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Fourth time’s the toughest

Hunter Kemper made his fourth U.S. Men's Olympic triathlon team this weekend. But the road was tough as he fought off a string of injuries and faced an ever stronger set of competitors.

Manny Huerta’s dream

Manuel Huerta weighs 123 pounds and stands 5-feet 7. Despite a silver at the Pan Am Games last year, the Cuban-born 28-year old was a long shot for the U.S. Olympic team. After Saturday, he stands tall thanks to the power of a fiercely held dream.

Olympic agony and ecstasy

When two great triathletes and good friends are pitted against one another in a struggle for the last ticket to the London Olympics, the victor's thoughts are bittersweet and the vanquished fights off tears as she maintains a brave face.

Shoemaker comes back from KO

Jarrod Shoemaker crashed into the Olympic limelight by taking the first 2008 Olympic US men's slot; now he's coming back from two 2011 crashes that left him with a concussion and a strained neck and it's do or die time for Olympic slots Saturday.

Sarah Haskins is ready

Sarah Haskins, the 2008 ITU World Championship silver medalist, 2008 Olympian, 2009 and 2011 Race to the Toyota Cup champion will duel Laura Bennett for the last U.S. women's Olympic slot.

Wildflower winners interviews

Jesse Thomas talks about entering the exclusive sub-4 hour club with his second win at Wildflower and Heather Jackson explains how she made her dreams of a breakthrough win come true.

Stairway of Champions addition

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of his Wildflower triathlon, Terry Davis erected a Stairway of Champions with plaques honoring all long course winners. On the 1983 men's plaque, there was a surprise addition.

The intricacies of Olympic qualification

Qualification for Olympic triathlon slots is coming down to the wire and USA Triathlon high performance general manager Andy Schmitz lays out the complex criteria his athletes face at the San Diego WTS races.

A chat with Uli Schoberer

We had the opportunity to sit down with Uli Schoberer, the entrepreneur and engineer who created SRM. He tells us about how they started, where they’re going, and some very interesting pieces of history.

Up close with David Bishop

We recently had a few words with British U23 Pro Tom Bishop and today we follow it up with a chat with his twin brother David. David also competes as a Pro triathlete and currently does some French Grand Prix events with Rouen.

The world of Tommy Zaferes

What does a 2008 Olympic Trials swimmer do after the Olympics Trials have come and gone? If you’re Tommy Zaferes you pick-up an old bike and enter a triathlon on a whim. Sal Farruggia had a few words with this fast Pro.

Get familiar with Tom Bishop

Tom Bishop was part of the British U23 podium sweep at the ITU Triathlon World Championships ln Beijing last year, and we are convinced that we will hear a lot more from this fast twin.