Course Conditions
This year was a one of the slower races in Cairns, winds made the swim tougher than usual and probably used up some energy usually reserved for the bike and run. Matt Hanson still had enough energy left to post a new run course record of 2:30:21, improving Braden Curries 2023 run time by more than seven minutes!
Nice and Kona Qualifying
IM Cairns offered five Pro slots each for Nice and Kona. These will be offered to
- Matt Marquardt, Nick Thompson, Henrik Gösch, Matt Hanson and Benjamin Hill for the men (Nice)
and - Jackie Hering, Hannah Berry, Lotte Wilms, Penny Slater and Kylie Simpson for the women (Kona).
Jamie Riddle and Regan Holliake were already qualified. You can find all qualifiers here.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Matthew Marquardt | USA | 00:49:35 (2) | 04:14:04 (3) | 02:39:47 (2) | 07:50:41 | -05:35 | US$ 18,000 | 89.60 |
| 2 | Nick Thompson | AUS | 00:52:14 (11) | 04:10:34 (1) | 02:46:19 (7) | 07:53:31 | -12:25 | US$ 11,500 | 86.73 |
| 3 | Henrik Goesch | FIN | 00:51:49 (5) | 04:18:39 (4) | 02:43:03 (4) | 07:57:38 | -07:34 | US$ 9,000 | 83.46 |
| 4 | Jamie Riddle | ZAF | 00:49:25 (1) | 04:20:57 (6) | 02:44:16 (5) | 08:00:15 | -04:24 | US$ 6,000 | 80.85 |
| 5 | Matt Hanson | USA | 00:55:30 (18) | 04:30:59 (15) | 02:30:21 (1) | 08:01:13 | 00:14 | US$ 5,000 | 78.94 |
| 6 | Benjamin Hill | AUS | 00:52:17 (13) | 04:13:12 (2) | 02:53:01 (12) | 08:02:16 | -12:52 | US$ 4,000 | 77.08 |
| 7 | Mike Phillips | NZL | 00:52:15 (12) | 04:20:17 (5) | 02:48:13 (9) | 08:05:37 | 02:58 | US$ 3,000 | 74.42 |
| 8 | Jarrod Osborne | AUS | 00:55:27 (17) | 04:24:53 (8) | 02:41:26 (3) | 08:05:52 | -20:06 | US$ 2,500 | 73.00 |
| 9 | Braden Currie | NZL | 00:51:52 (6) | 04:26:17 (11) | 02:47:58 (8) | 08:10:05 | 07:08 | US$ 2,000 | 70.15 |
| 10 | Ben Hamilton | NZL | 00:55:22 (16) | 04:24:40 (7) | 02:50:08 (10) | 08:14:42 | -00:07 | US$ 1,500 | 67.21 |
| 11 | Jack Sosinski | AUS | 00:51:55 (7) | 04:25:28 (10) | 02:54:00 (14) | 08:15:52 | -21:14 | 65.64 | |
| 12 | Rhys Corbishley | AUS | 01:02:13 (26) | 04:27:42 (12) | 02:45:37 (6) | 08:20:46 | n/a | 62.71 | |
| 13 | Josh Amberger | AUS | 00:49:35 (2) | 04:28:43 (13) | 03:02:55 (18) | 08:25:07 | 07:57 | 60.05 | |
| 14 | Jumpei Furuya | JPN | 00:51:42 (4) | 04:34:54 (21) | 02:53:34 (13) | 08:25:18 | n/a | 59.00 | |
| 15 | Will Clarke | AUS | 00:52:20 (14) | 04:25:19 (9) | 03:07:17 (20) | 08:29:41 | n/a | 56.42 | |
| 16 | Nathan Dortmann | FRA | 00:58:57 (23) | 04:31:02 (16) | 02:56:46 (16) | 08:31:57 | -24:50 | 54.69 | |
| 17 | Hamish Longmuir | AUS | 00:52:00 (9) | 04:29:09 (14) | 03:07:25 (21) | 08:33:52 | n/a | 53.13 | |
| 18 | Joel Wooldridge | AUS | 00:55:32 (19) | 04:33:14 (19) | 03:01:47 (17) | 08:35:22 | -17:00 | 51.78 | |
| 19 | Calvin Amos | AUS | 01:00:35 (25) | 04:35:13 (22) | 02:55:47 (15) | 08:38:05 | n/a | 50.00 | |
| 20 | Kaito Tohara | JPN | 01:02:16 (27) | 04:45:16 (25) | 02:50:48 (11) | 08:45:34 | 06:42 | 46.46 | |
| 21 | Sven Wies | GER | 00:52:03 (10) | 04:37:59 (23) | 03:12:00 (22) | 08:46:07 | 04:20 | 45.57 | |
| 22 | Scott Harpham | NZL | 00:58:33 (22) | 04:32:42 (18) | 03:17:27 (23) | 08:54:53 | 02:53 | 41.61 | |
| 23 | Liam Bird | NZL | 00:56:28 (21) | 04:32:38 (17) | 03:42:47 (26) | 09:15:43 | n/a | 36.87 | |
| 24 | Jason Christie | NZL | 01:07:31 (28) | 04:34:37 (20) | 03:38:00 (25) | 09:25:59 | 03:35 | 36.29 | |
| 25 | Oliver Terry | AUS | 01:08:05 (29) | 05:14:23 (27) | 03:03:32 (19) | 09:31:56 | n/a | 35.74 | |
| 26 | Tom Somerville | NZL | 00:59:22 (24) | 04:57:02 (26) | 03:34:37 (24) | 09:40:09 | n/a | 35.21 | |
| 27 | Roland Crantock | AUS | 00:55:46 (20) | 04:41:19 (24) | 04:03:15 (27) | 09:46:05 | n/a | 34.71 | |
| Mitchell Kibby | AUS | 00:51:58 (8) | 05:16:24 (28) | DNF | |||||
| Matt Kerr | NZL | 00:53:07 (15) | DNF | ||||||
| Nick Carling | AUS | 01:13:52 (30) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Jackie Hering | USA | 00:56:28 (5) | 04:44:36 (4) | 02:56:39 (2) | 08:42:15 | -10:28 | US$ 18,000 | 88.64 |
| 2 | Hannah Berry | NZL | 00:55:37 (3) | 04:44:03 (2) | 03:01:33 (4) | 08:46:10 | -13:03 | US$ 11,500 | 85.50 |
| 3 | Lotte Wilms | NED | 00:53:34 (2) | 04:43:35 (1) | 03:03:04 (5) | 08:47:04 | -11:41 | US$ 9,000 | 83.49 |
| 4 | Penny Slater | AUS | 00:58:12 (8) | 04:52:27 (6) | 02:58:14 (3) | 08:54:02 | -14:23 | US$ 6,000 | 79.48 |
| 5 | Regan Hollioake | AUS | 00:56:26 (4) | 04:44:25 (3) | 03:10:37 (7) | 08:56:08 | -04:44 | US$ 5,000 | 77.23 |
| 6 | Kylie Simpson | AUS | 01:11:53 (16) | 04:48:41 (5) | 02:55:24 (1) | 09:00:33 | -10:25 | US$ 4,000 | 74.25 |
| 7 | Rebecca Clarke | NZL | 00:52:12 (1) | 04:55:30 (8) | 03:13:05 (10) | 09:05:43 | -12:16 | US$ 3,000 | 71.09 |
| 8 | Chloe Hartnett | AUS | 00:56:30 (6) | 04:54:56 (7) | 03:11:30 (8) | 09:07:29 | n/a | US$ 2,500 | 69.17 |
| 9 | Skye Wallace | AUS | 01:03:16 (11) | 04:59:58 (10) | 03:12:02 (9) | 09:20:31 | -20:20 | US$ 2,000 | 63.46 |
| 10 | Charlotte McShane | AUS | 00:59:31 (10) | 05:17:40 (13) | 03:04:19 (6) | 09:27:59 | n/a | US$ 1,500 | 59.72 |
| 11 | Kate Gillespie-Jones | AUS | 01:03:59 (12) | 04:56:31 (9) | 03:32:54 (15) | 09:38:53 | 11:00 | 54.87 | |
| 12 | Katie Remond | AUS | 01:05:33 (13) | 05:08:52 (11) | 03:23:10 (12) | 09:43:13 | 12:08 | 52.31 | |
| 13 | Stephanie Demestichas | AUS | 00:58:14 (9) | 05:30:50 (16) | 03:14:19 (11) | 09:49:52 | n/a | 49.01 | |
| 14 | Alexandra Watt | USA | 01:05:49 (14) | 05:29:28 (14) | 03:29:29 (14) | 10:10:36 | 10:55 | 43.40 | |
| 15 | Sarah Thomas | AUS | 01:12:37 (17) | 05:29:28 (14) | 03:26:41 (13) | 10:13:45 | 01:36 | 42.48 | |
| 16 | Gabrielle Suver | USA | 01:15:59 (18) | 05:52:34 (17) | 03:38:26 (16) | 11:06:34 | 55:14 | 41.60 | |
| Gabrielle Lumkes | USA | 00:56:40 (7) | 05:17:13 (12) | DNF | |||||
| Laura Dennis | AUS | 01:06:37 (15) | DNF |