Update (July 10th): Corinne Abraham and Eimear Mullan are no longer on the startlist posted by ironman.com.
Update (July 14th): Matt Trautmann has tweeted that he has broken his clavicle. Speedy healing, I hope he’ll be back in form for Kona.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Christoph Mauch (SUI) | 08:21:48 | Karin Thuerig (SUI) | 09:10:51 |
| 2006 | Mathias Hecht (SUI) | 08:26:01 | Rebecca Preston (AUS) | 09:24:18 |
| 2007 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:24:58 | Rebecca Preston (AUS) | 09:20:40 |
| 2008 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:16:05 | Sibylle Matter (SUI) | 09:30:12 |
| 2009 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:20:00 | Sibylle Matter (SUI) | 09:14:35 |
| 2010 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:12:40 | Karin Thuerig (SUI) | 09:00:04 |
| 2011 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:19:51 | Karin Thuerig (SUI) | 09:03:26 |
| 2012 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:17:13 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 09:20:16 |
| 2013 | Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) | 08:33:39 | Anja Beranek (GER) | 09:21:31 |
| 2014 | Boris Stein (GER) | 08:33:02 | Daniela Ryf (SUI) | 09:13:30 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Boris Stein | GER | 00:58:49 | 04:35:55 | 02:53:49 | 08:33:02 |
| 2 | David Plese | SLO | 00:56:44 | 04:37:35 | 02:54:51 | 08:34:13 |
| 3 | Marek Jaskolka | POL | 00:51:23 | 04:51:09 | 02:53:46 | 08:40:40 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:56:41 | 05:00:18 | 03:11:03 | 09:13:30 |
| 2 | Natascha Badmann | SUI | 01:05:10 | 04:55:00 | 03:23:01 | 09:28:37 |
| 3 | Sonja Tajsich | GER | 01:05:14 | 04:59:49 | 03:19:13 | 09:29:15 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 08:12:40 | Ronnie Schildknecht | 2010-07-25 |
| Swim | overall | 00:45:29 | Benjamin Sanson | 2005-07-15 |
| Bike | overall | 04:27:42 | Ronnie Schildknecht | 2012-07-15 |
| Run | overall | 02:41:58 | Clemente Alonso McKernan | 2011-07-10 |
| Total | female | 09:00:04 | Karin Thuerig | 2010-07-25 |
| Swim | female | 00:51:23 | Celine Schaerer | 2014-07-27 |
| Bike | female | 04:43:53 | Karin Thuerig | 2010-07-25 |
| Run | female | 03:00:27 | Kristin Moeller | 2014-07-27 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Switzerland is 06:06.
Race Adjustments for IM Switzerland
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Athletes | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2005 | -03:50 | 00:25 | 02:46 | -07:19 | 6 | -03:50 | 00:25 | 02:46 | -07:19 |
| 2006 | 15:12 | 01:09 | 04:34 | 00:02 | 21 | 05:41 | 00:47 | 03:40 | -03:39 |
| 2007 | 16:28 | -01:00 | 10:07 | 01:36 | 26 | 09:17 | 00:11 | 05:49 | -01:54 |
| 2008 | 08:26 | -00:10 | 01:43 | 01:50 | 22 | 09:04 | 00:06 | 04:48 | -00:58 |
| 2009 | 12:10 | -00:57 | 05:49 | 05:20 | 30 | 09:41 | -00:07 | 05:00 | 00:18 |
| 2010 | 06:52 | -01:25 | 05:36 | 02:00 | 27 | 09:13 | -00:20 | 05:06 | 00:35 |
| 2011 | 09:41 | -02:31 | 00:57 | 07:25 | 17 | 09:17 | -00:39 | 04:30 | 01:34 |
| 2012 | 07:00 | -03:11 | 04:02 | 02:15 | 24 | 09:00 | -00:58 | 04:27 | 01:39 |
| 2013 | -09:50 | -05:13 | 02:43 | -05:14 | 35 | 06:54 | -01:26 | 04:15 | 00:53 |
| 2014 | -01:06 | -03:47 | 05:01 | -00:18 | 25 | 06:06 | -01:40 | 04:20 | 00:46 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Switzerland is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 50.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 08:19:56 | 08:27:12 | 00:52:33 | 04:30:08 | 02:52:15 | 16 |
| 3 | 31 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 08:26:51 | 08:38:35 | 00:53:46 | 04:37:06 | 02:50:59 | (45) |
| 4 | 2 | David Plese | SLO | 08:30:15 | 08:38:56 | 00:53:59 | 04:35:29 | 02:55:47 | 45 |
| 5 | 5 | Mike Aigroz | SUI | 08:32:11 | 08:44:39 | 00:49:33 | 04:37:01 | 03:00:38 | 64 |
| 6 | 28 | Michael Raelert | GER | 08:32:48 | 08:42:24 | 00:49:00 | 04:39:11 | 02:59:36 | (57) |
| 7 | 11 | Miquel Blanchart Tinto | ESP | 08:34:53 | 08:42:51 | 00:50:19 | 04:48:04 | 02:51:30 | 58 |
| 8 | 3 | Jan Van Berkel | SUI | 08:38:13 | 08:53:24 | 00:48:47 | 04:36:14 | 03:08:12 | 100 |
| 9 | 7 | Alberto Casadei | ITA | 08:39:09 | 08:57:55 | 00:49:00 | 04:44:32 | 03:00:37 | 121 |
| 10 | 29 | Dirk Wijnalda | NED | 08:44:00 | 09:04:39 | 00:58:27 | 04:45:50 | 02:54:43 | 148 |
| 11 | 6 | Mauro Baertsch | SUI | 08:48:54 | 09:05:06 | 00:55:13 | 04:49:58 | 02:58:43 | 151 |
| 12 | 4 | Mike Schifferle | SUI | 08:54:49 | 09:03:47 | 01:01:25 | 04:44:10 | 03:04:14 | 143 |
| 13 | 8 | Rafael Wyss | SUI | 08:56:22 | 09:14:58 | 01:01:14 | 04:45:16 | 03:04:52 | (198) |
| 14 | 17 | Martin Matula | CZE | 08:57:42 | 09:00:30 | 00:54:04 | 04:55:01 | 03:03:36 | (131) |
| 15 | 30 | Manuel Kueng | SUI | 08:58:35 | 09:26:25 | 00:48:02 | 04:45:00 | 03:20:34 | (246) |
| 16 | 14 | Kevin Everett | USA | 09:01:33 | 09:20:48 | 00:48:15 | 04:35:33 | 03:32:45 | (226) |
| 17 | 9 | Samuel Huerzeler | SUI | 09:04:58 | 09:11:22 | 00:55:22 | 04:58:20 | 03:06:16 | 181 |
| 18 | 15 | Rinus Holvoet | BEL | 09:13:17 | 09:25:13 | 00:54:41 | 04:55:55 | 03:17:41 | (245) |
| 19 | 23 | Damien With | FRA | 09:15:10 | 09:32:48 | 00:54:04 | 04:53:53 | 03:22:12 | (274) |
| 20 | 21 | Hendrik-Jan Verhaegen | BEL | 09:21:41 | 09:31:24 | 00:58:46 | 04:57:08 | 03:20:47 | 266 |
| 21 | 27 | Evgeniy Nikitin | RUS | 09:36:59 | 10:19:03 | 00:52:44 | 05:13:56 | 03:25:18 | 432 |
| 22 | 33 | David Jilek | CZE | 09:37:35 | 09:47:14 | 01:00:54 | 05:00:22 | 03:31:19 | 327 |
| 23 | 25 | Lukas Polan | CZE | 09:42:00 | 09:59:32 | 01:05:04 | 05:04:02 | 03:27:55 | 372 |
| 24 | 38 | Ivan Kharin | RUS | 09:46:58 | 10:02:58 | 01:09:25 | 05:05:30 | 03:27:03 | (380) |
| 25 | 12 | Dan Brown | PHI | 09:54:58 | 11:12:34 | 01:04:19 | 05:13:31 | 03:32:08 | 482 |
| 26 | 20 | Matthew Smith | CZE | 09:55:48 | 10:10:52 | 01:04:36 | 05:23:26 | 03:22:46 | (410) |
| 27 | 13 | Rod De Kanel | FRA | 10:21:39 | 10:41:24 | 00:54:12 | 05:10:48 | 04:11:39 | (469) |
| 28 | 24 | Valentin Zasypkin | RUS | 10:32:06 | 11:11:19 | 01:10:04 | 05:29:52 | 03:47:10 | (482) |
| 29 | 26 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 11:24:03 | 12:03:47 | 01:12:07 | 05:42:30 | 04:24:26 | 486 |
| 10 | Martin Bader | AUT | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 16 | Thomas Kaiser | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 18 | Mathias Nagel | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 19 | Pascal Ramali | GER | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 22 | Michal Volejnik | CZE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 32 | Matteo Fontana | ITA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 34 | Gilian Oriet | SUI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) | |
| 36 | Andy Sutz | SUI | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | (n/a) |
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Overall |
| 1 | 47 | Mary Beth Ellis | USA | 09:15:23 | 09:17:08 | 00:52:13 | 05:01:50 | 03:16:20 | 9 |
| 3 | 59 | Beth Gerdes | USA | 09:28:49 | 09:52:53 | 01:03:47 | 05:14:44 | 03:05:18 | 71 |
| 4 | 58 | Mareen Hufe | GER | 09:31:58 | 09:37:04 | 01:01:55 | 05:01:21 | 03:23:41 | 41 |
| 6 | 57 | Regula Rohrbach | SUI | 09:36:13 | 09:50:30 | 00:58:16 | 05:01:45 | 03:31:12 | 64 |
| 7 | 50 | Dimity-Lee Duke | AUS | 09:38:33 | 09:52:00 | 01:03:34 | 05:14:09 | 03:15:50 | 68 |
| 8 | 51 | Mariana Andrade | BRA | 09:53:35 | 10:22:26 | 01:02:21 | 05:11:06 | 03:35:08 | 141 |
| 9 | 48 | Lina-Kristin Schink | GER | 10:15:47 | 10:29:03 | 01:12:33 | 05:25:09 | 03:33:04 | (155) |
| 10 | 54 | Nicole Woysch | GER | 10:17:02 | 10:41:26 | 01:00:18 | 05:24:35 | 03:47:09 | (162) |
| 11 | 60 | Alena Stevens | SVK | 10:20:12 | 10:34:40 | 01:02:59 | 05:38:27 | 03:33:46 | (159) |
| 12 | 49 | Angela Kuehnlein | GER | 10:30:16 | 10:43:49 | 01:05:03 | 05:31:54 | 03:48:18 | (165) |
KPR Situation
Men
A few of the men are already safe for a July Kona slot:
- Ronnie Schildknecht (5.550)
- Matt Trautmann (7.195)
There are a few others that still need a few more points:
- Miquel Blanchard Tinto: 3.700 at 3+1 (to improve he needs to score more than 960 points, i.e. 3rd or better)
- Michael Raelert (3.000, he races Zürich as his 2015 IM race, a 4th or better should be enough for him)
A lot of athletes have to place in the Top3 or better for a slot – they probably avoided the deep field in Frankfurt and hope for better chances in Zürich:
- Mike Aigroz (2.825)
- Jan Van Berkel (2.600)
- David Plese (2.285)
- Alessandro Degasperi (2.000)
- Mauro Baertsch (1.905)
- Alberto Casadei (1.791)
Most of these can add another IM to their score or will only loose a few points.
Women
Mary Beth Ellis already has enough points for a slot, but she still needs to finish an Ironman (but will be racing for a good result as well).
In addition to her, there are athletes that need to place well to score the points they still need for a July slot (projected cutoff at 5.100 points). Most of them have already raced a lot, so in addition to the points they have at this point, I also show the “base” points they have before adding a good Zürich result to their score:
Corinne Abraham (4.725, same base; needs a 7th or better, but was DNS in Austria and it’s not clear if she’ll be racing)- Mareen Hufe (4.490, base 3.975; needs 3rd or better)
- Beth Gerdes (4.515, base 3.795; needs 2nd or better)
- Dimitry-Lee Duke (3.945, base 3.625; needs 2nd or better)
Among the other athletes, Eimear Mullan is the one with most points, but with 2.000 points she is already too far back for even a theoretical chance to qualify.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Ronnie Schildknecht has won this race seven times in a row, last year he was forced to race in Frankfurt in order to get more points for his Kona qualifying. This year, he is already safe after a 3rd place in Texas and can go back to his home race. He is joined by a number of strong athletes that are looking for more Kona points or a just a decent Ironman race:
- Ronnie Schildknecht: 43% (1-1)
Matt Trautman: 17% (5-1)- Alessandro Degasperi: 15% (6-1)
- David Plese: 8% (12-1)
- Miquel Blanchart Tinto: 6% (16-1)
- Mike Aigroz: 4% (23-1)
- Michael Raelert: 4% (24-1)
Female Race Participants
- Mary Beth Ellis: 50% (1-1)
Corinne Abraham: 22% (4-1)- Beth Gerdes: 13% (7-1)
- Mareen Hufe: 9% (11-1)
Eimear Mullan: 3% (28-1)