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Previous Winners
Year |
Male Winner |
Time |
Female Winner |
Time |
2011 |
Chris McCormack (AUS) |
08:15:56 |
Rebekah Keat (AUS) |
09:26:31 |
2012 |
David Dellow (AUS) |
08:15:04 |
Carrie Lester (AUS) |
09:21:00 |
2013 |
Luke McKenzie (AUS) |
08:17:43 |
Liz Blatchford (AUS) |
09:19:51 |
2014 |
Cameron Brown (NZL) |
08:20:15 |
Liz Blatchford (AUS) |
09:16:58 |
2015 |
Luke McKenzie (AUS) |
08:18:01 |
Liz Blatchford (AUS) |
09:11:49 |
2016 |
Tim Van Berkel (AUS) |
08:15:03 |
Jodie Cunnama (GBR) |
09:06:18 |
2017 |
Josh Amberger (AUS) |
08:02:17 |
Sarah Crowley (AUS) |
08:58:14 |
2018 |
Braden Currie (NZL) |
07:54:58 |
Teresa Adam (NZL) |
08:53:16 |
2019 |
Braden Currie (NZL) |
08:04:19 |
Teresa Adam (NZL) |
08:48:33 |
2020 |
Max Neumann (AUS) |
08:13:08 |
Amelia Watkinson (NZL) |
09:20:38 |
2021 |
Max Neumann (AUS) |
07:58:54 |
Kylie Simpson (AUS) |
09:06:34 |
Last Race’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Max Neumann |
AUS |
00:43:53 |
04:26:23 |
02:43:56 |
07:58:54 |
2 |
Tim Van Berkel |
AUS |
00:46:12 |
04:29:36 |
02:46:07 |
08:06:38 |
3 |
Josh Amberger |
AUS |
00:43:28 |
04:26:43 |
02:54:44 |
08:10:11 |
Female Race Results
Rank |
Name |
Nation |
Swim |
Bike |
Run |
Time |
1 |
Kylie Simpson |
AUS |
01:09:31 |
04:58:03 |
02:53:20 |
09:06:34 |
2 |
Amelia Watkinson |
NZL |
00:53:04 |
04:57:32 |
03:13:36 |
09:09:52 |
3 |
Chloe Lane |
AUS |
00:50:29 |
04:58:30 |
03:19:54 |
09:13:59 |
Course Records
Leg |
Gender |
Record |
Athlete |
Date |
Total |
overall |
07:54:58 |
Braden Currie |
2018-06-10 |
Swim |
overall |
00:43:28 |
Josh Amberger |
2021-06-06 |
Bike |
overall |
04:15:13 |
Cameron Wurf |
2017-06-11 |
Run |
overall |
02:39:59 |
Braden Currie |
2018-06-10 |
Total |
female |
08:48:33 |
Teresa Adam |
2019-06-09 |
Swim |
female |
00:48:39 |
Lauren Brandon |
2018-06-10 |
Bike |
female |
04:50:00 |
Sarah Crowley |
2017-06-11 |
Run |
female |
02:53:20 |
Kylie Simpson |
2021-06-06 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Cairns is 05:24.
Race Adjustments for IM Cairns
Year |
Adjustment |
Swim Adj. |
Bike Adj. |
Run Adj. |
# of Finishers |
Rating |
Swim Rating |
Bike Rating |
Run Rating |
2011 |
06:26 |
01:41 |
03:27 |
01:22 |
16 |
06:26 |
01:37 |
03:27 |
01:22 |
2012 |
06:48 |
-00:44 |
08:46 |
-01:21 |
22 |
06:37 |
00:30 |
06:07 |
00:00 |
2013 |
02:58 |
-01:33 |
09:25 |
-05:07 |
16 |
05:24 |
-00:06 |
07:13 |
-01:42 |
2014 |
04:15 |
-02:18 |
03:45 |
02:45 |
16 of 21 |
05:07 |
-00:39 |
06:21 |
-00:36 |
2015 |
06:13 |
01:44 |
04:22 |
00:05 |
16 of 19 |
05:20 |
-00:10 |
05:57 |
-00:27 |
2016 |
-02:45 |
-00:11 |
-01:39 |
00:03 |
28 of 36 |
03:59 |
-00:19 |
04:42 |
-00:23 |
2017 |
12:13 |
-01:01 |
12:00 |
01:53 |
29 of 40 |
05:10 |
-00:31 |
05:44 |
-00:03 |
2018 |
13:54 |
00:22 |
12:52 |
01:17 |
26 of 33 |
06:15 |
-00:29 |
06:37 |
00:07 |
2019 |
01:42 |
00:11 |
02:25 |
-00:05 |
15 of 19 |
05:45 |
-00:30 |
06:09 |
00:05 |
2020 |
-01:50 |
00:44 |
02:06 |
-04:20 |
16 of 20 |
04:59 |
-00:24 |
05:45 |
-00:21 |
2021 |
09:28 |
02:36 |
04:44 |
02:30 |
28 of 32 |
05:24 |
-00:10 |
05:40 |
-00:06 |
Kona slots and Prize Money
IM Cairns has 3m+3f Pro Kona slot(s). It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Male Race Participants
The strength of the field is 13% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
1 |
2 |
Braden Currie (KQ) |
NZL |
08:00:26 |
08:07:16 |
00:47:15 |
04:23:03 |
05:15:18 |
02:45:08 |
81% +6% -13% (14) |
2 |
1 |
Max Neumann |
AUS |
08:03:56 |
08:23:59 |
00:45:54 |
04:26:55 |
05:17:49 |
02:46:07 |
52% +0% -48% (3) |
3 |
3 |
Tim Van Berkel (KQ) |
AUS |
08:11:28 |
08:16:29 |
00:48:45 |
04:29:36 |
05:23:20 |
02:48:08 |
80% +1% -19% (33) |
4 |
4 |
Matt Burton (KQ) |
AUS |
08:14:19 |
08:31:36 |
00:52:06 |
04:24:02 |
05:21:07 |
02:53:12 |
29% +17% -54% (17) |
5 |
6 |
Sam Appleton |
AUS |
08:22:15 |
08:40:06 |
00:47:01 |
04:20:27 |
05:12:28 |
03:09:47 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
6 |
17 |
Henrik Goesch |
FIN |
08:23:30 |
08:55:42 |
00:48:23 |
04:32:51 |
05:26:14 |
02:57:16 |
41% +0% -59% (2) |
7 |
5 |
Pete Jacobs |
AUS |
08:26:21 |
08:59:43 |
00:46:23 |
04:31:54 |
05:23:17 |
03:03:04 |
19% +20% -60% (30) |
8 |
9 |
Ben Phillips |
NZL |
08:33:03 |
08:39:40 |
00:48:56 |
04:36:01 |
05:29:57 |
03:03:06 |
100% +0% -0% (4) |
9 |
8 |
Fraser Walsh |
AUS |
08:37:08 |
08:50:46 |
00:49:36 |
04:40:21 |
05:34:57 |
03:02:11 |
47% +53% -0% (4) |
10 |
16 |
Blake Kappler |
AUS |
08:48:32 |
08:59:21 |
00:51:06 |
04:41:22 |
05:37:28 |
03:11:04 |
96% +0% -4% (7) |
11 |
12 |
Brodie Gardner |
AUS |
09:01:08 |
09:46:21 |
00:55:33 |
04:52:27 |
05:53:01 |
03:08:07 |
31% +0% -69% (2) |
12 |
11 |
Levi Hauwert |
AUS |
09:26:53 |
09:48:29 |
00:54:32 |
04:56:32 |
05:56:05 |
03:30:48 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
 |
10 |
Jason Christie |
NZL |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
 |
14 |
Damien Mcmahon |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
 |
15 |
Dean Cane |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 5% of a typical Kona field.
# |
Bib |
Name |
Nat |
Expected |
Rating |
ESwim |
EBike |
ET2 |
ERun |
Consistency |
1 |
32 |
Sarah Crowley (KQ) |
AUS |
09:00:39 |
09:11:14 |
00:53:09 |
04:52:55 |
05:51:04 |
03:09:35 |
81% +9% -10% (16) |
2 |
34 |
Kristin Liepold (KQ) |
GER |
09:11:45 |
09:28:40 |
01:05:35 |
05:01:22 |
06:11:57 |
02:59:48 |
64% +32% -4% (31) |
3 |
31 |
Kylie Simpson (KQ) |
AUS |
09:13:45 |
09:25:46 |
01:10:45 |
05:02:15 |
06:18:01 |
02:55:44 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
4 |
33 |
Chloe Lane |
AUS |
09:18:46 |
09:48:36 |
00:52:49 |
04:57:58 |
05:55:46 |
03:23:00 |
19% +60% -22% (3) |
5 |
35 |
Penny Slater |
AUS |
09:23:49 |
09:45:19 |
00:58:39 |
05:02:48 |
06:06:27 |
03:17:22 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
6 |
41 |
Laura Brown |
AUS |
09:59:17 |
10:20:35 |
01:00:13 |
05:23:27 |
06:28:40 |
03:30:37 |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
7 |
38 |
Sarah Thomas |
AUS |
10:14:36 |
10:23:09 |
01:08:40 |
05:35:00 |
06:48:40 |
03:25:56 |
100% +0% -0% (3) |
8 |
39 |
Kate Bevilaqua |
AUS |
10:20:08 |
10:25:17 |
00:59:04 |
05:21:08 |
06:25:11 |
03:54:57 |
59% +1% -40% (33) |
9 |
40 |
Shannon Sutton |
AUS |
10:31:18 |
10:47:28 |
01:06:22 |
05:41:58 |
06:53:20 |
03:37:58 |
21% +79% -0% (3) |
 |
36 |
Radka Kahlefeldt |
CZE |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (1 IM Pro race) |
 |
42 |
Emily Donker |
AUS |
n/a |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
unrated |
n/a (no IM Pro race) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
- Braden Currie: 69% (1-1)
- Max Neumann: 20% (4-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 7% (14-1)
- Matt Burton: 3% (28-1)
Female Race Participants
- Sarah Crowley: 47% (1-1)
- Kylie Simpson: 24% (3-1)
- Kristin Liepold: 23% (3-1)
- Chloe Lane: 5% (20-1)