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|  Louisiana shows Southern hospitality to USAT age groupers October 2, 2003 Courtesy: USAT
At least 1,250 triathletes, the largest number ever, are
expected Saturday in Shreveport, La., for the 2003 USA Triathlon
National Age Group Championship for Olympic distance triathlon. This race is the only U.S. age group qualifier for the 2004
International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon
Championships in May in Madeira Island, Portugal. The 2004 world
championships are being held early in the year due to the 2004
Olympic Games in August. The top 16 finishers in each age group in Shreveport will
qualify. Slots will roll down nine places. The Shreveport course will consist of a one-lap, 1.5k swim at
Champion Lake, a 40k bike along Clyde Fant Parkway and the Red
River, and a flat 10k run from East 70th Street to Preston. The
temperature in Shreveport on Saturday is expected to be 84
degrees with 20 percent humidity. Other events surrounding the race include a women's breakfast, a
pre-race pasta dinner, an expo and an awards ceremony that will
honor top-10 finishers in each age group, world medalists from
2002, defending national champions and All-Americans. Pete Kain (Cupertino, Calif.) and Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.)
were the overall winners last year. Kain, who won the men's 35-
39 age group in 2002, is back for 2003, although he has moved up
to the men's 40-44 age division. Swail turned elite/pro in 2003
and is working to make the 2004 U.S. Olympic triathlon team. Others on this year's start list who won age group titles last
year are:
Other past national champions who will be competing in
Shreveport include:
There will also be many competitors from Shreveport and the
outlying areas in Louisiana and Texas.
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