USA Triathlon has over 18,000 annual members and over 80,000 single-event

participants. The organization also sanctions over 550 events annually.

Federation functions include:

a. Support and assist all triathletes in obtaining their goals in training,

improvement and successful competition.

b. Sanction events to ensure they have passed stringent criteria and

therefore deemed well-managed.

c. Publishing a national magazine, Triathlon Times, that includes a

national sanctioned event calendar.

d. Developing and administering a national ranking system.

e. Selecting an Olympic Team, National Team, Junior National Team

and Team USA for various international competitions.

f. Aiding in the development of programs for all coaches and athletes

wishing to participate in triathlon.

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