At the Ironman South American Championships victor Canadian Brent McMahon broke the course record and came within a whisker off the current Ironman record, just missing it by 12 seconds. Advertisement A group of ten men exited the swim within a minute of each other, and led by Marcus Fernandes (BRA), including Brent McMahon and Tim Don (GBR).  Early into the bike the skies opened and began to pound competitors with rain making for treacherous and cold conditions through most of the bike. Amorelli, Wil Clarke (GBR), Collington, Fontana, Mathews, and McMahon took advantage of the circumstances and began to pull away from the field. At 55 km’s, Amorelli and…

Conquering tough conditions that included strong waves, which defeated 30 athletes in the swim, GB’s Susie Cheethman has won ChallengeSalou in Spain. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement More than 1,100 competitors took part in the half distance race (1.9km swim, 90k bike and 21.1k run) under a blazing hot sun. The first out of the water was the Slovenian Alena Stevens. However Cheethman had a strong bike leg and was first through T2, followed by fellow Brit Kim Morrison, who eventually finished fourth. Morrison was overcome in run leg by the Catalan Sara Loehr and the Australian Kirralee Seidel. Cheetham’s surged to victory with a strong run and posted…

The Ironman 70.3 World Championships are to be held at Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia this September. This is the first time the championships have been staged in the Southern Hemisphere, although the are has played host to Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival, and the ITU World Cup races for several years. Advertisement The new course incorporates a challenging ocean swim, a stunning ride through the Mooloolaba hills, and a picturesque run along its famed coastline. Local Queensland-based professional Josh Amberger says that a key point in this race will be the swim. While it will be a deep water start, athletes from oversees especially will need to be aware of the…

Olympic hopeful Gordon Benson came third, causing speculation that he could potentially be the third member of the men’s Olympic team for Rio, joining the Brownlee brothers. (The team will be announced on Tuesday).  Aaron Harris was second, just under a minute behind Alistair. The last time Alistair competed at Blenheim was in 2012, just before winning Olympic gold in London, so is this a good omen for Rio? Advertisement In the woman’s elite race India Lee, straight from her win at the European Championships, also won in dominating style. India has had a fabulous 2016 season winning the Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup, as well as gold at the Europeans, proving…

From the beginning Pallant stayed with the leading group, which by T2 had reduced in size to five athletes who were never threatened and it was a case of five athletes chasing three medals. Then with just 2.5km of the final run remaining Pallant pulled away take a second consecutive title. Advertisement “I never feel safe on the bike, I don’t quite relax until I’ve got my running shoes on, but I’m so happy to defend my title,” she said. Emma Pallant and Ben Dijkstra win 2015 World Duathlon titles Emma Pallant: “Triathlon has taught me I always have to fight”  A great performance from Alex Yee saw Great Britain…

HUUB Design, have announced a research partnership with the Best Swim Centre, Mallorca, which will see the centre house HUUB’s revolutionary Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system.  Advertisement The system allows quantified gains from wetsuit use to be measured and evidenced, and the development of this  Measuring Active Drag (MAD) system is now a key component of the company to prove the performance enhancement developed suit technology.  “The M.A.D system represents a landmark not only in Huub’s history but also in the triathlon and swimming market,” said Dean Jackson founder of HUUB Design. ” No company has this type of testing and analysis available in-house. As a company we take pride in delivering…

In just over a  week’s time on June 18 100 teams will be competing at the ÖtillÖ swimrun Isles of Scilly, each hoping for one of the eight qualification spots for the ÖTILLÖ the Swimrun World Championship. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Advertisement ÖtillÖ confirm launch of UK qualifier race in 2016  To whet your appetite hare are some images from last week’s ÖTILLÖ Swimrun Utö and the sprint swimrun Utö (a shorter sprint version of 12 km), which saw almost 750 competitors from 19 nationalities competing in the Stockholm archipelago. The main race at Utö was a 39,8 km long swimrun where you alternate between trail running and open water swimming, around the…

Ahead of this weekend’s ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds, the city has been decorated with images of Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. You can’t walk around a corner without seeing a giant Brownlee billboard; tri has already taken over the city. So the setting was apt for the official announcement of the six-strong British team for the Rio Olympic Games in August. Advertisement Given we already know the women’s team of this issue’s cover stars Non Stanford and Vicky Holland, plus Helen Jenkins in her third Olympic Games, the big news of the day was who will join the Brownlees in the British men’s…

This Sunday, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Series will be coming to the city of Leeds. The races are to feature  reigning Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and both reigning world champions Javier Gomez and Gwen Jorgensen. Advertisement The provisional line-up of elite women taking to the start pontoon in Roundhay Park at 1pm include two-time world champion Gwen Jorgensen of the USA, who will be taking on the Great Britain contingent headed by Leeds-based duo Non Stanford and Vicky Holland. The strong Great Britain line-up also features Jodie Stimpson, who is a world title contender after winning the season-opener in Abu Dhabi, Leeds’ own Jess Learmonth and Lucy Hall, who is also based…

As places to train go, the BEST swim centre in Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, is pretty much every swimmer’s dream. Not only does it centre around a 10-lane 50m outdoor pool, but the centre is founded and run by two Olympic swimmers – James Parrack and Matthew O’Connor – so expert knowledge abounds. Plus not only that, but the town is on a peninsula with a selection of beaches and coves around it, making it ideal for open-water swimming. Advertisement It’s no surprise then, that the centre makes the perfect location for a swim festival. Every year swimmers congregate for Bestfest, seven days of open-water swimming, pool coaching and fun…