IM Sweden is one of the final races before the August cutoff for Kona Pro Qualifying. I have analyzed the situation for August Pro qualifying – who is currently in, who can still make it?
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2012 | Jan Raphael (GER) | 08:04:01 | Asa Lundstroem (SWE) | 09:13:27 |
| 2013 | Pedro Gomes (POR) | 08:19:30 | Jodie Cunnama (GBR) | 08:54:01 |
| 2014 | Horst Reichel (GER) | 08:13:01 | Leanda Cave (GBR) | 08:56:50 |
| 2015 | Patrik Nilsson (SWE) | 08:08:05 | Astrid Stienen (GER) | 09:12:27 |
| 2016 | Kristin Moeller (GER) | 09:14:39 | ||
| 2017 | Clemente Alonso McKernan (ESP) | 08:07:48 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
IM Sweden is one of the single-gender European races (the counterpart is IM Copenhagen). Here are the links to the full analysis for the 2017 Male race and the 2016 Female race.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Clemente Alonso McKernan | ESP | 00:47:29 | 04:24:55 | 02:50:23 | 08:07:48 |
| 2 | Cameron Wurf | AUS | 00:50:20 | 04:14:27 | 03:00:38 | 08:08:58 |
| 3 | Esben Hovgaard | DEN | 00:51:25 | 04:32:37 | 02:58:03 | 08:25:18 |
Female Race Results (2016)
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Kristin Moeller | GER | 01:02:48 | 05:12:09 | 02:55:09 | 09:14:39 |
| 2 | Lucie Reed | CZE | 00:54:03 | 05:11:35 | 03:11:11 | 09:21:31 |
| 3 | Carolin Lehrieder | GER | 00:57:47 | 05:01:25 | 03:22:15 | 09:24:30 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:04:01 | Jan Raphael | 2012-08-18 |
| Swim | overall | 00:47:29 | Clemente Alonso McKernan | 2017-08-19 |
| Bike | overall | 04:14:27 | Cameron Wurf | 2017-08-19 |
| Run | overall | 02:44:18 | Viktor Zyemtsev | 2014-08-16 |
| Total | female | 08:54:01 | Jodie Cunnama | 2013-08-17 |
| Swim | female | 00:48:30 | Jodie Cunnama | 2013-08-17 |
| Bike | female | 04:48:42 | Helene Malmkvist | 2012-08-18 |
| Run | female | 02:55:09 | Kristin Moeller | 2016-08-20 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Sweden is 17:27.
Race Adjustments for IM Sweden
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2012 | 32:30 | 00:42 | 23:32 | 09:15 | 29 | 32:30 | 00:42 | 23:32 | 09:15 |
| 2013 | 15:19 | 00:21 | 08:58 | 07:16 | 30 | 23:55 | 00:31 | 16:15 | 08:16 |
| 2014 | 15:09 | -00:15 | 06:26 | 05:07 | 24 of 27 | 21:00 | 00:16 | 12:59 | 07:13 |
| 2015 | 03:15 | -02:45 | 03:10 | 02:45 | 19 of 21 | 16:34 | -00:29 | 10:32 | 06:06 |
| 2016 | 25:15 | -00:40 | 14:00 | 06:23 | 5 | 18:18 | -00:31 | 11:13 | 06:09 |
| 2017 | 13:11 | 01:51 | 13:26 | 01:12 | 16 of 21 | 17:27 | -00:08 | 11:35 | 05:20 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Sweden is a P-2000, WPRO-only race. It has a total prize purse of 40.000 US$, paying 10 deep.
Female Race Participants
The strength of the field is 23% of a typical Kona field.
| # | Bib | Name | Nat | Expected | Rating | ESwim | EBike | ET2 | ERun | Consistency | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Corinne Abraham | GBR | 08:58:00 | 09:17:44 | 01:00:22 | 04:53:03 | 05:58:26 | 02:59:34 | 77% +23% -0% (15) | 12 |
| 2 | 17 | Sara Svensk | SWE | 09:09:04 | 09:39:05 | 00:57:58 | 04:56:34 | 05:59:32 | 03:09:32 | 35% +23% -43% (5) | 49 |
| 3 | 9 | Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 09:09:22 | 09:27:33 | 00:56:24 | 05:01:34 | 06:02:57 | 03:06:25 | 69% +9% -22% (10) | 31 |
| 4 | 3 | Kimberley Morrison | GBR | 09:09:52 | 09:38:48 | 00:54:49 | 04:47:22 | 05:47:10 | 03:22:42 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (48) |
| 5 | 12 | Maja Stage Nielsen | DEN | 09:10:03 | 09:28:02 | 00:58:46 | 04:59:36 | 06:03:22 | 03:06:41 | 65% +0% -35% (4) | 32 |
| 6 | 2 | Asa Lundstroem | SWE | 09:10:08 | 09:28:16 | 01:01:17 | 04:55:45 | 06:02:02 | 03:08:06 | 99% +1% -0% (19) | 33 |
| 7 | 20 | Tine Deckers | BEL | 09:10:13 | 09:25:41 | 00:58:13 | 04:53:39 | 05:56:52 | 03:13:21 | 79% +3% -18% (24) | 26 |
| 8 | 18 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 09:11:16 | 09:29:09 | 01:02:37 | 05:00:04 | 06:07:42 | 03:03:34 | 88% +2% -10% (25) | 34 |
| 9 | 1 | Sofie Goos | BEL | 09:17:07 | 09:39:30 | 00:58:32 | 05:02:23 | 06:05:55 | 03:11:12 | 61% +9% -29% (27) | 50 |
| 10 | 4 | Camilla Lindholm Borg | SWE | 09:18:53 | 09:50:17 | 01:09:21 | 04:56:54 | 06:11:16 | 03:07:37 | 80% +8% -12% (20) | 70 |
| 11 | 7 | Celine Schaerer | SUI | 09:19:44 | 09:37:12 | 00:51:25 | 05:08:18 | 06:04:43 | 03:15:01 | 80% +0% -20% (11) | 43 |
| 12 | 21 | Angela Naeth * | CAN | 09:23:28 | 09:52:32 | 00:59:31 | 04:50:40 | 05:55:10 | 03:28:18 | 38% +11% -51% (8) | 73 |
| 13 | 6 | Dede Griesbauer | USA | 09:25:18 | 09:45:55 | 00:53:21 | 04:56:03 | 05:54:23 | 03:30:55 | 55% +10% -34% (29) | 58 |
| 14 | 15 | Simona Krivankova | CZE | 09:30:02 | 09:56:04 | 01:05:52 | 05:06:37 | 06:17:28 | 03:12:34 | 89% +11% -0% (6) | 81 |
| 15 | 16 | Pamela Tastets | CHI | 09:30:06 | 09:53:22 | 00:57:33 | 05:08:19 | 06:10:52 | 03:19:14 | 100% +0% -0% (4) | 75 |
| 16 | 13 | Federica De Nicola | ITA | 09:34:46 | 10:08:54 | 01:00:15 | 05:01:24 | 06:06:39 | 03:28:07 | 52% +0% -48% (2) | (100) |
| 17 | 11 | Renee Kiley | AUS | 09:51:28 | 10:26:36 | 01:01:35 | 05:12:01 | 06:18:36 | 03:32:52 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (129) |
| 18 | 10 | Emma Graaf | SWE | 09:51:38 | 10:33:13 | 00:59:31 | 05:17:02 | 06:21:33 | 03:30:05 | 33% +9% -57% (7) | (136) |
| 8 | Annie Thoren | SWE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 14 | Melanie Baumann | SUI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
Note: Athletes with a ‘*’ are also registered for another race within 8 days.
Winning Odds
A few of the athletes are unlikely to start, for example Tine Deckers and Maja Stage Nielsen have already secured their Kona slots in July.
Female Race Participants
- Corinne Abraham: 50% (1-1)
- Asa Lundstroem: 12% (7-1)
- Michaela Herlbauer: 9% (10-1)
- Sara Svensk: 6% (16-1)
- Camilla Lindholm Borg: 5% (21-1)
- Maja Stage Nielsen: 4% (21-1)
- Tine Deckers: 4% (23-1)