Last update: July 5th, 2023 (2023 results and changes are shown with a green background) (2022 results and changes are shown with a blue background) (2021 results and changes are shown with a red 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 between 3 and 5k because of construction. 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. 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 Elbaek Ditlev | DEN | 07:24:40 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
2 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 07:27:53 | Tri Battle on 2021-07-18 |
3 | Patrick Lange | GER | 07:30:04 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
4 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 07:35:39 | Challenge Roth on 2016-07-17 |
5 | Magnus Elbaek Ditlev | DEN | 07:35:48 | Challenge Roth on 2022-07-03 |
TOP 5 Times of all time
Rank | Name | Nation | Actual Time | Race |
1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 08:08:21 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
2 | Chrissie Wellington | GBR | 08:18:13 | Challenge Roth on 2011-07-10 |
3 | Laura Philipp | GER | 08:18:20 | IM Hamburg on 2022-06-05 |
4 | Chrissie Wellington | GBR | 08:19:13 | Challenge Roth on 2010-07-18 |
5 | Anne Haug | GER | 08:21:09 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
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 | Guillem Rojas Moreno | ESP | 00:42:46 | 140.6 Inn on 2022-05-08 |
4 | Bart Colpaert | BEL | 00:42:54 | IM Austria on 2013-06-30 |
5 | Santi Pellejero Gacia | ESP | 00:42:55 | IM Austria on 2013-06-30 |
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 | Barrett Brandon | 00:38:06 | IM Chattanooga on 2014-09-28 |
2 | Eric Limkemann | 00:38:10 | IM Chattanooga on 2014-09-28 |
3 | Luke Bell | 00:39:08 | IM New York on 2012-08-11 |
4 | Timothy Marr | 00:39:11 | IM New York on 2012-08-11 |
5 | Paul Ambrose | 00:39:12 | IM New York on 2012-08-11 |
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 |
Andrew Starykowicz* | USA | (03:54:59) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
1 | Jan Frodeno | GER | 03:55:22 | Tri Battle on 2021-07-18 |
2 | Magnus Elbaek Ditlev | DEN | 03:57:45 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
3 | Sam Laidlow | FRA | 03:58:01 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
4 | Lionel Sanders | CAN | 04:00:26 | Tri Battle on 2021-07-18 |
5 | Andrew Starykowicz | USA | 04:01:14 | IM Texas on 2017-04-22 |
TOP 5 Bike Times of all time
Rank | Name | Nation | Actual Time | Race |
1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 04:22:56 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
Jen Annett* | CAN | (04:25:10) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
2 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 04:26:07 | IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
Jodie Robertson* | USA | (04:27:30) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
Kimberley Morrison* | GBR | (04:27:45) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
Melissa Hauschildt* | AUS | (04:29:55) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
Dede Griesbauer© | USA | (04:30:21) | IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21 | |
Michelle Vesterby§ | DEN | (04:30:56) | Challenge Almere on 2021-09-12 | |
3 | Laura Philipp | GER | 04:31:14 | IM Hamburg on 2022-06-05 |
4 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 04:31:29 | Challenge Roth on 2016-07-17 |
5 | Ruth Astle | GBR | 04:32:13 | IM Florida 2020-11-17 |
TOP 5 Run Times of all time
Rank | Name | Nation | Actual Time | Race |
1 | Patrick Lange | GER | 02:30:27 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
2 | Patrick Lange | GER | 02:30:31 | IM Israel on 2022-11-25 |
Matt Hanson* | USA | (02:34:39) | IM Texas on 2018-04-28 | |
3 | Gustav Iden | NOR | 02:34:50 | IM Florida on 2021-11-06 |
4 | Patrick Lange | GER | 02:35:10 | Challenge Roth on 2022-07-03 |
5 | Denis Chevrot | FRA | 02:35:18 | IM Austria on 2021-09-19 |
TOP 5 Run Times of all time
Rank | Name | Nation | Actual Time | Race |
1 | Kristin Moeller | GER | 02:41:57 | IM UK on 2011-07-31 |
2 | Chrissie Wellington | GBR | 02:44:35 | Challenge Roth on 2011-07-10 |
3 | Anne Haug | GER | 02:44:45 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
4 | Laura Philipp | GER | 02:44:48 | IM Austria on 2021-09-19 |
5 | Laura Philipp | GER | 02:45:38 | IM Hamburg on 2022-06-05 |
TOP 5 “On Land Times” of all time
Rank | Name | Combined Bike & Run | Race |
1 | Magnus Elbaek Ditlev | 06:34:54 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
Kristian Blummenfelt© | (06:38:02) | IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21 | |
2 | Jan Frodeno | 06:39:43 | Tri Battle on 2021-07-18 |
3 | Gustav Iden | 06:40:00 | IM Florida on 2021-11-06 |
4 | Magnus Elbaek Ditlev | 06:42:18 | Challenge Roth on 2022-07-03 |
5 | Patrick Lange | 06:40:29 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
TOP 5 “On Land Times” of all time
Rank | Name | Combined Bike & Run | Race |
1 | Daniela Ryf | 07:14:51 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
2 | Laura Philipp | 07:16:52 | IM Hamburg on 2022-06-05 |
3 | Anne Haug | 07:19:49 | Challenge Roth on 2022-07-03 |
4 | Daniela Ryf | 07:23:12 | IM Hawaii on 2018-10-13 |
5 | Anne Haug | 07:24:02 | Challenge Roth on 2023-06-25 |
TOP 5 Ironman Debuts
Rank | Name | Time | Race |
Kristian Blummenfelt© | (07:21:11) | IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21 | |
1 | Gustav Iden | 07:42:56 | IM Florida on 2021-11-06 |
Andre Lopes© | (07:43:30) | IM Cozumel on 2021-11-21 | |
2 | Florian Angert | 07:45:05 | IM Barcelona on 2019-10-06 |
3 | Matthews Marquardt | 07:45:11 | IM Texas on 2023-04-22 |
4 | Gregory Barnaby | 07:47:01 | IM Israel on 2022-11-25 |
5 | Thor Bendix Madsen | 07:51:13 | IM Sweden on 2022-08-20 |
TOP 5 Ironman Debuts
Rank | Name | Time | Race |
1 | Laura Philipp | 08:34:57 | IM Barcelona on 2018-10-07 |
2 | Chelsea Sodaro | 08:36:41 | IM Hamburg on 2022-06-05 |
Elisabetta Curridori§ | (08:41:08) | Challenge Almere on 2021-09-12 | |
3 | Mary Beth Ellis | 08:43:34 | IM Austria on 2011-07-03 |
4 | Catriona Morrison | 08:48:11 | Challenge Roth 2009-07-12 |
5 | Kaisa Sali | 08:48:40 | IM Barcelona on 2015-10-04 |
Eva Wutti’s first IM finish (08:37:36 at IM Copenhagen on 2013-08-18) would also rank in the table above, but she had a DNF in Austria just a few weeks before that.
Continental Records
Male Athletes
Continent | Athlete | Nation | Time | Date | Race |
Africa | Bradley Weiss | ZAF | 07:46:06 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
Asia/Pacific | Ivan Tutukin | KAZ | 08:01:39 | 2023-04-22 | IM Texas |
Oceania | Max Neumann | AUS | 07:44:43 | 2022-10-08 | IM World Championships |
Europe | Kristian Blummenfelt© Jan Frodeno |
NOR GER |
(07:21:11) 07:27:53 |
2021-11-21 2021-07-18 |
IM Cozumel Tri Battle |
North America | Ben Kanute | USA | 07:37:01 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
South America | Andre Lopes© Reinaldo Colucci§ Reinaldo Colucci |
BRA BRA BRA |
(07:43:30) (07:45:15) 07:48:27 |
2021-11-21 2021-09-12 2022-05-29 |
IM Cozumel Challenge Almere 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 | Emi Shiono | JPN | 09:23:26 | 2008-03-01 | IM New Zealand |
Australia | Melissa Hauschildt* Carrie Lester© Sarah Crowley |
AUS AUS AUS |
(08:31:05) (08:36:39) 08:38:11 |
2018-04-28 2021-11-21 2019-07-07 |
IM Texas IM Cozumel Challenge Roth |
Europe | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 08:08:21 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
North America | Chelsea Sodaro | USA | 08:33:45 | 2022-10-06 | IM World Championships |
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 by Jeanni Metzler (8:58:03 at IM Texas 2019).
National Records
Male Athletes
Nation | Athlete | Finish | Date | Race |
ARG | Mario de Elias© Luciano Taccone |
(07:52:02) 07:55:37 |
2019-11-24 2023-05-28 |
IM Cozumel IM Brasil |
AUS | Max Neumann | 07:424:43 | 2022-10-08 | IM World Championships |
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 | Marino Vanhoenacker | 07:45:58 | 2011-0703 | IM Austria |
BMU | Tyler Butterfield© Tyler Butterfield |
(07:44:01) 07:58:29 |
2019-11-24 2017-04-22 |
IM Cozumel IM Texas |
BRA | Andre Lopes© Reinaldo Colucci§ Reinaldo Colucci |
(07:43:30) (07:45:15) 07:48:27 |
2021-11-21 2021-09-12 2022-05-29 |
IM Cozumel Challenge Almere 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 | 07:24:40 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
ESP | Ivan Rana | 07:48:43 | 2014-06-29 | IM Austria |
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 | 07:42:23 | 2022-10-08 | IM World Championships |
GBR | Alistair Brownlee | 07:38:47 | 2022-08-20 | IM Sweden |
GER | Jan Frodeno | 07:27:53 | 2021-07-18 | Tri Battle |
ITA | Gregory Barnaby | 07:47:01 | 2022-11-25 | IM Israel |
LUX | Dirk Bockel | 07:52:01 | 2013-07-14 | Challenge Roth |
MEX | Mauricio Mendez Cruz | 08:04:08 | 2021-05-23 | IM Tulsa |
NED | Evert Scheltinga§ Tristan Olij |
(07:49:32) 07:53:28 |
2021-09-12 2023-06-25 |
Challenge Almere Challenge Roth |
NOR | Kristian Blummenfelt© Gustav Iden |
(07:21:11) 07:40:23 |
2021-11-21 2022-10-08 |
IM Cozumel IM World Championships |
NZL | Braden Currie | 07:50:10 | 2023-06-18 | IM Cairns |
POL | Robert Wilkowiecki© Robert Wilkowiecki |
(07:42:01) 07:45:03 |
2021-11-21 2023-04-22 |
IM Cozumel IM Texas |
SUI | Ruedi Wild© Jan van Berkel* Jan van Berkel |
(07:36:34) (07:48:40) 07:50:57 |
2021-11-21 2018-04-28 2021-05-23 |
IM Cozumel IM Texas IM Tulsa |
SWE | Jesper Svensson§ Patrik Nilsson |
(07:39:25) 07:49:18 |
2021-09-12 2016-08-21 |
Challenge Almere IM Copenhagen |
UKR | Viktor Zyemtsev | 07:58:03 | 2017-09-30 | IM Barcelona |
USA | Ben Kanute | 07:37:01 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
ZAF | Bradley Weiss | 07:46:06 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
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© Sarah Crowley |
(08:31:05) (08:36:39) 08:38:11 |
2018-04-28 2021-11-21 2019-07-07 |
IM Texas IM Cozumel Challenge Roth |
AUT | Eva Wutti | 08:37:36 | 2013-03-18 | IM Copenhagen |
BEL | Sofie Goos | 08:57:08 | 2014-06-29 | IM Austria |
BRA | Pamella Oliveira | 08:44:25 | 2023-05-28 | IM Brasil |
CAN | Jen Annett* Heather Fuhr |
(08:49:27) 08:51:22 |
2018-04-28 2002-07-07 |
IM Texas IM Austria |
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 | 8:34:50 | 2023-04-22 | IM Texas |
ESP | Gurutze Frades Larralde© Judith Corachan Vaquera |
(08:31:11) 08:46:29 |
2021-11-21 2022-07-03 |
IM Cozumel Challenge Roth |
FIN | Kaisa Sali | 08:46:49 | 2018-07-01 | Challenge Roth |
FRA | Manon Genet§ Manon Genet |
(08:34:22) 08:52:01 |
2021-09-12 2022-06-05 |
Challenge Almere IM Hamburg |
GBR | Chrissie Wellington | 08:18:13 | 2011-07-10 | Challenge Roth |
GER | Laura Philipp | 08:18:20 | 2022-06-05 | IM Hamburg |
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§ Edith Niederfriniger |
(08:41:08) 08:59:45 |
2021-09-12 2008-07-13 |
Challenge Almere IM Austria |
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 | Sarissa De Vries§ Yvonne Van Vlerken |
(08:32:04) 08:43:07 |
2021-09-12 2013-11-02 |
Challenge Almere IM Florida |
NZL | Teresa Adam | 08:38:42 | 2019-12-01 | IM Western Australia |
POL | Agnieszka Jerzyk | 08:48:49 | 2019-07-07 | Challenge Roth |
SUI | Daniela Ryf | 08:08:21 | 2023-06-25 | Challenge Roth |
SWE | Sara Svensk© Sara Svensk |
(08:22:40) 08:34:10 |
2021-11-21 2019-10-06 |
IM Cozumel IM Barcelona |
USA | Chelsea Sodaro | 08:33:45 | 2022-10-06 | IM World Championships |
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
- Ben Kanute, 07:37:01 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Rudy Von Berg,7:44:50 at IM Texas 2023
- Matthew Marquardt, 07:45:11 at IM Texas 2023
- Ben Hoffman, 07:48:29 at IM Florida 2019
- Matt Hanson, 07:49:47 at IM Arizona 2022
If you include IM Texas 2018, Matt Hanson would be the #2 athlete (he posted a 7:39:25).
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Chelsea Sodaro, 08:33:45 at IM World Championships 2022
- Heather Jackson, 08:39:18 at IM Arizona 2018
- Jocelyn McCauley, 08:39:41 at IM Texas 2019
- Sarah Piampiano, 08:40:48 at IM Brasil 2019
- Sarah True, 08:42:37 at IM Arizona 2022
If you include Chattanooga, the second-fastest time would be held by Skye Moench with a 8:34:06. (Skye’s next fastest time is a 8:46:35 from Florida 2020.)
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Timothy O’Donnell, 07:59:41 in 2019
- Ben Hoffman, 08:02:52 in 2019
- Matthew Russell, 08:04:45 in 2018
- Matt Hanson, 08:04:54 in 2022
- Mark Allen, 08:07:46 in 1993
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Chelsea Sodaro, 08:33:45 in 2022
- Sarah True, 08:43:43 in 2018
- Heather Jackson, 08:54:44 in 2019
- Paula Newby-Fraser, 08:55:28 in 1992
- Linsey Corbin, 08:58:58 in 2018
Germany
Fastest Male Athletes Overall
- Jan Frodeno, 07:27:53 at Tri Battle 2021
- Patrick Lange, 07:30:04 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Andreas Raelert, 07:41:33 at Challenge Roth 2011
- Patrick Lange, 07:41:59 at IM Israel 2022
- Florian Angert, 07:45:05 at IM Barcelona 2019
If you include Cozumel, the third fastest time would be by Paul Schuster who finished in 7:41:31.
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Laura Philipp, 08:18:20 at IM Hamburg 2022
- Anne Haug, 08:21:09 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Daniela Bleymehl, 08:43:17 at Challenge Roth 2019
- Sandra Wallenhorst, 08:47:26 at IM Austria 2008
- Carolin Lehrieder, 08:48:23 at IM Italy 2019
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Jan Frodeno, 07:51:13 in 2019
- Patrick Lange, 07:52:39 in 2018
- Sebastian Kienle, 07:55:39 in 2022
- Florian Angert, 08:01:52 in 2022
- Thomas Hellriegel, 08:06:07 in 1996
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Anne Haug, 08:40:10 in 2019
- Laura Philipp, 08:50:30 in 2022
- Mareen Hufe, 09:06:35 in 2018
- Daniela Bleymehl, 09:08:30 in 2019
- Nina Kraft, 09:14:24 in 2002
Australia
Fastest Male Athletes Overall
- Max Neumann, 07:44:43 at IM World Championships 2022
- Cameron Wurf, 07:46:05 at IM Copenhagen 2021
- Steven McKenna, 07:50:48 at IM Western Australia 2022
- Nick Kastelein, 07:52:49 at IM Vitoria-Gasteiz 2022
- Chris McCormack, 07:54:23 at Challenge Roth 2007
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Sarah Crowley, 08:38:11 at Challenge Roth 2019
- Mirinda Carfrae, 08:38:53 at Challenge Roth 2014
- Rebekah Keat, 08:39:24 at Challenge Roth 2009
- Kylie Simpson, 08:40:52 at IM Cairns 2023
- Carrie Lester, 08:42:13 at Challenge Roth 2016
When including Texas 2018, Mel Hauschildt would have the fastest Australian time with her 8:31:05. At Cozumel, Carrie Lester had some faster times (2021: 8:36:39, 2019: 8:38:41).
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Max Neumann, 07:44:43 in 2022
- Cameron Wurf, 08:00:50 in 2022
- Craig Alexander, 08:03:56 in 2011
- Pete Jacobs, 08:09:11 in 2011
- Chris McCormack, 08:10:37 in 2010
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Sarah Crowley, 08:48:13 in 2019
- Mirinda Carfrae, 08:50:45 in 2018
- Carrie Lester, 08:58:40 in 2019
- Liz Blatchford, 09:03:35 in 2013
- Michellie Jones, 09:11:51 in 2005
Canada
Fastest Male Athletes Overall
- Lionel Sanders, 07:43:30 at Tri Battle 2021
- Brent McMahon, 07:46:10 at IM Brasil 2016
- Jason Pohl, 07:46:59 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Cody Beals, 07:58:34 at IM Mont Tremblant 2019
- 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
- Heather Fuhr, 08:51:22 at IM Austria 2002
- Jen Annett, 08:51:29 at IM Arizona 2018
- Kirsty Jahn, 08:54:57 at IM Brasil 2018
- Angela Naeth, 08:55:19 at IM Texas 2015
- Sara Gross, 08:56:35 at IM Brasil 2014
Counting IM Texas, Jen Annett would take over the #1 spot with her 08:49:27 finish. Angela Naeth would be 3rd with her 8:54:55 at IM Chattanooga 2014.
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Lionel Sanders, 08:04:07 in 2017
- Peter Reid, 08:20:04 in 2005
- Brent McMahon, 08:30:13 in 2015
- Mike Neill, 08:47:57 in 2007
- Tom Evans, 08:48:36 in 2005
In St. George 2022, Lionel Sanders finished in 07:54:02.
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Angela Naeth, 08:57:36 in 2018
- Lori Bowden, 09:11:56 in 2003
- Samantha McGlone, 09:14:04 in 2007
- Heather Wurtele, 09:17:56 in 2011
- Lisa Bentley, 09:25:18 in 2006
New Zealand
Fastest Male Athletes Overall
- Braden Currie, 07:50:10 at IM Cairns 2023
- Terenzo Bozzone, 07:51:26 at IM Western Australia 2016
- Mike Phillips, 07:52:50 at IM Barcelona 2017
- Cameron Brown, 08:00:12 at IM Melbourne 2012
- Richard Ussher, 08:02:15 at Challenge Roth 2009
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Teresa Adam, 08:38:42 at IM Western Australia 2019
- Britta Martin, 08:56:34 at IM Western Australia 2014
- Gina Crawford, 08:57:18 at Challenge Roth 2008
- Joanna Lawn, 08:58:25 at Challenge Roth 2007
- Erin Baker, 09:05:28 at IM Canada 1990
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Braden Currie, 8:04:41 in 2018
- Terenzo Bozzone, 08:13:06 in 2017
- Mike Philips, 8:17:54 in 2018
- Cameron Brown, 08:19:36 in 2005
- Simon Cochrane, 8:50:54 in 2018
In St. George 2022, Braden Currie finished in 07:54:18, Kyle Smith in 08:08:07.
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Erin Baker, 09:08:04 in 1993
- Teresa Adam, 09:12:53 in 2018
- Gina Crawford, 09:14:47 in 2013
- Joanna Lawn, 09:14:53 in 2005
- Melanie Burke, 09:25:02 in 2018
United Kingdom
John Levison from Tri247.com has a lot more data on the British athletes overall and in Kona.
Fastest Male Athletes Overall
- Alistair Brownlee, 07:38:47 at IM Sweden 2022
- Tim Don, 07:40:23 at IM Brasil 2017
- Joe Skipper, 07:44:10 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Kieran Lindars, 07:50:53 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Will Crudgington, 07:57:40 at Challenge Roth 2023
Will Clarke’s Texas 2018 result (07:45:22) would see him climb into third place.
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Chrissie Wellington, 08:18:13 at Challenge Roth 2011
- Lucy Charles-Barclay, 08:31:09 at Challenge Roth 2019
- Fenella Langridge, 08:31:41 at Challenge Roth 2022
- Katrina Matthews, 8:32:51 at IM Texas 2023
- Ruth Astle, 08:41:12 at IM Israel 2022
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Joe Skipper, 07:54:04 in 2022
- David McNamee, 08:01:09 in 2018
- Alistair Brownlee, 08:25:03 in 2019
- Will Clarke, 08:29:00 in 2019
- Tom Lowe, 08:29:02 in 2011
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Lucy Charles, 08:36:34 in 2018
- Chrissie Wellington, 08:54:02 in 2009
- Fenella Langridge, 08:56:25 in 2022
- Rachel Joyce, 08:57:28 in 2013
- Corinne Abraham, 08:57:55 in 2018
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
- Magnus Elbæk Ditlev, 07:24:40 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Daniel Bækkegård, 07:39:59 at Challenge Roth 2023
- Thor Bendix Madsen, 07:51:13 at IM Sweden 2022
- Mathias Lyngsø Petersen, 07:52:29 at IM Sweden 2019
- Rasmus Henning, 07:52:36 at Challenge Roth 2010
If you want to count Almere 2021, then Kristian Høgenhaug would be in second place with his 07:37:46.
Fastest Female Athletes Overall
- Maja Stage Nielsen, 08:34:50 at IM Texas 2023
- Camilla Pedersen, 08:49:23 at IM Copenhagen 2019
- Helle Frederiksen, 08:55:35 at IM Arizona 2017
- Michelle Vesterby, 08:56:12 at IM Cozumel 2019
- Katrine Græsbøll Christensen, 08:57:27 at Challenge Roth 2023
Counting Almere 2021, Michelle Vesterby would be second with a 08:38:53.
Fastest Male Athletes in Kona
- Magnus Elbaek Ditlev, 07:56:37 in 2022
- Daniel Baekkegard, 08:02:05 in 2022
- Mathias Lyngsoe Petersen, 08:06:44 in 2022
- Torbjorn Sindballe, 08:21:30 in 2007
- Kristian Hogenhaug, 08:23:07 in 2022
Fastest Female Athletes in Kona
- Maja Stage Nielsen, 09:10:23 in 2018
- Michelle Vesterby, 09:11:13 in 2013
- Helle Frederiksen, 09:11:52 in 2018
- Camilla Pedersen, 09:25:41 in 2015
- Susanne Nielsen, 09:29:23 in 1999
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Hello,
i read this article about the “Ironman-Distance Records” and i realised that the all time 1. place swim record of another german athlete my fellow countryman Christof Wandratsch is missing in your table.
He achieved that recordtime 00:41:26 on 16.07.2006 during Ironman Austria in Klagenfurt lake Wörthersee.
Can you please check this and add it in your table please.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.
Silvio
Hello Silvio,
I have added Christoph’s swim time in a comment below the table. Maybe there are more fast agegroup swims I may have missed?
Thanks
Thorsten