Course Conditions
This year’s smaller field makes it harder to properly evaluate the conditions. It looks as if the swim and bike were quick as is typical for Busselton and the run a few minutes slower. No course records were broken this year.
Kona Qualifying
IM Western Australia offered 1 male and 1 female Kona Pro slot for the October race. These go to the winners
- Kylie Simpson
and - Matt Burton.
The full list of qualifiers can be found here.
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Matt Burton | AUS | 00:51:31 | 04:14:12 | 02:50:48 | 08:01:22 | -13:27 | US$ 7,500 |
| 2 | Steven McKenna | AUS | 00:49:32 | 04:19:28 | 02:55:56 | 08:10:33 | -00:45 | US$ 5,000 |
| 3 | Fraser Walsh | AUS | 00:49:39 | 04:21:30 | 02:54:59 | 08:11:49 | -37:02 | US$ 3,750 |
| 4 | Blake Kappler | AUS | 00:51:28 | 04:33:00 | 03:05:10 | 08:35:04 | -04:46 | US$ 3,000 |
| 5 | Courtney Ogden | AUS | 00:51:39 | 04:46:42 | 03:02:26 | 08:46:03 | 10:04 | US$ 2,000 |
| 6 | Caleb Noble | AUS | 00:49:33 | 04:39:43 | 03:14:42 | 08:49:43 | -1:37:06 | US$ 1,500 |
| 7 | Lachlan Kerin | AUS | 00:49:33 | 04:15:43 | 03:46:56 | 08:57:23 | 01:31 | US$ 1,250 |
| Leigh Anderson-Voigt | AUS | 00:49:36 | 04:30:07 | DNF | ||||
| Tim Van Berkel | AUS | 00:51:28 | DNF | |||||
| Simon Billeau | FRA | 00:58:15 | DNF |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Diff to exp. | Prize Money |
| 1 | Kylie Simpson | AUS | 01:08:33 | 04:48:52 | 03:02:11 | 09:06:14 | -00:26 | US$ 7,500 |
| 2 | Sarah Thomas | AUS | 01:08:21 | 05:20:18 | 03:20:25 | 09:54:50 | -17:12 | US$ 5,000 |
| 3 | Kate Bevilaqua | AUS | 00:59:10 | 05:05:10 | 04:00:35 | 10:13:19 | 10:46 | US$ 3,750 |