OTU Triathlon Junior Oceania Triathlon Championships
Triathlon NSW, 10-11 January 2015
Category
Junior Men
9
9
0
Junior Women
24
23
1
Mixed Relay
(x4, 2 Women, 2 Men)
16 Teams
13
3 Teams
2015 Devonport OTU Standard Distance Championships
Cradle Coast Sports & Events, 21 February 2015
Hosted alongside the National Elite & U23 Standard Distance Championships and the Australian Junior Triathlon
Championships, Devonport Triathlon in its 30th year continues to be a National Calendar event that showcases the sport
and continues to secure bids to host ITU level events.
Category
No. of Athletes Competing Australian Competitors
Elite & U23Women
20
10
10
Elite & U23 Men
28
22
6
2015 Wollongong OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup
Elite Energy, 8 March 2015
Hosted alongside the National Age Group Standard Distance Championships.
Category
No. of Athletes Competing
Elite & U23 Women
22
10
12
Elite & U23 Men
47
20
27
2015 Mooloolaba OTU Standard Triathlon Oceania Cup
IRONMAN Asia Pacific, 13 March 2015
Category
Elite Women
16
10
6
Elite Men
39
26
13
ITU World Cup Events
2015 Mooloolaba ITU World Triathlon Cup
IRONMAN Asia Pacific, 13 March 2015
The Mooloolaba ITU World Cup has been established as a world class event since 2005.
Category
Elite Women
50
6
44
Elite Men
73
8
65
ITU World Triathlon Series
The ITU World Triathlon Series returned to Australia after a short hiatus where the last hosting of an ITU World Triathlon
Series took place in Sydney in 2012.
The Gold Coast and Broadwater Park was the venue for the Australian leg of the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series. As
host to the inaugural ITU World Championship Series Grand Final in 2009, the venue is established as one of the world’s
greatest triathlon venues and is set to stage the World Triathlon Series until 2018 with the return of the ITU World
Championship Series Grand Final.
Conducted within a weekend triathlon festival, the ITU WTS Gold Coast race was followed by the Luke Harrop Memorial
race, an open age group event which has been established for 13 years.
2015 World Triathlon Gold Coast
IRONMAN Asia Pacific, 9-10 April 2015
Category
Elite Women
65
7
58
Elite Men
54
5
49
ITU PARATRIATHLON EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA
For the first time in 2015, the National Paratriathlon Championships and the Oceania Paratriathlon Championships were
staged as seperate events. This enabled athletes to achieve ITU Ranking Points in both events to qualify for World
Paratriathlon Events and the Elite World Championships.
The Oceania Championships were held in January at the excellent Sydney International Regatta Centre at Penrith.
Having successfully hosted the 2013-2014 National Paratriathlon Championships, Triathlon NSW secured the bid to host
the 2015 Penrith OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships, with the number of participants growing from 18 in 2013 to
33 in 2015. Athletes competed in Elite, Open and Triathletes With a Disability (TWD) categories.
Triathlon QLD also supported the staging of the Sunshine Coast World Paratriathlon Event in March in conjunction with
the Australian Youth Triathlon Championships. The opportunity to race athletes from around the world in Australia is
invaluable to the developing Australian elites, as well as providing a showcase of the sport for Australians to see, and for
Australian athletes to race in front of their families and friends. Having at least one WPE race in Australia each summer
remains a critical factor in continued elite paratriathlon success.
The support of Triathlon NSW and Triathlon QLD in supporting the staging of these quality paratriathlon events is greatly
appreciated and making a significant contribution to the opportunities available for people with disabilities to perform at
all levels, from grass roots to elite.
ITU Paratriathlon Continental Championships
2015 Penrith OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships
Triathlon NSW, 10-11 January 2015
Category
Australian Athletes
PT1 Men
3
3
0
PT1 Women
1
1
0
PT2 Men
3
3
0
PT2 Women
0
0
0
PT3 Men
1
1
0
PT3 Women
2
2
0
PT4 Men
5
5
0
PT4 Women
2
2
0
PT5 Men
2
2
0
PT5 women
1
1
0
Total Number of Athletes
20 (14 Men, 6 Women)
20 (14 Men, 6 Women)
0
ITU World Paratriathlon Event
2015 Sunshine Coast ITU World Paratriathlon Event
Triathlon Queensland & Triathlon Australia, 11 March 2015
Category
Australian Athletes
PT1 Men
5
3
2
PT1 Women
2
1
1
PT2 Men
7
2
5
PT2 Women
5
0
5
PT3 Men
1
1
0
PT3 Women
2
2
0
PT4 Men
12
2
10
PT4 Women
3
1
2
PT5 Men
2
1
1
PT5 women
2
1
1
AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLON RACE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(APTRDA)
The APTRDA officially formed on the 18 November 2014 when NSW Fair Trading granted Registration of the
Incorporated Association, with the first meeting held on 27 November. The inaugural meeting saw the formation of a
Committee comprising Ken Baggs elected as President and five representatives from a number of commercial event
organisations across Austraila.
The formation of APTRDA will allow for a formal and officially recognised group to negotiate with stakeholders on
a range of issues in the interests of all Race Directors nationally. Triathlon Australia welcomes the formation of the
APTRDA and believe that a professional association will contribute significantly to the sustained delivery of high quality
triathlon events.
Based on a series of group and individual discussions about matters of common interest to TA and the founding
members of the APTRDA, a decision was taken to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The intent of the
MOU is to optimise the outcomes for event participants, TA annual members, one day members, technical officials, staff
of event organisers, staff of TA and STTAs, and other stakeholders of the sport.
The objectives of the MOU are to:
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•
Establish a basis for collaboration, consultation and communication between the parties;
Provide better opportunities to grow and develop the sport of Triathlon in Australia.
Triathlon Australia and the APTRDA are committed to working together to develop and promote Triathlon in Australia
by:
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•
•
Enhancing the reputation, relevance and brand of the sport of triathlon in Australia to foster trust and engagement
from community;
Building participation and sustained involvement in triathlon at all ages and levels;
Providing development pathways and opportunities for talented age and elite athletes.
LAUNCH OF THE ONLINE SANCTIONING SYSTEM
Software developers Expeed were engaged to design an online application and approval process for all sanctioned
events in Australia. This was launched for all events for the 2014-2015 season, bringing a lot of efficiencies to business
processes across the sport.
Over the 2014-2015 season, 450 open events (public events) and 400 closed events (club members only) were
sanctioned via the online system.
The system is utilised by commercial event organisers and their staff, clubs, sanctioning officers, technical delegates
and Triathlon Australia and STTA staff. All these users were taken into account in the design and it presented to all in a
clean and simple user interface.
One of the biggest efficiencies that is enjoyed by event organisers is that once an event has been input it is able to
“cloned” or copied for the next race of the following year. Then it is a simple process of updating only information that
is changed since the event was last delivered.
Other key efficiencies of the system include;
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•
•
•
•
•
•
All post event reporting by event organisers and technical delegates can be done on line
Ability to enter all membership data online
Ability to create invoices for sanctioning fees, technical services fees and one day membership
An online payment gateway for instant payment of any invoice
Uploading of course maps and any other relevant documents
Easy production of Certificates of Currencies provided to events
Oversight on all events in the country for improved compliance with all conditions of sanctioning an event
The system creates a solid basis for future efficiencies in the sport given all event information is now held in one place,
improving the accurate collection of key participation data such as race starts across the country. Future enhancements
being looked include;
•
•
•
The upload of participant data post event
Integration with an officials database
A public online calendar of events which links with this system.
It has been well received by event organisers and will continue to provide a high level of service to the sport.
Events
% of interstate competitors at 2014-2015 National Championship Events
Target: 5%
Event
State host
Interstate
State
Non
Aquathlon
Sprint Distance
Standard Distance
Long Distance
Paratriathlon
Cross Triathlon
23
272
50
245
295
83
8%
1455
993
565
1558
36
6.5%
NSW
114
652
239
530
766
70
15%
VIC
303
697
no data
no data
1079
No data
SA
349
190
15
524
539
97
65%
13
6
3
16
19
84
68%
VIC
30
60
32
58
90
64
50%
One Day
Members
Total
17,539
556,68
73,206
Sprint distance
19,425
15,857
35,282
9,516
8,906
18,422
10,259
6,813
16,636
6,526
3,959
10,485
63,264
91,203
154,467
TOTAL
No data
QLD
Entry level /
novice
Iron distance
% of
Interstate
103
Annual
members
Standard distance
% Members
VIC
Number of entry spots at each discipline
Long distance
Total
competitors
QLD
Duathlon
Discipline
Members
Members
Number of race participants
STTA
2014-2015
ACT
3,433
NSW
34,675
NT
444
QLD
54,732
SA
6,075
TAS
1,499
VIC
30,551
WA
23,095
TOTAL
154,467
Increase in number of accredited Technical Officials as % of membership
Target: 3%
Year
Number of TO’s
Membership
TO’s as a % of membership
2011-2012
416
11,865
4%
2012-2013
430
14,152
3%
2013-2014
459
20,554
2%
2014-2015
456
21,445
2%
Achieved: 2%
Increase in number of accredited Technical Officials at each level
Target: 7%
Local Technical Official
(LTO)
Regional Technical Official (RTO)
Australian Technical
Official (ATO)
1%
2%
0%
Conversion of course participants to accredited Technical Officials
Target: 80%
Achieved: 70%
High Performance
Key Objective
“Sustained international success through the provision of an effective and efficient athlete and coach
pathway”
THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAN
The aim of Triathlon Australia’s High Performance Plan is to be the leading nation at the Olympic Games, Paralympic
Games, Commonwealth Games and ITU World Championships by 2020. A key determinant in achieving this goal will be
ensuring all key athletes are well supported in World Class Daily Performance Environments. Ensuring an appropriate
mix of location specific Sport Science and Sport Medicine, service provision, access to facilities, and committed driven
coaches are available to support athletes in their Daily Performance Environments (DPEs) is vital.
NATIONAL AND STATE PERFORMANCE CENTRES
The National Performance Centre (NPC) and State Performance Centre (SPC) program is central to this. NPCs, which are
World Class DPEs supported by the State Institute/Academy of Sport (SIS/SAS) network provide for highest Categorised
athletes, while the SPCs act as critical underpinning programs for talented and developing junior athletes. Investment
from Triathlon Australia into these centres will be targeted at augmenting the existing environment and ensuring a
sustainable athlete pathway.
Triathlon Australia opened expressions of interest State Performance Centres. To be considered as a SPC, the applicants
were required to meet strong cirteria to ensure the bets possible daily training environment for athletes.
Four coaches and their home environments met the SPC criteria and will be supported for two years by Triathlon
Australia:
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Corey Bacon (Canberra, ACT)
Warwick Dalziel (Brisbane, QLD)
Chris Lang (Sheldon College, Brisbane QLD)
Josh White (Brisbane, QLD)
The NPCs and SPCs must meet Triathlon Australia criteria that support elite triathlon performance. In doing this TA will:
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Take the lead in defining the environment and supporting the delivery outcomes;
Invest in high performing environments with a proven track-record, or the capacity to achieve a performance
culture;
Require environments to bring with them significant external stakeholder or investor support;
Provide investment that value adds to the current situation.
The goal in this process is a more robust, quality assured DPE that supports a greater number of world-class triathletes
and their coaches to achieve internationally competitive results.
2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
The 2014 Commonwealth Games saw the reintroduction of Triathlon after missing out on Delhi 2010. Six athletes
selected were for Australia represented and their country and Triathlon Australia with pride.
The Australian Team consisted of Emma Moffatt, Ashleigh Gentle and Emma Jackson in the women and Aaron Royle,
Ryan Bailie and Dan Wilson in the men. In what were highly competitive fields the athletes produced solid results that
were however below both their expectation and that of the program.
The Games also provided the opportunity for the athletes to compete in the Mixed Team Relay. The team of Emma
Moffatt, Aaron Royle, Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie delivered a Bronze medal in a close and very exciting finish. This
was a fantastic result with the race clearly demonstrating why the Mixed Team Relay is a popular and exciting format.
2014 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2014 World Triathlon Championships and World Series Final in Edmonton was the Benchmark event for the Triathlon
Australia High Performance Program.
The Junior men led the charge at this event, with Jake Birtwhistle winning the Silver medal and Calvin Quirk the Bronze.
These two athletes, along with a number of other junior men and women indicate the future of the National Talent
Academy (NTA) program is in good shape. The Junior athletes also combined here with the U23s to compete in the
Mixed Team Junior/U23 Relay. The teams secured a Silver medal in an outstanding performance.
The encouraging results continued in the U23 women’s category with Gillian Backhouse securing the Silver medal.
This was a breakthrough season for Gillian and this result capped of an excellent year that included a World Cup win in
Chengdu and an excellent WTS debut with 15th in Chicago.
Unfortunately both male and female Elite athletes did not perform particularly well in Edmonton. Turning these
performances around and returning Australia to the podium of internation Triathlon is a challenge that athletes, coaches
and staff have all embraced and the HP program is confident in the ability to reach performances expected by both the
athletes and those that support them.
Paratriathlon World Championship Team
The 2014 ITU World Championships in Edmonton included for the first time an Elite Paratriathlon event and an Open
Paratriathlon event increasing the opportunities for paratriathletes to race against their peers internationally.
The first Australian Elite Paratriathlon Team consisted of 8 athletes. Held during the breakfast for the combined Age
Group and Elite Australian Teams, the presentation of uniforms to the elite paratriathletes with the WTS athletes was
a moving and historic moment marking the transition to true recognition for their athletic ability. Unfortunately Bill
Chaffey, the 2013 world champion, broke his leg the day before departure and was unable to travel and race.
Australia finished equal 5th with Russia on the Gold Medal Table. Thirteen nations medalled and twenty one nations
were represented across the 100 athletes who competed.
Elite Team Results
2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Edmonton
Athlete
Category
Result
Athlete
Category
Result
Dan Wilson
Elite Male
13th
Ashleigh Gentle
Elite Female
18th
Ryan Bailie
Elite Male
16th
Emma Jackson
Elite Female
27th
Charlotte McShane
Elite Female
38th
Gillian Backhouse
U23 Female
2nd
Cameron Good
Elite Male
21st
Aaron Royle
Elite Male
30th
Brendan Sexton
Elite Male
41st
Matthew Baker
U23 Male
12th
Kenji Nener
U23 Male
14th
Kelly-ann Perkins
U23 Female
17th
Jacob Birtwhistle
Junior Male
2nd
Brittany Dutton
Junior Female
6th
Calvin Quirk
Junior Male
3rd
Kira Hedgeland
Junior Female
15th
Matthew Roberts
Junior Male
25th
Sophie Malowiecki
Junior Female
DNF
Daniel Coleman
Junior Male
47th
Bill Chaffey
PT1 Male
DNS
Sally Pilbeam
PT3 Female
1st
Nic Beveridge
PT1 Male
9th
Claire McLean
PT4 Female
7th
Brant Garvey
PT2 Male
6th
Justin Godfrey
PT3 Male
6th
Jack Swift
PT4 Male
11th
Jonathan
Goerlach &
Guide Jack
Bigmore
PT5 Male
10th
Paratriathlon Development
In November 2014 the first Elite Paratriathlon Camp was held at the AIS bringing together athletes and coaches on the
elite pathway with AIS and APC specialist staff to explore ways to enhance performance. In a new Paralympic sport
rapid progression is required just to maintain results, to continue to succeed requires ingenuity and application. One
area that was a focus at the camp was transitions. With the support of the APC’s Skill Acquisition and Performance
Planning Manager Ross Pinder and Matt Crawford APC/AIS Performance Engineer, alternative ways to achieve the fastest
transitions for each athlete with their individual challenges were tested and many faster solutions were identified.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH DEVELOPMENT
Triathlon Australia has established a Coach Excellence Program; an individualised professional development program
for identified high performance coaches to continue to develop the current generation of national coaches and ensure
continued improvement in their knowledge and skill base.
Triathlon Australia High Performance Coaches where selected for personal development opportunities offered Australian
Institute of Sport Centre for Performance Coaching & Leadership throughout 2014-15 including:
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AIS World Class to World Best Conference
AIS Podium Coach Program
AIS Performance Coach Program
HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT
The 2014-2015 year within the High Performance (HP) Pathway has seen significant restructure of the National Talent
Academy (NTA) program, the establishment of State Performance Centres and the appointment of a National Talent
Pathway Manager. On top of these infrastructure changes and appointments there has also been some outstanding
national and international performance by young developing elite athletes including multiple medals at the Youth
Olympic Games (Nanjing, China), the ITU World Triathlon Championships (Edmonton, Canada) and various ITU World
Cups & Continental Cups around the world.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAMP
The 2014 National Development Camp (NDC) was conducted at the Sports Super Centre at Runaway Bay on the Gold
Coast. The annual NDC was first conducted in 2007 and the past eight camps has seen over 300 junior athletes and 80
junior coaches exposed to the best high performance coaches from around Australia. The 2014 NDC was no exception,
with many first time coaches and athletes being part of this year’s camp. Everyone from the first timers to third year
“veterans” were educated and challenged on ways to become the best possible athletes they could be.
The 2014 NDC was run by experienced High Performance Coaches Dan Atkins, Chris Lang, Warwick Dalziel and Corey
Bacon. Each of these coaches left their respective National and State Performances Centres behind for the week to give
their total attention to the emerging junior athletes. Athletes and coaches also had the outstanding opportunity to have
2 x ITU World Champion and ITU and Australian Hall of Fame Athlete, Emma Carney attend the entire camp. Emma’s
time and insights were extremely helpful to both athletes and coaches. The NDC also had access to AIS experts, Dr
Greg Cox, Annette Eastwood and Deb Savage who covered topics as varied as nutrition/supplement use, exercise
physiology, hydration and strength and conditioning.
NATIONAL TALENT ACADEMY
The National Talent Academy (NTA) program continues to provide outstanding development opportunities for Australian
developing elite athletes. The appointed NTA coaching structure has evolved into the new State Performance Centre
(SPC) program and Keiran Barry was appointed as the National Talent Pathway Manager to support Craig Redman
(National Manager, High Performance Pathway) in the operational areas of the HP Pathway.
The NTA program once again supported selected athletes with development opportunities through national camps,
lectures, coaching/mentoring support and national/international travel opportunities. Indeed in 2014-2015 the NTA
International “Young Guns” athletes travelled to Canada (August 2014) and Fiji (June 2015) as well as attending
numerous domestic and Oceania events. Some selected NTA athlete national and international results include:
2014 Youth Olympic Games (Nanjing, China)
GOLD: Brittany DUTTON (QLD) - Female
BRONZE: Brittany DUTTON (QLD) – Mixed Teams
Triathlon Relay (Oceania Team w. NZL)
2014 PATCO Kelowna Premium Sprint Pan American
Cup Triathlon (Kelowna, Canada)
SILVER: Calvin QUIRK (QLD)
BRONZE: Dan COLEMAN (QLD)
2014 ITU World Triathlon Championships
(Edmonton, Canada)
SILVER: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) – Junior Men
SILVER: Brittany DUTTON, Jake BIRTWHISTLE & Matt
BAKER – U23 Mixed Teams Relay
BRONZE: Calvin QUIRK (QLD) – Junior Men
6th Brittany DUTTON – Junior Women
2015 ITU Mooloolaba World Cup Triathlon
(Mooloolaba, QLD)
SILVER: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS)
12th Jaz HEDGELAND (WA)
2015 OTU Mooloolaba Oceania Cup Triathlon
(Mooloolaba, QLD)
GOLD: Kelly Ann PERKINS (QLD)
GOLD: Dan COLEMAN (QLD)
2015 Australian Elite Triathlon Championships
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) - AUS Elite Standard
Distance Championships, Devonport TAS
GOLD: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) - AUS Elite Standard
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) - AUS Elite Sprint
Distance Championships, Wollongong NSW
SILVER: Declan WILSON (ACT) – AUS Elite Standard
2015 OTU Oceania Junior Triathlon
Championships
GOLD: Matthew HAUSER (QLD) – OTU Junior Triathlon
Championships, Penrith NSW
GOLD: Kira HEDGELAND (WA) – OTU Junior Triathlon
SILVER: Calvin QUIRK (QLD) - OTU Junior Triathlon
SILVER: Sophie MALOWIECKI (QLD) - OTU Junior
Triathlon Championships, Penrith NSW
2015 OTU Fiji Oceania Sprint Cup Triathlon (Nadi,
Fiji)
GOLD: Brittany DUTTON (QLD)
GOLD: Matt HAUSER (QLD)
2015 Australian U23 Triathlon Championships
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) - AUS U23 Standard
GOLD: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) - AUS U23 Standard
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) - AUS U23 Sprint
Distance Championships, Wollongong NSW
SILVER: Declan WILSON (ACT) – AUS U23 Standard
SILVER: Grace MUSGROVE (NSW)- AUS U23 Standard
Distance Championship Devonport TAS
2015 Australian Junior Triathlon Championships
GOLD: Luke WILLIAN (QLD) & Matthew ROBERTS (QLD)
– AUS Junior Triathlon Championships, Devonport TAS*
(*Dead Heat)
GOLD: Brittany DUTTON (QLD) – AUS Junior Triathlon
Championships, Devonport TAS
SILVER: Kira HEDGELAND (WA) – AUS Junior Triathlon
BRONZE: Christian WILSON (QLD) – AUS Junior Triathlon
2015 OTU Oceania Elite Triathlon Championships
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS)- OTU Elite Standard
GOLD: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) - OTU Elite Standard
SILVER: Declan WILSON (ACT) – OTU Elite Standard
SILVER: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) – OTU Elite Sprint
Distance Championships, Kinloch NZL
SILVER: Luke WILLIAN (QLD) – OTU Elite Sprint Distance
Championships, Kinloch NZL
2015 OTU Oceania U23 Triathlon Championships
GOLD: Jake BIRTWHISTLE (TAS) - OTU U23 Standard
GOLD: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) - OTU U23 Standard
GOLD: Luke WILLIAN (QLD) – OTU U23 Sprint Distance
GOLD: Jaz HEDGELAND (WA) – OTU U23 Sprint Distance
SILVER: Declan WILSON (ACT) – OTU U23 Standard
SILVER: Grace MUSGROVE (NSW)-OTU U23 Standard
Distance Championship, Devonport TAS
SILVER: Grace MUSGROVE (NSW) – OTU U23 Sprint
Distance Championships, Kinloch NZL
2014 ELITE WORLD CHAMPIONS
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION
ITU PARATRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION
ITU U23 WORLD DUATHLON CHAMPION
ITU JUNIOR WORLD DUATHLON
CHAMPION
Mirinda Carfrae
Gillian Backhouse
Sally Pilbeam (PT3)
Jake Birtwhistle
High Performance
Medals at ITU World Championships
Target = 3 across 6 categories
Achieved
Gold ITU World Triathlon Championship - Paratriathlon PT3 (Sally Pilbeam)
Gold ITU World Duathlon Championship - U23 Female (Gillian Backhouse)
Gold ITU World Duathlon Championship - Junior Male (Jake Birtwhistle)
Silver ITU World Championship - U23 Female (Gillian Backhouse)
Silver ITU World Championship - Junior Male (Jake Birtwhistle)
Bronze ITU World Championship - Junior Male (Calvin Quirk)
Medals at IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships
Target = 1 across 2 categories
Achieved
Gold IRONMAN World Championship - Elite Female (Mirinda Carfrae)
Bronze IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship - Elite Male (Leon Griffin)
Number of athletes in ITU top 75 and 125 ranking
Target
Top 75 = 15
Top 125 = 30
Top 75 achieved = ?
Top 125 achieved = ?
Number of professional athletes per Level 2+ coach
Target: <10
Year
Professional Athletes
Level 2+ coaches
Ratio
2013-2014
32
21
1.5
2014-2015
41
21
1.9
Achieved: 1.9
Number of coaches with athletes in the Athlete Tier structure
Target: >10
Year
No. of coaches
2013-2014
28
2014-2015
17
Achieved: 17
Note: consolidation of athletes in NPC & SPC environments
Brand
Key Objective
“To develop the brand of Triathlon so as to increase external investment in the sport”
COMMUNICATION UPDATE
Communication working group and reports
A communication group including one representatives
from each STTA was established for the first time, led by
the National Manager of Communication. The primary
purpose of the group was to coordinate a consistent
approach to the communication activities across the
associations, whilst also providing a network of support
for idea, resource and material sharing where possible.
It is also a way for STTA’s to be kept up to date on
communication, media and sponsorship activities being
undertaken at the national level. The group work across
priorities including;
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Member communication: Format, Frequency, Key
messages
Branding and visual guidelines
Website functionality, content, listings
Marketing and promotional materials
Event presence and activation activites
Sponsorship and member benefits
Media, social media content, opportunities and
profiles
Bi-monthly communication reports are distributed to the
National Leadership Team outlining the activities being
undertaken to provide transparency and monitoring for all
associations.
Growth of the TRI Life database
A key objective has been to expand the communication
database from just annual members, to a broader
audience of annual members, one day members, past
members, partners, sponsors, and other fans of the
sport. The long term goal of this is to continue to grow
the distribution database to capture all Australian’s
with an interest in the sport of triathlon, and to develop
communication tools and content that will to retain their
interest.
In November 2014, the first edition of TRI Life was
launched. TRI Life is positioned as the triathlon
community newsletter, and is distributed to a growing
contact list of approximately 35,000. There is also
an option to sign up online to receive TRI Life via the
website.
The first edition returned a 40% open rate and 5% click
rate, demontrating that engagement sits above industry
average for sport (27% and 4% respectively). The
monthly edm now has an average open rate of 35% and
average click rate of 5% which consistently sits above
industry averages.
Topics directly relating to age group athletes rank highly
amongst most popular, in particular those including
information about the National Calendar, Selection
Policies, and Team announcements. Latest News items
relating to the performance of our elite athletes also rank
highly following age group topics.
Specific communication templates have been developed
for Coaches, technical Officials and age group team
athletes.
Issues Notification Framework
Triathlon Australia recognised the need to develop
and implement an Issues Notification Framework to
ensure that the association manages, responds to, and
communicates any internal and external ‘issues’ that may
arise within the sport.
An ‘issue’ may be something that has happened, currently
is happening, or may happen in the future that would
have a negative impact on the association or triathlon in
Australia if made public.
The purpose of the Framework is to minimise the risk
to the association and to ensure protocols are followed
by the relevant internal individual. The Framework
provides clarity around the approved issue process
(including identification, notification, impact analysis,
monitoring, evaluating and reporting) as well as roles and
responsibilities at National and STTA level.
The framework is accompanies by two appendices:
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An impact analysis framework to help someone
assess the level of impact
A public statement guideline document
Protecting the integrity of Triathlon in Australia
In March 2015, Triathlon Australia announced the
establishment of the Integrity Framework via a member’s
newsletter and media release. The Integrity Framework
demonstrates a commitment to protecting the integrity of
triathlon in Australia as a two way partnership between
the governing body of the sport, and the individual
members of the triathlon community in Australia.
The four areas outlined in the Framework include;
Doping, Race-Fixing, Illicit substances and Member
Protection.
To announcement included information about the
commencement of anti-doping testing on age group
athletes at several events including the Mooloolaba
Triathlon and the IRONMAN Asia Pacific Championships in
Melbourne.
News of the announcement was subsequently picked up
by triathlon news and blog sites and generated significant
media attention and public interest. The feedback
was extremely positive with comments that it was a
progressive move by the NSO to protect the integrity of
the sport.
Social media
Social media has played an important role for Triathlon
Australia in fan engagement, and this has shown in
statiscs monitored over the year.
The season started with 5,800 followers on Facebook and
grew to 8,900 by the end of the season.
It can be seen from engagement statistics that fans/
members follow Triathlon Australia for race updates,
images and results helping to build a triathlon community.
Fan engagement during July and August was extremely
high, and can all be attributed to the Commonwealth
Games and ITU Grand Final in Edmonton. Posting status
updates, images and results links resulted in an increase
in fan engagement.
Not surprisingly, the spread of Facebook fans is slightly
younger than members, and with a more balanced male
to female ratio. Whilst there are more male fans on
Facebook, from an engagement perspective, females are
more engaged in content. Women are 56% engaged (like,
comment or share our posts) compared to men 42%.
Charity Partnership
Partnerships were established with the Amy Gillett
Foundation (AGF) and the John Maclean Foundation (JMF)
as official charity partners of Triathlon Australia.
The AGF’s mission is to ensure safer bike riding in
Australia, with a vision of zero bike rider fatalities. They
work with Government, road authorities, corporate,
motoring and cycling safety organisations and the public
to bring about change with safety campaigns such as the
well-known ‘a metre matters’ and ‘It’s a two-way street’.
Triathlon Australia works with the AGF to actively
promote its objectives to the triathlon community of
Australia, including triathlon clubs, state and territory
associations, at events and to individual members.
The John Maclean Foundations (JMF) mission is to inspire,
motivate and enable kids in wheelchairs to chase their
dreams, and this is put into practice with their flagship
program – the JMF Kids4Kids.
Triathlon Australia works with the JMF to promote
the Kids4Kids challenge. Kids4Kids sees participating
children complete the distance of an ironman triathlon,
incorporating a healthy regime of swimming, cycling and
running into their daily activity over a 4, 8 or 12 week
period.
End of season social media figures
Platform
Followers/Fans
TA Facebook page
8,923
NTA Facebook page
1,405
Age Group Facebook page
1,138
TA Twitter
3,007
TA Instagram
2,719
TA YouTube subscribers
124
TA You Tube video views
13,746
Partnership Update
Strong partnership relationships with maintained with
national association sponsors SCODY, High Sierra,
Headsweats, TrainingPeaks, V-Insurance Group and
TrainingPeaks.
TrainingPeaks
TrainingPeaks hosted the first event TrainingPeaks
University in Australia in QLD hosted at Sheldon College.
This opportunity was largely facilitated due to their
relationship with TA and was considered a success by
all coaches that attended (29 in total, 19 of which were
triathlon).
High Sierra
A High Sierra Triathlon athlete ambassador program
was launched to activate the partnership and provide
exposure for the High Sierra brand. The program selected
6 athletes as ‘High Sierra Triathlete Ambassadors’
who were supplied with product in the lead up to their
competition at the age group 2015 World Championships.
CELEBRATION OF CHAMPIONS ANNUAL
AWARDS DINNER
The 5th annual Celebration of Champions Awards Dinner
took place on the Gold Coast on Sunday 12 April, closing
off a successful triathlon weekend with the elite ITU World
Triathlon Series Gold Coast race and age group Luke
Harrop Memorial triathlon race.
Over 260 guests attended with representatives from
the ITU, Oceania Triathlon Union, Australian Olympic
Committee and the Gold Coast City Council. A number
of elite and age group athletes came to celebrate the
occasion including 15 age group world champions, 3 elite
world champions, commonwealth games representatives,
youth Olympic Games representatives and junior
champions.
The evening began with celebration of four Australian
World Champions of the sport:
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Mirinda Carfrae, 2014 IRONMAN World Champion
Sally Pilbeam, 2014 ITU Paratriathlon World
Champion (PT3)
Jake Birtwhistle, 2014 ITU Junior Duathlon World
Champion
Gillian Backhouse, 2014 ITU U23 Duathlon World
Champion
Emma Jackson and Ryan Bailie spoke to the audience
about their Commonwealth Games experience, followed
by Brittany Dutton who gave an insight into her Youth
Olympic Games gold medal performance.
The Elite athlete awards were the presented by Hall of
Fame inductee and Board member Miles Stewart. Gillian
Backhouse was presented with the Chris Hewitt Emerging
Athlete award after an impressive season winning
the U23 World Duathlon World Championships. Aaron
Royle was awarded the Individual Male performance of
the Year award for his performances at the ITU WTS
Auckland and the Commonwealth Games mixed relay
team. Mirinda Carfrae was honoured with the Individual
Female performance of the Year award, and the acclaimed
Athletes athlete of the Year award following her 2014
IRONMAN world title.
Brian Hinton and David Wilkinson were recognised for
their contribution to the Technical program with the Rob
George Technical Official Award. Gai Webster won the
prestigious John Ison award for Technical Officials after 15
years of dedicated service to the program nationally.
The Age Group coach of the Year award finalists included
a group of 5 coaches who have all achieved significant
results with athletes at age group competition level. The
finalists were Owain Matthews (Balmoral Triathlon Club,
NSW), Toby Coote (Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy,
QLD), Nigel Pietsch (Reddog Triathlon Training, SA), Julie
Tedde (TRG Triathlon and Multisport, VIC) and Mike Gee
(Pursuit Coaching, WA). Mike Gee was announced as the
winner for his coaching commitment to all levels of ability,
resulting in two World Champions, a National Champion,
ten Ironman and 70.3 wins, a Top-4 Kona finisher,
thirteen State Champions and almost twenty athletes
competing at the various World Championship events
over 2014.
The High Performance Coach of the Year award was
closely contested, going to Stephen Moss for his
performances by athletes including Gillian Backhouse,
Emma Jackson and Bill Chaffey.
Ken Baggs and Bill Walker were both presented with
accolades acknowledging long time service to triathlon.
Ken was presented with the Service to the Sport award
for contribution to triathlon as a race director and ‘behind
the scenes’ service to the sport over the past 30 years.
Marisol Casado, President of the ITU gave a heartfelt
speech acknowledging the instrumental role that Bill
Walker has played for triathlon’s growth and development
around the world, and presented him with a Life
Membership award.
This was followed by presentation of Legend of the Sport
award. The Legend of the Sport award was introduced in
2014 to recognise athletes who distinguished themselves
at a high level of sporting performance with achievements
considered superior to the majority of their peers,
and who have made a greater impact on the sport of
triathlon in Australia and around the world by inspiration
or example to others. Jan Wanklyn, Marc Dragan, Kevin
Fergusson and Greg Reddan were all recognised as
Legends on the night.
A moment was taken to pay respects to lost ones. Sadly,
the triathlon community suffered the loss of Jackie
Fairweather in November 2014. She was an ITU World
Champion, Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame inductee,
board member, high performance manager, coach & event
commentator. The enormity of her influence on the sport
was acknowledged with the No. 1 spot of the WTS Gold
Coast race left open, and the transition rack displaying
her name: FAIRWEATHER, AUS #1.
To finish the evening, Sydney Olympian, former World
Champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
Nicole Hackett was welcomed into the Triathlon Australia
Hall of Fame. Nicole joined her fellow Sydney Olympians
Loretta Harrop, Michellie Jones and Miles Stewart as
well as the late Jackie Fairweather, Emma Carney, Brad
Bevan, Stephen Foster and Louise Mackinlay as the tenth
inductee into the group.
A number of sponsors and partners came to enjoy the
evening including Bikesure, SCODY, Active Network and
IRONMAN Asia-Pacific.
Thanks must be paid to the Triathlon Australia Awards
Committee for the ongoing management and delivery of
the Triathlon Australia National Award and Recognition
Framework, and Bikesure as sponsors of the evening.
AWARD AND RECOGNITION
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Legend of the Sport award
Nicole Hackett
Jan Wanklyn, Marc Dragan, Kevin Fergusson and Greg
Reddan
Service to the Sport Award
Ken Baggs
Life Membership Award
Bill Walker
Age Group Coach of the Year award
Nominees
Owain Matthews (Balmoral Triathlon Club, NSW)
Toby Coote (Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy, QLD)
Nigel Pietsch (Reddog Triathlon Training, SA)
Julie Tedde (TRG Triathlon and Multisport, VIC)
Mike Gee (Pursuit Coaching, WA)
Winner: Mike Gee (Pursuit Coaching, WA)
High Performance Coach of the Year award
Winner: Stephen Moss
The John Ison award for Technical Official
of the Year
Gai Webster (ACT)
The Rob George award for Technical Officials
Brian Hinton (VIC) and David Wilkinson (SA)
ELITE ATHLETE AWARDS
Chris Hewitt Emerging athlete award
Winner: Gillian Backhouse
Female performance of the year award
Winner: Mirinda Carfrae
Male performance of the year award
Winner: Aaron Royle
Athletes athlete of the year award
Nominees
Mirinda Carfrae
Bill Chaffey
Joe Gambles
Melissa Hauschildt
Annabel Luxford
Luke McKenzie
Charlotte McShane
Emma Moffatt
Declan Wilson
Winner: Mirinda Carfrae
Key Performance Indicators: Brand
Non-government revenue
Target = >30%
Year
%
2011-2012
45%
2012-2013
43%
2013-2014
42%
2014-2015
40%
Achieved: 40%
Increase of non-government revenue
Target = 5%
Year
%
2011-2012
8%
2012-2013
9%
2013-2014
27%
2014-2015
-3%
Achieved: -3%
Increase of government funding
Target = 3%
Year
%
2011-2012
0%
2012-2013
19%
2013-2014
33%
2014-2015
5%
Achieved: 5%
AROUND THE NATION
FIGURES & HIGHLIGHTS
Triathlon Australia has 8 affiliated State and Territory Triathlon Associations. Known as the STTAs, they are the voting
members of the national body.
Over the 2014-2015 season, 21,445 individual members and 206 triathlon clubs affiliated with Triathlon Australia via
their State or Territory Association.
Here is a summary of the membership figures and highlights achieved from each STTA throughout the 2014-2015
season.
2014-2015
MEMBERSHIP FIGURES
STTA AS A % OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
2013-2014
CLUB AFFILIATION FIGURES
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON ACT
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Triathlon ACT achieved a 61% growth in membership with females holding 60% of the overall membership.
Triathlon ACT employed 3 new staff members to replace the out-going Executive Director (Sarah Mareuil), Events
Manager (Jed Costigan) and Administrator (Minerva Lam). Craig Johns brings a wealth of international sport
industry experience as the new Executive Director, Brad Allen as the Events Manager and Mel Saltiel as Athlete
Services Manager.
It was a successful season of events, with a 24% growth in participation this season with an average of 42%
females competing throughout the year. Triathlon ACT introduced the Proximity Government & Business Triathlon
and made positive changes in event management provision.
Positive growth was achieved in junior participation throughout the season, with record numbers attending the
Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event at the Australian Institute of Sport and the introduction of a TRYstars program.
Athletes continued to perform at a national and international level with Ellie Hoitink achieving the number 1 rank
in the NPS rankings for youth females and Katie Kelly (Michellie Jones as her guide) achieving a gold medal at the
Yokohama WPE Paratriathlon event.
New commercial opportunities were established to reduce the risk associated with organising events and to ensure
sustainable revenue streams to support sport development and growth. Sponsorship revenue increased with the
inclusion of Proximity, BMW and EY as major sponsors for the Proximity Government & Business Triathlon. A new
portfolio of sponsors is being established for the next three years.
Communication and Marketing plans were overhauled with the introduction of a new Website layout and a social
media plan to ensure members were informed and educated about Triathlon in the ACT.
Coach development and accreditation continued to be a focus for Triathlon ACT with a Club & Community Coach and
a Development Coach courses being held and the introduction of regular coach updates and continued professional
learning opportunities.
The Triathlon ACT board continued to work with clubs to ensure the direction and provision of programs and events
meets members’ expectations.
Triathlon ACT has actively engaged in and supported the national “Whole of Sport” transition to ensure consistency
and efficiency in the delivery of triathlon across Australia.
Triathlon ACT continued to review its strategic plan to ensure appropriate alignment with the national strategic plan
and with the Territory’s objectives.
Triathlon ACT maintained a tier one status for funding support from the ACT Government.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON NSW
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Triathlon NSW maintained its status as having the largest membership in Australia, accounting for 31% of the
nation’s membership, with 6626 Members.
The total number of affiliated clubs in NSW increased to 55. We welcomed the Eurocoast Club from the South
Coast and the Lion Island Club from the Central Coast to the ever growing triathlon community.
Triathlon NSW again hosted the Oceania Paratriathlon Championship in Penrith, attracting the best Paratriathletes
from across Australia. The event, as a Continental Championship, provided valuable ranking points to Australia’s
Paratriathletes to enable them to race later in the year at the ITU World Paratriathlon Championships.
TNSW again hosted Race 2 of the SCODY Junior Series. This year it attracted so many entries in the Junior Men’s
that the field had to be split into two different races to give all who wanted it the opportunity to compete.
Triathlon NSW hosted the 2nd Triathlon NSW Junior Super Sprint weekend. The event was a development and
racing weekend to prepare ITU Youth and ITU Junior athletes prepare for draft legal racing and helped contribute to
the large numbers of athletes that wanted to participate in the SCODY National Junior Series.
Elite Energy again hosted the Triathlon NSW Junior Series in conjunction with their existing Tri Series. This
partnership ensured juniors were provided with increased racing opportunities over diverse locations across NSW.
The TNSW Sprint Series maintained it popularity and saw the February Event attract one of the strongest fields
seen in NSW for a number of years. An amazing event that saw the current Women’s World Champion, Gwen
Jorgenson from the USA, race alongside as strong contingent of first timers supported by CanToo. This event
highlighted the community strength and uniqueness of the sport where a first timer can race beside a world
champion.
Triathlon NSW continued to develop Triathlon development programs across NSW through 8 Regional Academies of
Sport and this year the program culminated in a very strong field competing in the Triathlon and associated events
at the NSW Academy Games on the Central Coast.
The Triathlon Community in the west of NSW continued to thrive with record club participation in the Central West
Interclub Series, an initiative of all clubs in the Central West of NSW.
The SCODY Triathlon NSW Club Championships saw a fitting celebratory end to the season at Forster where again
over 1,000 participants from across the state enjoyed the unique event racing for their club. Fittingly won by
Cronulla Tri Club who were celebrating their 30th Anniversary as a Club, one of the oldest clubs in Australia.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON NT
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The Junior and Coach Development Program has gone from strength to strength, with support from the NTIS as an
Academy Sport. Highlights of the Development Camps were:
The recognition and subsequent professional filming of junior athletes’ bike skills to be used as a training resource for the Triathlon Australia coaching program.
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The 2014/2015 season saw the Northern Territory have a record number of junior participation. The Junior
Program is delivered throughout the year, to juniors aged from 5 to 19, across the NT in a variety of participation
and development sessions that are designed to develop the fundamental skills of running, riding and swimming.
2015 saw the introduction of the ‘Active Feet’ program in Katherine which boomed to its current capacity of 75
participants per week within two terms.
Saturday 10 April saw ‘Super Saturday’ which incorporated the Ray White Bayside NT Sprint Distance
Championships, NT Junior Championships and Kids Triathlon. The action-packed day expertly managed under trying
traffic conditions.
The NT Standard Distance Championship and the NT Long Course Championships were both held in the second half
of the season with solid competitor numbers and performances. The boutique NT Long Course Championships saw
the return to the traditional Lake Bennett course.
The NT Technical Program was re-invigorated with a highly successful Level 1 course being run by David Williams
from Triathlon NSW, which saw a tripling of the Technical Officials in the Northern Territory.
There was a wide range of participation events for those wanting to try triathlon, with all Triathlon NT events being
opened to non-Triathlon Australia members in 2014 (Ray White Bayside NT Sprint Distance, NT Junior, NT Standard
Distance & NT Long Course). Alice Springs and Darwin Triathlon Clubs gave non-members the opportunity to join in
the fun in a number of their events across a number of distance and formats.
Department of Sport and Recreation continued to provide excellent support to allow Triathlon NT to support and
grow the sport of Triathlon within the NT, plus encouragement as being on the very cusp of being granted tier two
sport status. Securing a permanent safe facility for the sport has become a strategic target given the changing
nature of sport in the Northern Territory.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON QLD
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Participation in Queensland was strong with over 40,000 participant entries across nearly 600 races reaching all
parts of the state.
The third year of the Triathlon QLD Nissan Club Championships continued with a grant program being introduced
to award 1st, 2nd & 3rd positions in both Big and small categories money to enhance the development of the club.
The season culminated at the Qld sprint distance Championships which also saw the hosting for the first time of the
Paratriathlon National Championships. This saw over 25 athletes from across Australia at the season decider.
Triathlon QLD event delivery continued trending upwards in the quality of delivery. The QLD Duathlon maintained
consistent growth after an increase the year before. This has culminated in the event now having support from
Springfield Land Corporation and Ipswich City Council to help ensure the sustainability of the event.
Triathlon QLD ran four development coaching courses and two club/community courses through the ‘Get Active
Queensland Accreditation Program’ over the duration of the season. Courses were spread to more in regional
areas of Cairns and St George. Queensland had over 190 coaches registered and practising in the state across the
different categories of Club/Community, Development, Performance and High Performance.
The Queensland Development Program now reaches over 160 athletes from all corners of the state. The State
Development camp was run for the first time in September school holidays which attracted over 100 athletes and
25 coaches. Presenters were on hand to talk engage athletes in certain areas such as recovery, what it takes to be
an elite athlete (delivered by former TQ Development Program athlete Sam Betten) and racing opportunities.
Queensland dominated the national junior series with Matt Hauser winning two national series events and Matthew
Roberts, Luke Willian, Sophie Malowiecki and Samantha Whitting bringing home one apiece. This naturally led to
many of the above selected to represent the country at ITU World Championships.
Coincidentally Queensland also became host to three (3) of the five (5) original State Performance Centres to aid
in the continual development of our up and coming junior athletes. Having three of the five in QLD shows the
strength of athletes and coaches that are being bred in the state.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON SA
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In 2014/15 Triathlon SA received funding through the Office for Recreation and Sport’s 2014/15 Sport and
Recreation Development Inclusion Program to enable TriSA to work with delivery partners to develop and
increase the number of kids programs and participation opportunities in triathlon and duathlon. This funding has
enabled TriSA to employ a part time Administration Officer to allow the Executive Director to devote more time to
development opportunities.
13 participants undertook the Development (Level 1) Coach Course at Immanuel College, Novar Gardens on 22 &
23 November 2014.
In 2014/15 new clubs Adelaide University Triathlon Club and Riverland Triathlon Club became affiliated with
Triathlon SA for the first time.
A Club Forum was held in January 2015 for 9 clubs, benefiting from a range of speakers and topics such as creating
a child safe environment in sporting clubs, Coach Development Program, the TRYstars junior program as well as
discussion and feedback on TriSA’s draft strategy and action plan.
South Australia was well represented at the ‘Celebration of Champions’, Triathlon Australia’s National Awards
Ceremony on the Gold Coast on 12 April 2015 with David Wilkinson receiving the Rob George Award for Technical
Officials, Kevin Fergusson receiving a Legend of the Sport Award and Nigel Pietsch being nominated for Age Group
Coach of the Year.
On 30 May 2015 the Triathlon SA Awards Dinner was held at the National Wine Centre for the first time. The
Advertiser sports journalist, Reece Homfray was MC for the evening and former Port Adelaide Power premiership
player turned Ironman, Michael Wilson, was the guest speaker. The night also raised over $900 for cancer charity
Iron 5 for 55.
The 2014/15 Event Calendar featured a record number of triathlon and multisport events for South Australia,
including the new standard distance Glenelg Triathlon run by Xcelsports and the Port Pirie Triathlon both run by
Xcelsports in conjunction with the Pirie Ranges Triathlon Club.
In 2014/15 a new Junior State Series was held with ITU Junior Draft Legal races included in the series.
The Australian & Oceania Duathlon Championships were held Adelaide on 19 October 2014 and was also the test
event for the Adelaide ITU World Duathlon Championship in October 2015. This event attracted over 600 age group
athletes from all over Australia, as well as elite athletes from Australia and New Zealand.
SA junior athletes achieved outstanding results at the National Schools Triathlon Championships at Penrith at the
end of April 2015, coming away with 3 medals. Sam Tierney won gold in the junior boys, Charlotte Derbyshire won
bronze in the junior girls and Jack Tierney won silver in the senior boys. The 24 member SA team was considered to
be the largest team SA has sent to this event.
In April 2015 Board Director Garth Tierney was appointed in the voluntary role Junior Development Coordinator.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON TAS
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Triathlon is definitely growing in Tasmania. In 2015 there was a 15% growth in participation in our State Triathlon
Series which was also complemented by an increase in annual membership of over 35%.
The State Triathlon Series took place across Tasmania in the locations of Bridport, Seven Mile Beach, Latrobe, Coles
Bay and Devonport. Three of the five events were included in national qualifying series for sprint, standard and long
distance disciplines.
Kate Pedley of Launceston was the comprehensive overall winner of the women’s state series with Dylan Hill and
Dylan Evans, both of Launceston, deemed to be the joint overall winners of the men’s state series.
Juniors athletes had a great year with many now taking on the challenge of experiencing the Australian Junior
Triathlon Series events. A strong squad qualified as the Tasmanian Junior Triathlon Team to represent the state at
the Australian Youth Triathlon Championships in Twin Waters in March.
Another major highlight for many Tasmanians was seeing local boy, Jake Birthwhistle, take out the 30th Anniversary
Devonport Triathlon from a field of highly credentialed Australian and international elite athletes.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON VIC
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The last 12 months has been a period of significant change and growth with an increase in member clubs from 38 to
44 in 2014-15 and membership growth from 2,465 to a record high of 3,165 members (28%).
This growth has been matched with additional resources to support clubs through a full-time Membership and
Communications Coordinator and a part-time Technical Coordinator. Both of these roles have provided an increased
level of support to clubs, members and an improved structure to manage the many challenges surrounding the
provision of technical support to events.
In October 2014, Triathlon Victoria delivered the 3rd Yarrawonga Mulwala Multisport Festival with the event growing
from 550 entries to over 800 across triathlon, open water swims, fun run, duathlon, etc. Triathlon Victoria welcomed
the partnership with Bank of Melbourne thank Limelight Sports for event management expertise.
In December 2014, Triathlon Victoria supported the delivery of multiclass racing at the ActiveTri event in Mordialloc.
Over 55 competitors benefited from the achieved objective of being more inclusive and the continued integration of
multiclass and para-triathlon competitors at the recent duathlon series is building a foundation for a greater inclusion
culture.
The Triathlon Victoria Development Program continued to provide an environment and the necessary support for
the improvement of Victoria’s best underage athletes. Dave Huggett once again co-ordinated a program of camps,
training and racing that culminated in Kurt McDonald’s national title at the Australian Youth Triathlon Championships
(after coming second in 2014).
Triathlon Victoria had great pleasure in recognising the past, present and future champions of our sport at the
inaugural Triathlon Victoria Awards. The event was a sell-out event, held at the Sandringham Yacht club and a
great reflection of the effort the staff, board and subcommittee members put into the event. It also reinforced the
associations role in connecting the triathlon community.
In the last quarter of the season, Triathlon Victoria embarked on an ambitious club engagement strategy meeting face
to face with more than 30 of the 44 affiliated clubs to hear what they wanted from Triathlon Victoria. Not surprisingly
their top 3 priorities are: providing quality training services, growing membership and servicing their current members.
In addition, clubs see the major challenges as: maintaining/retaining members, ensuring affordability and engaging
volunteers. Triathlon Victoria will work together to address each of these and support or clubs in the coming years.
Excitement is building for the inaugural Victorian Triathlon State Series in 2015-2016. The eleven event series
across all disciplines and triathlon distances will further connect our stakeholders, clubs and members by providing
the opportunity to accrue points towards the achievement awards for clubs, high performance squads and age group
athletes at the 2016 Annual Awards.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRIATHLON WA
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Audit & Risk Committee – promote accountability, support measures to improve management performance and internal controls, oversee and monitor the external audit and the compliance and risk functions and oversee the integrity
of TWA’s financial reporting systems.
Technical Reference Panel – to provide advice in relation to the technical program so that it continues to evolve to be
a best practice program.
SunSmart Busselton Festival of Triathlon culminating in the SunSmart Ironman 70.3 event continued to exceed all
previous benchmarks with individual registrations increasing by 6%. More than 3,300 participants took part across
the Ironman 70.3, Open Water Swim and SunSmart Kids Triathlon over the weekend.
In excess of 22,000 race starts in the 2014-15 year.
SunSmart Kids Triathlon Events continued to provide a series of event participation opportunities for children between
the ages of 7 and 15 in both metropolitan and regional areas throughout the state.
There were 7 athletes in the Triathlon Excellence Program (TEP) squad in 2014-15. A draft legal race series was introduced for the first time which provided a draft legal racing experience for our junior athletes in WA. Jessica Claxton
had an outstanding year winning the TEP athlete of the year and placing fourth overall in the TA National Junior Series.
NTA athlete Keira Hedgeland won the overall National Junior Series title.
The Technical Program continued to grow with 259 technical officials supplied across 35 events throughout the season. Miriam O’Donoghue was recognised as the Technical Official of the Year at the TWA annual awards.
Mike Gee won the Triathlon Australia Age Group Coach of the Year at the Triathlon Australia annual awards.
At the Annual Awards breakfast held in June at Crown Burswood, Katey Gibb won the Triathlete of the Year Award for
the third year in a row while Paul McKay also won the award for the third time.
GOVERNANCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Interested Director
Resident of Melbourne, VIC
Elected to the Board in
November 2009. Elected as
President in October 2012.
Resident of Sydney, NSW
Elected to the Board in October
2012.
David Ferrier
David Ferrier has been a qualified
accountant for more than 24
years, is an Associate member
of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants, and is a partner
and Australian Service Line Head
of the forensic service division
for international accounting firm BDO. David was formerly
a partner of the international accounting firm KPMG.
David has competed nationally for many years and
represented Australia on the age group team at the
Vancouver World Championships in 2008, the London
World Championships in 2013 and the Edmonton World
Championships in 2014. He previously spent 18 months
as the Chief Financial Officer of a private business and,
as a Board member, aims to combine his love of triathlon
with his financial acumen.
Ben Houston
Ben is a qualified Lawyer, holding
a Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
from Bond University. As a
Corporate Counsel for Telstra
for over 9 years, Ben has been
responsible for providing legal
support to Telstra’s Media, Brand,
Advertising and Sponsorships
teams and also has commercial experience managing
Telstra’s sports and arts sponsorship portfolio. Prior to
joining Telstra, Ben was a Senior Associate at Blake
Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst Lawyers).
Ben is a keen triathlete having represented Australia
as an age group athlete at the 2007 Hamburg World
Championships.
Interested Director
Interested Director
Resident of Sydney, NSW
Appointed to the Board in May
2012. Elected in October 2013.
Resident of Gold Coast, QLD
Appointed to the Board in April
2011. Elected in October 2013.
Mick Maroney
Mick has been involved in the
sport of Triathlon for 31 years
as a professional athlete, age
group competitor, coach, race
director, volunteer, and held
administrative and executive
positions. Mick is a Life Member
of Cronulla triathlon Club and an
active member of Engadine Triathlon club.
As an athlete Mick represented Australia in 1990 at the
Auckland Commonwealth Games, won the Noosa Triathlon
in 1989, and has won 3 world titles as an age group
competitor. Mick holds six University degrees including a
doctorate in education.
Miles Stewart
Miles has an impressive
background in swimming, speed
skating, duathlon, aquathlon,
triathlon and cycling - winning
national championships in all
six sports. He made his debut
as a professional triathlete at
the age of 15, and went on
to win the World Indoor Championships, a World Cup
Championship, 10 ITU World Cups, the 1996 and 2000
Australian Championships and, added two World Records
to his name.
Miles finished 6th in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2nd at
the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal in 2001. Miles remains actively
involved with triathlons and his foremost priority is to
help raise the level of junior talent in Australia. He now
works in property as a National Retail Leasing Manager.
Interested Director
Jacqui Kenny
Resident of Brisbane, QLD
Appointed to the Board in
December 2010. Elected in
October 2013.
Jacqui’s involvement with
triathlon began as a participant
in 1984 and as an official in 1989
while living in Canada. In 1990
Jacqui was a technical official
for the ITU World Triathlon
Championships in Florida, USA and also a member of the
Ontario Association of Triathletes Board and the Triathlon
Canada Board.
Jacqui has held a number of appointments within
Triathlon Queensland as a Board Member, Technical
Committee Chair and National Technical Committee
State Representative and is currently the Chair of the
Triathlon Australia National Technical Committee. Jacqui
has over 20 years’ experience in sales and marketing
in the scientific industry, currently working for Roche
Diagnostics.
Interested Director
Michelle Cooper
Elected to the Board in October
2014.
An accomplished keynote
and motivational speaker,
Michelle takes her professional
background in behavioural
change and delivers powerful
personal examples of
successfully navigating change,
for individuals and organisations.
Michelle is a professional coach and mentor and has a
passion for connection at all levels of an organisation.
Recently Michelle’s professional focus has been on the
national merger integration of a professional membership
association where she was driven by a strong desire to
ensure value for all.
Michelle has previously held the position of Independent
Director on the Triathlon Queensland board.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Emma is a World Triathlon Hall
of Fame and Triathlon Australia
Hall of Fame inductee. Prior to
being a triathlete, Emma had a
background in athletics and was
one of Australia’s leading young
distance runners.
Appointed to the Board in
December 2013.
Emma Carney
Since retirement Emma has
worked with her Cardiologist and
has returned to a level of fitness
that allows her to continue an
active lifestyle. Emma now spends her time coaching and
teaching others the skills involved in becoming a more
successful triathlete and has developed an online training
system emmacarney.com.
Emma as a Triathlon Australia board member has a
special interest in Australia’s High Performance Triathlon
program.
Sarah Crowley
Sarah is a Chartered Accountant
with ten years experience as a
business advisor in Corporate
Finance. Key skills include
transactional due diligence,
valuations and advisory. Sarah
was the 2006 National Deloitte
Business Woman of the Year.
Sarah took a leave of absence in 2008 and 2009 to race
professionally for Australia in the ITU World Championship
Series, returning to full time work at Deloitte 2010.
Since 2012, Sarah has worked in a senior finance role
within GE, leading the integration of an acquired entity.
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA STAFF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Anne Gripper
NATIONAL MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES Stuart Hoopmann
NATIONAL MANAGER, PARTICIPATION AND MEMBERSHIP Katie Kelly
NATIONAL MANAGER, EVENTS Lisa Dent
NATIONAL MANAGER, TECHNICAL Michael Haarsma
NATIONAL MANAGER, COACH DEVELOPMENT Graeme Hill
NATIONAL MANAGER, COMMUNICATION AND PROJECTS Kate Gallop
NATIONAL AGE GROUP MANAGER Alexandra Fehon
NATIONAL PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR Bernard Savage
NATIONAL MANAGER, HIGH PERFORMANCE PATHWAY Craig Redman
NATIONAL TALENT PATHWAY MANAGER Keiran Barry
NATIONAL MANAGER, PARATRIATHLON Kathryn Periac
HEAD COACH, NATIONAL PERFORMANCE CENTRE GOLD COAST Dan Atkins
HIGH PERFORMANCE OPERATIONS MANAGER Emma Whitelaw
FINANCE MANAGER Mui Choy
ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR Rachel Mullane until Feb 2015 / Mary Costello
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA
REPRESENTATIVES
STATE AND TERRITORY ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTATIVES
Anne Gripper
Craig Johns (ACT)
Stuart Hoopmann
Phil Dally (NSW)
Kate Gallop
Anna Goat/Ange Castle (NT)
Michael Haarsma
Tony Compier/Tim Harradine (QLD)
Katie Kelly
Jane Roads (SA)
Graeme Hill
Tracy Doherty (TAS)
Lisa Dent
Grant Cosgriff (VIC)
Hayley Lethlean/Peter Minchin (WA)
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
ITU VICE PRESIDENT Bill Walker
ITU PARATRIATHLON COMMITTEE Murray Hilder
ITU MULTISPORT COMMITTEE Brian Hinton
OTU VICE PRESIDENT Peter Hedge
BOARD SUB COMMITTEES
AGE GROUP COMMITTEE
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Michael Maroney (Chair)
John Barker (Chair)
Anne Besser (Age group athlete)
Emma Carney (Former Elite athlete)
Tony Duffy (Age group athlete)
Brian Hinton (Former Board Member)
Cyrma Hearn (Age group athlete)
Jane Hunt (Historian)
James Rosborough (Age group athlete)
Amanda Lulham (Journalist)
Leanne Southwell (Age group athlete)
Maureen Cummings (Athlete)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Katie Kelly (Executive Support)
Kate Gallop (Executive Support)
ELITE ATHLETE SELECTION COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ian Fullager (Chair)
Ms. Sarah Crowley (Chair)
Miles Stewart (Board representative)
Mr. Grant Vickery
Melissa Ashton-Garard (Former Elite Athlete)
Mr. Cameron Tuohy
Rina Hill (former Elite athlete)
David Ferrier (President)
Brian Hinton (Former Board Member)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Chris Nunn (Paralympic Coach)
Greg Thompson (Auditor)
Bernard Savage (Executive Support)
Stuart Hoopmann (Executive Support)
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE
NATIONAL TECHNICAL & OPERATIONAL
Miles Stewart (Chair)
RISK COMMITTEE
Melissa Ashton-Garard (Former Elite Athlete)
Phil Borgeaud (AIS)
Andrew Collins (ASC)
Ben Gathercole (Former coach)
Mick Maroney (Board Representative)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Bernard Savage (Executive Support)
Mr Mike Allan (Chair)
Ms Jacqui Kenny (TA Board Member)
Mr Dave Williams (Technical Triathlon NSW)
Ms Cathy Hoare (Technical Triathlon WA)
Ms Gai Webster (Technical Official)
Mr Mark Emerton (Event Organiser)
Mr Tony Archer (Director of Referees)
Ms Lisa Dent (TA)
Mr Michael Haarsma (Executive Support)
PRESIDENTS COMMITTEE
PARATRIATHLON COMMITTEE
David Ferrier (TA)
Murray Hilder (Chair)
Phil Blumberg (NT)
Kathryn Periac (National Manager Paratriathlon)
Steve Gatt (VIC)
Lindy Hou (Athlete)
Chris Clohesy (SA)
Michael Milton (Athlete)
Brad Gunn (QLD)
Mark Williamson (Triathlon QLD)
Marcus Haward / Casey Mainsbridge (TAS)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Steve Hough (ACT)
Katie Kelly (Executive Support)
Grant Leslie (NSW)
Peter Rash (WA)
Anne Gripper (CEO)
Stuart Hoopmann (Executive Support)
HONOUR BOARD
OLYMPIC GAMES REPRESENTATIVES
2012
2008
Courtney Atkinson
Erin Densham (B)
Brad Kahlefeldt
Emma Jackson
Brendan Sexton
Emma Moffatt
Courtney Atkinson
Emma Snowsill (G)
Brad Kahlefeldt
Emma Moffatt (S)
Greg Bennett
Loretta Harrop (S)
Erin Densham
2004
2000
Simon Thompson
Rina Hill
Peter Robertson
Maxine Seear
Miles Stewart
Michellie Jones (S)
Craig Walton
Nicole Hackett
Peter Robertson
Loretta Harrop
COMMONWEALTH GAMES REPRESENTATIVES
2014
Aaron Royle (B - team relay)
Emma Moffatt (B - team relay)
RyanBailie (B - team relay)
Emma Jackson (B - team relay)
Dab Wilson
Ashleigh Gentle
Brad Kahlefeldt (G)
Emma Snowsill (G)
Peter Robertson (B)
Annabel Luxford
Simon Thompson
Felicity Abram
Miles Stewart (S)
Nicole Hackett (B)
Chris McCormack
Michellie Jones
Peter Robertson
Loretta Harrop
2006
2002
1990 Australian Commonwealth Games Demonstration Triathlon Team
Brad Beven
Greg Welch
Troy Fidler
Simon Skillicorn
Matt Koorey
Chipmunk Frazer
Shane Johnson
Anthony Mckeon
Stephen Foster
Gerard Donnelly
Tony Unicomb
Mick Maroney
Liz Hepple
Michellie Jones
Louise Bonham
Sue Turner
Loretta Garrett
Deanna Blegg
Bianca Van Woesik
Erica Wilkinson
Melinda Mentha
Carol Pickard
Maureen Cummings
Fiona Wood
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
2015
Nicole Hackett
2014
Louise Mackinlay
2013
Brad Beven
2012
Emma Carney
Jackie Fairweather
Loretta Harrop
2009
Michellie Jones
Miles Stewart
Greg Welch
Stephen Foster
AUSTRALIAN ELITE WORLD CHAMPIONS
ITU TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONS
1990
Greg Welch
1991
Miles Stewart
1992
Michellie Jones
1993
Michellie Jones
1994
Emma Carney & Ben Bright (Jnr) and Clare Carey (Jnr)
1995
Chris Hill (Jnr)
1996
Jackie Gallagher & Joanne King (Jnr)
1997
Emma Carney & Chris McCormack & Nicole Hackett (Jnr)
1998
Joanne King & Nicole Hackett (Jnr)
1999
Loretta Harrop & Courtney Atkinson (Jnr)
2000
Nicole Hackett
2001
Peter Robertson
2002
Brad Kahlefeldt (U23)
2003
Emma Snowsill & Peter Robertson & Nikki Egyed (U23) & Felicity Abram (Jnr)
2004
Annabel Luxford (U23)
2005
Emma Snowsill & Peter Robertson
2006
Emma Snowsill & Erin Densham (U23)
2009
Emma Moffatt
2010
Emma Moffatt & Emma Jackson (U23) & Ashleigh Gentle (Jnr)
2012
Aaron Royle (U23)
2013
Charlotte McShane (U23)
ITU PARATRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONS
2009
Bill Chaffey (TRI 1)
2011
2012
2013
2014
Sally Pilbeam (PT3)
ITU DUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONS
ITU AQUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONS
1992
Jenny Alcorn
1998
Rina Hill
1993
Greg Welch
1999
Rina Hill
1996
Andrew Noble and Jackie Gallagher
1997
Jonathan Hall
ITU LONG DISTANCE WORLD CHAMPIONS
1999
Jackie Gallagher
1996
Greg Welch
2006
Leon Griffin
1998
Rina Hill
2012
Felicity Sheedy-Ryan
2012
Chris McCormack
2014
Gillian Backhouse (U23) & Jake Birtwhistle
(Junior)
2013
Melissa Hauschildt
IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONS
IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPIONS
Greg Welch
1994
Michellie Jones
2006
Craig Alexander
Chris McCormack
2007
Mirinda Carfrae
Craig Alexander
2008
Craig Alexander
2009
Chris McCormack & Mirinda Carfrae
2010
Craig Alexander
2011
Pete Jacobs
2012
Mirinda Carfrae
2013
Mirinda Carfrae
2014
Craig Alexander & Melissa Rollison
Melissa Hauschildt
AWARD AND RECOGNITION
TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA LIFE MEMBERS
Ken Bonham
Dr Jim Hazel
Brian Hinton
Bill Walker
SERVICE TO THE SPORT AWARD WINNERS
2015
Ken Baggs
2014
Phil Coles AM and Col Stewart
2013
David Hansen & Garth Prowd
LEGEND OF THE SPORT AWARD WINNERS
2015
2014
Jan Wanklyn, Marc Dragan, Kevin Fergusson and
Greg Reddan
Rina Hill, Greg Stewart, Bob Telfer and Brian Barr
COACHING AWARD WINNERS
2014
High Performance Coach of the year award - Stephen Moss (QLD)
Age Group Coach of the year award - Mike Gee (WA)
2014
High Performance Coach of the year award - Jamie Turner (NSW)
Age Group Coach of the year award - Jarrod Evans (VIC)
2013
Age Group Coach of the year award - Matthew Dymond (NSW)
JOHN ISON AWARD WINNERS
2015
2014
Gai Webster (ACT)
Debbie Hooper-Lees (QLD)
2013
2009
Jonathan Treloar (VIC)
Jacqui Kenny (QLD)
2008
2007
Frank Stapleton (WA) & David Wilkinson (SA)
Murray Hilder (NSW)
ROB GEORGE AWARD FOR TECHNICAL OFFICIALS
2015
2014
Brian Hinton (VIC) and David Wilkinsin (SA)
Sally Ham (VIC) and Suzie Bower (TAS)
2014-2015 AUSTRALIAN
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
National Sprint Distance Championship
National Standard Distance Championship
National Long Distance Championship
National Duathlon Championship
National Cross Triatlon Championship
National Paratriathlon Championship
National ITU Junior Triathlon Championship
National Youth Triathlon Championship
SPRINT DUATHLON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
ADELAIDE, OCTOBER 2014
STANDARD DUATHLON NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS
ADELAIDE, OCTOBER 2014
Male
Female
Luke Willian
Sarah Crowley
Elite
Sascha BondarenkoEdwards
Annelise Jefferies
U23
Luke Willian
Fern Davies
Junior
Matt Smith
Brandi Alberts
16-19
Shanon Govindan
Cameron Roberts
Jo Ryn Tan
20-24
Matt Baker
Taneil Davidson
Hugh Allen
Anna Booth
25-29
Leigh Stabryla
Catherine Allison
Cameron Morrissey
Rebecca Lewis
30-34
Ryan Johnson
Lesley Turnbull
Matt Breakspear
Claire Hawkins
35-39
Andrew Carracher
Robyn Winn
Andrew Cross
Janet Martin
40-44
Rowan Walker
Karen Barrow
Daryn James
Rina Hill
45-49
Peter Walker
Christine Wolfson
Michael Pratt
Celine Hepworth
50-54
Kevin Tankyard
Janet Ferguson
Kevin Goodwin
Sally Jeffrey
55-59
Geoffrey Taylor
Nancy Cullen
Richard Jeffrey
Jan Daley
60-64
Phil Benoit
Andrena Moore
65-69
Witold Krajewski
Judy Tarleton
Ken Murley
Val Lambert
70-74
Heiko Schaefer
Hannelore Paxton
75-79
David Taylor
Male
Jolyon Ward
80-84
Radovan Leovic
85+
CROSS TRIATHLON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
BENDIGO, DECEMBER 2014
Male
Female
Max Neumann
Dimity-Lee Duke
Female
LONG DISTANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
GEELONG, FEBRUARY 2015
Elite
Craig Alexander
Liz Blatchford
Open
16-17
Matilda Terry
18-19
David Bojczenko
Mitchell Sharkey
20-24
Shane Ilgen
Madi Roberts
Andrew Noordhoff
25-29
Nathan Shearer
Zoe Adams
Guy Jones
Gael Sommerville
30-34
Chris Fuchs
Amanda Wilson
Sam Hume
Virginie Bernard
35-39
Steve Guy
Claire Hawkins
Mack Clarkson
Caitlin Wade
40-44
David Meade
Meagan Harvey
Brian Millett
Cathy Milgate
45-49
Tim Lang
Helen Roach
Chris Dimos
Kerrie Muir
50-54
Barry Bodsworth
Ana Ortel
55-59
Brett O’Neill
Deb Kempe
60-64
Philip Hanley
65-69
Bomber Hutchinson
70+
Ken Murley
SPRINT DISTANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
ELWOOD, FEBRUARY 2015
WOLLONGONG, MARCH 2015
STANDARD DISTANCE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS
WOLLONGONG, MARCH 2015
DEVONPORT, FEBRUARY 2015
Male
Female
Male
Female
Jake Birtwhistle
Natalie Van Coevorden
Jacob Birtwhistle
Jaz Hedgeland
Elite
U23
Junior
Chris Huang
Grace Hoitink
16-19
Chris Huang
Steph Burstall
Cameron Roberts
Grace Thek
20-24
Jack Bigmore
Elyse Forster
Craig Davis
Shari Livingston
25-29
Craig Davis
Kate Bramley
Anthony Goss
Vanessa Jackson
30-34
Chris Fuchs
Rowena Moore
Adam Beckworth
Andrea Hopkins
35-39
Stephane Vander Bruggen
Kate Strong
Adam Conquest
Beverly Thomas
40-44
Hugh Bonney
Cath Chatterton
Jeremy Critchett
Lyndal Green
45-49
Tim Lang
Tracy Foyster
Tim Bentley
Marion Hermitage
50-54
Barry Bodsworth
Louisa Abram
Kevin King
Sally Jeffrey
55-59
John Hill
Kim Elvery
Philip Hanley
Jennifer Lucas
60-64
Robert Picken
Gillian Akers
John Bailey
Janice Iredale
65-69
Robert Mackenzie
Annie Simmons
70-74
Ken Murley
75-79
Lachlan Lewis
Ken Murley
PARATRIATHLON NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
PENRITH, NSW, JANUARY 2015
Male
Female
TRI 1
Bill Chaffey
TRI 2
Brant Garvey
TRI 3
Matthew Stark
Debbie Wendt
TRI 4
Tony Scoleri
Claire Mclean
TRI 5
Justin Godfrey
TRI 6a
Jeremy McClure
TRI 6b
Jonathan Goerlach
Lindy Hou
YOUTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
TWIN WATERS, MARCH 2015
Male
Female
Samuel Tierney
Tahlia Fletcher
15-16yrs
Lachlan Sosinski
Keely Whittaker
17-18yrs
Ryan Roberts
Bianca Jones
13-14yrs
JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
DEVONPORT, FEBRUARY 2015
Male
Female
Luke Whelan, Matt Roberts
Brittany Dutton
ITU JUNIOR AND YOUTH SERIES CHAMPIONS
Male
Junior
Female
Matthew Roberts
1st
Kira Hedgeland
Matt Hauser
2nd
Sophie Malowiecki
Calvin Quirk
3rd
Dimi Coventry
Youth
Lorcan Redmond
1st
Ellie Hoitink
Elliot Schultz
2nd
Bree Thistlethwait
Lachlan Twyford
3rd
Samantha Whitting
2014 ITU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGE
GROUP TEAMS
ITU WORLD LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
MOTALA, SWEEDEN JUNE 2015
Female
Male
Jyotsana Gill
25-29 (B)
Nicholas Guz
25-29
Karlene Kilgour
30-34
John Paul Clark
30-34
Nicole Robertson
30-34 (B)
Shane Gibbs
30-34 (G)
Natalie Edwards
35-39 (S)
Peter Mauro
30-34 (S)
Melanie Cowan
35-39
Julian Aitken
35-39
Annabelle Hartigan
35-39
David Hine
35-39
Kate Strong
35-39 (G)
Mark Huber
35-39
Melanie Thomas
35-39
John Nelson
35-39
Zoe Hubball
40-44
Corey Phillips
35-39
Carrie Prosser
45-49
Simon Direen
40-44
Gayle Young
45-49
Anton Guinea
40-44
Marion Hermitage
50-54 (G)
Clint Van Beveren
40-44 (B)
Karen McPherson
55-59
Richard Palmer
45-49
Victoria Symes
55-59
Nick Crane
50-54
Cheryl Ogden
60-64 (G)
Ian Fabian
50-54
Terence McMaster
50-54
Male
Guy Creber
55-59
Brett Armstrong
20-24
Phillip Hermitage
55-59 (S)
Ben Coventry
20-24
Michael Ryle
55-59 (G)
Jason Limbert
20-24
Piet Crosby
65-69 (S)
Ryan Waddington
20-24 (G)
John Hiron
65-69
Craig Davis
25-29 (G)
ITU WORLD DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
PONTEVEDRA ITU DUATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 2014
Female
Stephanie Harrison
16-19
Luke Taylor
30-34
Chris Weier
35-39
Alex McDougall
25-29
Peter Nowill
35-39
Danielle Jolly
35-39
Mathew Walker
35-39
Natalie Martin
35-39
Steve Kanowski
35-39
Virginia Hannah
40-44
Craig O'Connell
35-39
Jenny Sullivan
40-44
Lee Jackson
45-49
Belinda Ward
40-44
Jamie Muir
45-49
Janet Ferguson
50-54 (B)
Greg Baxter
45-49
Christine Pauling
50-54
Mark Irving
50-54
Jennifer Dowie
55-59 (G)
Brett Bond
50-54
Debra Kempe
55-59 (G)
Francis Mahony
50-54
Sally Jeffrey
55-59 (S)
Mark Dawson
60-64
Richard Jeffrey
60-64
20-24
Witold Krajewski
65-69 (S)
Male
Tristan Harrison
Matt Baker
20-24
David Wells
65-69
Lachlan McDougall
20-24
John Taylor
70-74
Sean Whitehead
20-24
Radovan Leovic
85-89 (S)
ITU WORLD STANDARD DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
EDMONTON, CANADA SEPTEMBER 2014
Female
Jacinta Smithers
18-19
Kendall Strachan
30-34
Rachel Monahan
45-49
Sasha Frankel
20-24
Jennifer Veitch
30-34
Shannon Quartly
45-49
Jasmine Frankel
20-24
Emily Washbrook
30-34
Tracy Quin
45-49
Gabrielle Kukla
20-24
Katrina Williamson
30-34
Allison Ratcliffe
45-49
Maddie Morton
20-24
Marie Wyche
30-34
Sally Taggart
45-49
Emma Oliver
20-24
Carrie Barrett
35-39
Tracy Tucker
45-49
Kelly Penfold
20-24
Janine Barrow
35-39
Catherine West
45-49
Madi Roberts
20-24
Sheridan Brown
35-39
Tina Whiteside
45-49
Courtney Schmid
20-24
Cathy Choi
35-39
Louisa Abram
50-54
Anthea Stacey
20-24
Natalie Edwards
35-39
Stella Barber
50-54
Jennifer Stockwell
20-24
Melanie Gillespie
35-39
Amanda Barlow
50-54
Georgia Stott
20-24
Kelly Johnston
35-39
Anne Beare
50-54
Jo Ryn Tan
20-24
Alison Klingberg
35-39
Rosanna Crisp
50-54
Rhuannon Tucker
20-24
Marnie Kikken
35-39
Alanna Dawes
50-54
Kate Vernon
20-24
Rosie McGeoch
35-39
Trudy Fenton
50-54
Carly Walsh
20-24
Jaselyn O'Sullivan
35-39
Kate Marchant
50-54
Brooke Williams
20-24
Jocelyn Pollock
35-39
Meegan Osti
50-54
Catherine Allison
25-29
Robyn Power
35-39
Christine Pauling
50-54
Priscilla Barrington
25-29
Sarah Richmond
35-39
Karen Poad
50-54
Anna Booth
25-29
Alison Ryan
35-39
Michele Roche
50-54
Kate Bramley
25-29
Emily Swales
35-39
Annette Sampson
50-54
Amelia Briody
25-29
Kylie Bernoth
40-44
Jennifer Strack
55-59
Rebecca Edwards
25-29
Carly Bull
40-44
Helen Sturman
55-59
Erin Hansell
25-29
Catherine Chatterton
40-44
Annie Wynne
55-59
Jacqueline Henricks
25-29
Michelle Chen
40-44
Gillian Akers
60-64
Kym Ireland
25-29
Raelene Dowling
40-44
Catharina Hamilton
60-64
Georgia Jones
25-29
Michelle Gemmell
40-44
Robyn McClelland
60-64
Holly Khan
25-29
Virginia Hannah
40-44
Deborah Shapira
60-64
Tamara Leonard
25-29
Kimberly Hurley
40-44
Kathie Felgate
65-69
Shari Livingston
25-29
Kirstin Leech
40-44
Michaela Murray
25-29
Kim Mason
40-44
Alicia Norris
25-29
Rebecca Moroney
40-44
Holly Orchard
25-29
Danielle Nordeck
40-44
Lauren Walton
25-29
Nickie Scriven
40-44
Elisha Bellchambers
30-34
Natalie Sheehan
40-44
Melissa Burgoyne
30-34
Rowena Sinclair-Smith
40-44
Sarah Cairns
30-34
Tanie Singer
40-44
Claire Cornwall
30-34
Caitlin Wade
40-44
Erin Doyle
30-34
Heather Carins
45-49
Alise Farrelly
30-34
Jo Cochrane
45-49
Amy Ford
30-34
Samatha Dwyer
45-49
Katherine Hancock
30-34
Lyndal Green
45-49
Bianca Harding
30-34
Barbara Hill
45-49
Manue (Claire-Emmanu)
Hooper-Bue
30-34
Skye Howie
45-49
Sian Reece
30-34
Lisa Kruger
45-49
Sabina Rees
30-34
Petro Kuiper
45-49
Stephanie Stokes
30-34
Joanna Lilley
45-49
Male
Ryan Hudson
18-19
William Pullin
30-34
Michael Van Doorn
45-49
Ed Adcock
20-24
Matthew Rixon
30-34
Darryl Worthington
45-49
Elliot Brown
20-24 (S)
Cameron Storm
30-34
Michael Anderson
50-54
Shannon Cox
20-24
Brent Sweeney
30-34
John Auriac
50-54
Dylan Eeles
20-24
Rob Taylor
30-34
Robert Baade
50-54
Mitchell Frankish
20-24
Ben Tuddenham
30-34
Clint Bain
50-54
Robert Hale
20-24
Julien Van Den Berg
30-34
Stephen Baker
50-54
Hamish Harrison
20-24
David Washbrook
30-34
Roger Cadle
50-54
Jack Hawke
20-24
Jimmy Barrett
35-39
Ed Conway
50-54
Shane Ilgen
20-24
Wade Burns
35-39
Chris Dunn
50-54
Luke Jackson
20-24
Stephen Durant
35-39
Dennis Eiszele
50-54
Nathan Josefski
20-24
Mark Garcia
35-39
James Greet
50-54
Emmett Karstrom
20-24
Nik Howe
35-39
Lance Hughes
50-54
Paul Marchant
20-24
Julian Le Plastrier
35-39
Warren Kruger
50-54
George Peppou
20-24
Mark Lucas
35-39
David Mackay
50-54
Tyler Phillips
20-24
John Nelson
35-39
Francis Mahony
50-54
Jack Simpson
20-24
Nick Potter
35-39
Brook Paviour
50-54
Daudi Somi
20-24
Chris Schutt
35-39
Ian Simington
50-54
Will Tickner
20-24
Kane Southwell
35-39
Gary Tall
50-54
Raphael Winn
20-24
Dean Spinks
35-39
Simon Thiessen
50-54
Aaron Ashdown
25-29
Adam Trottman
35-39
Clive Tucker
50-54
Cameron Bean
25-29
Chris Weier
35-39
David Wilson
50-54
Matthew Brittan
25-29
David Bentley
40-44
Ken Ardern
55-59
Allister Caird
25-29
Justin Brown
40-44
Allan Bieber
55-59
Michael Chapman
25-29
John Creed
40-44
Richard Burnell
55-59 (B)
Oliver Cook
25-29
Andrew Ferguson
40-44
Andrew Burns
55-59
Geoff Cox
25-29
Stephen Foster-Swan
40-44
Paul Carey
55-59
Craig Davis
25-29 (S)
Scott Gemmekk
40-44
Tony Duffy
55-59
Jason Delfos
25-29
Neil Johnson
40-44
Mike Dunstan
55-59
Heath Edwards
25-29
Mathew McKay
40-44
Paul Felgate
55-59
Nigel Freeman
25-29
Craig Rankin
40-44
Brad Gunn
55-59
Tom Giles
25-29
Warwick Semit
40-44
David Herbig
55-59
Lachlan Green
25-29
Rodney Tanner
40-44
William Hoogenboom
55-59
Jackson Heil
25-29
Paul Taylor
40-44
Shane Lawrence
55-59
Simon Herring
25-29
Selwyn Van Wyk
40-44
Barry Lipp
55-59
Joshua Hillard
25-29
Daniel Weeks
40-44
Garry Maddox
55-59
Nicholas Kitis
25-29
Bryan Wilkinson
40-44
Stephen Mann
55-59
Nicholas Peterson
25-29
Darren Donaldson
45-49
Chris Penfold
55-59
Nick Teague
25-29
David Ferrier
45-49
Mike Tyler
55-59
Thomas Warren
25-29
Kevin Halse
45-49
Anthony Burke
60-64
Andrew Colman
30-34
Andrew Hillard
45-49
Robert Frazer
60-64
Phil Corlis
30-34
Carl Hoddy
45-49
Philip Jefferies
60-64
Daniel Edge
30-34
Jason Hope
45-49
Greg Salter
60-64 (B)
Marco Faraone
30-34
Lee Jackson
45-49
Dermont Buckley
65-69
Kenneth George
30-34
David King
45-49
Jonathan Hamwood
65-69
Leigh Graham
30-34
Trevor Matthews
45-49
Rob Mackenzie
65-69
Sam Husband
30-34
David Neville
45-49
Marcus Roberts
65-69
Brett Jones
30-34
Robert Quirk
45-49
Brian Chandler
70-74
Raea Khan
30-34
Barry Smith
45-49
Raymond Hunt
70-74
Ben Lowrey
30-34
Lee Taylor
45-49
Ken Murley
70-74
Clinton Millar
30-34
Daniel Turner
45-49
Lachlan Lewis
75-79 (G)
ITU WORLD SPRINT DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Female
Teneah Carey
16-19
Rebecca Moroney
30-34
Jan Dean
50-54
Amy Collins
16-19
Joanne Speers
30-34
Anne Gripper
50-54
Ella Connaghan
16-19
Carrie Tansey
30-34
Louise Heywood
50-54
Chelsea Gerrard
16-19
Emily Washbrook
30-34
Sharon Humphreys
50-54
Grace Hoitink
16-19
Marie Wyche
30-34
Kate Marchant
50-54
Kerry Jonker
16-19
Nicole Annson
35-39
Meegan Osti
50-54
Elle Stevens
16-19
Cathy Choi
35-39
Leanda Robbins
50-54
Savannah Wayner
16-19
Tonette Fung
35-39
Michele Roche
50-54
Kelsey Wilkes
16-19
Tania Gover
35-39
Annette Sampson
50-54
Jacinta Smithers
18-19
Alison Klingberg
35-39
Ceinwyn Whittaker
50-54
Jacqueline Artus
20-24
Sarah Lausberg
35-39
Janelle Wilson
50-54
Lucy Bowden
20-24
Robyn Power
35-39
Colleen Delpech
55-59
Annaleesa Daamen
20-24
Hannah Ryan
35-39
Suzette Gordon
55-59
Jenna Donkin
20-24
Emily Swales
35-39
Elizabeth Gosper
55-59
Alison Faulkner
20-24
Michelle Chen
40-44
Caroline Houston
55-59
Libby Frazer
20-24
Kimberly Dale
40-44
Deborah McDonell
55-59
Kimberly Holding
20-24
Sarah Fishwick
40-44
Kathy Morton
55-59
Claire Huygens
20-24
Petra Glennie
40-44
Jennifer Strack
55-59 (B)
Emma Jeffcoat
20-24
Virginia Hannah
40-44
Mary Street
55-59
Morgen Kafer
20-24
Janine Kaye
40-44
Eirene Bradley
60-64
Rachel Mullane
20-24
Emma Leonard
40-44
Therese Daamen
60-64
Rhiannon Roberts
20-24
Simone Lewis
40-44
Catharina Hamilton
60-64
Emma Smith
20-24
Melinda Lynagh
40-44
Robyn Mcclelland
60-64
Brooke Williams
20-24
Tanya Moltoni
40-44
Catherine Verry
60-64
Priscilla Barrington
25-29
Danielle Nordeck
40-44
Kathleen Felgate
65-69
Laura Bowmaker
25-29
Nickie Scriven
40-44
Jane Mountford
65-69 (G)
Kate Bramley
25-29 (B)
Natalie Sheehan
40-44
Christine Walker
65-69
Sophie Bright
25-29
Caitlin Wade
40-44 (B)
Sara Coulter
25-29
Carol Wooldridge
40-44
Nora De Bono
25-29
Heather Carins
45-49
Merinda Eckart
25-29
Samantha Dwyer
45-49
Kelly Haines-Sutherland
25-29
Barbara Hill
45-49
Alexandra Keith
25-29
Ingrid Hobson
45-49
Shari Livingston
25-29
Michellie Jones
45-49 (G)
Bethany McGowan
25-29
Samantha Keogh
45-49
Tamahra Moore
25-29
Pip Laufmann
45-49
Holly Orchard
25-29
Shannon Quartly
45-49
Aislinn Prendergast
25-29
Elizabeth Sinclair
45-49
Donna Spowart
25-29
Lucinda Skinner
45-49
Libby Storm
25-29
Danielle Syme
45-49
Rebecca York
25-29
Tracy Tucker
45-49
Sarah Cairns
30-34
Robyn Walker
45-49
Alise Farrelly
30-34
Catherine West
45-49
Elizabeth Gardner
30-34
Louisa Abram
50-54
Natasha Horne
30-34
Stella Barber
50-54
Rebecca Lewis
30-34
Rosanna Crisp
50-54
Melissa Lush
30-34
Maureen Cummings
50-54
Male
Corey Benham
16-19
Frazer Dowling
35-39
Steve Mackintosh
50-54
Kye Duke
16-19
Xavier Flynn
35-39 (B)
Malcolm MacNicol
50-54
Christopher Huang
16-19
Simon Hatlee
35-39
Francis Mahony
50-54
Ryan MacNicol
16-19
Nik Howe
35-39
Michael Pratt
50-54
Pat Manfrin
16-19
Julian Le Plastrier
35-39
Graeme Smyth
50-54
Connor McKay
16-19
Clinton May
35-39
Gary Tall
50-54
Patrick Moore
16-19
Marcus O'Brien
35-39
Simon Thiessen
50-54
Alec Obrien
16-19
Kieron Smith
35-39
Richard Burnell
55-59 (S)
Kieran Tall
16-19
Kane Southwell
35-39
Andrew Burns
55-59
Jason Yerbury
16-19
Iain Addinell
40-45
Paul Felgate
55-59
Ryan Yerbury
16-19
David Bentley
40-44
Peter Hedge
55-59
Ryan Hudson
18-19
Troy Grice
40-44
Daryl Herbert
55-59
Thomas Boatman
20-24
Philip Heuzenroeder
40-44
Richard Lenard
55-59
Elliot Brown
20-24 (G)
Bradley Kaye
40-44
Kendall McMaster
55-59
Justin Geldard-Ker
20-24
Hansjoerg Knieling
40-44
Neale Pugh
55-59
Robert Hale
20-24
David Mair
40-44
Tony Ruddick
55-59
Hamish Harrison
20-24
Mathew McKay
40-44
Tony Sims
55-59
Jack Matthews
20-24
Andrew O'Brien
40-44
Mike Tyler
55-59
Anthony Sciano
20-24
Stephen Parker
40-44
Ross Allen
60-64
Jessie Thompson
20-24
Daryl Read
40-44
Lawrence Flick
60-64
Will Tickner
20-24
Warwick Semit
40-44
Geoff Houston
60-64
Taylor Woods
20-24
Phillip Taylor
40-44
Greg Lebeter
60-64
Stephen Brett
25-29
Paul Taylor
40-44
David Morton
60-64
Matt Carroll
25-29
Hendrik Zimmet
40-44
Michael O'Keeffe
60-64
Craig Davis
25-29 (S)
Michael Bessell
45-49
Greg Salter
60-64 (B)
Jason Delfos
25-29
Mark Carey
45-49
Dermot Buckley
65-69
Josh Dew
25-29
Stephen Connor
45-49
Johnathan Hamwood
65-69
Nicholas Kitis
25-29
Wayne Donley
45-49
Gerald Renton
65-69
Brenden Koh
25-29
David Ferrier
45-49
Peter Dwyer
70-74
Andrew MacNamara
25-29
Kevin Halse
45-49
Raymond Hunt
70-74
Owen Maher
25-29
Peter Hansen
45-49
Ken Murley
70-75 (B)
Michael Malouf
25-29
Andrew Hill
45-49
Marcus Vowels
70-74
Damien Mcintosh
25-29
Phillip Hoare
45-49
Lachlan Lewis
75-79
Malcolm McLennan
25-29
Carl Hoddy
45-49
Radovan Leovic
80+
Nic Peterson
25-29
Lee Jackson
45-49
Eamonn Ring
25-29
Michael Keogh
45-49
Andrew Vincent
25-29
Ron Meteyard
45-49
Thomas Warren
25-29
Barry Smith
45-49
Murray Cassar
30-34
Tony Syme
45-49
Andrew Cooper
30-34
Lee Taylor
45-49
David Froude
30-34
Dominic Toole
45-49
Kenneth George
30-34
Paul Almond
50-54
Rodney Gretton
30-34
Michael Anderson
50-54
Luke Hughes
30-34
Clint Bain
50-54
Clinton Millar
30-34
Stephen Baker
50-54
Michael Peter Scaturchio
30-34
Stu Blair
50-54
Mark Skilton
30-34
Neil Brooks
50-54
Ryan Webster
30-34
Christopher Dunn
50-54
Daniel Willis
30-34
Stuart Hoopmann
50-54
Jimmy Barrett
35-39
Chris Lake
50-54
Jamie Beccaris
35-39
David Mackay
50-54
ITU WORLD AQUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
Female
Male
Ella Connaghan
16-19
Ryan Macnicol
16-19
Elle Stevens
16-19
Kieran Tall
16-19
Jacinta Smithers
16-19
Jason Yerbury
16-19
Jenna Donkin
20-24
Ryan Yerbury
16-19
Claire Huygens
20-24
Thomas Warren
25-29
Rachel Mullane
20-24
Andrew MacNamara
25-29
Sara Coulter
25-29
David Froude
30-34
Shari Livingston
25-29
Xavier Flynn
35-39
Libby Storm
25-29
Kane Southwell
35-39
Bianca Harding
30-34
Paul Taylor
40-44
Alise Farrelly
30-34
Darryl Worthington
45-49
Emily Swales
35-39
Kevin Halse
45-49
Tanya Moltoni
40-44
Carl Hoddy
45-49
Heather Carins
45-49
Francis Mahony
50-54 (B)
Samantha Dwyer
45-49
Gary Tall
50-54
Samantha Keogh
45-49
Clive Tucker
50-54
Maureen Cummings
50-54
Steven Mackintosh
50-54
Jennifer Strack
55-59 (S)
Clint Bain
50-54
Annie Wynne
55-59
Dave Mackay
50-54
Kathie Felgate
65-69
Malcolm Macnicol
50-54
Christine Walker
65-69
Michael Anderson
50-54
Paul Felgate
55-59
Richard Burnell
55-59 (B)
David Herbig
55-59
Greg Salter
60-64 (S)
Anthony Burke
60-64
Gerald Renton
65-69
Jonathan Hamwood
65-69
Raymond Hunt
70-74 (B)
Lachlan Lewis
75-79 (B)
ITU WORLD PARATRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
EDMONDONT, CANADA SEPTEMBER 2014
Female
Male
Debbie Wendt
PT3 (G)
Mark Urquhart
PT1 (G)
Casey Hyde
PT5 (G)
Ross Mason
PT4 (B)
Tony Scoleri
PT4
ITU WORLD CROSS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
ZITTAU, GERMANY AUGUST 2014
Female
Male
Jaymi Bowyer
25-29
Daniel Norrie
20-24
Allegra Battiato
30-34
Ray Neill
30-34
Naomi Gwynne
45-49
Neil Raffan
30-34
Linda Thompson
45-49
Steve Nichols
35-39
David McGrory
35-39
Johannes Wevers
45-49
Steve Gwynne
55-59
John Hill
55-59
PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
SPONSORS
Special thanks to our sponsors for the 2014-2015 season.
SPORTING PARTNER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AOC FUNDING SUPPORT
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has the exclusive responsibility for the representation of Australia at the
Olympic Games.
To help achieve Australian Olympic Team objectives, the AOC provides funding (AOC Funding) to its member National
Federations (NFs), athletes and coaches.
AOC Funding is derived from income distributions from the Australian Olympic Foundation, grants from the International
Olympic Committee (IOC), the licensing and sponsorship activities of the AOC and fundraising by the AOC, State
Olympic Councils and their Olympic Team Appeal Committees.
AOC Funding for 2016 Olympic Team preparation is determined in accordance with its Program and Funding Guidelines
for the 2016 Olympic Games, Rio (Guidelines). Specifically, AOC Funding is provided through one of two programs:
•
•
2016 Australian Olympic Team Preparation – Funding to NFs
adidas Medal Incentive Funding
For the calendar year 2014, the AOC provided the following support to Triathlon Australia, its athletes and coaches:
•
adidas Medal Incentive Funding - $7,500
In addition, the AOC’s current budgeting for the 2016 Olympic Team bound for Rio de Janeiro is $23.1ww million.
The AOC is proud to be able to support Australian athletes to realise their Olympic dreams.
FINANCIAL REPORT

Triathlon Australia Annual Report 2014-2015

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