The World Long Distance Triathlon Champs are to be held in Almere, The Netherlands on the 30-31st August 2008.  Triathlon New Zealand has selected an Age Group and Elite Team as per the Triathlon New Zealand Selection Criteria and would like to congratulate the below athletes on there selection to the team.

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Age Group Team
Female	Male
20-24   Club Natasha Lydiard Tauranga Kathryn Lydiard Tauranga Larisa Marsh North Harbour 25-29     Phillippa Jensen Wellington Laura-Clare Whelan Auckland Fiona Eagles Auckland Erin O'Hara Taupo Kerri Neylon Southland Laura Smith Wellington Anna Stevenson Taranaki 30-34     Jacinda Papps Wellington Rachael Land (Fletcher) Taupo Frana Segedin Auckland Nicky Spicer Taranaki Belinda Harper North Harbour 35-39     Sharon Sproule North Harbour Kellee  Sandlands North Harbour Lucy Williams Taupo 40-44     Ali Boggs Auckland/Hibiscus Jacky Toepfer North Harbour Lyndy Wickham Tauranga Linda Breekveldt Waitakere  45-49     Susan Prater Auckland Sally Jones Tauranga Lynette Warn Taupo 55-59     Heather Allison Hibiscus Shirley  Rolston Canterbury 60-64     Tiare Lund Waitakere	20-24   Club Samuel Murphy Canterbury 25-29     Peter Hughes Auckland Spencer Vickers North Harbour Richard Campbell Tauranga Michael Kelly Team Shorebreak Bevan Littler Hamilton Jeremy Webber Eastland 30-34     James  Christian Auckland 35-39     Leon Tweedie North Harbour Guy Nelson Rotorua Gavin Champion Wellington Paul Dufty Tauranga 40-44     Phill Dunster Tauranga Carl  Fraser Hawkes Bay Ian Sharples Auckland Ricky Simonsen North Harbour 45-49     Tim  Jardine Hawkes Bay Neil Sheerin Canterbury Philip Morreau Auckland Roger Spice Auckland James  Dever Hawkes Bay 50-54     Andrew Davidson North Harbour Steve Milne Team Shorebreak Peter Reid Rotorua Brent Morris Auckland 55-59     Geoff Martin Hawkes Bay Alan Lennon North Harbour 60-64     Bruce Beehre Tauranga
Elite Team
Female	Male
Kristin Hewitt	Stephen  Sheldrake                                    Jamie Whyte Paul  Westwood Hamish  Johnson Scott Larsen Robert  Dallimore