Stories from Triathlon Leadership

With Debbie Alexander, Eleanor Condon and Audrey Livingston

Europe Triathlon

Tue 17 Nov · 13:00 CET

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Barriers in sports can sometimes feel invisible. A committee or a team where everyone looks the same. Training sessions nobody with kids can make. Our speakers hit a few, but they kept going, and are here to tell their stories.

The line-up

01 Debbie Alexander 1st Vice President, World Triathlon · President, Triathlon South Africa
Debbie Alexander

Speaks at 13:05

Debbie is a clinical psychologist who has led Triathlon South Africa since 2009 and is now 1st Vice President of World Triathlon. She helped bring the first ITU Paratriathlon competition and a WTS event to Africa. In 2012 she was named South Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government in the sport category.

02 Eleanor Condon Women in Sport and EDI Lead, Coach Developer · Triathlon Ireland
Eleanor Condon

Speaks at 13:20

Eleanor leads Triathlon Ireland’s work on getting more women into the sport and keeping them there, as athletes, coaches, officials and leaders. She writes the strategy and then goes out and runs the programmes. Outside work she volunteers with The Hygiene Hub, Special Olympics Ireland and her local club.

03 Audrey Livingston Coach and Continental Technical Official · World Triathlon
Audrey Livingston

Speaks at 13:35

Audrey signed up for one charity race at 42. It turned into a second career. She’s a Level 3 British Triathlon coach and a World Triathlon Continental Technical Official, and this year she was Head Referee for the Women’s Elite race at WTCS London. In 2020 the BBC named her Unsung Hero for the London region.

Tuesday 17 November

Timeline for the day

13:00

Welcome

We open the Miro board, say hello, and show you how to join in.

13:05

Debbie Alexander

Leading a national federation since 2009: the fights worth having, and the ones she would skip next time.

13:20

Eleanor Condon

How Triathlon Ireland got its women in sport work moving, and what kept it going once the launch buzz wore off.

13:35

Audrey Livingston

She signed up for one charity race at 42. This year she was Head Referee at WTCS London.

13:50

Your questions

Drop questions in the chat during the talks. We pick them up here.

13:58

Close

Thank-yous, and how to join the roundtable on 24 November.

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The webinar

Tue 17 Nov

13:00 to 14:00 CET

Three speakers share their stories. Then some time for questions. Everyone's welcome!

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For webinar participants

The roundtable

Tue 24 Nov

13:00 CET

A smaller group, seats are limited. A place to share and find what's working in your club or federation, and you leave with people to call.

Attend the webinar on 17 November and we'll send you the invite.

Save your seat

Free and online. Register once and you'll get the joining link, the recording afterwards and the roundtable invite.

Questions

What is No Barriers, No Excuses?

A movement inside triathlon, started by Europe Triathlon's Women's Committee. Volunteers, coaches, officials and federation people trying to make the sport fairer to get into, and to stay in.

Is this only for people who have faced discrimination?

No. If you care about who gets to take part in triathlon, come.

Does it cost anything?

No, it's free.

Will there be a recording?

Yes. Register and we'll send it to you, even if you can't make it live.

What is the roundtable?

A smaller follow-up on Tuesday 24 November at 13:00 CET, with breakout rooms and time to swap contacts. You opt in on the registration form.