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| The famous pontoon dive into the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park. Report CONTENTS Annual
5 President’s Welcome
DELIVERING EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
7 the Medal Table
8-9 Great Britain on top of the world: 2013 World Champions
10-11 achieVING our targets
12-13 the team behind the Team
14-15 supporting the athlete pathway
16-17 the PRIDE OF BRITAIN
RAISING THE PROFILE OF TRIATHLON
18-19 triathlon: Talk of the town
20-21 WORLD-CLASS EVENTS IN ICONIC LOCATIONS
LONDON LEGACY
22-23 triathlon delivers on Olympic legacy
24-25 triathlon takes centre stage
26-27 Sponsors and partners inspired by triathlon
28-29 the best fans in the world
STRATEGY IN ACTION
30-31 GOVERNANCE
32-35 financial REVIEW
37 the Last Word
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Credit: ITU Triathlon.org/ Janos Schmidt President’s Welcome 2013 Report Ian Howard TD Annual
I am pleased to introduce the Annual Our members the Home Nations, have We continue to seek to attract suitable Report for what has been another continued to build participation around commercial sponsors who recognise the excellent year for the sport of triathlon in the country and we have sought to benefits of being associated with a brand Great Britain. Together with our Home support them wherever we can. Only with as dynamic as triathlon. We also work Nations members and their membership, strong, vigorous roots can we aspire to closely with UK Sport who has placed the triathlon community, we continue to produce athletes challenging regularly for enormous faith in us for a number of build a solid platform for performance podium places on the world stage. years. Their ongoing faith is seen in an excellence in the future. increase in the number of funded athletes Governance is at the heart of what we in 2014, particularly at a junior level, and We hosted the PruHealth World Triathlon do as a Board. Governance is about we intend to repay that commitment with Grand Final London in Hyde Park in adherence to the law and our own internal ever more athletes making it into the September and it was a resounding regulations and procedures. Governance higher levels of the ITU rankings. success, going on record as the largest is about acting without conflicts in ever ITU World Championship event. the best interests of the organisation Please do review the numbers in this Over 80 countries were represented we represent. Report yourself. We are proud as a Board with 7,862 race starts and a massive live of Directors with the progress we have Governance is also about sound financial spectator presence cheered the athletes made. When I took over from Professor husbandry. In this respect I am pleased to on, with the invisible support of a further Sarah Springman CBE at the beginning report that despite the severe demands 2.2m (men’s race) and 1.3m (women’s of the calendar year, I was conscious of on our funds during the Olympic Year, the race) watching live on the BBC. The the weight of expectation placed on the British Triathlon Federation (BTF) (which result? A new World Champion in Non Federation and its' Board. I believe we includes Triathlon England, a Division Stanford, and in total three podium have met those expectations to date and of the BTF legal entity), still managed to placed senior elite athletes out of six! A we will continue to strive to meet and increase its overall surplus at the year resounding vindication of the trust placed exceed them as we move on through the end. We are now well placed to invest in us by UK Sport and our partner and next quadrennial. carefully for the future and for Rio in sponsor community - what better way to particular which is already less than three increase the profile of the sport, feeding years away! into our increasingly popular media riathlon.org/ Janos S chmidt pages on our website and our social
media channels whose following have 5 grown tremendously this year. C redit: ITU T 6 British Triathlon DELIVERING EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE | juniors, MarcAustin andGrantSheldon. The finishlinenears inHyde Park forBritish Elite Medal Winners 2013 ● Gold l Silver l Bronze MEDAL TABLE 2013
2013 PruHealth World Triathlon 2013 London ITU Aquathlon 2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European 2013 Holten ETU Triathlon U23 and Report Grand Final London World Championships Championships Youth European Championships Senior Women: Non Stanford ● U23 Men: David Bishop (World Champion) ● Senior Women: Vicky Holland l U23 Women: Lois Rosindale ● Annual (World Champion) Junior Men: Morgan Davies ● Junior Women: Triathlon Team Relay Youth Men: (Kieran Senior Men: Jonathan Brownlee l (World Champion) Georgia Taylor-Brown ● Lindars, Jimmy Kershaw, Miles Burton) l Junior Men: James Teagle l Junior Men: Marc Austin l Triathlon Team Relay Youth Women: (Grace Cook, Megan McDonald, Sian Rainsley) l Junior Women: Fion Haf Harrett l Junior Triathlon Mixed Relay: 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series (Sian Rainsley, Gordon Benson, ● San Diego Paratriathlon Tri 6b: Melissa Reid Georgia Taylor-Brown, Marc Austin) ● Alistair Brownlee ● (World Champion) 2013 The Hague-Kijkduin ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships Non Stanford l Paratriathlon Tri 3: James Smith ● (World Champion) 2013 Alanya ETU Paratriathlon Senior Women: Lesley Paterson l Yokohama European Championships Jonathan Brownlee ● Tri 1 Jodie Stimpson l 2013 London ITU Paratriathlon 2013 Ottawa ITU Duathlon World Jane Egan ● Madrid World Championships Championships - Juniors and U23s only Phil Hogg ● D elivering excellent performance Jonathan Brownlee ● Tri 1 U23 Men: Richard Horton ● Joe Townsend l Non Stanford ● Jane Egan (World Champion) ● (World Champion) Tri 3 Jodie Stimpson l Karen Darke l Junior Women: Georgina Schwiening ● Sarah Pearson ● Kitzbuhel Tri 3 (World Champion) Steven Judge l Alistair Brownlee ● Eleni Papadopoulos l Junior Women: Kate Curran l Tri 4 Jodie Stimpson ● Steven Judge l Junior Men: Calum Johnson l Lauren Steadman ● Hamburg Tri 4 Clare Cunningham l Jonathan Brownlee ● Faye McClelland (World Champion) ● 2013 Ironman World Championships Tri 6a Alistair Brownlee l Lauren Steadman l Rachel Joyce l Haseeb Ahmad (Guide Ben Matthews) l Non Stanford l Clare Cunningham l Liz Blatchford l Tri 6b Jodie Stimpson l Tri 5 Melissa Reid (Guide Nicole Walters) ● Stockholm Matthew Emmerson (World Champion) ● Charlotte Ellis (Guide Jenny Manners) l Alistair Brownlee ● George Peasgood l 2013 Ironman European Championships David Ellis (Guide Luke Watson) ● l Jonathan Brownlee l Tri 6a Jodie Swallow Iain Dawson (Guide Carl Shaw) l Non Stanford l Chris Goodwin (Guide Ben Howard) ● OVERALL (World Champion) 2013 Ironman 70.3 European Non Stanford (World Champion) ● Haseeb Ahmad (Guide Ben Matthews) l 2013 Horst ETU Powerman Long Championships Jodie Stimpson l Tri 6b Distance and Sprint Duathlon Ritchie Nicholls ● European Championships Jonathan Brownlee l Melissa Reid (Guide Nicole Walters) ● Catriona Morrison l Senior Women: Lucy Gossage ● (World Champion) Junior Women: Georgina Schwiening l Charlotte Ellis (Guide Jenny Manners) l 2013 London ITU Triathlon Junior World Junior Men: Liam Lloyd l 2013 XTERRA World Championships David Ellis (Guide Luke Watson) ● Championships Senior Women: Lesley Paterson l (World Champion) Junior Women: Georgia Taylor-Brown l Senior Men: Asa Shaw l Junior Men: Marc Austin l Iain Dawson (Guide Matt Ellis) l 7 Junior Men: Grant Sheldon l 8 British Triathlon h i 2013 WorldChampions on topoftheworld: Great Britain
bronze inLondon(Tri 5). Peasgood (r)winparatriathlongoldand Matthew Emmerson(l)&George (gold), LaurenSteadman(silver)andClareCunningham(bronze)intheTri 4category. A cleansweepofthepodiuminatITUParatriathlon World ChampionshipswithFaye McClelland h
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h Melissa Reid (l) and guide Nicole Walters (r) add the paratriathlon world title to Melissa's
world aquathlon and European gold medals. D elivering excellent performance h Non Stanford and Jodie Stimpson celebrate being crowned number one and two in the world. h Georgina Schwiening celebrates junior duathlon gold in Ottawa. i Morgan Davies wins junior i Richard Horton celebrates U23 duathlon i David Ellis and guide Luke Watson win paratriathlon gold in gold at the ITU Aquathlon i James Smith celebrates winning gold in Ottawa. London in the Tri 6b category. Junior World Championships. aquathlon gold in the Tri 3 category.
9 10 British Triathlon 2013 SPORTING2013 NUMBERS British athletes medals wonby Of juniorworld 50% 3 intheworld triathletes inthetop Senior British 3 British triathletes Series racesby ITU World Triathlon Gold medalswonat 8 |
compatriot JodieStimpson. becoming worldchampionwith Non Stanfordcelebrates 2013 Report Annual Achieving our targets
British triathletes, coaches and support staff have successfully achieved the medal targets set by UK Sport for 2013 in both the Olympic and Paralympic programmes. | The joys of being crowned world champion, Jane Egan (Tri 1). This success highlights the continued ensured that the team successfully Academies showed the development strength of British athletes, their achieved the UK Sport medal target. pathway is delivering with Marc Austin “ It’s been another successful coaches and the support staff that and Grant Sheldon both members of D elivering excellent performance British triathletes dominated the 2013 year for British Triathlon, with form the UK Sport Lottery funded triathlonscotland’s academy securing ITU World Triathlon Series delivering 16 World and European Champions World-Class Olympic and Paralympic silver and bronze respectively. at all levels of the sport. London podium performances throughout the Performance Programmes. provided the perfect stage to seven rounds before the Grand Final. In British Triathlon’s World-Class round off a fantastic year for In the Olympic Programme, Non six of the seven rounds, a British triathlete Paralympic Programme is in its first British triathletes and begin the Stanford re-wrote the history books won gold. year of UK Sport Lottery funding, paratriathletes’ medal-winning winning the world title in London to however, there was no shortage of The ITU Triathlon Junior World road to Rio 2016. ” become the first woman to win a senior world champions to celebrate with six Championships in London showed the World title only a year after celebrating gold medals won; achieving our medal emerging young talent within the sport gold in the ITU Triathlon Under-23 target from UK Sport and maintaining with 50% of the medals on offer won | Liz Nicholl OBE, Chief Executive of World Championships. Great Britain’s status as the leading by British triathletes. Georgia Taylor- UK Sport. paratriathlon nation in the world. Non’s victory in the PruHealth World Brown, a member of the British Triathlon Triathlon Grand Final London alongside Podium Potential Squad celebrated For full details of all the paratriathlon Jonathan Brownlee’s silver medal silver, whilst the Home Nation Talent medals, see page 7.
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celebrate amemorable yearinLondon. Dave EllisandhisguideLukeWatson “ | 2016. Paralympic GamesinRio another Olympicandfirst as thesportbuildstowards athletes andsupportstaff supporting thecoaches, I amlookingforwardto medal -winningperformances. common goalofdelivering are allworkingtowardsthe people withinthissportwho of passionateandtalented been struckbytheamount Performance Director, I have
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The team behind the team Annual
British Triathlon has created a UK Sport lottery funded World-Class Performance Programme that has enabled Britain’s triathletes to deliver medal-winning performances across the globe.
The 2013 British Triathlon Performance The new Paralympic Programme has This season, Non Stanford took full Programme is led by Brendan Purcell, successfully supported athletes as they advantage of this support after braking | Britain's leading ladies celebrate more who was introduced as the new make the transition into elite sport and her arm in Hamburg, receiving medical
success in the ITU World Triathlon Series. D elivering excellent performance Performance Director, alongside new starting the process of building the and physical support that enabled her Head Coach, Ben Bright in early 2013. talent pool in preparation for Rio 2016. to return to action in Stockholm and Paratriathlon Performance Manager, To achieve this, the team has delivered win silver. “Going into Stockholm it was Jonathon Riall continues to lead the structured training camps prior to quite tough and I was swimming pretty successful Paralympic programme as the international championships and a new much with one arm. I’m lucky to have a sport begins the road to Rio 2016 and its 2013 talent programme funded by Sport great team around me and the physio first inclusion in the Paralympic Games. England which has already delivered team and the coaching team got me two European gold medallists (Dave through it.” British Triathlon’s philosophy this year Ellis and Phil Hogg) and one World has been to deliver an integrated British Triathlon has also re-instated Champion (Dave Ellis) this season. performance support network that its Performance Coaching Conference enables best practice to be identified The British Triathlon Performance team in 2013, successfully sharing best and shared within both the Olympic and continues to work closely with the English practice from leading coaches Paralympic programmes challenging Institute of Sport creating a network of from across triathlon and the wider and supporting each other in the pursuit world-leading support staff that add value sporting community. of success. to the athletes and their coaches.
13 14 British Triathlon | “ performances thisseason. my goldandsilvermedal I havebeendelightedwith honour torepresentGBand and Horst.It’salwaysareal me tocompeteinbothOttawa of BritishTriathlon, enabling having theadditionalsupport
2013 SPORTING2013 NUMBERS Junior Europeansilvermedallist. Champion andETUDuathlon ITU DuathlonJuniorWorld Georgina Schwiening,
Associations the HomeNations 2013 seasonby Programme forthe Elite Multisport British Triathlon Invested intothe £83,200 It’s beengreatthisyear
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Supporting the athlete pathway Report Annual
Triathlon is a unique sport that has multiple entry and exit points and British Triathlon recognises and embraces the importance of supporting athletes who compete outside of Olympic triathlon via the Home Nation funded Elite Multisport Programme.
The 2013 programme supports nine Lucy Gossage has continued her 2013 British Triathlon Elite athletes (listed below) and the wider long distance duathlon success, Multisport Squad teams who compete in international winning the 2013 Horst ETU Powerman
duathlon and long distance triathlon Long Distance Duathlon European D elivering excellent performance Lucy Gossage (duathlon) events with a contribution to travel, Championships for the second training and medical costs. successive year, whilst Lesley Paterson Katie Hewison (duathlon) delivered another medal-winning Junior talent has been the success story performance in cross triathlon winning
C redit: Getty I mages of the squad this season with Georgina Richard Horton (duathlon) silver at the 2013 The Hague - Kijkduin Schwiening and Richard Horton | Richard Horton on his way to duathlon ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships winning the world championship title in Matt Moorhouse success. and silver in the 2013 XTERRA World the ITU Duathlon Junior and U23 World (long distance duathlon) Championships. Championships respectively. Georgina also added European silver to her The 2013 Ironman World Championships Oli Mott (duathlon) world title. once again provided a British success story with Rachel Joyce (second) and Lesley Paterson (cross triathlon) Liz Blatchford (third) both stepping onto the iconic podium in Kona. Georgina Schwiening (duathlon)
Mark Threlfall (long distance triathlon)
Phil Wylie (duathlon)
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World ChampionshipsinOttawa. Team celebrateasuccessfulITUDuathlon Members oftheGreatBritainAge-Group | “ been inspiring. between teammembershas shown incommunications weeks andthemutualsupport distance duathlonteamsfor among boththesprintandlong excitement hasbeenbuilding to theGreatBritainTeam. The to welcomesomanynewpeople Horst andIamparticularlyproud a largeteamofduathletesto
Team ManagerinHorst. Joan Lennon,GreatBritainAge-Group 2013 SPORTING2013 NUMBERS
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2013 Cogne ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships 2 1 0 Report 2013 Horst ETU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon 4 2 1 European Championships Annual
2013 Horst ETU Powerman Sprint Duathlon European 11 6 9 Championships
| 2013 Barcelona ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Members of the Great Britain Age-Group Team in London. 2 3 4 Championships
2013 Belfort ITU Long Distance Triathlon World The Pride of Britain 3 4 3 Championships
2013 Alanya ETU Triathlon European Championships 12 14 11 D elivering excellent performance The inspirational Great Britain Age-Group Team delivered 108 2013 Alanya ETU Sprint Triathlon European 20 18 20 gold, 95 silver and 91 bronze medals this season; making Championships history as Britain’s largest ever medal haul - at every event, 2013 Den Haag ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships 2 1 3 the team delivered a medal-winning performance. 2013 Ottawa ITU Duathlon World Championships 10 7 6 The 2013 ITU Age-Group World Each of the 2,399 athletes that 2013 Ottawa ITU Sprint Duathlon World Championships 7 5 6 Championships, part of the PruHealth represented Great Britain this season,
World Triathlon Grand Final London in wore the new Z3R0D GB tri-suit with 2013 Vichy ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon 2 1 3 Hyde Park was the standout event for the pride – qualification to the team was an European Championships season with Great Britain celebrating 30 achievement to be proud of in itself. 2013 Strobl am Wolfgangsee ETU Cross Triathlon gold medals in front of a home crowd. 0 1 2 As the standard of athlete reached European Championships In each of the 16 teams that competed new heights, so did the level of support 2013 Zofingen ITU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon in World or European events, the they received. British Triathlon’s age- 3 1 1 World Championships competition for places was high with group programme is the benchmark 5,904 registrations by athletes attempting for other competing nations with 2013 London ITU Aquathlon World Championships 10 10 7 to qualify for the Great Britain Age-Group expert administrative support and Team – representing an increase of 82% knowledgeable team managers; both 2013 London ITU Sprint Triathlon World Championships 12 12 5 from 2012. Many of the qualification standout as world-leading and ensure 2013 London ITU Triathlon World Championships 8 9 10 events sold out with the British Triathlon British athletes have an enviable Championships Liverpool receiving over team spirit and are the best-prepared TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDALS: 294 10 8 95 91 17 1,500 entries in the first month. competitors at every event. 18 British Triathlon RAISING THEPROFILEOFTRIATHLON 2013 SPORTING2013 NUMBERS London (BBC figures) London (BBC elite men’sracein Peak viewersforthe 2.2m media site in2013 British Triathlon Unique visitstothe 30,296 britishtriathlonmedia.org Pageviews on 104,971
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TRIATHLON: TALK OF THE TOWN Report Annual
British Triathlon has continued its drive to raise the profile of the sport following the riathlon London 2012 Olympic Games.
Media awareness and coverage have whilst Non Stanford and Jodie “ It’s a truly exciting time to be been central to achieving this objective Stimpson also featured well as triathlon involved in triathlon in this country with bespoke strategies implemented was successfully reported in the majority and I have very much enjoyed
throughout the 2013 ITU World Triathlon of the national newspapers. working alongside the British team R aising the profile of T Series to engage with the written and Post-race exposure was also widespread this year, watching them as they broadcast media. continue to go from strength to riathlon.org/ Janos S chmidt for Britain’s senior athletes, with Each of the ITU World Triathlon Series additional success for Georgia Taylor- strength. The London Grand Final races were broadcast by the BBC either Brown who received excellent coverage was an emotional rollercoaster and C redit: ITU T live, on the red button or via a highlights following her silver medal in the ITU really captured all that is great about programme. Stockholm received a Triathlon Junior World Championships. elite triathlon. Whilst it may not have peak of 1.2m viewers, the highest of the The event successfully made it onto the ended quite the way the Brownlee seven rounds, whilst the PruHealth World front cover of the Guardian after Shirin brothers would have wanted, it Triathlon Grand Final London achieved Gerami became the first Iranian women was a more than fitting end to 2.2m viewers for the elite men’s race and to compete in a Grand Final. the season for Non Stanford and 1.3m for the elite women’s event. The Jodie Stimpson. The excitement, British Triathlon also continued to develop elite men’s race represents a 1m increase its relationship with the BBC. At the Grand personality and drama in both races in viewers since the last Series event in C redit: D avid Pearce Final; there was extensive coverage in perfectly encapsulated to an ever- London prior to the Games in 2011. the build up to the event on BBC5Live, growing audience all that is good
C redit: D avid Pearce The Grand Final itself was a strategic BBC Sport Online and throughout the about the sport. ”
| Triathletes and Performance Director, focus for British Triathlon with four BBC regions. Elite triathlete Vicky Holland Brendan Purcell have been in the spotlight athletes poised to win the world title was also invited as a guest presenter this season. before the racing began. Olympic hero’s on BBC5Live as part of their three-hour | Sarah Richardson, BBC Triathlon Producer Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee broadcast live from Hyde Park for the elite dominated pre-event media exposure, men’s race. 19 20 British Triathlon 2013 SPORTING2013 NUMBERS broadcast alone programmes first received fromeach Super Seriesevents British Triathlon viewers thefour The numberof 503,000 |
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British Triathlon’s major events strategy continues to build the profile of the sport through the
| Racing past the Royal Liver Building in creation of world-class events in iconic locations. Liverpool city-centre. In 2013, British Triathlon has worked with The British Triathlon Championships The British Triathlon Youth and Junior “ It was wonderful to see so many event delivery partner, Upsolut Sports UK Liverpool, the fourth event of the British Super Series, which was won by R aising the profile of T athletes compete on our world to deliver the PruHealth World Triathlon Triathlon Super Series was successfully Bronwen Owen and Jack Willis heritage waterfront and so many Grand Final London and the British delivered in partnership with Liverpool (youth) and Sophie Coldwell and supporters cheering them on. It Triathlon Championships Liverpool, City Council. The event was the Christopher Perham (junior), also had continuing to set the standard for triathlon prototype for combining multiple British a festival finale at the British Triathlon was a fantastic atmosphere, and events around the world. Championships into one festival of U20’s Festival at Eton Dorney, which hopefully the triathletes of the future triathlon; creating larger scale events that hosted an ETU Triathlon Junior European have been inspired! ” The Grand Final in London was have greater profile and power to boost Cup and the British Triathlon Inter supported by London and Partners, UK sports participation within their host city. Regional Championships. Sport and Royal Parks representing the | Cabinet member for culture and tourism, first World Championships to be held The British Triathlon Super Series won Liverpool City Councillor Wendy Simon. in the UK after last summer’s Olympic by Emma Pallant and Tom Bishop Games. Triathlon’s successful legacy continued to play an integral role in post-Games can be illustrated by raising the profile of triathlon within Great thousands of spectators returning to Britain with television audiences for the Hyde Park to watch world-class triathlon Series showing significant growth on in the heart of the city. 2012 figures.
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The PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final London in September provided the opportunity for world-class triathlon
to return to Hyde Park, the stage for triathlon’s Olympic glory L ondon egacy back in 2012.
The opportunity to compete at the The British public also came out in force London 2012 Olympic Games triathlon with thousands of fans cheering on the | London provided the opportunity for friends and family to cheer on the Great Britain Age-Group Team at the Olympic venue. venue attracted 7,862 race starts by elite competitors; many drawn to the athletes from around the globe to Royal Park by the age-group races earlier compete in age-group, senior, U23 in the day and the widespread profile the and junior ITU World Championships event achieved in the media. as well as the first ITU Paratriathlon It wasn’t only the athletes who were World Championships following the inspired to take advantage of triathlon’s sports acceptance into the Rio 2016 return to Hyde Park, as 90% of the Paralympic Games. National technical Officials at the event More than 3,000 registrations were made had a Games time role last year. Over by British athletes who were inspired to 750 volunteers were also inspired to register their intent to qualify for the Great support the event delivery in London, Britain Age-Group Team with more than contributing more than 6,000 hours of 1,200 athletes successfully having the volunteering (based on an average of 8 opportunity to compete for world titles at hours per volunteer). the Olympic venue in front of their friends, Now that’s legacy! family, work colleagues and club mates.
| Lucy Hall was back in action in the U23 races, a year after competing for Team GB. These supporters brought the whole event to life providing memorable support for every athlete competing across the five days of competition. 23 24 British Triathlon | “ class sportingvenue. London’s statusasworld- fixtures thatissealing one ofaserieselite thrilling sport.Thisisjust a celebrationofthis Square availabletohost and wemadeTrafalgar triathletes backtoourcity cream oftheworld’s honour towelcomethe Hyde Park. Itwasahuge Triathlon GrandFinalin was theITUWorld moments ofthissummer
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| The weather didn't stop athletes and their L ondon egacy family celebrate the Opening Ceremony. To celebrate triathlon’s return to the capital, British Triathlon and the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final London event delivery partner Upsolut Sports UK transformed the iconic Trafalgar Square into Triathlon Square from 11 to 15 September, successfully raising the profile of the event and the sport within London.
The Major of London opened Triathlon High profile ambassadors included British Triathlon created engaging content Square to members of the public as Brandon Lewis MP, Chrissie for two big screens that broadcast the part of his 2012 legacy programme and Wellington MBE and many of Great elite races and introduced passers-by British Triathlon delivered a world-class Britain’s elite, paratriathlon and age- to Britain’s top athletes including the event, that inspired London to take up the group triathletes all supported Triathlon Brownlee brothers, world champion, triathlon challenge and show their support Square. Many took part in on-stage Non Stanford and medal-winning for the Great Britain Triathlon Team. interviews, encouraging members of paratriathletes such as Dave Ellis.
| the public to take part as well as getting Non Stanford and Jodie Stimpson take to Triathlon Square welcomed thousands Members of the public were also inspired the stage in Triathlon Square. involved in the fun activities that were of competing athletes and supporters to to take part in Triathlon England’s on offer themselves. The Great Britain the Opening Ceremony, before British Live Site, whilst the British Triathlon Paratriathlon Team celebrated their Triathlon delivered an innovative stage Foundation Trust delivered fun activities phenomenal success in front of a packed presentation hosted by well-known Sky for youngsters and Great Britain’s elite to Triathlon Square as fans came out to Sports presenter, Charlie Webster. get involved with and support the Trust. support Britain’s medal-winning heroes.
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Sponsors and partners inspired by triathlon 2013 Report British Triathlon’s family of partners, sponsors and suppliers have continued to embrace
triathlon and maximise the successful legacy of the sport post London 2012. Annual
Corporate Partner, Tata Steel has did the new tri-suits deliver performance A new brand to the triathlon family is delivered 12 Tata Kids of Steel events benefits throughout the season, they also P20 as Official Sun Protection Supplier, across Great Britain. 8,297 youngsters created a strong team spirit between helping to ensure the well-being of
took part across all the events, swimming, all the triathletes that represented Great athletes across the sport. L ondon egacy cycling and running 9,683,140 metres, Britain; a team spirit that was the envy of Nirvana Europe, has arranged travel just over the distance the Olympic Torch the world. and accommodation for approximately will travel from London to Rio. British elite triathletes and their 950 GB age-group athletes allowing The elite Great Britain Team attracted performances have continued to benefit age-groupers to focus solely on their Vauxhall as Elite Team Partner for from bespoke nutrition solutions from performance. It’s not only athletes that triathlon’s return to the Olympic venue at our Sports Nutrition Sponsor, Maxifuel. travel around the world; Official Logistics the PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final Official Retail Supplier, Wiggle, provided Supplier, FedEx has delivered world- London and with multiple medal-winning a number of triathletes in our Podium class logistics throughout the season to performances; the household name Potential Squad with high quality the British Triathlon Team. | Jonathan Brownlee wearing the new received widespread media coverage. bikes from Ridley, whilst GE, inspired British Triathlon would like to thank all our Z3R0D tri-suit in Hyde Park. by triathlon’s Olympic success has The Great Britain Elite and Age-Group partners, sponsors and suppliers who continued its association with the sport, Team competed in London and have enabled the Great Britain Team to supporting British Triathlon as Official throughout the season in cutting-edge be on top of the world in 2013. Healthcare Supplier. Z3R0D performance clothing. Not only
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Suppliers 27 28 British Triathlon NUMBERS SPORTING2013 followers Increase inTwitter 54% Facebook fans Increase in 112% Channel Triathlon's YouTube Views onBritish Over 410,437 britishtriathlon.org Unique visitorsto 465,737 All statsfrom January2013to October 2013 |
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London 2012 placed many of Britain’s top sporting stars into the public arena and it was no L ondon egacy different for British Triathlon and Triathlon’s Team GB. The first world championships to take place in the UK since the Games, ensured triathlon had an immediate opportunity to maximise
| Fans get involved in Triathlon Square. the Olympic legacy and increased awareness of British triathletes transforming them into household names recognised and celebrated by members of the public.
To achieve this, British Triathlon delivered British Triathlon's Facebook and Twitter The campaign had further promotion a communications strategy throughout channels have continued to grow rapidly throughout the Home Nations as well as the year that focussed on creating following the Games, with bespoke via athlete profiles, website news articles, and distributing engaging content that campaigns in London delivering more media activation, spectator guides attracted fans to the sport. Content than 8million impressions on content (1,000 downloaded) and the celebration generation was based around elite generated by British Triathlon. This of their journey through membership and age-group athletes, major triathlon strategic delivery has resulted in the two magazine trinews. events both domestic and international social networking sites growing their fan Britishtriathlon.org has been the central and the Great Britain Triathlon Team’s and follower base significantly in 2013. outlet for much fan related content journey to London. Distribution was British Triathlon has also invested heavily successfully attracting 465,737 unique via britishtriathlon.org and our social in YouTube broadcasting the ‘Road visitors to the site, an increase of 13% from media outlets. to London’ for the Great Britain Team. 2012 (comparison made using a Jan-Oct 2012 to Jan-Oct 2013 time period).
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Members First Vice President of the International Won the ITU Women's Committee Award Annual Prof. Sarah Springman CBE Triathlon Union (2012-2016) of Excellence at the 2013 ITU Congress President Ben Bright Ian Howard TD (resigned 31 December 2012) In 2013, British Triathlon's Board has Elected to the ITU Coaches’ Committee Elected as European Triathlon Union undergone a successful performance Malcolm Westwood (2012-2016) (ETU) Board Member review supported by First Ascent. Director Age-Group Teams
Howard Vine Mark Barfield S trategy in A ction Ryan Wilkinson Elected to the ITU Technical Committee Elected to ETU Paratriathlon Committee Ian Howard TD Independent Non-Executive (2012-2016) President Maisie Bancewicz Director Finance Clare Cunningham Elected to the ETU Technical Committee Ian Braid Prof. Sarah Springman CBE Elected to the ITU Athletes’ Commission Director Major and National Events Senior International Post-Holder (2012-2014) Tom Chambers David McNamee Director triathlonscotland International Athlete Representative (resigned 18 November 2012)
Neill Craigie Independent Non-Executive Director for British Triathlon Foundation Trust Marketing and Communications
Dr. Dean Hardie Director Welsh Triathlon This year has been the inaugural year of days and ‘static-Tri’ activities in high- Trustees of the Foundation are: activity for the British Triathlon Foundation profile venues such as Trafalgar Square Dr. Mary Hardwick Joe Garner (Chair) Independent Non-Executive Trust, an independently funded charity and the Brownlee Tri. Director Business that aims to use the engaging sport Mike Townley An independent study identified that over (appointed 20 February 2013) of triathlon to encourage children to 80% of the children who participated felt Kevin Groome become more active. Zara Hyde Peters OBE ‘proud’ at having completed the activity Ian Howard TD Chief Executive Officer In 2013, the Foundation has delivered and over 65% intended to start exercising triathlon related activities to over 10,700 on a daily basis. Zara Hyde Peters OBE Chris Kitchen children through a combination of the Director Performance The Foundation is planning to increase Brandon Lewis MP UK-wide Tata Steel ‘Kids of Steel’ series, (resigned 16 February 2013) its profile into 2014 with an expanded Hertfordshire in-school triathlon taster Brian Carlin 31 delivery schedule. 32 British Triathlon are requiredto: these financialstatements,the directors the companyforthatperiod.Inpreparing company andofthesurplusordeficit and fairviewofthestateaffairs they aresatisfiedthatgiveatrue approve thefinancialstatementsunless company lawthedirectorsmustnot Standards andapplicablelaw).Under Practice (UnitedKingdomAccounting Kingdom GenerallyAcceptedccounting statements inaccordancewithUnited have electedtopreparethefinancial financial year. Underthatlawthedirectors prepare financialstatementsforeach Company lawrequiresthedirectorsto applicable lawandregulations. financial statementsinaccordancewith preparing thedirectors'reportand The directorsareresponsiblefor responsibilities Statement ofdirectors’ ended 31March2013. statements fortheyear report andthefinancial The directorspresentthe Financal Review functions ofthenationalgoverning body during theperiodweretocarry outthe The principalactivitiesofthecompany Principal activities other irregularities. the preventionanddetectionoffraud and hencefortakingreasonablesteps safeguarding theassetsofcompany They arealsoresponsiblefor Act 2006. statements complywiththeCompanies enable themtoensurethatthefinancial financial positionofthecompanyand with reasonableaccuracyatanytimethe company's transactionsanddisclose are sufficienttoshowandexplainthe adequate accountingrecordsthat The directorsareresponsibleforkeeping thefinancial statementson • prepare judgments andestimatesthatare • make suitableaccounting policiesand • select company willcontinueinbusiness. inappropriate topresumethatthe the goingconcernbasisunlessitis reasonable andprudent; then applythemconsistently; challenges. to achievetheirpersonaltriathlon and createopportunitiesforeveryone aims topromoteexcellenceinoursport, and theOlympicGames.BritishT in EuropeanandWorld championships the preparationofGBteamstocompete particular, theseresponsibilitiesinclude growth andperformanceofthesport.In Great Britain,responsibleforleading of T Company Secretary Z HydePeters OBE on 12July2013andsigned itsbehalf. This reportwasapprovedbythe board M Westwood. , R Wilkinson (resigned 31December2012), 2012), DrSMSpringmanCBE S Moffatt(appointed18November (resigned 16F Z HydePeters OBE,CKitchen (appointed 20F N Craigie, DHardieDrMHardwick (resigned 18November2012), I PHowardTD,MBraidTChambers year areasfollows: The directorswhoheldofficeduringthe Directors riathlon, DuathlonandAquathlonin ebruary 2013),JLawson, ebruary 2013), riathlon of TheBritish We haveauditedthefinancialstatements Federation of theBritishTriathlon Report totheMembers Independent Auditors’ have formed. for thisreport,ortheopinions we members asabody, forourauditwork, than thecompanyandcompany’s assume responsibilitytoanyone other permitted bylaw, wedonotacceptor no otherpurpose.T to theminanAuditors’Reportandfor those matterswearerequiredtostate might statetothecompany’smembers work hasbeenundertakensothatwe of theCompaniesAct2006.Ouraudit accordance withChapter3ofPart 16 company’s members,asabody, in This reportismadesolelytothe Smaller Entities). Accounting Practiceapplicableto (United KingdomGenerallyAccepted for SmallerEntities(effectiveApril2008) law andtheFinancialReportingStandard applied intheirpreparationisapplicable reporting frameworkthathasbeen year ended31March2013.Thefinancial riathlon F o thefullestextent ederation forthe 2013 Report Respective responsibilities disclosed; the reasonableness of Opinion on other matter ¶ we have not received all the of Directors and Auditors significant accounting estimates made by prescribed by the information and explanations we Annual the directors; and the overall presentation Companies Act 2006 require for our audit; or As explained more fully in the Directors’ of the financial statements. In addition, ¶ the directors were not entitled to Responsibilities Statement, the directors we read all the financial and non-financial In our opinion the information given in prepare the financial statements and are responsible for the preparation of information in the Directors’ Report to the directors’ report for the financial the directors’ report in accordance with the financial statements and for being identify material inconsistencies with year for which the financial statements the small companies regime. F inancial R eview satisfied that they give a true and fair the audited financial statements. If we are prepared is consistent with the view. Our responsibility is to audit and become aware of any apparent material financial statements. express an opinion on the financial misstatements or inconsistencies we statements in accordance with applicable consider the implications for our report. 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We have nothing to report in respect 15 Fulwood Place, London WC1V 6AY In our opinion the financial statements: of the following matters where the Date: 12 July 2013 Companies Act 2006 requires us to report ¶ give a true and fair view of the state of Scope of the Audit of the to you if, in our opinion: the company’s affairs as at 31 March Financial Statements 2013 and of its surplus for the year ¶ adequate accounting records have An audit involves obtaining evidence then ended; not been kept, or returns adequate for about the amounts and disclosures our audit have not been received from ¶ have been properly prepared in in the financial statements sufficient branches not visited by us; or accordance with United Kingdom to give reasonable assurance that the Generally Accepted Accounting ¶ the financial statements are not in financial statements are free from material Practice applicable to Smaller Entities; agreement with the accounting records misstatement, whether caused by fraud and and returns; or or error. This includes an assessment of: whether the accounting policies ¶ have been prepared in accordance ¶ certain disclosures of directors’ are appropriate to the company’s with the requirements of the remuneration specified by law are not circumstances and have been Companies Act 2006 made; or consistently applied and adequately 33 34 British Triathlon expenditure account. the yearotherthanthoseincludedinincomeand There werenootherrecognisedgainsandlossesin FINANCIAL YEAR SURPLUS FORTHE T BEFORE TAXATION ORDINARY ACTIVITIES SURPLUS ON Interest receivable OPERATING SURPLUS expenses Administrative INCOME British T T Special Reserves axation RESERVES 1.25m For theyearended31March2013 INCOME &EXPENDITUREACCONT riathlon England 250k 500k 750k 1m 0 riathlon 2010-11 2010/11 130,424 943,923 778,039 35,460 2011-12 (5,250,663) 2013 5,281,067 £ 1,028,011 (1,040) 34,570 35,610 30,404 2011/12 255,596 736,955 5,206 35,460 2012-13 1,062,581 (5,127,738) 2012/13 2012 5,207,840 385,666 641,455 35,460 £ 84,088 85,084 80,102 4,982 (996) Chairman, BritishT I PHowardTD were signedbelowonitsbehalfby: The financialstatementswereapproved andauthorisedforissuebytheBoardofDirectorson12July2013 Financial ReportingStandardformallerEntities(effectiveApril2008). subject tothesmallcompaniesregimewithinPart 15ofthe CompaniesAct2006andinaccordancewiththe The financialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththespecial provisionsrelatingtocompanies designated reserve T Income andExpenditureaccount Members’ SpecialReserve RESERVES NET ASSETS LIABILITIES TOTAL CURRENT LESS ASSETS NET CURRENTASSETS due withinoneyear CREDITORS: amountsfalling Cash atbankandinhand Debtors Stock CURRENT ASSETS TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS riathlon England As at31March2013 BALANCE SHEET riathlon F ederation (1,465,119) 2,497,503 2,100,857 £ 396,146 500 2013 1,062,581 1,062,581 1,062,581 1,032,384 £ 385,666 641,455 35,460 30,197 (1,480,751) 2,465,551 1,781,200 £ 683,951 400 2012 1,028,011 1,028,011 1,028,011 £ 255,596 736,955 984,800 35,460 43,211 TOTAL INCOME Performance Development Operations INCOME INCOME SUMMARY Council forWales. awarded byUKSport,portEngland& Sport World ClassPerformance includesgrants income andtheSportsCouncilforWales. awarded bySportEngland,coachingcourse Development incomeincludesgrants events income,andcommission. representation income,membership from UKSport,sponsorshipincome,international Operations incomeincludesacontribution Operations DevelopmentPerformance 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 0 2012-13 2013 5,281,067 1,908,772 1,454,096 1,918,199 £ 2011-12 2012 5,207,840 1,577,852 1,338,381 2,291,607 £ INCOME AND EXPENDITURE BRIDGE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE BRIDGE ANALYSIS 2013
BRITISH TRIATHLON WELSH BRITISH TRIATHLON WELSH TOTAL TOTAL TRIATHLON ENGLAND TRIATHLON TRIATHLON ENGLAND TRIATHLON Report £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Income Surplus / (Deficit) on ordinary Annual Operations 1,231,897 658,083 33,425 1,923,405 (95,500) 130,070 0 34,570 activities Development 47,064 1,368,696 38,336 1,454,096
1,217,232 0 0 1,217,232 World-Class Performance Pathway Analysis of Surplus / (Deficit) Age-Group 247,668 0 0 247,668 Operations 124,631 284,985 10,174 419,790 Home Nation Talent 225,834 180,524 37,514 443,872 Development (139,649) (135,241) (10,174) (285,064) Total Income 2,969,695 2,207,303 109,275 5,286,273* World-Class Performance Pathway (126,662) 0 0 (126,662) Age-Group 2,520 0 0 2,520 F inancial R eview Home Nation Talent 43,660 (19,674) 0 23,986 Expenditure 362,906 164,064 0 526,970 Business Operations Staff Costs Surplus / (Deficit) on ordinary (95,500) 130,070 0 34,570 Business Operations Expenditure 252,490 179,379 5,772 437,641 activities Sponsorship 163,682 0 0 163,682 Competitions 6,341 29,655 0 35,996 Expenditure EXPENDITURE Elite Series 321,847 0 0 321,847 Welsh Triathlon surplus 0 0 17,479 17,479 Great Britain Age-Group Management 58,659 Total Operations 1,107,266 373,098 23,251 1,503,615 Costs 3% 2% 2% 6% 6% England Development 23,103 374,702 0 397,805 Multisport 65,840 1% England Development Staff Costs 49,586 588,920 0 638,506 11% Great Britain Age-Group Entry Fees 186,488 Workforce Development 3,971 100,220 0 104,191 21,808 0% Workforce Development Staff Costs 0 69,247 0 69,247 Home Nation Talent & TASS Tata Kids of Steel 127,200 82,207 0 209,407 Elite Series 321,847 44% 0 19,585 0 19,585 Paratriathlon Development Competitions 6,341 25% Membership Services (17,147) 269,056 10,175 262,084 Business Operations including 779,079 Welsh Development 0 0 38,335 38,335 Sponsorship Total Development 186,713 1,503,937 48,510 1,739,160 World-Class Performance Pathway 1,344,268 World-Class Performance Pathway 1,343,894 0 0 1,343,894 British Development 186,713 Great Britain Age-Group Management Costs England Talent 1,913 200,198 0 202,111 Paratriathlon Performance 94,152 0 0 94,152 Paratriathlon 94,152 Multisport Age-Group Entry Fees 186,489 0 0 186,489 3,065,195 Great Britain Age-Group Entry Fees Age-Group Management Costs 58,659 0 0 58,659 Home Nation Talent & TASS Multisport 65,840 0 0 65,840 These figures do not include Triathlon England or Elite Series Welsh Performance 374 0 37,514 37,888 Welsh Triathlon expenditure. Home Nation Talent 19,895 0 0 19,895 Competitions Total Performance 1,771,216 200,198 37,514 2,008,928 The British Triathlon Federation (BTF) receives support Business Operations including Sponsorship via the Home Nation members affiliation fees to enable World-Class Performance Pathway Total Expenditure 3,065,195 2,077,233 109,275 5,251,703 BTF to carry out areas such as the development of qualification for coaches and technical officials, BTF British Development Surplus/(Deficit) on ordinary (95,500) 130,070 0 34,570 events including the British Championships as well as activities Paratriathlon supporting the ever increasing and highly successful 35 *Includes bank interest of £5,206 elite multisport teams. 36 British Triathlon |
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It is with great pride that I add the last The future of the sport is bright when Just as important for the wellbeing of words to this Annual Report. The 2013 we consider the performances of our the sport is that our continually rising PruHealth World Triathlon Grand Final rising talent – 50% of the junior medals profile is reflected in increased demand London was a massive celebration of the at World level and four junior men in the for opportunities to take part, and that world of triathlon, showcasing all that is top eight in the ITU Triathlon Junior World the Home Nations and British Triathlon great about our sport and delivered by an Championships. Our athletes relished working together are able to support this army of staff, volunteers, and athletes all the opportunity and seized the chance growing interest in the sport. Whether of whom made the five days very special. to shine on our home stage - and what you are employed by one of the bodies The strength of the sport is our ability to a stage! Record BBC viewing figures that assist in making the sport happen, work together and rise to any challenge. for an ITU World Triathlon Series event, you volunteer or you compete, you Triathlon Square captured the essence record website visits and our partners are all part of the phenomenon that is of our “have a go” sport whilst the GB in delivering sport delighted with the triathlon in Britain. I am looking forward Triathlon Team demonstrated why we are progress made. to the year ahead; we will enjoy building the envy of many triathlon nations. triathlon together. With a home Commonwealth Games in We all took great pleasure in watching our Glasgow next season, there is another paratriathlon squad come of age with six great year in prospect. The first staging world champions crowned – yet another of the Triathlon Mixed Team Relay in the record for the team. As their journey Games is going to add a new dimension to Rio unfolds, a generation of aspirant to the sport presentation and will inspire paratriathletes are able to look across our many of the talented athletes from the GB squad and see the best in the world. Commonwealth teams who make up the community of triathlon in Britain.
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