Triathlon marine plan in the Triathlon marine plan in the Olympic Games andOlympic Games andOlympic Games and Olympic Games and 

the ITU World Triathlon Seriesthe ITU World Triathlon Series

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Marine PlanMarine Plan

• The Marine Plan outlines: the normal operations of the 

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the emergency action plan• The Marine Plan has to be 

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prepared by the local organizing committee and approved by the assigned ITU Technical Delegate 22assigned ITU Technical Delegate and ITU Medical Delegate.

• A full dress rehearsal should be 

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conducted with the presence of the ITU Technical Delegate and ITU Medical Delegate

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ITU Medical Delegate.

Things to considerThings to consider

• Safe & fair

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• Elite vs. Mass participation vs. paratriathlon

• Front of house activity• TV/press presence• Advanced engineering• Exposed to weather 

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ContentContent

• The Marine Plan contains: Site plan and swim 

course layout Environmental data 

(e.x. tide tables) W t lit d t Water quality data Water safety key 

principlesprinciples Team structure Swimmer tracking Swimmer tracking 

procedures CommunicationCommunication Normal operation 

procedures

ContentContent

• The Marine Plan contains: Emergency plan (mass evacuation, major incident, 

minor incident, unaccounted for swimmer, th i d t th )unauthorized access to the course)

AgendaAgendaSwim Group 

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Swim Team FOP Course Setup

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Technical Official

LeaderFOP Course Setup 

Team*Group Leader

FOP Safety Team(14)

FOP Boat Drivers (8) Dive Team (3) Pontoon Lifeguards (4)

Lifeguard P ddl b d (10)

Rescue Craft (4)R B t D i (1)Paddleboarders (10) ‐ Rescue Boat Driver (1)

‐Medical Boat Driver (1)‐ Jet Ski Drivers (2)

di l (2)Rescue Craft Lifeguards 

(4)‐ Rescue Boat (1)M di l B t (1) Press/Official Boats (5)

Medical Pontoon (2)

‐Medical Boat (1)‐ Jet Ski Crew (2)

Press/Official Boats (5)‐ ITU 1‐ ITU 2‐ ITU 3‐ TV

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CommunicationCommunication

Race Director/M di lVenue Control Race Director/

Technical DelegateMedical

Centre

Swim Group Leader

Course Setup Team

ITU Swim Technical Official Media / Official 

Boats

R B t /J t P tLifeguards 

Rescue Boats/Jet Skis

Pontoon Lifeguards

Dive Team

LOCOG RadioVHF/UHF RadioVoice/Hand Signals

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Emergency planEmergency plang y pg y p

• Mass evacuation incidents shall include: An incident which required that all competitors are 

removed from the water.

Emergency planEmergency plang y pg y p

• Major incidents shall include: Casualties that are not fully 

conscious or are so exhausted that they are unable to keep their head babove water or support themselves onto a kayak.

l h h Casualties that have any form of respiratory/cardiac diffi ldifficulty 

Casualties that are seen to di / i k b l hdisappear/sink below the water’s surface. 

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• Minor incident shall include: All incidents or casualties that are not categorised as 

major incidents or casualties.

Unaccounted for swimmerUnaccounted for swimmer

• Hasty search• Hasty search Conducted by the marine 

team starting at theteam starting at the swim exit. 

The hasty search is The hasty search is designed to provide a scanning surface searchscanning, surface search of the swim course to try and locate the casualtyand locate the casualty.

• Underwater searchUnderwater search It will be commence if a hasty, surface search does 

not locate the casualty.not locate the casualty.

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