It is a federation of the three
Home Nation membership associations (
Triathlon England,
Triathlon Scotland and
Welsh Triathlon). Triathlon in Northern Ireland is organised under Ulster Triathlon, part of the all-Ireland governing body
Triathlon Ireland. However North Irish athletes may compete for Great Britain as long as they have a valid
British passport and are a member of one of the three home nations associations. Clubs in both the Channel Islands and on the Isle of Man are registered through triathlon England.
Membership of governing bodies The British Triathlon Federation is one of the 32 national sports governing bodies represented in the
British Olympic Association and is a member of, and British triathlon’s representative organisation with, the
European Triathlon Union and the
International Triathlon Union.
Funding British Triathlon's has two key funding streams, corporate sponsorship and the UK Sport Lottery Funding. A large selection of supporting partners give corporate sponsorship to BTF. ==Function==