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2013 USA Paratriathlon National Championship
The 2013 USA Paratriathlon National Championship is going to be held in Austin, Texas in conjunction with the Capital of Texas Triathlon once again. The date is May 27, 2013. The distance will be a SPRINT triathlon (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run). Information on how to qualify and register will be available by early January 2013. Mark your calendars NOW to keep this weekend open! Registration will open once the qualification criteria is announced and registration will close on May 1, 2013.
2013 Paratriathlon Events
USA Triathlon is currently finalizing the 2013 USA Paratriathlon Series. We are in talks with Canada and Mexico to possibly do a North American Series instead of just a USA series. We hope this will include ITU World Cups and ITU Continental Cups in addition to our National Championship We are waiting for ITU to release what events are going to be the premier ITU sanctioned Paratriathlons around the world. Here are the key events we are sure about for 2013:
· ITU San Diego – April 18-20 – San Diego, CA*
· USA Paratriathlon National Championship – May 27 – Austin, Texas
· Endeavor Games at UCO – June 9 –Edmond, Oklahoma
· Tri Canada National Championship – June 22-23 – Edmonton, Canada
· ITU Paratriathlon World Championship – Sept. 11-15 – London, England
*ITU San Diego – This event has not been officially announced as an ITU sanctioned Paratriathlon race. As soon as we get confirmation from ITU we will let everyone know. If there is not an ITU sanctioned event then this event will host an open division within the age group race like it did for 2012 which was sanctioned by USAT. Registration for this event will not open until we know if it is ITU or USAT sanctioned.
As you can see there is a still a lot of planning left to do for the premier events for 2013 and we are working diligently with other federations and ITU to get these finalized ASAP. We appreciate your patience.
2013 Qualification Criteria
USA Triathlon has created the 2013 qualification criteria for ITU sanctioned events, the National Championship, and the National team. We expect to have these all finalized, approved and posted to the website by early January.
Paratriathlon Friendly Sanctioned events
The USA Paratriathlon Committee began a program to have a listing of approved USAT sanctioned Paratriathlon Friendly races. This listing can be found here and will be updated once races have undergone the application and review process: http://www.usatriathlon.org/audience/athlete-resources/paratriathletes/parafriendlyraces.aspx
Grant Awarded to USA Paratriathlon
USA Paratriathlon has received a $50,000 grant from U.S. Paralympics. Grant funding to sport organizations is provided through a partnership between the USOC and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The grants are provided to facilitate the growth of Paralympic-sport programming for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Click the link for more details: http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2012/11/112612-paralympic-grant.aspx
USA Paratriathlon is in the process of putting together our military program and hope to launch this in early 2013. Stay tuned for more details.
2013 International Wheelchair and Amputee SportsThe 2013 IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) World Junior Games will be held August 6-14, 2013 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and it will include PARATRIATHLON!! The race will be a sprint distance race and the age groups are U 16, U18, U20 and U22. Your age is as of 12/31/13. All athletes who are interested in being part of Team USA should submit the Athlete Application which is due December 28, 2012. Team will be named January 25, 2013. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please go to this website www.wasusa.org or email Keri Schindler at [email protected].
‘Like’ USA Paratriathlon on Facebook
Click the link to ‘Like’ us today! www.facebook.com/usaparatriathlon
Key USA Paratriathlon Contacts
If you have any questions, here are a couple of key contacts. Please feel free to email with questions or concerns.
· Mike Lenhart-Paratriathlon Committee Chair – [email protected]
· Amanda Duke- USA Paratriathlon Program Manager- [email protected]
Detailed information about Paratriathlon can be found on the USAT website: http://www.usatriathlon.org/audience/athlete-resources/paratriathletes.aspx
The 2013 USA Paratriathlon National Championship is going to be held in Austin, Texas in conjunction with the Capital of Texas Triathlon once again. The date is May 27, 2013. The distance will be a SPRINT triathlon (750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run). Information on how to qualify and register will be available by early January 2013. Mark your calendars NOW to keep this weekend open! Registration will open once the qualification criteria is announced and registration will close on May 1, 2013.
2013 Paratriathlon Events
USA Triathlon is currently finalizing the 2013 USA Paratriathlon Series. We are in talks with Canada and Mexico to possibly do a North American Series instead of just a USA series. We hope this will include ITU World Cups and ITU Continental Cups in addition to our National Championship We are waiting for ITU to release what events are going to be the premier ITU sanctioned Paratriathlons around the world. Here are the key events we are sure about for 2013:
· ITU San Diego – April 18-20 – San Diego, CA*
· USA Paratriathlon National Championship – May 27 – Austin, Texas
· Endeavor Games at UCO – June 9 –Edmond, Oklahoma
· Tri Canada National Championship – June 22-23 – Edmonton, Canada
· ITU Paratriathlon World Championship – Sept. 11-15 – London, England
*ITU San Diego – This event has not been officially announced as an ITU sanctioned Paratriathlon race. As soon as we get confirmation from ITU we will let everyone know. If there is not an ITU sanctioned event then this event will host an open division within the age group race like it did for 2012 which was sanctioned by USAT. Registration for this event will not open until we know if it is ITU or USAT sanctioned.
As you can see there is a still a lot of planning left to do for the premier events for 2013 and we are working diligently with other federations and ITU to get these finalized ASAP. We appreciate your patience.
2013 Qualification Criteria
USA Triathlon has created the 2013 qualification criteria for ITU sanctioned events, the National Championship, and the National team. We expect to have these all finalized, approved and posted to the website by early January.
Paratriathlon Friendly Sanctioned events
The USA Paratriathlon Committee began a program to have a listing of approved USAT sanctioned Paratriathlon Friendly races. This listing can be found here and will be updated once races have undergone the application and review process: http://www.usatriathlon.org/audience/athlete-resources/paratriathletes/parafriendlyraces.aspx
Grant Awarded to USA Paratriathlon
USA Paratriathlon has received a $50,000 grant from U.S. Paralympics. Grant funding to sport organizations is provided through a partnership between the USOC and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The grants are provided to facilitate the growth of Paralympic-sport programming for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. Click the link for more details: http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2012/11/112612-paralympic-grant.aspx
USA Paratriathlon is in the process of putting together our military program and hope to launch this in early 2013. Stay tuned for more details.
2013 International Wheelchair and Amputee SportsThe 2013 IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) World Junior Games will be held August 6-14, 2013 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and it will include PARATRIATHLON!! The race will be a sprint distance race and the age groups are U 16, U18, U20 and U22. Your age is as of 12/31/13. All athletes who are interested in being part of Team USA should submit the Athlete Application which is due December 28, 2012. Team will be named January 25, 2013. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please go to this website www.wasusa.org or email Keri Schindler at [email protected].
‘Like’ USA Paratriathlon on Facebook
Click the link to ‘Like’ us today! www.facebook.com/usaparatriathlon
Key USA Paratriathlon Contacts
If you have any questions, here are a couple of key contacts. Please feel free to email with questions or concerns.
· Mike Lenhart-Paratriathlon Committee Chair – [email protected]
· Amanda Duke- USA Paratriathlon Program Manager- [email protected]
Detailed information about Paratriathlon can be found on the USAT website: http://www.usatriathlon.org/audience/athlete-resources/paratriathletes.aspx