ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - 2011 1 Triathlon Australia Limited ABN 67 007 356 907 Level 3 256 Coward Street Mascot New South Wales 2020 Australia Telephone +61 2 9972 7999 Facsimile +61 2 9972 7998 Email [email protected] www.triathlon.org.au Principle Partner: 2 CONTENTS Strategic Overview 4 Patron’s Message 5 President’s Review 6 CEO Report 8 Message from the ASC 12 Triathlon Australia Board of Directors 14 Triathlon Australia Board Sub-Committee Members 2010-2011 16 ITU Australian Representatives 17 Triathlon Australia Executive Staff 17 State and Territory Triathlon Associations 17 Around the Nation Highlights 18 Around the Nation Figures 26 REPORTS 27 Age Group Committee 28 Age Group Selection Committee 29 Elite Selection Committee 30 High Performance Committee 31 National Technical Committee 32 Sydney ITU World Championships Series Race Committee 33 FEATURES 34 2010 Elite Athlete Performances 35 2010 Youth Olympic Games, Singapore 37 2010-2011 Australian National Triathlon Championship Series 38 2010 National Duathlon Series 39 2010-2011 National Junior Series 40 Celebration of Champions Awards Dinner 42 Honour Board 44 Triathlon Australia Hall of Fame 46 2010/2011 Australian National Champions 47 2010/2011 ITU World Championship Teams 48 Financial Report 51 3 STRATEGIC OVERVIEW KEY OBJECTIVES Organisational Excellence Objective: “To build a sustainable and prosperous organisa- tion by enabling innovation, collaboration and excellence in the development of its as- VISION sets” “To be a leading triathlon nation and grow Participation Objective: “To grow participa- the sport of triathlon in Australia” tion in the sport of triathlon by providing leadership and increased opportunities” MISSION Memberships Objective: “To grow member- ship by increasing the number of new mem- “To ensure the existence of quality partici- bers and retaining existing members” pation opportunities and pathways within the sport of triathlon in Australia” Events Objective: “To ensure that opportuni- ties exist at all levels to compete in events of the highest quality through leadership and collaboration” CORE VALUES High Performance Objective: “Sustained in- Health, Enjoyment, Belonging, Achieve- ternational success through the provision of ment an effective and efficient athlete and coach pathway” Brand Objective: “To develop the brand of triathlon so as to increase external invest- ment in the sport” 4 PATRON’S MESSAGE THE PATRON OF TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA Mr Phil Coles support and encouragement which they will need in preparing to take on those challenges. Immediately following the 2012 Olympics, all Olympic Summer sports will come under review by the International Olympic Committee, at which time one sport may be excluded from the programme of the 2020 Games. While I am confident that Triathlon will maintain its place on the Olympic Programme there is still no time for complacency. Triathlon must continue to strive for excellence and continued improvement in the way it conducts and presents itself to the public and to the media. Australia has always been at the forefront in both performance and development of its triathletes. I trust Over the coming year the 2012 London Olympic games that Triathlon Australia will continue to work diligently will become the focus for the world’s elite triathletes. to maintain that high standard and in my role as Patron, The challenges of Olympic competition are indeed I personally wish Triathlon Australia, its officials and formidable and as we have witnesses in recent ITU athletes a very successful year ahead. events, there are now many countries producing outstanding performances. However, I am confident that Triathlon Australia will ensure our Australian competitors receive the optimum 5 PRESIDENT’S REVIEW THE PRESIDENT OF TRIATHLON AUSTRALIA Mr Peter Hedge The Board and management of Triathlon Australia continued to build the foundations for the future of our sport during 2010/11. In doing so, we have maintained our focus on the prudential management of our organisations finances, listening to the needs of our members and representing our members best interests on issues that matter most for the future of our sport. I have listed below a number of more significant achievements during the year :- The employment of our new CEO, Anne Gripper. Anne has provided revitalised leadership and guidance across all affili- ated associations and aspects of our sport since commencing in September 2010. The launch of the Australian National Championship Series in February 2011. The series currently comprising Geelong, Mooloolaba and Sydney guarantees minimum prize money and Television coverage for our sport and was identified in our strategic planning process as a corner stone requirement for the development of our sport in Australia. The successful submission to the Federal Government for funding to assist in our sport participation and development programmes. A grant of $250,000 was received The successful submission to the Federal Government for additional funding for High Performance objectives. A grant of $400,000 over and above existing Federal funding assistance was received. The Sydney ITU World Championship Series event was held in April 2011 and for the first time included Age Group par- ticipants. In a world first for our sport the event incorporated the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the bike leg. The rearrangment of our High Performance staffing structure created the role of a National Performance Director which now reports directly to the National CEO of Triathlon Australia. The introduction of an Annual Awards dinner for Triathlon in Australia which brought together representatives from every aspect of our sport at a Gala event held following the Sydney Championship event in April 2011. The launch of an integrated Web site and database management system for our association nationally which may also be utilized by all affiliated triathlon associations and clubs across Australia to host their own individual sites and activi- ties. The launch of our National Calendar of events in a format which is integrated in our web site with links to event organis- ers sites. 6 The completion of an improved event sanctioning processes and revised race rules, accessed through our national web portal, focused on ensuring the safety and fairness of events and competition within our sport. The negotiated agreement with a number of private event organisers for them to provide preferred access to their Tri- athlon events for annual members of Triathlon Australia. The convening of our second annual “Whole of sport” conference which this year will be focused on bringing together for the first time all club presidents from across Australia to further the participation and sport development objectives of our association. In addition to the outcomes being achieved at an organisational level, our Australian athletes continued to dominate at an in- ternational level across all disciplines and age-groups. Details of outstanding individual performances are outlined in this annual report. It is however with great pride as an Australian that I acknowledge the 2010 Ironman world champions Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae, the 2010 ITU world champion for the second year in a row, Emma Moffat, the 2010 ITU world under 23 champion, Emma Jackson, the 2010 ITU Junior world champion, Ashleigh Gentle, the 2010 ITU world champion bronze medalist Brad Kahlefeldt, and the 2010 ITU grand final gold medalist in Budapest, Emma Snowsill. Our National Association plays an important role in representing the interests of our sport in Australia with the Olympic move- ment and the Commonwealth Games. This year saw the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Two outstanding young athletes represented our nation at these games, Ellie Salthouse and Michael Gosman. Ellie came home with a silver medal and both Ellie and Michael brought a silver medal home in the mixed team event. London is now on the horizon and the Board is very conscious of ensuring our elite athletes have access to the support neces- sary to provide them with every opportunity to succeed. The Australian Olympic committee and the Federal Government is a source of ongoing support for our sport in this pursuit. As a sport we are grateful for that support. The inclusion of Triathlon as an Olympic sport requires continual vigilance by our international sporting body, the International Triathlon Union (ITU). Through the efforts of the ITU it was recently announced that Paratriathlon will be included in the Para- lympics for Rio in 2016. As President I have the privilege of representing Australia at the annual ITU conference which coincides each year with the World Championships. Australia has also been privileged by having two representatives on the ITU Board. Bill Walker (Sydney resident and a former president of Triathlon Australia)) is currently a vice president of the ITU and Jenny Mann (Adelaide resi- dent) is a Board member. I extend our appreciation to both Bill and Jenny for their contribution. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 will again include Triathlon after having not been nominated as a sport in Delhi. I currently represent Triathlon Australia on the Commonwealth Games board of management as Australia prepares for Glas- gow. In addition I note a bid has been submitted for the Gold Coast to host the games in 2018 yet the outcome of that proposal will not be known until later. The association has worked hard this year to promote the interests of our annual members with event organisers. For many years members have expressed their disappointment at being unable to enter significant events due to the entry process adopted by private event organisers creating an insurmountable obstacle to event entry. I am pleased to note a number of event organisers have listened to our representations and agreed to offer our annual members an opportunity to enter their events before they open to the public at large. This recognition of our annual members by the private event organisers is great- ly appreciated and your association will continue to represent members concerns in such areas.