Course Conditions
As sometimes happens in Cozumel, the swim times were crazy fast this year, probably because of ocean currents and not because the swim course was short. This makes processing the data a bit harder for me as the “automated procedures” are not handling these edge conditions very well. The fast swim lead to an adjustment of 12:22, followed by a fast bike (adjustment of 18:33), leading to an overall adjustment of 27 minutes.
The course conditions probably helped the winners set new course records: Both Tyler Butterfield (7:44:01) and Carrie Lester (8:38:41) improved on the old records set in 2017 by Sebastian Kienle (7:48) and Lisa Roberts (8:54) when there was also a quick swim. Tyler also posted the fastest Ironman finish time in 2019. Carrie also set a new bike course record (as did Michael Weiss) while Tyler had a new fastest run in Cozumel.
Kona Qualifying
Ironman Cozumel has been designated “Latin American Regional Championships” and awarded three male and three female Kona Pro slots. These will go to
- Carrie Lester, Maja Stage Nielsen and Michelle Vesterby
and - Tyler Butterfield, Michael Weiss and Mario De Elias.
In addition, Tim O’Donnell validated his Automatic Qualifier slot he received by finishing second in Kona.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Tyler Butterfield | BMU | 00:42:11 | 04:19:11 | 02:38:29 | 07:44:01 | -28:50 | US$ 20,000 |
| 2 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:45:25 | 04:07:18 | 02:50:34 | 07:47:12 | -07:36 | US$ 10,000 |
| 3 | Mario De Elias | ARG | 00:42:19 | 04:18:56 | 02:47:10 | 07:52:02 | -27:16 | US$ 6,500 |
| 4 | Manuel Kueng | SUI | 00:39:19 | 04:13:32 | 02:57:26 | 07:54:59 | -45:56 | US$ 4,000 |
| 5 | Paul Schuster | GER | 00:39:32 | 04:16:16 | 02:59:14 | 07:58:37 | -09:28 | US$ 3,000 |
| 6 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:39:28 | 04:13:30 | 03:02:55 | 07:59:43 | 02:08 | US$ 2,000 |
| 7 | Timothy O’Donnell | USA | 00:39:18 | 04:18:04 | 03:03:18 | 08:06:08 | 17:21 | US$ 1,500 |
| 8 | Philipp Mock | GER | 00:48:43 | 04:15:27 | 03:03:43 | 08:13:54 | -14:37 | US$ 1,250 |
| 9 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | ESP | 00:46:29 | 04:29:07 | 02:54:21 | 08:14:29 | -10:03 | US$ 1,000 |
| 10 | Cedric Boily | CAN | 00:42:17 | 04:23:48 | 03:11:09 | 08:23:09 | 02:50 | US$ 750 |
| 11 | Giulio Molinari | ITA | 00:39:24 | 04:17:17 | 03:22:53 | 08:24:16 | 15:42 | |
| 12 | Tomas Renc | CZE | 00:42:13 | 04:33:45 | 03:06:37 | 08:27:12 | 27:05 | |
| 13 | Chris Fischer | DEN | 00:46:58 | 04:27:49 | 03:07:50 | 08:27:53 | 11:05 | |
| 14 | Quentin Kurc-Bocau | FRA | 00:42:22 | 04:24:38 | 03:15:25 | 08:28:07 | n/a | |
| 15 | Trevor Delsaut | FRA | 00:42:24 | 04:33:08 | 03:08:02 | 08:29:05 | 05:36 | |
| 16 | Johann Ackermann | GER | 00:39:46 | 04:13:36 | 03:34:04 | 08:31:16 | 21:55 | |
| 17 | Andrey Lyatskiy | RUS | 00:42:27 | 04:33:19 | 03:18:23 | 08:39:04 | 02:41 | |
| 18 | Joao Ferreira | POR | 00:42:19 | 04:41:53 | 03:15:14 | 08:43:51 | n/a | |
| 19 | Markus Liebelt | GER | 00:46:04 | 04:19:58 | 03:33:58 | 08:45:34 | 33:15 | |
| 20 | Seppe Odeyn | BEL | 00:53:46 | 04:37:42 | 03:11:35 | 08:48:00 | 18:21 | |
| 21 | Marcel Bischof | GER | 00:48:34 | 04:39:39 | 03:19:40 | 08:53:14 | 15:51 | |
| 22 | Santiago Martinez Torres | ESP | 00:48:41 | 04:35:24 | 03:29:18 | 08:58:30 | 17:46 | |
| 23 | Santiago Gerez Levy | MEX | 00:42:20 | 05:01:43 | 03:14:51 | 09:02:55 | n/a | |
| 24 | Jorge Luis Fuentes | MEX | 00:42:06 | 04:40:29 | 03:38:32 | 09:05:42 | n/a | |
| 25 | Kevin Portmann | FRA | 00:46:25 | 04:36:38 | 03:38:41 | 09:06:59 | 46:26 | |
| 26 | Nicholas Chase | USA | 00:42:05 | 04:27:30 | 03:53:17 | 09:07:21 | 19:11 | |
| 27 | Urs Mueller | SUI | 00:44:26 | 04:45:30 | 03:37:02 | 09:11:36 | 33:46 | |
| 28 | Jimmy Sosinski | USA | 00:53:49 | 04:48:01 | 03:25:51 | 09:13:32 | 28:56 | |
| 29 | Zsombor Deak | ROM | 00:48:39 | 05:04:32 | 03:19:48 | 09:18:10 | 13:30 | |
| 30 | Oliver Gonzalez Miranda | MEX | 00:42:09 | 05:04:08 | 03:28:27 | 09:19:23 | 19:30 | |
| 31 | Diego Chavez | ARG | 00:53:57 | 04:59:49 | 03:23:38 | 09:22:17 | n/a | |
| 32 | Lukas Siska | SVK | 00:42:00 | 04:48:13 | 03:58:42 | 09:33:01 | n/a | |
| 33 | Anthony Cadario | FRA | 00:53:43 | 05:12:27 | 04:09:23 | 10:22:33 | 1:20:44 | |
| 34 | Beau Garufi | USA | 00:42:16 | 05:12:13 | 05:14:16 | 11:18:19 | n/a | |
| Patrik Nilsson | SWE | 00:39:33 | 04:11:59 | DNF | ||||
| Pieter Heemeryck | BEL | 00:39:27 | 04:17:52 | DNF | ||||
| Elliot Bach | USA | 00:42:18 | 04:30:52 | DNF | ||||
| James Capparell | USA | 00:39:39 | 04:36:43 | DNF | ||||
| Raymond Botelho | USA | 00:45:31 | 04:44:54 | DNF | ||||
| Chris Leiferman | USA | 00:42:16 | 05:05:28 | DNF | ||||
| Joaquin Pereda Charles | MEX | 00:39:21 | DNF | |||||
| Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 00:48:49 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Carrie Lester | AUS | 00:45:35 | 04:38:35 | 03:10:26 | 08:38:41 | -01:58 | US$ 20,000 |
| 2 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 00:48:57 | 04:51:40 | 03:07:53 | 08:52:26 | -02:53 | US$ 10,000 |
| 3 | Michelle Vesterby | DEN | 00:47:02 | 04:46:29 | 03:18:26 | 08:56:12 | -01:18 | US$ 6,500 |
| 4 | Alexandra Tondeur | BEL | 00:51:24 | 04:49:56 | 03:15:50 | 09:03:10 | 03:33 | US$ 4,000 |
| 5 | Lenny Ramsey | NED | 00:54:15 | 04:58:25 | 03:11:39 | 09:09:14 | 00:54 | US$ 3,000 |
| 6 | Ewa Komander | POL | 00:47:08 | 04:54:29 | 03:30:14 | 09:16:29 | 15:35 | US$ 2,000 |
| 7 | Leanne Fanoy | NED | 00:51:28 | 05:11:42 | 03:21:59 | 09:32:16 | n/a | US$ 1,500 |
| 8 | Jenny Nae | SWE | 00:54:02 | 05:04:35 | 03:37:13 | 09:40:16 | 12:40 | US$ 1,250 |
| 9 | Caroline Livesey | GBR | 00:48:29 | 05:04:43 | 03:44:03 | 09:41:37 | 06:09 | US$ 1,000 |
| 10 | Robyn Hardage | CAN | 00:54:14 | 05:14:44 | 03:30:35 | 09:43:51 | 02:53 | US$ 750 |
| 11 | Helena Kotopulu | CZE | 01:02:36 | 05:06:31 | 03:33:14 | 09:47:58 | 11:13 | |
| 12 | Amy Vantassel | USA | 00:54:06 | 05:28:51 | 03:33:28 | 10:00:52 | -04:15 | |
| 13 | Heather Low | CAN | 00:54:19 | 05:14:19 | 03:53:27 | 10:08:07 | n/a | |
| 14 | Ginger Howell | USA | 00:48:54 | 05:31:29 | 03:46:27 | 10:12:38 | 10:50 | |
| 15 | Katy Cargiulo | USA | 00:55:00 | 05:31:25 | 03:49:08 | 10:21:27 | 20:35 | |
| 16 | Brandi Swicegood | USA | 01:01:23 | 05:24:11 | 04:00:33 | 10:37:16 | n/a | |
| Susie Cheetham | GBR | 00:47:04 | 04:42:21 | DNF | ||||
| Anne Basso | FRA | 00:48:31 | 05:16:12 | DNF | ||||
| Angela Lindberg | GER | 00:54:11 | 05:26:11 | DNF | ||||
| Svenja Thoes | GER | 00:47:05 | DNF | |||||
| Barbara Buenahora | ARG | 00:54:08 | DNF | |||||
| Kayla Kobelin | USA | 00:59:16 | DNF |