20:22
Langridge back in front
At 40km Langridge took the lead from Charles-Barclay again. Lauren Brandon is still third but is now almost two minutes behind.
20:19
Will Charles-Barclay get her first win in Hawaii today?
The current leader, Charles-Barclay, has never won the Ironman in Hawaii before. However, she narrowly missed out on winning three times. In the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 the Briton was second.
20:11
German group approaches easily
Laura Philipp is eleventh at kilometer 23 ahead of Svensk, Ryf, Bleymehl and Haug. They are around 6:18 minutes behind the British duo.
20:04
The British are ahead
The two Brits Charles-Barclay and Langridge continue to lead the field at 23 km. USA’s Lauren Brandon follows in third place, a minute behind.
19:56
Favorites keep together
The favorites around Ryf, Haug and Philipp are around 6:30 minutes behind and are in 13th to 16th place.
19:51
Langridge pulls up
After almost 16 kilometers, Lucy Charles-Barclay is still at the top. However, Fenella Langridge accelerated at the beginning and closed in on the leader.
19:44
The last two Germans come to the transition zone
The last two Germans also leave the water. Jenny Schulz comes out of the water in 1:08.39 hours in 39th place. Liepold completes the swim in 1:15.03 hours and is in 42nd place.
19:40
The next Germans also come out of the water
Elena Illeditsch and Laura Zimmermann also come out of the water almost at the same time. Illeditsch is 32nd, Zimmermann 35th.
19:34
Bleymehl is the third best German
Daniela Bleymehl also came out of the water in 25th place with a time of 58:12 minutes. She is currently the third best German.
19:27
Philipp comes out of the water in 15th place
Ryf came out of the water in 14th place with a time of 57:52 minutes, almost seven minutes behind the leading Briton. Philipp comes into the transition zone just two seconds after the five-time Hawaii winner. Haug is currently in 18th place (57:58).
19:14
The leader comes out of the water
Charles-Barclay comes out of the water after 50:57 minutes. Lauren Brandon follows her 41 seconds later. Behind are Rebecca Clarke (51:41), Pamela Oliveira and Fenella Langridge (both 51:42).
19:10
About 700 meters to go
The leader Charles-Barclay swims further away from the front and still has about 700 meters to the first transition zone. A four-strong chasing group follows her. One thing is already clear, there is no new swimming record for women today.
19:03
Haug and Ryf parallel
Haug and Ryf are still in the second chasing group. Haug, the 2019 winner, is now swimming right next to Ryf from Switzerland. Philipp is also in the group, but a little further back.
19:01
The British are ahead
The two Brits Charles-Barclay and Langridge continue to lead the field after 23 kilometers. American Lauren Brandon is in third place, about a minute behind.
18:57
Can Charles-Barclay break the swimming record?
The leading Briton Charles-Barclay also took part in the Ironman in Hawaii in 2018 and set a new swimming record of 48:14 minutes for women. Can she beat her own personal best today?
18:52
Second chasing group at the turning point
The second chasing group with Haug and Ryf now also reaches the turning point and reaches it about three minutes behind Charles-Barclay.
18:48
Half reached while swimming
Lucy Charles-Barclay is halfway through the race. She continues and turns at around 22:50 minutes at the Bohe and now swims back towards the bay.
18:41
A quarter while swimming around
After about a quarter of the swim, Lucy Charles-Barclay is ahead. She is now around 100 meters ahead of Ryf, Haug and Philipp. You are now in the second group. Between the leaders and the favorites there is still a group of four chasing, about 20 seconds behind. Laura Brandon will be there.
18:34
Charles-Barclay in Front
After around eight minutes, Lucy Charles-Barclay leads the field. With a strong start, she is several meters ahead of the runner-up. Daniela Ryf and Anne Haug are in the chasing group. Haug is currently sixth. Laura Philipp is also in the group.
18:25
Here we go!
The starters jump into the water. The starting shot sounds. It starts!
18:20
Let’s start swimming!
The Ironman Hawaii consists of three disciplines. The athletes have to swim 3.86 kilometers, cycle 180.2 kilometers and finally run a marathon of 42.195 kilometers. A total of 45 athletes will start among the women. Of these, seven triathletes come from Germany. These are the German starters: Anne Haug, Laura Philipp, Kristin Liepold, Laura Zimmermann, Daniele Bleymehl, Elena Illeditsch and Jenny Schulz.
18:15
These are the favourites:
In addition to the Swiss and five-time Ironman winner from Hawaii, Daniela Ryf, two Germans are among the women’s contenders. These include Anne Haug, who won the last edition in 2019, making her the first German Hawaii winner, and Laura Philipp. In June 2022 in Hamburg she only needed 8:18.20 minutes over the Ironman distance. The 35-year-old thus secured the European Championship title over the Ironman distance. Also, no woman has ever been faster than her. At the last event in 2019, Philipp finished fourth in Hawaii. However, the German middle-distance triathlon champion missed the 2021 World Championships in Utah in May 2022 due to a corona infection. Not present in Kona is one of the favorites for the title, runner-up Katrina Matthews from Great Britain. The Briton fell during training about a week before the competition in Texas and had to cancel her participation due to an injury.
18:10
The women start today
The reason for the gender-separated starts this Thursday and next Saturday is the corona pandemic and a high number of participants. The triathletes last met in Hawaii in 2019. After that, the races in 2020 and 2021 were canceled due to the corona pandemic. However, some participants for today’s World Cup qualified for the Ironman in 2019. Although the athletes were able to exercise their right to start at the rescheduled World Championships in Utah in May 2022, many age group starters gave up the Hawaii myth. This year, more than 5,000 participants will start at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, otherwise there were around 2,500.
18:00
Welcome to the Ironman in Hawaii
For the first time since 2019, the toughest triathlon race in the world will take place in Hawaii again. For the first time, men and women do not start on the same day, but on two different days. At 6:25 p.m. Central European Time, the women start their competition, the men then contest it on Saturday.