Course Conditions
This year appears to be one of the fastest ever in Florianopolis. Even if only the female winner Sarah Piampiano posted a “sub-X” finish time, there were a lot of athletes that posted a fast time compared to their previous performances.
But what a “sub-X” performance Sarah showed: She broke the overall course record (Sarah’s 8:40:49 improves on Susie Cheetham’s 8:52 from 2017), the bike course record (faster by three minutes than Jessie Donavan’s 2014 split) and also the run course record. Her 2:53:18 is better than the 2015 time by Ariana Monticelli (who received a doping ban for EPO in summer 2017). Sarah was also faster than male winner Andy Potts who ran a 2:53:40.
Kona Qualifying
The four slots are going to be assigned to:
- Female Winner Sarah Piampiano
- Male Winner Andy Potts
- Male 2nd Will Clarke
- Male 3rd Frank Silvestrin
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Andy Potts | USA | 00:45:53 | 04:19:13 | 02:53:40 | 08:02:57 | 11:15 | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Will Clarke | GBR | 00:45:52 | 04:23:37 | 02:52:39 | 08:06:30 | 00:04 | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Frank Silvestrin | BRA | 00:46:44 | 04:31:57 | 02:47:15 | 08:10:19 | -11:15 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias | ESP | 00:49:59 | 04:26:37 | 02:50:12 | 08:12:15 | -03:18 | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 00:46:06 | 04:37:22 | 02:49:20 | 08:17:06 | 02:17 | US$ 1,500 |
| 6 | Luis Henrique Ohde | BRA | 00:45:54 | 04:34:18 | 02:57:32 | 08:22:19 | 03:53 | US$ 1,000 |
| 7 | Jose Estrangeiro | POR | 00:45:57 | 04:34:20 | 03:00:24 | 08:26:05 | -00:23 | |
| 8 | Vinicius Canhedo | BRA | 00:49:56 | 04:28:33 | 03:04:33 | 08:27:39 | -17:59 | |
| 9 | Jason Pohl | CAN | 00:54:44 | 04:47:10 | 02:52:58 | 08:40:19 | 00:23 | |
| 10 | Eduardo Antonio Lass | BRA | 00:45:45 | 04:39:59 | 03:10:27 | 08:41:18 | n/a | |
| 11 | Luiz Francisco Paiva Ferreira | BRA | 00:45:42 | 04:40:19 | 03:20:57 | 08:51:48 | 08:12 | |
| 12 | Iuri Josino Vinuto | BRA | 00:46:44 | 05:00:54 | 02:58:37 | 08:51:48 | n/a | |
| 13 | Paulo Roberto Maciel da Silva | BRA | 00:45:46 | 04:44:06 | 03:20:21 | 08:55:07 | n/a | |
| 14 | Roberto Rivera Cabrera | CHI | 00:50:05 | 04:51:58 | 03:18:42 | 09:06:32 | -27:11 | |
| 15 | Bruno Matheus | BRA | 00:45:57 | 04:41:55 | 03:38:03 | 09:10:17 | -13:02 | |
| 16 | Christian Carletto | ARG | 00:55:48 | 05:04:06 | 03:20:21 | 09:26:37 | 15:02 | |
| 17 | Igor Amorelli | BRA | 00:45:45 | 04:23:41 | 04:25:06 | 09:38:41 | 1:37:12 | |
| 18 | Guilherme Manocchio | BRA | 00:49:55 | 04:48:49 | 04:00:29 | 09:47:15 | 1:41:29 | |
| Justin Metzler | USA | 00:46:01 | 04:39:11 | DNF | ||||
| Mikkel Mortensen | DEN | 00:57:10 | 04:52:23 | DNF | ||||
| Cyril Viennot | FRA | 00:46:08 | DNF | |||||
| Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 00:53:49 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Sarah Piampiano | USA | 00:58:12 | 04:43:48 | 02:53:18 | 08:40:48 | -11:34 | US$ 8,000 |
| 2 | Pamella Oliveira | BRA | 00:49:53 | 04:57:30 | 03:11:04 | 09:03:46 | n/a | US$ 4,000 |
| 3 | Bruna Mahn | BRA | 00:54:47 | 05:06:43 | 03:10:40 | 09:16:55 | -01:12 | US$ 3,000 |
| 4 | Julia Kruger Romariz | BRA | 01:02:55 | 05:32:10 | 03:33:28 | 10:16:18 | n/a | US$ 2,500 |
| 5 | Gisele Bertucci | BRA | 00:54:45 | 05:30:42 | 03:58:54 | 10:33:29 | -18:22 | US$ 1,500 |