Course Conditions
The fast times on this new course have one explanation: Super-quick swim times. So far I have not heard why this cold have been the case and I don’t want to speculate without having any first hand reports.
Kona Qualifying
IM Switzerland was the first qualifying race for the October 2022 race in Kona. There were 2m+2f slots available, these should go to
- Jan van Berkel
and - Joe Skipper
on the mens’s side and to - Petra Eggenschwiler
and - Kristin Liepold
on the women’s side.
As a previous Kona winner, female race winner Daniela Ryf receives an Automatic Qualifier slot.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Jan van Berkel | SUI | 00:38:13 | 04:20:13 | 02:37:41 | 07:39:40 | -16:15 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Joe Skipper | GBR | 00:38:22 | 04:20:12 | 02:39:35 | 07:41:06 | -11:13 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Ruedi Wild | SUI | 00:38:18 | 04:23:21 | 02:44:21 | 07:49:34 | -13:32 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | William Mennesson | FRA | 00:38:16 | 04:18:06 | 02:51:01 | 07:50:56 | n/a | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | David Plese | SLO | 00:38:23 | 04:23:20 | 02:49:16 | 07:54:30 | -12:18 | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Kyle Buckingham | ZAF | 00:38:07 | 04:23:40 | 02:51:34 | 07:57:17 | -18:53 | US$ 3,000 |
| 7 | Samuel Huerzeler | SUI | 00:38:11 | 04:33:40 | 02:47:51 | 08:03:04 | -06:39 | US$ 2,500 |
| 8 | Kevin Rundstadler | FRA | 00:38:12 | 04:23:47 | 02:58:11 | 08:03:28 | n/a | US$ 2,000 |
| 9 | Maximilian Hammerle | AUT | 00:44:22 | 04:28:54 | 02:49:20 | 08:06:15 | -08:36 | US$ 1,500 |
| 10 | Andreas Jung | GER | 00:37:59 | 04:24:07 | 03:04:52 | 08:10:19 | -04:20 | US$ 1,000 |
| 11 | Arnaud Margot | SUI | 00:44:41 | 04:31:48 | 02:58:32 | 08:18:11 | n/a | |
| 12 | Adrian Haller | SUI | 00:38:11 | 04:23:41 | 03:12:39 | 08:18:12 | n/a | |
| 13 | Hans Christian Tungesvik | NOR | 00:42:10 | 04:37:39 | 02:57:10 | 08:20:35 | -03:36 | |
| 14 | Tom Oosterdijk | NED | 00:44:37 | 04:35:07 | 02:57:57 | 08:21:17 | -17:25 | |
| 15 | Jean-Claude Besse | SUI | 00:38:19 | 04:47:18 | 03:04:13 | 08:33:21 | -13:42 | |
| 16 | Arne Devliegher | BEL | 00:42:24 | 04:52:41 | 02:54:26 | 08:34:17 | n/a | |
| 17 | Edwin Dasselaar | NED | 00:42:27 | 04:49:12 | 03:02:15 | 08:38:25 | -04:05 | |
| 18 | Ronnie Schildknecht | SUI | 00:42:22 | 04:39:30 | 03:15:01 | 08:40:59 | 31:58 | |
| 19 | Lorenzo Delco | SUI | 00:49:57 | 04:45:34 | 03:07:29 | 08:47:41 | n/a | |
| 20 | Daniel Besse | SUI | 00:38:09 | 04:47:31 | 03:30:23 | 08:59:34 | 25:30 | |
| 21 | Christian Brader | GER | 00:42:19 | 05:03:00 | 03:09:14 | 08:59:56 | 25:09 | |
| 22 | Ger Redmond | IRL | 00:59:32 | 05:09:28 | 03:12:09 | 09:27:01 | -14:05 | |
| Thomas Bosch | GER | 00:44:37 | 04:41:15 | DNF | ||||
| Gwenael Ouilleres | FRA | 00:42:12 | 04:46:33 | DNF | ||||
| Jesper Nybo Riis | DEN | 00:44:45 | 04:50:41 | DNF | ||||
| Matteo Fontana | ITA | 00:44:34 | 05:11:41 | DNF | ||||
| Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 00:38:13 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Daniela Ryf | SUI | 00:39:44 | 04:43:43 | 03:05:08 | 08:32:35 | -00:50 | US$ 15,000 |
| 2 | Petra Eggenschwiler | SUI | 00:55:00 | 04:57:24 | 03:10:32 | 09:08:43 | -26:40 | US$ 9,000 |
| 3 | Kristin Liepold | GER | 00:53:46 | 05:12:25 | 02:59:57 | 09:10:24 | 02:51 | US$ 7,000 |
| 4 | Joanna Ryter | SUI | 00:49:24 | 05:20:52 | 02:58:15 | 09:12:06 | 02:37 | US$ 5,000 |
| 5 | Corina Hengartner | SUI | 00:49:30 | 05:18:56 | 03:17:13 | 09:29:46 | -03:37 | US$ 4,000 |
| 6 | Charlene Clavel | FRA | 00:47:48 | 05:10:03 | 03:28:20 | 09:32:01 | n/a | US$ 3,000 |
| Palmira Alvarez | MEX | 00:50:06 | 05:24:02 | DNF | ||||
| Kayla Kobelin | USA | 00:43:50 | 06:53:46 | DNF |