Update April 4th: Victor Del Corral, Andreas Niedrig and Corinne Abraham won’t be starting.
Update April 6th: Daniela Sämmler has announced she has been sick and won’t start. Stephen Bayliss is reported by Tri247 to focus on IM Lanzarote. Diana Riesler will be racing IM Lanzarote and a start in Port Elizabeth seems very unlikely.
Update April 7th: Another German, Katja Konschak, has reportedly had an accident and won’t be racing.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2006 | Gerrit Schellens (BEL) | 08:36:06 | Natascha Badmann (SUI) | 09:46:38 |
| 2007 | Gerrit Schellens (BEL) | 08:33:05 | Natascha Badmann (SUI) | 09:22:01 |
| 2008 | Stephen Bayliss (GBR) | 08:18:23 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 09:27:48 |
| 2009 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:17:32 | Lucie Reed (CZE) | 09:16:32 |
| 2010 | Raynard Tissink (ZAF) | 08:23:28 | Sonja Tajsich (GER) | 09:16:55 |
| 2011 | Raynard Tissink (ZAF) | 08:05:36 | Chrissie Wellington (GBR) | 08:33:56 |
| 2012 | Clemente Alonso McKernan (ESP) | 08:34:45 | Natascha Badmann (SUI) | 09:47:10 |
| 2013 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:11:24 | Jessie Donavan (USA) | 09:10:58 |
| 2014 | Nils Frommhold (GER) | 08:26:07 | Simone Braendli (SUI) | 09:31:54 |
| 2015 | Frederik Van Lierde (BEL) | 08:16:35 | Jodie Swallow (GBR) | 09:26:56 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Frederik Van Lierde | BEL | 00:49:20 | 04:32:45 | 02:49:45 | 08:16:35 |
| 2 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:49:28 | 04:48:22 | 02:48:44 | 08:30:45 |
| 3 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 00:52:07 | 04:44:30 | 02:55:04 | 08:35:59 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Jodie Swallow | GBR | 00:50:17 | 05:20:58 | 03:10:56 | 09:26:56 |
| 2 | Lucy Gossage | GBR | 00:59:35 | 05:20:12 | 03:06:04 | 09:31:20 |
| 3 | Susie Cheetham | GBR | 00:57:52 | 05:25:54 | 03:03:38 | 09:33:02 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:05:36 | Raynard Tissink | 2011-04-10 |
| Swim | overall | 00:45:22 | Anton Storm | 2009-04-05 |
| Bike | overall | 04:19:41 | Raynard Tissink | 2011-04-10 |
| Run | overall | 02:45:48 | Gerrit Schellens | 2007-03-18 |
| Total | female | 08:33:56 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-04-10 |
| Swim | female | 00:47:40 | Lucie Reed | 2009-04-05 |
| Bike | female | 04:45:23 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-04-10 |
| Run | female | 02:52:54 | Chrissie Wellington | 2011-04-10 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM South Africa is 01:04.
The course has changed a bit this year – the bike course stays closer to the coast which might make it windier but also a lot less hilly than in previous years. Race conditions in South Africa depend a lot on the weather conditions, but the course changes could lead to fast times this year.
Race Adjustments for IM South Africa
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | -01:26 | -05:28 | -04:11 | -00:35 | 28 | -01:26 | -05:28 | -04:11 | -00:35 |
| 2007 | -04:39 | -09:34 | 01:28 | -01:26 | 33 | -03:02 | -07:31 | -01:21 | -01:01 |
| 2008 | 17:34 | 00:30 | 08:46 | 02:17 | 36 | 03:50 | -04:51 | 02:01 | 00:05 |
| 2009 | 15:12 | 01:24 | 08:39 | -02:45 | 28 | 06:40 | -03:17 | 03:41 | -00:37 |
| 2010 | 07:58 | -00:52 | 07:52 | 01:19 | 34 | 06:56 | -02:48 | 04:31 | -00:14 |
| 2011 | 12:20 | -00:23 | 13:11 | 02:18 | 36 | 07:50 | -02:24 | 05:58 | 00:11 |
| 2012 | -12:35 | -09:02 | -09:35 | 02:23 | 28 | 04:55 | -03:21 | 03:44 | 00:30 |
| 2013 | 06:23 | -01:48 | 09:45 | 02:52 | 36 of 44 | 05:06 | -03:09 | 04:29 | 00:48 |
| 2014 | -15:12 | -01:35 | -12:29 | -01:16 | 29 of 40 | 02:51 | -02:59 | 02:36 | 00:34 |
| 2015 | -14:53 | -01:24 | -11:40 | 00:29 | 49 of 61 | 01:04 | -02:49 | 01:11 | 00:34 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM South Africa is a P-4000 race. It has a total prize purse of 150.000 US$ and automatic Kona slots for the male and female winners.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 8 | Bas Diederen | NED | 08:20:56 | 08:29:00 | 00:49:45 | 04:32:33 | 02:53:37 | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 08:20:59 | 08:30:44 | 00:53:51 | 04:31:45 | 02:50:23 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | Matt Trautman | ZAF | 08:24:36 | 08:36:07 | 00:52:16 | 04:34:48 | 02:52:32 | 35 |
| 4 | 19 | James Cunnama | ZAF | 08:29:27 | 08:34:11 | 00:51:36 | 04:36:46 | 02:56:05 | 32 |
| 5 | 14 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 08:30:30 | 08:39:04 | 00:50:56 | 04:33:55 | 03:00:38 | 49 |
| 6 | 7 | Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 08:31:23 | 08:38:02 | 00:51:29 | 04:40:50 | 02:54:04 | 45 |
| 7 | 3 | Boris Stein | GER | 08:32:28 | 08:31:35 | 00:57:26 | 04:36:06 | 02:53:56 | 23 |
| 8 | 22 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 08:32:28 | 08:39:03 | 00:54:31 | 04:43:26 | 02:49:31 | 48 |
| 10 | 27 | Christian Kramer | GER | 08:35:34 | 08:39:36 | 00:50:18 | 04:39:14 | 03:01:03 | 53 |
| 11 | 6 | Ben Hoffman | USA | 08:35:46 | 08:36:22 | 00:51:10 | 04:36:14 | 03:03:22 | 38 |
| 12 | 45 | Andrej Vistica | CRO | 08:38:31 | 08:45:57 | 00:54:42 | 04:38:02 | 03:00:47 | 71 |
| 13 | 9 | Mike Aigroz | SUI | 08:38:38 | 08:44:36 | 00:50:20 | 04:41:39 | 03:01:39 | 63 |
| 14 | 44 | Jan Van Berkel | SUI | 08:39:41 | 08:48:52 | 00:50:21 | 04:37:23 | 03:06:57 | 79 |
| 15 | 38 | David Plese | SLO | 08:40:03 | 08:39:27 | 00:54:53 | 04:42:21 | 02:57:49 | 52 |
| 16 | 10 | Marko Albert | EST | 08:40:18 | 08:37:59 | 00:49:25 | 04:42:49 | 03:03:04 | 44 |
| 17 | 37 | Jens Petersen-Bach | DEN | 08:41:42 | 08:42:51 | 00:53:09 | 04:47:34 | 02:56:00 | 58 |
| 18 | 42 | Darby Thomas | FIN | 08:43:50 | 08:51:14 | 01:01:15 | 04:41:33 | 02:56:02 | 87 |
| 19 | 35 | Mark Oude Bennink | NED | 08:44:23 | 08:55:41 | 00:50:41 | 04:44:47 | 03:03:54 | 110 |
| 21 | 17 | Ben Collins | USA | 08:48:01 | 08:59:42 | 00:53:21 | 04:44:01 | 03:05:40 | (124) |
| 22 | 43 | Markus Thomschke | GER | 08:51:06 | 08:59:10 | 00:55:40 | 04:38:09 | 03:12:17 | 119 |
| 23 | 11 | Nick Baldwin | SEY | 08:54:28 | 09:09:06 | 00:55:19 | 04:48:20 | 03:05:48 | 165 |
| 25 | 20 | Michael Davidson | ZAF | 08:55:51 | 09:02:06 | 00:58:03 | 04:53:31 | 02:59:16 | (132) |
| 26 | 28 | Freddy Lampret | ZAF | 09:01:57 | 09:31:35 | 00:54:31 | 04:47:26 | 03:15:00 | 255 |
| 27 | 26 | Olivier Godart | LUX | 09:06:27 | 09:18:33 | 00:57:28 | 04:59:51 | 03:04:09 | (210) |
| 28 | 32 | Tomas Mika | CZE | 09:06:42 | 09:09:53 | 00:57:39 | 05:02:44 | 03:01:19 | 170 |
| 29 | 29 | Cedric Lassonde | FRA | 09:09:10 | 09:11:20 | 00:58:27 | 04:51:57 | 03:13:47 | 175 |
| 30 | 39 | Ivan Risti | ITA | 09:10:14 | 09:17:13 | 00:51:34 | 05:00:15 | 03:13:25 | 201 |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Close | USA | 09:10:22 | 09:16:50 | 01:01:16 | 04:57:45 | 03:06:21 | 197 |
| 32 | 31 | Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 09:15:16 | 09:27:26 | 00:55:46 | 05:03:42 | 03:10:48 | 235 |
| 33 | 41 | Oliver Simon | GBR | 09:21:50 | 09:27:36 | 00:51:26 | 04:54:56 | 03:30:28 | 238 |
| 34 | 24 | Lewis Elliot | USA | 09:23:07 | 09:43:46 | 00:56:51 | 04:52:46 | 03:28:30 | (302) |
| 35 | 30 | Frederic Limousin | FRA | 09:32:23 | 09:42:01 | 00:56:49 | 05:06:08 | 03:24:26 | (295) |
| 36 | 15 | Emanuele Ciotti | ITA | 09:33:18 | 09:43:24 | 00:54:49 | 05:06:52 | 03:26:37 | (300) |
| 37 | 21 | Gerhard De Bruin | ZAF | 09:41:47 | 09:49:28 | 00:56:58 | 05:07:51 | 03:31:59 | (322) |
| 38 | 46 | Eric Watson | AUS | 09:51:56 | 10:05:02 | 00:52:48 | 05:10:17 | 03:43:51 | (369) |
| 39 | 47 | Ruedi Wild | SUI | 10:41:58 | 11:02:44 | 00:52:36 | 04:52:12 | 04:52:10 | (472) |
| 40 | 13 | Simon Brierley | SEY | 10:45:41 | 10:53:40 | 01:02:41 | 05:28:36 | 04:09:24 | (471) |
| 41 | 33 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 11:41:45 | 12:09:08 | 01:15:30 | 05:47:18 | 04:33:56 | 477 |
| 23 | Thomas De Schutter | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 25 | Frederic Garcia | FRA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Exp. Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 48 | Jodie Swallow | GBR | 09:12:33 | 09:19:52 | 00:50:43 | 05:02:18 | 03:14:32 | (15) |
| 2 | 49 | Lucy Gossage | GBR | 09:15:16 | 09:17:42 | 01:00:39 | 05:02:07 | 03:07:30 | 10 |
| 3 | 50 | Susie Cheetham | GBR | 09:18:09 | 09:17:03 | 00:57:56 | 05:11:53 | 03:03:20 | 7 |
| 6 | 69 | Amanda Stevens | USA | 09:26:15 | 09:30:05 | 00:53:44 | 05:11:50 | 03:15:41 | 26 |
| 7 | 53 | Annabel Luxford | AUS | 09:26:24 | 09:27:37 | 00:54:14 | 05:03:48 | 03:23:21 | (24) |
| 8 | 61 | Kaisa Lehtonen | FIN | 09:27:39 | 09:40:13 | 00:56:21 | 05:14:11 | 03:12:07 | (45) |
| 9 | 62 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 09:31:48 | 09:32:47 | 01:03:14 | 05:08:23 | 03:15:11 | 32 |
| 10 | 65 | Darbi Roberts | USA | 09:36:32 | 09:46:19 | 00:55:03 | 05:16:27 | 03:20:02 | (57) |
| 12 | 57 | Dede Griesbauer | USA | 09:42:52 | 09:56:48 | 00:55:12 | 05:11:49 | 03:30:51 | 81 |
| 13 | 68 | Bianca Steurer | AUT | 09:47:55 | 09:54:52 | 00:59:49 | 05:25:59 | 03:17:08 | 74 |
| 15 | 58 | Katharina Grohmann | GER | 09:58:41 | 10:06:21 | 01:13:58 | 05:21:31 | 03:18:12 | 98 |
| 16 | 56 | Annett Finger | GER | 10:03:24 | 10:16:45 | 01:09:59 | 05:23:25 | 03:25:00 | (121) |
| 17 | 70 | Verena Walter | GER | 10:04:05 | 10:08:01 | 01:02:35 | 05:22:57 | 03:33:33 | 103 |
| 18 | 55 | Mariana Andrade | BRA | 10:06:06 | 10:23:09 | 01:03:44 | 05:19:22 | 03:38:00 | 142 |
| 19 | 67 | Lina-Kristin Schink | GER | 10:09:05 | 10:13:20 | 01:14:19 | 05:24:31 | 03:25:15 | 116 |
| 20 | 54 | Rahel Bellinga | NED | 10:35:42 | 10:38:53 | 01:06:29 | 05:20:06 | 04:04:07 | 170 |
| 21 | 59 | Claire Horner | ZAF | 10:39:37 | 10:52:26 | 01:03:59 | 05:39:26 | 03:51:11 | (177) |
| 71 | Annah Watkinson | ZAF | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
After Jan Frodeno had to cancel his start in South Africa, the race is much more open. Based on previous results Ronnie Schildknecht and Bas Diederen are a step ahead of the rest, but there are 20 athletes that I expect to finish within 25 minutes so a lot can happen on race day. I’m sure that the South African athletes will be working extra hard for a podium spot (if not the very top spot), and it’ll be very interesting to follow Matt Trainman, James Cunnama and Kyle Buckingham on race day. Then there are a number of international athletes that could also do well:
- Ronnie Schildknecht: 30% (2-1)
- Bas Diederen: 25% (3-1)
- Matt Trautman: 9% (10-1)
- James Cunnama: 7% (13-1)
- Jan Van Berkel: 5% (18-1)
- Ben Hoffman: 5% (19-1)
- Kyle Buckingham: 4% (23-1)
- Tim Van Berkel: 4% (27-1)
Female Race Participants
Based on the performance she showed last year, Jodie Swallow is the front runner in the women’s race. She faces strong competition by her British compatriots Corinne Abraham (hopefully back to racing healthy), Lucy Gossage (hopefully recovered from racing IM New Zealand) and Susie Cheetham (probably not quite at 100% after breaking her arm at 70.3 South Africa in January).
- Jodie Swallow: 40% (1-1)
Corinne Abraham: 20% (4-1)- Lucy Gossage: 19% (4-1)
Diana Riesler: 11% (8-1)- Susie Cheetham: 5% (20-1)
- Amanda Stevens: 4% (23-1)