A civil engineer, former elite athlete, and former ITU vice president, Dr Springman published her vision this weekend on her websit.
Dr Springman said: Triathlon is a young but high-profile sport. To lead the ITU forward to the Beijing Olympics and beyond demands a president who can build a stronger administrative organisation, improve the marketing of the sport and encourage the development of triathlon and triathletes around the world.
The full document has been published in English and Spanish, with summaries also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Russian.