The Junior and Youth National Championship will be held in West Chester, Ohio, with the youth elite and junior elites competing on August 11, the first day of the competition.

Mixed team relay will follow on the second and final day, August 12, and registration opens on January 12 for all the events at usatriathlon.org.

The USA Triathlon Club National Championship is being held in conjunction with Long Course Nationals on September 22 in Oklahoma City, with registration open at redmantriathlon.com.

Top Olympic distance athletes will compete at the USA Triathlon Elite National Championship at the Nickel City Triathlon on September 15..

The USA Triathlon Aquabike National Championship will be a new addition to the schedule for 2012, and will take place in conjunction with 'I Love the Tavern Triathlon', and registration is open at richmondmultisports.com.

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