Course Conditions
This year, conditions in Thun were probably the fastest we have seen (other than the short first edition in 2021). We have also seen a full set of new male course records. Ruben Zepuntke improved on the swim record set by Daniela Ryf (!) in 2022 by more than three minutes, then Marius Bjerkeset set a new bike course record (beating Zepuntke’s time from 2023 by ten minutes), finally winner Leonard Arnold set new run and overall course records. His 2:36 marathon and 7:49 finish were quicker than Jan van Berkel’s times from 2023 (2:40 and 8:05).
Kona Qualifying
IM Switzerland was the first race that offered two Pro slots for Kona 2026. These will be offered to:
- Leonard Arnold,
and
- Marius Bjerkeset.
You can find the full list of qualifiers on the “Kona 2026” page.
Male Race Results
| Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
Diff to exp. |
Prize Money |
PTO Points |
| 1 |
Leonard Arnold |
GER |
00:49:44 (3) |
04:18:46 (3) |
02:36:12 (1) |
07:49:20 |
-13:42 |
US$ 15,000 |
82.21 |
| 2 |
Marius Bjerkeset |
NOR |
00:53:46 (25) |
04:07:23 (1) |
02:49:56 (7) |
07:56:17 |
n/a |
US$ 9,000 |
77.04 |
| 3 |
Frederic Funk |
GER |
00:49:43 (2) |
04:21:20 (4) |
02:41:21 (2) |
07:57:38 |
08:29 |
US$ 7,000 |
74.18 |
| 4 |
Valentin Rouvier |
FRA |
00:49:48 (6) |
04:23:23 (7) |
02:46:59 (4) |
08:05:16 |
n/a |
US$ 5,000 |
69.15 |
| 5 |
Jari Claes |
SUI |
00:50:15 (11) |
04:21:56 (6) |
02:51:29 (8) |
08:08:47 |
n/a |
US$ 4,000 |
65.83 |
| 6 |
Ruben Zepuntke |
GER |
00:47:40 (1) |
04:18:35 (2) |
03:00:53 (13) |
08:12:55 |
-01:15 |
US$ 3,000 |
62.45 |
| 7 |
Zachary Bernier-Michaud |
CAN |
00:52:27 (19) |
04:29:58 (9) |
02:47:48 (5) |
08:15:54 |
00:11 |
US$ 2,500 |
59.64 |
| 8 |
Yvan Jarrige |
FRA |
00:49:50 (7) |
04:33:01 (15) |
02:49:49 (6) |
08:18:05 |
-05:32 |
US$ 2,000 |
57.27 |
| 9 |
Ernest Mantell |
USA |
00:49:54 (10) |
04:30:04 (10) |
02:53:02 (10) |
08:18:19 |
-06:07 |
US$ 1,500 |
55.75 |
| 10 |
Fabian Dutli |
SUI |
00:57:34 (28) |
04:31:42 (13) |
02:46:03 (3) |
08:20:54 |
-06:26 |
US$ 1,000 |
53.47 |
| 11 |
Lukas Stahl |
GER |
00:52:26 (18) |
04:31:53 (14) |
02:55:50 (11) |
08:26:16 |
05:13 |
|
50.25 |
| 12 |
Pierre Stieremans |
FRA |
00:53:45 (24) |
04:35:28 (16) |
02:52:30 (9) |
08:27:33 |
n/a |
|
48.65 |
| 13 |
Patrick Cometta |
SUI |
00:51:54 (13) |
04:30:52 (11) |
03:02:39 (15) |
08:30:54 |
-15:21 |
|
46.37 |
| 14 |
Romain Aymon |
SUI |
00:52:23 (16) |
04:38:56 (19) |
03:01:25 (14) |
08:38:51 |
n/a |
|
42.45 |
| 15 |
Maxence Castel Gautier |
FRA |
00:52:24 (17) |
04:39:10 (20) |
03:08:51 (16) |
08:47:45 |
n/a |
|
38.24 |
| 16 |
Lorenzo Delco |
SUI |
01:01:38 (30) |
04:42:46 (23) |
02:59:11 (12) |
08:49:15 |
-14:55 |
|
36.88 |
| 17 |
Louis Naeyaert |
BEL |
00:49:47 (5) |
04:40:16 (21) |
03:14:09 (18) |
08:49:31 |
n/a |
|
36.05 |
| 18 |
Jan Poplawski |
POL |
00:53:44 (23) |
04:38:10 (18) |
03:15:56 (20) |
08:53:34 |
11:41 |
|
33.85 |
| 19 |
James Scott-Farrington |
GBR |
00:49:52 (8) |
04:44:43 (24) |
03:13:44 (17) |
08:54:50 |
19:34 |
|
32.75 |
| 20 |
Jesse Vondracek |
USA |
00:53:43 (21) |
04:51:45 (26) |
03:14:34 (19) |
09:06:32 |
21:27 |
|
29.50 |
| 21 |
Kevin Brann |
SUI |
00:56:03 (26) |
04:42:36 (22) |
03:26:52 (22) |
09:19:00 |
n/a |
|
28.98 |
| 22 |
Toby Nisbet |
GBR |
00:52:20 (14) |
05:03:31 (27) |
03:17:27 (21) |
09:19:48 |
25:10 |
|
28.49 |
| 23 |
Stefan Graf |
SUI |
00:57:32 (27) |
05:20:17 (28) |
03:36:56 (23) |
10:02:10 |
n/a |
|
28.05 |
| |
Stenn Goetstouwers |
BEL |
00:49:46 (4) |
04:23:44 (8) |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
Jonathan Guisolan |
SUI |
00:53:43 (21) |
04:21:53 (5) |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
Kevin Rundstadler |
FRA |
00:50:43 (12) |
04:31:32 (12) |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
William Mennesson |
FRA |
00:49:52 (8) |
04:37:00 (17) |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
Loris Millot |
FRA |
00:59:44 (29) |
04:51:03 (25) |
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
Florian Seifert |
GER |
00:52:22 (15) |
|
|
DNF |
|
|
|
| |
Michal Grabowski |
POL |
00:53:35 (20) |
|
|
DNF |
|
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