Course Conditions
IM Cozumel is characterized by a swim that’s often aided by currents, a quick bike when the wind is blowing in the right direction and a hot and humid run. This year was typical with swim times going into the low 40s for the top men and under 50 minutes for the top women, about six minutes quicker than average conditions in Kona. The bike was quick but not quite as fast as we’ve seen in recent years. The bike adjustment this year was 14 minutes, but it’s been up to 25 minutes in 2021 and 2023. Nonetheless, Lisa Perterer set a new female bike course record, improving the 2021 time by Dede Griesbauer by one minute. The run was slow and even harder by three or four minutes than Kona. No male Pro was able to break 2:45, no woman went faster than three hours.
Kona Qualifiers
As this year’s Latin American Championships, IM Cozumel offered four slots for the men and women Pros. These will be offered to
- Arthur Horseau, Almog Elazary, Sebastian Norberg and Michele Sarzilla for the men,
and - Lisa Perterer, Sara Svensk, Marta Lagownik and Danielle Lewis for them women.
You can find the list of all qualifiers on my “Kona 2026″ page. Almog Elazary is the first Israeli Professional to qualify for an Ironman or Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Arthur Horseau | FRA | 00:49:01 (30) | 04:06:22 (1) | 02:47:35 (3) | 07:48:18 | -00:28 | US$ 15,000 | 79.91 |
| 2 | Almog Elazary | ISR | 00:42:29 (6) | 04:17:40 (11) | 02:46:24 (1) | 07:52:38 | n/a | US$ 9,000 | 75.70 |
| 3 | Sebastian Norberg | SWE | 00:48:46 (25) | 04:11:52 (2) | 02:47:30 (2) | 07:52:52 | -15:00 | US$ 7,000 | 73.26 |
| 4 | Michele Sarzilla | ITA | 00:41:03 (2) | 04:19:39 (16) | 02:50:31 (5) | 07:55:53 | n/a | US$ 5,000 | 69.95 |
| 5 | Nick Emde | GER | 00:42:30 (7) | 04:18:29 (13) | 02:50:38 (6) | 07:56:13 | n/a | US$ 4,000 | 67.82 |
| 6 | Paul Schuster | GER | 00:42:27 (5) | 04:18:37 (14) | 02:52:11 (8) | 07:57:42 | 01:54 | US$ 3,000 | 65.43 |
| 7 | Damien Le Mesnager | FRA | 00:45:46 (21) | 04:11:52 (2) | 02:55:56 (12) | 07:58:00 | n/a | US$ 2,500 | 63.62 |
| 8 | Diego Mentrida Zamarra | ESP | 00:45:39 (17) | 04:17:35 (10) | 02:49:18 (4) | 07:59:21 | n/a | US$ 2,000 | 61.56 |
| 9 | Tomasz Szala | POL | 00:45:42 (19) | 04:14:59 (7) | 02:57:24 (14) | 08:03:04 | -18:08 | US$ 1,500 | 58.72 |
| 10 | Mitch Wismans | NED | 00:43:49 (15) | 04:21:43 (18) | 02:54:55 (11) | 08:06:09 | -17:21 | US$ 1,000 | 56.23 |
| 11 | Sven Oliver Thalmann | SUI | 00:41:01 (1) | 04:19:55 (17) | 03:01:09 (18) | 08:06:35 | 12:49 | 54.86 | |
| 12 | Alexandre Alvarez Ferreira | ESP | 00:44:19 (16) | 04:17:10 (9) | 03:06:17 (20) | 08:12:22 | -09:09 | 51.55 | |
| 13 | Flavio Morandini | ARG | 00:42:05 (4) | 04:18:38 (15) | 03:07:16 (21) | 08:12:53 | -21:51 | 50.32 | |
| 14 | Fabian Dutli | SUI | 00:45:55 (22) | 04:25:02 (20) | 02:59:41 (16) | 08:16:14 | -02:52 | 48.11 | |
| 15 | Juan Ignacio Villarruel Curra | ESP | 00:45:41 (18) | 04:31:50 (29) | 02:54:24 (10) | 08:17:25 | -09:28 | 46.79 | |
| 16 | Diego Martin Conde | ESP | 00:48:57 (28) | 04:25:44 (23) | 02:57:51 (15) | 08:17:48 | n/a | 45.85 | |
| 17 | Zsombor Deak | ROM | 00:53:22 (33) | 04:28:16 (26) | 02:51:32 (7) | 08:18:12 | -40:10 | 44.97 | |
| 18 | Alexandre Nobre | POR | 00:43:14 (12) | 04:38:37 (32) | 02:52:49 (9) | 08:20:02 | 18:08 | 43.59 | |
| 19 | Lorenzo Delco | SUI | 00:55:12 (36) | 04:26:12 (24) | 02:56:12 (13) | 08:22:57 | -22:33 | 41.86 | |
| 20 | Quentin De Vos | BEL | 00:52:54 (32) | 04:28:26 (27) | 03:00:07 (17) | 08:27:11 | -13:54 | 39.68 | |
| 21 | Joaquin Pereda Charles | MEX | 00:41:08 (3) | 04:25:40 (22) | 03:22:21 (24) | 08:34:42 | -20:23 | 36.30 | |
| 22 | Elliot Bach | USA | 00:46:15 (23) | 04:14:53 (6) | 03:30:37 (26) | 08:36:19 | 03:10 | 35.20 | |
| 23 | Gwenael Millot | FRA | 00:42:30 (7) | 04:26:50 (25) | 03:24:20 (25) | 08:39:18 | n/a | 33.62 | |
| 24 | Klodian Mitri | USA | 00:54:57 (34) | 04:28:35 (28) | 03:13:38 (22) | 08:42:43 | -23:59 | 31.91 | |
| 25 | Thomas Inigo | USA | 00:48:55 (27) | 04:32:02 (30) | 03:17:31 (23) | 08:44:04 | n/a | 31.02 | |
| 26 | Kaito Tohara | JPN | 00:55:04 (35) | 04:39:37 (33) | 03:02:57 (19) | 08:47:07 | 12:20 | 29.52 | |
| 27 | Marc Eggeling | GER | 00:43:18 (14) | 04:17:42 (12) | 03:44:34 (27) | 08:50:11 | 42:12 | 28.03 | |
| 28 | Victor Arroyo Bugallo | ESP | 00:49:02 (31) | 04:25:36 (21) | 05:19:38 (28) | 10:40:46 | 1:29:11 | 26.07 | |
| Fernando Toldi | BRA | 00:43:13 (11) | 04:14:25 (5) | DNF | |||||
| Jesse Hinrichs | GER | 00:43:16 (13) | 04:16:24 (8) | DNF | |||||
| Jason Pohl | CAN | 00:46:47 (24) | 04:14:13 (4) | DNF | |||||
| Emmanuel Lejeune | BEL | 00:42:36 (9) | 04:24:37 (19) | DNF | |||||
| Ole-Bernard Fuskevag | NOR | 00:48:59 (29) | 04:32:12 (31) | DNF | |||||
| Filipe Azevedo | POR | 00:42:36 (9) | DNF | ||||||
| Robbie Deckard | USA | 00:45:44 (20) | DNF | ||||||
| Jon Saeveras Breivold | NOR | 00:48:50 (26) | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money | PTO Points |
| 1 | Lisa Perterer | AUT | 00:47:48 (2) | 04:29:20 (1) | 03:06:57 (2) | 08:29:29 | -04:18 | US$ 15,000 | 86.68 |
| 2 | Sara Svensk | SWE | 00:53:22 (6) | 04:38:52 (3) | 03:12:48 (5) | 08:50:44 | -01:39 | US$ 9,000 | 76.83 |
| 3 | Marta Lagownik | POL | 00:50:53 (3) | 04:56:18 (6) | 03:01:19 (1) | 08:53:12 | -04:47 | US$ 7,000 | 73.62 |
| 4 | Danielle Lewis | USA | 00:55:58 (8) | 04:36:24 (2) | 03:21:11 (6) | 08:59:07 | 04:40 | US$ 5,000 | 69.43 |
| 5 | Arlette Mariana Gonzalez Hurtado | MEX | 00:51:01 (5) | 05:00:12 (10) | 03:08:11 (3) | 09:06:28 | -25:29 | US$ 4,000 | 64.91 |
| 6 | Camilla Elofsson | SWE | 01:03:18 (15) | 04:56:49 (7) | 03:10:51 (4) | 09:17:34 | -22:49 | US$ 3,000 | 59.27 |
| 7 | Diana Castillo Franco | COL | 00:47:47 (1) | 04:58:46 (9) | 03:27:33 (8) | 09:20:59 | -19:15 | US$ 2,500 | 56.41 |
| 8 | Laura Kessler | SUI | 00:59:20 (13) | 04:46:15 (4) | 03:34:27 (11) | 09:26:24 | 00:08 | US$ 2,000 | 53.00 |
| 9 | Carolina Fernandez Ortuno | ESP | 00:56:49 (10) | 05:09:57 (11) | 03:27:21 (7) | 09:39:52 | -04:50 | US$ 1,500 | 46.95 |
| 10 | Simona Krivankova | CZE | 00:59:13 (12) | 05:11:57 (12) | 03:30:24 (10) | 09:47:33 | 01:51 | US$ 1,000 | 42.99 |
| 11 | Lisa Gerss | GER | 00:53:44 (7) | 04:56:52 (8) | 03:52:30 (12) | 09:47:42 | 38:54 | 41.73 | |
| 12 | Olivia Dietzel | USA | 00:58:59 (11) | 05:24:12 (14) | 03:30:12 (9) | 10:03:27 | -04:39 | 37.81 | |
| Leonie Konczalla | GER | 00:56:44 (9) | 04:49:47 (5) | DNF | |||||
| Brittany Vocke | USA | 00:50:59 (4) | 05:12:06 (13) | DNF | |||||
| Anna Pabinger | AUT | 01:03:14 (14) | DNF |