The USA Triathlon Foundation is now accepting applications for the fourth annual USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team. The application window runs from October 15 through November 5.
‘The USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team is a group of dedicated individuals who are committed to raising awareness for the USA Triathlon Foundation and its mission, which is transforming lives through sport by opening pathways to swimming, biking, and running for all.’
The foundation adds that the ambassador team is based around the everyday triathlete who has a passion for giving back. Through local service projects, community outreach activities and beginner triathlon clinics, ambassadors embody the goals of the USA Triathlon Foundation: to support and promote triathlon, and to open pathways to triathlon to those for whom it might not otherwise be possible.
Outreach activities will support one of the foundation’s three key focus areas: encouraging every child to participate; inspiring adaptive athletes to get involved; and igniting athletes’ dreams of competing at the Olympic or Paralympic Games.
“The impact our ambassadors have had in growing and supporting the sport of triathlon in their local communities, as well as at national and world events, is a testament to the passion and dedication the multisport family displays on a daily basis,” said Laura Goodwin, Foundation Development and Program Coordinator for the USA Triathlon Foundation.
“We look forward to growing both the influence and outreach of the Ambassador Team as we field the largest team yet this year.”
Ambassador Team members will participate in service projects on-site at the 2022 Toyota Legacy Triathlon in Long Beach, California, on July 15-17 and the 2022 Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Milwaukee on Aug. 6-7.
Service projects will support local triathlon communities and multisport-focused charities in each host city.
Additionally, ambassadors will raise a minimum of US$1,000 each for the USA Triathlon Foundation. That funding will go toward deserving individuals and organizations in the multisport community in support of the foundation’s three focus areas.
Throughout the triathlon season, ambassadors will also share the mission and vision of the foundation through personal stories on their social media channels and in their local communities.
In addition to age group ambassadors, three US elite athletes will be chosen to be team captains. Team captains help lead community service efforts while using their social media platforms to advance the foundation’s mission and vision.
The 2021 USA Triathlon Foundation Ambassador Team includes 47 age group ambassadors and three Elite Team Captains. The team is made up of 15 men and 32 women, located across the United States, and they collectively have more than 100 years of triathlon experience.
Individuals can apply for the 2022 USA Triathlon Foundation ambassador team online.
www.usatriathlonfoundation.org
