inclusion

"I am Black. I'm from the Caribbean. I am five foot two. I'm plus size. I don’t present as a ‘triathlete.’ But I hope others see me and believe it’s doable."

The father-son duo of Dick and Rick Hoyt conquered over 1,100 endurance events worldwide, including 247 triathlons.

Now that women’s draft-legal triathlon is getting the official nod from the NCAA, it leaves collegiate paratriathletes to fend for themselves in a grey area somewhere between club and varsity.