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With the sports of triathlon and open-water swimming growing every year, the need to make sure the proper safety standards are in place is at an all-time high.

The fact is, although the majority of our fellow endurance athletes are welcoming and understanding, every endurance sport has its fair share of snotty participants who think they are better than others.

Triathlete.com chatted with 2010 USA Triathlon Age Group Athlete of the Year Kaleb VanOrt to find out what it takes to top the age group ranks.

New Zealand's Cameron Todd won the Rotorua Sprint Triathlon on Sunday for the second year in a row.

American triathlete Chris Lieto avoids jellyfish in today’s Tweet of the Day.

USA Triathlon has named Laura Bennett and Matt Chrabot the Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year for 2010. Tim O'Donnell and Amy Marsh are the Non-Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year.

A look at the growth of women's-only series in triathlon and a preview of the 2011 lineup of races.

Magali Tisseyre of Canada sits down with TriCenter's Ann Wessling to talk about when she'll make the jump to Ironman, her thoughts on the new 70.3 World Championship course and her new coach, Siri Lindley.

USA Triathlon today named world champions Matt Perkins and Melissa Stockwell the 2010 USA Paratriathlon Athletes of the Year.

In this Tweet of the Day, Mirinda Carfrae's boyfriend Tim O'Donnell gives her a hard time for the small stature of her Felt DA triathlon bike with 650cm wheels.

Are you on Team Macca or Team Crowie?

Triathlete.com has confirmed that both Craig Alexander and Chris McCormack plan to be on the starting line in Abu Dhabi.

After a successful inaugural San Diego triathlon, the TriRock Series will expand to four destination cities across the country for 2011.

A team of eight firefighters based out of Tyne and Wear, Great Britain are training to compete in May's Ironman Lanzarote triathlon.

Is Chris McCormack ready to trade in his goggles and bike and become an ultramarathoner?

Does winning the Ironman World Championship alter one's life? Mirinda Carfrae tells us what's changed, and what hasn't, since she took the coveted Kona title in October.

Three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington is among 12 women featured in the first annual “Women Inspiring Europe Calendar”.

USA Triathlon names Kevin McDowell and Kelly Whitley Junior Triathletes of the Year. Junior and Youth All-Americans, Junior Duathletes of the Year also named.

USA Triathlon announced today, Jan. 25 the two Americans chosen to receive the 2010 Age Group Athletes of the Year awards.

Triathlon legend Scott Molina joins Bob Babbitt on this edition of Competitor Radio.

The pro roster for Team Trakkers/Rev3 for 2011 was announced today, Jan. 25.

On this special episode of TriCenter, we're giving you exclusive access to Endurance LIVE. Tag along for the morning run, get a look at the expo, catch up with the pros and go backstage at the awards gala.

Ironman triathlete Richard Ussher of New Zealand has announced he will put his triathlon career on hold as he pursues another title at the Coast-to-Coast multisport adventure race in New Zealand.

Both Belgium’s Frederik Van Lierde and Great Britain’s Jodie Swallow took the leads early on and held them throughout the race in Buffalo City to claim the Ironman 70.3 South Africa titles on Sunday afternoon.

The endurance sports community came out to the Downtown Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, Calif. on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 22 to honor the top athletic accomplishments of 2010 at the Endurance LIVE Awards Gala.

Ryan Sutter joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on Competitor Radio to talk about his passion for swim/bike/run and his attendance at this weekend's Endurance LIVE event.

Claudia, an avid triathlete and cancer survivor originally from Caracas, Venezuela, is the winner!

New Zealand's Samantha Warriner is planning on competing at Ironman New Zealand on March 5, only a few months after her December heart surgery.

The world’s largest and most prized consumer show and endurance sports awards event returns to San Diego this Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011.

What can we expect in 2011 from top pros like Chris Lieto, Linsey Corbin, Samantha McGlone, Meredith Kessler, Rachel Joyce and Luke Bell? Matt Dixon, the man coaching them this year, gives us his take on the these athletes and the season ahead.

Making triathlon classes a part of curriculum for students is a growing trend on college campuses around the country. Auburn University is the latest institution to make training for triathlons a part of students' educations.

Triathlon America has announced the individual finalists for the Triathlete of the Year Awards and award categories for the first annual Triathlon America Awards Celebration.

Heather Fuhr, an Ironman world champion turned trail runner, joins Bob Babbitt and Paul Huddle on this edition of Competitor Radio.

Whether it's an Ironman or ultrarunning race, Heather Fuhr has shown she has what it takes to go the distance.

Courtney Baird promoted from Senior Editor.

Captain James Bales has been named Air Force Male Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments in the sport of triathlon. Captain Bales will next set his sights on the 2012 Olympic Games.

The winner of the Miss Triathlete.com for the month of December is Aimee H. of Miami, Florida.

The knee injury that forced Lance Armstrong to withdraw from the Rotorua Sprint Triathlon in New Zealand, set to be held later this month, could also keep him from competing in a 2011 Ironman.

Several key biomechanics professors have become skeptics.

Stephen and Bella Bayliss, both professional triathletes from Great Britain, announced today that they are expecting their first child.

A trio of triathlon legends receives hall of fame honors, Michellie Jones takes us along for a training day and we get you ready for this weekend’s Endurance Live event.

Off-road triathletes Emma Garrard and Josiah Middaugh took their talents to the snow Saturday, earning the overall national titles at the 2011 USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship at Soldier Hollow.

The USA Triathlon Board of Directors announces officer election results.

A recap of the 2011 USA Triathlon Hall of Fame Banquet from Colorado Springs, Colo.

Cold and rainy conditions forced the 2011 version of Ironman 70.3 Pucon to become a duathlon format.

Americans are set to take on the snow with a 5-kilometer run, a 10-kilometer mountain bike ride and an 8-kilometer cross-country skiing leg.

New Zealand professional triathlete Nicky Samuels is sharing her discontent with the Wanaka-area retailers who have complained about Challenge Wanaka's presence in the small town.

Tom Gallagher joins Bob Babbitt on this edition of Competitor Radio. Gallagher took 13th at the Ironman in Kona in 1986 and is a long time waterman and top Stand Up Paddler (SUP).

We asked one of the sport's strongest swimmers, American Sara McLarty, to give her take on Lance Armstrong's swim stroke.

The list of star triathletes attending January 22nd's Endurance LIVE Consumer Show and Awards Gala, set to take place in San Diego, Calif., continues to grow.

A couple of months after announcing he will no longer compete at the Ironman World Championship, two-time Ironman World Champion Tim DeBoom is preparing to take on the toughest triathlon on the planet, the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.

After weeks of anticipation, the 2011 Uplace Belgian Pro Triathlon Team was announced today, Jan. 13.

Two Australians are the favorites to win Saturday's Challenge Wanaka event in New Zealand.

Three-time defending Challenge Wanaka winner Gina Crawford will not be making the start on Saturday because she is expecting a baby, due in July, with her husband Brett.

She's trying to qualify for the Ironman Triathlon World Championships.

Part of the Challenge Wanaka marathon course is being repaired after floodwaters caused an overflow of the adjacent Clutha River.

With the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship coming up on Jan. 15 in Midway, Utah, we get the inside scoop on training and racing in the Salt Lake City and Park City areas.

GOTRIbal founder Tanya Maslach explains on an Espn.com blog why, despite its booming popularity, triathlon should not be considered the new golf of the sport's world.

The big Endurance LIVE Consumer Show is set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 22. at the San Diego Convention Center. Last year's event, known as TriExpo, was a huge success and this year is set to be bigger and better.

Winter triathlon is made up of running, biking and cross-country skiing, and gives triathletes a unique challenge during a time when many athletes are hibernating.

The two 2010 Ironman World Champions, Chris McCormack and Mirinda Carfrae, were also two of the athletes featured on "Training Day" last year.

Check out this video of Lance Armstrong swimming the Ironman World Championship course in Kona, Hawaii.

Atlanta-based all3sports, Inc. has signed Matt “Boom Boom” Reed.

United States-based Zoot Sports has signed 2010 ITU World Champion Javier Gómez to a two-year deal, which will include the 2012 London Olympics.

According to her Twitter account, three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington will open her season in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on April 10, 2011.

Look back on the 2010 Endurance Sports Awards with this video recap.

Photographer Paul Phillips spent 2010 traveling the world to cover the sport of triathlon. In this gallery, Phillips provides 24 of his favorite photos from the year.

The City of Lyon will be the first French destination to host a TriStar event

One of the most popular speed-distance devices on the market just got better.

Learn about our picks for the top 10 professional triathlon moments of 2010, then tell us which moment is your favorite in the following poll.

American triathlete and Kona local Bree Wee is spending time training with Lance Armstrong as he prepares to make his comeback to the sport of triathlon.

Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether

The February 2011 issue of Triathlete magazine, on newsstands now, is packed with advice and insight into how to train smart during the winter months.

Spain’s Eneko Llanos and Great Britain’s Julie Dibens, the champions of the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon, will defend their men’s and women’s crowns in the race’s second running on March 12, 2011.

This weekend's Tauranga half-triathlon will welcome Australia's Rebekah Keat and New Zealand's Jo Lawn, among others.

Triathlete magazine author Dr. Jeffrey Sankoff will be featured on an online radio show to talk about New Year’s resolutions and some of the dangers associated with them.

Last year was an eventful year for the sport of triathlon. Records were broken, new gear was revealed and new champions were crowned. Here are our picks for the top 10 professional triathlon moments from 2010.

According to a South Carolina newspaper, the City of Columbia is working on bringing an Ironman event to the South.

On the first TriCenter of 2011, we recap the latest triathlon news and Bob Babbitt joins us to talk about the Challenged Athletes Foundation and the addition of paratriathlon to the paralympics.

Three-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington speaks candidly in an interview about her body image, how she got into the sport and what she's sacrificed for success.

A look at some of American triathlete Laura Bennett's favorite things.

The opening of a cycling and triathlon club’s new clubhouse was overshadowed yesterday in Great Britain when three of its riders were injured, one seriously, on a commemorative ride to celebrate the event.

A new Olympic-distance triathlon is a possibility for Denver in July of this year.

American Amber Monforte joins Bob Babbitt and AJ Acosta to chat about breaking the 21-year-old course record at the three-day Ultraman Triathlon World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

Defending Ironman world champion Mirinda Carfrae of Australia has committed to riding a Felt bicycle through 2013. Carfrae had previously been with Cannondale for the majority of her career.

In a reminder that triathlon does not always equal swim/bike/run, athletes took on Alaska's winter conditions in a TriFlake race in Anchorage.

Ironman veteran Cameron Brown beat out young talent to take a win in New Zealand's Whangamata Triathlon. On the women's side, Rebecca Kingsford outpaced race favorite Jo Lawn for the title.

Triathlon America will host an industry event devoted to the business of triathlon. The first-of-its-kind event will take place in La Jolla, Calif. from Feb. 27 to March 1.

Canadian Janelle Morrison continues to recover after being seriously injured in a head-on collision last month.