Ironman-Distance Records

Last update: October 2025   (2025 results and changes are shown with a blue background) (2024 results and changes are shown with a red background) (2023 results and changes are shown with a green background)

Here’s a list of fastest times and national and continental records on the Ironman distance. The data is mainly based on  my database with results from 2005 onwards, but I have tried to add fast times from before that. Please let me know if I have missed some results or “misplaced” athletes in the wrong country.

Any post of “Ironman Records” has to be preceded with a discussion that “records” are a tricky concept for the sport of triathlon. First of all, it’s an outside sport on a “natural” course, so there are a lot of variations in climate and topography. (For this reason, some prefer the term “fastest known times”.) Next up, there are often issues about the course accuracy, even leaving aside the technical details on how to properly measure a course. Some races “chase” fast times and maybe don’t go the “extra mile” needed to come up with exactly the right distances. Lastly, there are sometimes other factors that impact the finishing times – such as the “evergreen issue” of drafting, how the referees deal with groups forming or how much the motorbikes following the lead group provide some advantage to the first athlete(s). Some athletes completely ignore fast times, and focus on finishing well in big races. But even with all these caveats, finishing under a certain threshold such as sub-9 for the women or sub-8 for the men, fast times or records in general are interesting in itself, and therefore lists of “fastest times” have an inherent value.

I’ve done my best to remove results from races with courses that have been acknowledged as “well short”. For example, the bike course of IM Frankfurt 2017 was short by somewhere around 5k because of construction work. (Similar for Frankfurt 2024 and 2025 which I don’t include.) Another example was Roth 2021 where the bike course was shortened to somewhere around 165k which also likely contributed to the super-fast run times. But with lack of “official measurements” and accepted tolerances there is a “gray area” where you can find reasons both for including or removing results from certain races. Notably, IM Texas 2018 has been a fast race that created a lot of controversy whether the times should be accepted as “fastest times” or not. I have decided to include the Texas times in the tables below but “with an asterisk” and also show the fastest time in addition to the Texas time(s). The Texas times are especially apparent in the female bike times: There are nine times from Texas that are faster than the Top 5 from any other races at that time. While I think that most of the Texas results have to be considered invalid, Starky’s 3:54 bike split (the first sub-4 in an Ironman) was probably the “most legit” result of the day – even if the course was slightly short there is very little chance to draft while riding at the front of the field and no motos on the course. Another of these tricky races is Almere 2021: The course was almost the same to earlier years (except for some construction work that re-routed some of the run course). But accepting the times would mean that ten national records (out of 26 possible) were broken, something that seems hard to explain purely by good conditions and well-prepared athletes. At the same time ignoring these results is also not fair to the performances shown, so I’m including the times in the tables below marked with a “§”.

The next tough issue is how to properly deal with the times that have been posted on courses with a current assisted swim such as Cozumel or Chattanooga. Both simple positions seem unfair: Including all results at face value doesn’t acknowledge the advantage of a fast swim, especially for the overall finish time. Excluding them isn’t fair to some of the great performances athletes have shown on a course that probably had the correct length. My approach tries to acknowledge both sides: I Include the times but mark them as “©” (for current-assisted), then also show other times on courses without a current-assisted swim. (For the swim, I will show two separate tables as in recent years.)

TOP 5 Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
	Kristian Blummenfelt©	NOR	(07:21:11)	IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21
1	Magnus Ditlev	DEN	07:23:24	Challenge Roth on 2024-07-07
2	Kristian Blummenfelt	NOR	07:24:20	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
3	Magnus Ditlev	DEN	07:24:40	Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25
4	Finn Große-Freese	GER	07:27:34	IM Copenhagen on 2025-08-17
5	Jan Frodeno	GER	07:27:53	Tri Battle on 2021-07-18

TOP 5 Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Anne Haug	GER	08:02:38	Challenge Roth on 2024-07-07
2	Laura Philipp	GER	08:03:13	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
3	Kat Matthews	GBR	08:05:13	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
4	Daniela Ryf	SUI	08:08:21	Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25
5	Kat Matthews	GBR	08:10:34	IM Texas on 2025-04-26

TOP 5 Swim Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Jan Sibbersen	GER	00:42:17	IM Germany on 2004-07-12
2	Luke McKenzie	AUS	00:42:26	IM Brasil on 2010-05-30
3	Jan Stratmann	GER	00:42:34	IM Portugal on 2023-10-21
4	Joshua Lewis	GBR	00:42:38	IM Portugal on 2023-10-21
5	Guillem Rojas Moreno	ESP	00:42:46	140.6 Inn on 2022-05-08

There is at least one exceptional agegrouper swim that would have to be added to this list: Christoph Wandratsch who swam a 41:26 at IM Austria 2006, finishing in 10:09:05. (Please let me know if there are more fast swims from agegroupers I may have missed!)

on current-assisted swim courses (e.g. New York, Cozumel, Chattanooga)

Rank	Name	Actual Time	Race
1	Florian Angert	00:37:42	IM Chattanooga on 2025-09-28
2	Quentin Barreau	00:37:50	IM Chattanooga on 2025-09-28
2	Pieter Heemeryck	00:37:50	IM Chattanooga on 2025-09-28
4	Jesper Svensson	00:37:52	IM Chattanooga on 2025-09-28
5	Barrett Brandon	00:38:06	IM Chattanooga on 2014-09-28

TOP 5 Swim Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Amanda Stevens	USA	00:45:04	IM Germany on 2012-07-08
2	Dede Griesbauer	USA	00:45:34	IM UK (Sherbourne) on 2006-08-16
3	Dede Griesbauer	USA	00:45:48	IM Brasil on 2010-05-30
4	Simone Braendli	SUI	00:45:51	IM Austria on 2014-06-29
5	Monica Byrn	USA	00:45:59	IM Brasil on 2006-05-28

on current-assisted swim courses (e.g. New York, Cozumel, Chattanooga)

Rank	Name	Actual Time	Race
1	Anna Cleaver	00:39:56	IM Chattanooga on 2014-09-28
2	Dede Griesbauer	00:40:29	IM New York on 2012-08-11
3	Mary Beth Ellis	00:40:33	IM New York on 2012-08-11
4	Amy Marsh	00:40:35	IM New York on 2012-08-11
5	Laurel Wassner	00:40:36	IM New York on 2012-08-11

TOP 5 Bike Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Cameron Wurf	AUS	03:53:32	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
2	Robert Kallin	SWE	03:54:33	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz on 2024-07-14
	Andrew Starykowicz*	USA	(03:54:59)	IM Texas on 2018-04-28
3	Jan Frodeno	GER	03:55:22	Tri Battle on 2021-07-18
4	Robert Kallin	SWE	03:55:55	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
5	Nick Thompson	AUS	03:56:26	IM Texas on 2025-04-26

TOP 5 Bike Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Taylor Knibb	USA	04:19:46	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
2	Kat Matthews	GBR	04:20:08	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
3	Daniela Bleymehl	GER	04:20:47	IM Hamburg on 2024-06-02
4	Lisa Norden	SWE	04:21:15	IM Western Australia on 2023-12-03
5	Kat Matthews	GBR	04:22:45	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01

TOP 5 Run Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Manoel Messias Dos Santos	BRA	02:26:50	IM Brasil on 2025-06-01
2	Matt Hanson	USA	02:28:03	Challenge Roth on 2025-07-06
3	Casper Stornes	NOR	02:29:25	IM World Champs Nice on 2025-09-14
4	Matt Hanson	USA	02:30:21	IM Cairns on 2025-06-15
5	Patrick Lange	GER	02:30:27	Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25

TOP 5 Run Times of all time

Rank	Name	Nation	Actual Time	Race
1	Laura Philipp	GER	02:38:27	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
2	Anne Haug	GER	02:38:52	Challenge Roth on 2024-07-07
3	Tamara Jewett	CAN	02:40:05	IM Lake Placid on 2025-07-20
4	Kat Matthews	GBR	02:40:58	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
5	Kristin Moeller (Liepold)	GER	02:41:57	IM UK on 2011-07-31

TOP 5 “On Land Times” of all time

Rank	Name	Combined  Bike & Run	Race
1	Kristian Blummenfelt	06:31:17	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
2	Magnus Elbaek Ditlev	06:33:43	Challenge Roth on 2024-07-07
3	Magnus Elbaek Ditlev	06:34:54	Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25
	Kristian Blummenfelt©	(06:38:02)	IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21
4	Rudy von Berg	06:38:55	IM Florida on 2023-11-04
5	Jan Stratmann	06:38:59	IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06

TOP 5 “On Land Times” of all time

Rank	Name	Combined  Bike & Run	Race
1	Laura Philipp	07:02:05	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
2	Kat Matthews	07:03:43	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
3	Anne Haug	07:06:50	Challenge Roth on 2024-07-07
4	Kat Matthews	07:09:27	IM Texas on 2025-04-26
5	Solveig Loevseth	07:10:50	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01

TOP 5  Ironman Debuts

Rank	Name	Time	Race
	Kristian Blummenfelt©	(07:21:11)	IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21
1	Manoel Messias Dos Santos	07:37:11	IM Brasil on 2025-06-01
2	Gabriel Sandoer	07:38:18	IM Copenhagen on 2025-08-17
3	Vincent Luis	07:38:54	Challenge Roth on 2025-07-06
4	Frederic Funk	07:40:07	Challenge Roth on 2025-07-06
5	Sven Oliver Thalmann	07:40:13	IM Barcelona on 2024-10-06

TOP 5  Ironman Debuts

Rank	Name	Time	Race
1	Solveig Loevseth	08:12:28	IM Hamburg on 2025-06-01
2	Julie Derron	08:21:48	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz on 2025-07-13
3	Daisy Davies	08:30:15	Challenge Almere on 2025-09-13
4	Alanis Siffert	08:30:16	Challenge Almere on 2024-09-14
5	Laura Philipp	08:34:57	IM Barcelona on 2018-10-07

Continental Records

Male Athletes

Continent	Athlete	Nation	Time	Date	Race
Africa	Bradley Weiss	ZAF	07:43:51	2024-07-14	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz
Asia/Pacific	Benjamin Zorgnotti	FPO	07:53:49	2025-03-01	IM New Zealand
Oceania	Nick Thompson	AUS	07:39:42	2025-04-26	IM Texas
Europe	Kristian Blummenfelt© Magnus Ditlev	NOR DEN	(07:21:11) 07:23:24	2021-11-21 2024-07-07	IM Cozumel Challenge Roth
North America	Rudy von Berg	USA	07:33:26	2025-04-26	IM Texas
South America	Luciano Taccone	ARG	07:31:46/td>	2025-06-01	IM Brasil

Female Athletes

Continent	Athlete	Nation	Time	Date	Race
Africa	Paula Newby-Fraser	ZIM	08:50:53	1994-07-10	IM Europe (Roth)
Asia/Pacific	Leanne Fanoy§ Ai Ueda	UAE JPN	(08:45:14) 09:06:50	2021-09-12 2024-06-16	Challenge Almere IM Cairns
Australia	Melissa Hauschildt*  Carrie Lester© Grace Thek	AUS AUS AUS	(08:31:05) (08:36:39) 08:37:39	2018-04-28 2021-11-21 2025-07-06	IM Texas IM Cozumel Challenge Roth
Europe	Anne Haug	GER	08:02:38	2024-07-07	Challenge Roth
North America	Jackie Hering	USA	08:19:14	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
South America	Pamella Oliveira	BRA	08:44:25	2023-05-28	IM Brasil

During her career, Paula Newby-Fraser has been racing for Zimbabwe and the USA and it’s a bit hard to assign her to one country or continent, but she is listed in the Roth 1994 results as racing for Zimbabwe. (In an earlier version of this post her time was erroneously listed as 8:55. Thanks to Shai Caller for letting me know her correct finishing time.) If you don’t want to count Paula for Africa, then the fastest time has been posted either by Annah Watkinson (8:51:07 at Challenge Almere 2021) or by Jeanni Metzler (8:58:03 at IM Texas 2019).

National Records

Male Athletes

Nation	Athlete	Finish	Date	Race
ARG	Luciano Taccone	07:31:46	2025-06-01	IM Brasil
AUS	Nick Thompson	07:39:42	2025-04-26	IM Texas
AUT	Michael Weiss© Thomas Steger§ Michael Weiss	(07:47:12) (07:54:56) 07:57:39	2019-11-24 2021-09-12 2011-07-03	IM Cozumel Challenge Almere IM Austria
BEL	Stenn Goetstouwers	07:42:29	2023-09-16	IM Italy
BMU	Tyler Butterfield© Tyler Butterfield	(07:44:01) 07:58:29	2019-11-24 2017-04-22	IM Cozumel IM Texas
BRA	Manoel Messias Dos Santos	07:37:11	2025-06-01	IM Brasil
CAN	Lionel Sanders	07:43:30	2021-07-18	Tri Battle
CZE	Tomas Renc	07:54:05	2019-08-17	IM Sweden
DEN	Magnus Elbaek Ditlev	07:23:24	2024-07-07	Challenge Roth
ESP	Antonio Benito Lopez	07:32:23	2025-04-26	IM Texas
EST	Kirill Kotshegarov	07:59:32	2017-04-22	IM Texas
FIN	Henrik Goesch	07:52:09	2021-08-22	IM Copenhagen
FRA	Sam Laidlow	07:29:35	2025-07-06	Challenge Roth
GBR	Zack Cooper	07:33:29	2025-08-17	IM Copenhagen
GER	Finn Große-Freese	07:27:34	2025-08-17	IM Copenhagen
IRL	Aichlinn O’Reilly	07:59:04	2023-12-03	IM Western Australia
ITA	Gregory Barnaby	07:47:01	2022-11-25	IM Israel
LUX	Stefan Zachaeus	07:40:28	2024-07-07	Challenge Roth
MEX	Mauricio Mendez Cruz	08:04:08	2021-05-23	IM Tulsa
NED	Menno Koolhaas	07:36:36	2023-09-09	Challenge Almere
NOR	Kristian Blummenfelt© Kristian Blummenfelt	(07:21:11) 07:24:20	2021-11-21 2025-04-26	IM Cozumel IM Texas
NZL	Mike Phillips	07:45:47	2025-03-01	IM New Zealand
POL	Milosz Sowinski	07:40:13	2025-08-17	IM Copenhagen
SUI	Ruedi Wild© Sven Oliver Thalmann	(07:36:34) 07:40:13	2021-11-21 2024-10-06	IM Cozumel IM Barcelona
SRB	Ognjen Stojanovic	07:58:15	2023-11-04	IM Florida
SWE	Jesper Svensson	07:30:10	2025-08-17	IM Copenhagen
UKR	Viktor Zyemtsev	07:58:03	2017-09-30	IM Barcelona
USA	Rudy von Berg	07:33:26	2025-04-26	IM Texas
ZAF	Bradley Weiss	07:43:51	2024-07-14	IM Vitoria-Gasteiz

Female Athletes

Nation	Athlete	Finish	Date	Race
ARG	Romina Palacio Balena© Barbara Buenahora	(08:57:19) 09:29:36	2021-11-21 2006-05-28	IM Cozumel IM Brasil
AUS	Melissa Hauschildt*  Carrie Lester© Grace Thek	(08:31:05) (08:36:39) 08:37:39	2018-04-28 2021-11-21 2025-07-06	IM Texas IM Cozumel Challenge Roth
AUT	Lisa Perterer	08:28:17	2025-04-26	IM Texas
BEL	Sofie Goos	08:57:08	2014-06-29	IM Austria
BRA	Pamella Oliveira	08:44:25	2023-05-28	IM Brasil
CAN	Erin Schenkels	08:41:59	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
CHI	Barbara Riveiros	08:55:48	2022-11-25	IM Israel
CZE	Lucie Zelenkova	08:57:34	2013-10-06	Challenge Barcelona
DEN	Maja Stage Nielsen	08:21:54	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
ESP	Marta Sanchez	08:31:32	2024-10-06	IM Barcelona
FIN	Tiina Pohjalainen	08:45:10	2024-07-07	Challenge Roth
FRA	Julie Iemmolo	08:34:03	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
GBR	Kat Matthews	08:05:13	2025-06-01	IM Hamburg
GER	Anne Haug	08:02:38	2024-07-07	Challenge Roth
HUN	Erika Csomor	08:47:05	2008-07-13	Challenge Roth
IRL	Eimear Mullan	08:56:51	2015-10-04	IM Barcelona
ITA	Elisabetta Curridori	08:40:03	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
MEX	Adriana Carreno Cruz© Cibelle Hernandez* (AG) Palmira Alvarez	(08:52:57) (09:28:22) 09:34:44	2021-11-21 2018-04-28 2020-11-07	IM Cozumel IM Texas IM Florida
NED	Marlene de Boer	08:22:30	2024-09-14	Challenge Almere
NOR	Solveig Loevseth	08:12:28	2025-06-01	IM Hamburg
NZL	Teresa Adam	08:38:42	2019-12-01	IM Western Australia
POL	Marta Lagownik	08:47:27	2025-09-13	Challenge Almere
SUI	Daniela Ryf	08:08:21	2023-06-25	Challenge Roth
SWE	Sara Svensk© Lisa Norden	(08:22:40) 08:33:02	2021-11-21 2023-12-03	IM Cozumel IM Western Australia
USA	Jackie Hering	08:19:14	2024-06-02	IM Hamburg
ZAF	Annah Watkinson§ Jeanni Metzler	(08:51:07) 08:58:03	2021-09-12 2019-04-27	Challenge Almere IM Texas

National Top 5

As suggested by the IMTalk hosts John Newsom and Bevan James Eyles, here are some more details for a few nations and their fastest athletes in Kona. Each athlete is only listed with her/his fastest time.

USA

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Rudy von Berg, 07:33:26 at IM Texas 2025
2. Ben Kanute, 07:37:01 at Challenge Roth 2023
3. Matthew Marquardt, 07:44:26 at IM Florida 2023
4. Matt Hanson, 07:45:26 at IM Florida 2023
5. Ben Hoffman, 07:48:29 at IM Florida 2019

If you include IM Texas 2018, Matt Hanson would be the #3 athlete (he posted a 7:39:25).

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Jackie Hering, 08:19:14 at IM Hamburg 2024
2. Taylor Knibb, 08:20:15 at IM Texas 2025
3. Skye Moench, 08:22:28 at IM Florida 2023
4. Danielle Lewis, 08:26:50 at Challenge Roth 2024
5. Chelsea Sodaro, 08:33:45 at IM World Championships 2022

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Rudy von Berg, 07:46:00 in 2024
2. Matt Hanson, 07:54:50 in 2024
3. Matthew Marquardt, 07:58:43 in 2024
4. Timothy O’Donnell, 07:59:41 in 2019
5. Ben Hoffman, 08:02:52 in 2019

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Chelsea Sodaro, 08:33:45 in 2022
2. Taylor Knibb, 08:35:56 in 2023
3. Skye Moench, 08:43:34 in 2023
4. Sarah True, 08:43:43 in 2018
5. Jocelyn McCauley, 08:50:39 in 2023

Germany

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Jan Frodeno, 07:27:53 at Tri Battle 2021
2. Jan Stratmann, 07:28:25 at IM Barcelona 2024
3. Patrick Lange, 07:30:04 at Challenge Roth 2023
4. Wilhelm Hirsch, 07:30:16 at IM Barcelona 2024
5. Paul Schuster, 07:38:35 at IM Texas 2025

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Anne Haug, 08:02:38 at Challenge Roth 2024
2. Laura Philipp, 08:03:13 at IM Hamburg 2025
3. Anne Reischmann, 08:26:07 at Challenge Roth 2024
4. Daniela Bleymehl, 08:28:09 at IM Hamburg 2024
5. Jana Uderstadt, 08:34:36 at Challenge Almere 2024

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Patrick Lange, 07:35:53 in 2024
2. Jan Frodeno, 07:51:13 in 2019
3. Sebastian Kienle, 07:55:39 in 2022
4. Jonas Hoffmann, 07:59:31 in 2024
5. Florian Angert, 08:01:52 in 2022

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Anne Haug, 08:27:33 in 2023
2. Laura Philipp, 08:32:55 in 2023
3. Svenja Thoes, 08:58:30 in 2023
4. Leonie Konczalla, 9:00:04 in 2025
5. Laura Jansen, 09:03:14 in 2023

Australia

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Nick Thompson, 07:39:42 at IM Texas 2025
2. Cameron Wurf, 07:40:04 at IM Texas 2025
3. Matt Burton, 07:40:28 at IM Western Australia 2023
4. Max Neumann, 07:44:43 at IM World Championships 2022
5. Steven McKenna, 07:50:48 at IM Western Australia 2022

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Grace Thek, 08:37:39 at Challenge Roth 2025
2. Sarah Crowley, 08:38:11 at Challenge Roth 2019
3. Mirinda Carfrae, 08:38:53 at Challenge Roth 2014
4. Rebekah Keat, 08:39:24 at Challenge Roth 2009
5. Regan Hollioake, 08:39:52 at Challenge Gunsan Full 2024

When including Texas 2018, Mel Hauschildt would have the fastest Australian time with her 8:31:05. At Cozumel, Carrie Lester had some fast times (2021: 8:36:39, 2019: 8:38:41).

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Max Neumann, 07:44:43 in 2022
2. Cameron Wurf, 07:51:26 in 2024
3. Craig Alexander, 08:03:56 in 2011
4. Nick Thompson, 08:05:04 in 2024
5. Sam Appleton, 08:08:05 in 2024

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Sarah Crowley, 08:48:13 in 2019
2. Mirinda Carfrae, 08:50:45 in 2018
3. Carrie Lester, 08:58:40 in 2019
4. Radka Kahlefeldt, 09:03:07 in 2023
5. Liz Blatchford, 09:03:35 in 2013

Canada

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Lionel Sanders, 07:43:30 at Tri Battle 2021
2. Brent McMahon, 07:46:10 at IM Brasil 2016
3. Jason Pohl, 07:46:59 at Challenge Roth 2023
4. Cody Beals, 07:58:34 at IM Mont Tremblant 2019
5. Jeff Symonds, 08:04:29 at IM Melbourne 2015

Peter Reid won IM Austria in 1999 in 7:51:56 posting a 2:35 run split, but he himself acknowledges that the run course was short by a few k.

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Erin Schenkels, 08:41:59 at IM Hamburg 2024
2. Tamara Jewett, 08:48:14 at IM Texas 2025
3. Heather Fuhr, 08:51:22 at IM Austria 2002
4. Jen Annett, 08:51:29 at IM Arizona 2018
5. Kirsty Jahn, 08:54:57 at IM Brasil 2018

Counting IM Texas, Jen Annett would move into the #3 spot with her 08:49:27 finish. Angela Naeth would be 4th with her 8:54:55 at IM Chattanooga 2014.

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Lionel Sanders, 08:04:07 in 2017
2. Peter Reid, 08:20:04 in 2005
3. Brent McMahon, 08:30:13 in 2015
4. Jason Pohl, 08:46:59 in 2024
5. Mike Neill, 08:47:57 in 2007

In St. George 2022, Lionel Sanders finished in 07:54:02.

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Angela Naeth, 08:57:36 in 2018
2. Lori Bowden, 09:11:56 in 2003 
3. Samantha McGlone, 09:14:04 in 2007
4. Heather Wurtele, 09:17:56 in 2011
5. Lisa Bentley, 09:25:18 in 2006

New Zealand

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Mike Phillips, 07:45:47 at IM New Zealand 2025
2. Braden Currie, 07:48:59 at IM Cairns 2024
3. Jack Moody, 07:50:59 at Challenge Gunsan Full 2024
4. Ben Hamilton, 07:49:18 at IM Texas 2025
5. Terenzo Bozzone, 07:51:26 at IM Western Australia 2016

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Teresa Adam, 08:38:42 at IM Western Australia 2019
2. Hannah Berry, 08:44:31 at IM Cairns 2024
3. Britta Martin, 08:56:34 at IM Western Australia 2014
4. Gina Crawford, 08:57:18 at Challenge Roth 2008
5. Joanna Lawn, 08:58:25 at Challenge Roth 2007

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Mike Phillips, 08:01:11 in 2024
2. Braden Currie, 8:04:41 in 2018
3. Ben Hamilton, 08:09:35 in 2024
4. Terenzo Bozzone, 08:13:06 in 2017
5. Cameron Brown, 08:19:36 in 2005

In St. George 2022, Braden Currie finished in 07:54:18, Kyle Smith in 08:08:07.

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Hannah Berry, 08:46:25 in 2025
2. Rebecca Clarke, 09:04:00 in 2023
3. Erin Baker, 09:08:04 in 1993
4. Teresa Adam, 09:12:53 in 2018
5. Gina Crawford, 09:14:47 in 2013

United Kingdom

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Thomas Bishop, 07:37:54 at Challenge Roth 2024
2. Alistair Brownlee, 07:38:47 at IM Sweden 2022
3. Tim Don, 07:40:23 at IM Brasil 2017
4. David McNamee, 07:41:20 at IM Vitoria-Gasteiz 2024
5. Joe Skipper, 07:44:10 at Challenge Roth 2023

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Kat Matthews, 08:05:13 at IM Hamburg 2025
2. Chrissie Wellington, 08:18:13 at Challenge Roth 2011
3. Lucy Charles-Barclay, 08:24:31 at IM World Championships 2023
4. India Lee, 08:24:37 at IM Les Sables d’Olonne 2025
5. Fenella Langridge, 08:29:43 at IM Western Australia 2023

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Kieran Lindars, 07:51:55 in 2024
2. Joe Skipper, 07:54:04 in 2022
3. David McNamee, 07:57:48 in 2024
4. Alistair Brownlee, 08:25:03 in 2019
5. Will Clarke, 08:29:00 in 2019

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Lucy Charles-Barclay, 08:24:31 in 2023
2. Kat Matthews, 8:29:02 in 2025
3. Holly Lawrence, 8:52:40 in 2025
4. Chrissie Wellington, 08:54:02 in 2009
5. Ruth Astle, 08:55:35 in 2023

Denmark

With the great 2023 results of the Danish athletes, I thought to add a new nation to this post – they still have some room for improvement in Kona, but their times on other courses are quite impressive!

Fastest Male Athletes Overall

1. Magnus Ditlev, 07:23:24 at Challenge Roth 2024
2. Daniel Baekkegard, 07:34:23 at IM Western Australia 2023
3. Kristian Hogenhaug, 07:44:36 at IM Vitoria-Gasteiz 2024
4. Mathias Petersen, 07:47:35 at IM Vitoria-Gasteiz 2024
5. Lars Lomholt, 07:48:38 at Challenge Almere 2024

Fastest Female Athletes Overall

1. Maja Stage Nielsen, 08:21:54 at IM Hamburg 2024
2. Katrine Graesboell Christensen, 08:27:49 at IM Sweden 2025
3. Camilla Pedersen, 08:49:23 at IM Copenhagen 2019
4. Helle Frederiksen, 08:55:35 at IM Arizona 2017
5. Michelle Vesterby, 08:56:12 at IM Cozumel 2019

Counting Almere 2021, Michelle Vesterby would be third with a 08:38:53.

Fastest Male Athletes in Kona

1. Magnus Ditlev, 07:43:39 in 2024
2. Kristian Hogenhaug, 07:53:37 in 2024
3. Mathias Petersen, 07:56:50 in 2024
4. Daniel Baekkegard, 08:02:05 in 2022
5. Torbjorn Sindballe, 08:21:30 in 2007

Fastest Female Athletes in Kona

1. Katrine Graesboell Christensen, 9:02:08 in 2025
2. Maja Stage Nielsen, 09:04:26 in 2023
3. Michelle Vesterby, 09:11:13 in 2013
4. Helle Frederiksen, 09:11:52 in 2018
5. Camilla Pedersen, 09:25:41 in 2015