Volunteers Celebrated at British Triathlon Annual Awards

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In an evening aimed at celebrating an outstanding summer of success for British Triathlon, the Volunteers, Officials and Coaches central to the sport have been recognised at the Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday 14 November.

The Volunteer Awards, supported by Leigh Day & Co recognised the outstanding contribution made to the sport by our network of dedicated, motivated and passionate volunteers.

Dr Sarah Springman OBE, President of British Triathlon Federation highlighted their contribution commenting: “This year has seen unrivalled achievement for British Triathlon. The Annual Awards Dinner is triathlon’s opportunity to reflect on and celebrate our successes.   Not only the athletes make the headlines, but also the volunteers, who give up their time to support our sport.”

The Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year award went to Ian Jones of Manchester Triathlon Club. When asked about his reasons for volunteering Ian commented: “In my experience most triathletes do, even if it’s just giving up a couple of hours a week to help coach or help with races - most of us all do this. I might have won this, but I am sure there are hundreds or thousands of people out in the UK who are just as deserving of this, so to my mind it is just as much about them as it is me.”

 

The Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Young Volunteer of the Year award was won by Caitlin Simon, a member of Alnwick District Triathlon Club. Caitlin commented:

“It feels good; it’s nice to be appreciated.”

Triathlon is a central part of family life for the 16 year old who adds: “My mum and dad both do it [volunteer], so it’s in the home and its great fun.”

 

The Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year was won by Rob Moore from Exeter Triathlon Club. Rob added:

“It’s fantastic. I have been coaching for a long time now; it’s nice to be rewarded. I have put a lot of work in the last few years to make the club better, and it’s nice that people have voted for me.”

 

   
The Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year award was won by Lynda Chase from London. A Level 5 Official, the highest level available in the British Triathlon Official Education programme, Lynda has been active in triathlon for a number of years. She is currently the Regional Official Coordinator and Technical Advisor for London. Lynda was also recently selected to be one of the Technical Officials at the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series event hosted at Hyde Park.

Penny Knight of Leigh Day & Co Solicitors was delighted to attend the evening commenting: “It was great to attend the Awards Dinner and share in the success of British Triathlon this year. This extends to the hard work put in by all the volunteers, coaches and officials - those people who often go unnoticed but whose hard work and dedication play such a crucial role in enabling the sport to develop and succeed.”

Following the awards presentations, guests were entertained by after dinner speaker and now fellow triathlete, rowing double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell, OBE.

A full list of Award winners can be found below:
 
British Triathlon Annual Award Winners
British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the year – Alistair Brownlee
British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the year – Helen Jenkins
British Triathlon Male Junior Triathlete of the year – Jonathan Brownlee
British Triathlon Female Junior Triathlete of the year – Hollie Avil
British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the year – Phil Graves
British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the year – Chrissie Wellington
British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the year – Richard Hobby
British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the year – Catriona Morrison
British Triathlon Club of the Year – Ful-on Tri
British Triathlon Event of the Year - Deva Divas Ladies Triathlon
Corus British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year – Chris Goodwin
Corus British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the year – Clare Cunningham
British Triathlon Male Age Group Triathlete of the year – Nick Dunn
British Triathlon Female Age Group Triathlete of the year – Parys Edwards
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the year – Ian Jones
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Young Volunteer of the year – Caitlin Simon
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the year – Rob Moore
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the year – Lynda Chase
Taut British Duathlon Ranking Series Overall Male Winner – Lee Piercy
Taut British Duathlon Ranking Series Overall Female Winner – Emma Dews
Taut British Triathlon Ranking Series overall Male Winner – Carl Shaw
Taut British Triathlon Ranking Series overall Female Winner – Danielle Stewart