Kona Ironman World Championships Dominated By TYR Athletes

Photo courtesy TYR

SEAL BEACH, California, October 14. TEAM TYR absolutely obliterated the competition at the 2014 Kona
Ironman World Championships on Oct. 11.

Mirinda Carfrae made history as the first-ever Australian woman to win three titles, after earning her
second consecutive Kona crown with a time of 9:00:55. Carfrae utilized her unmatched running prowess
to dismantle her opponents, clocking a 2:50:26 run split and breaking her own run course record (set last
year) by 12 seconds. While Carfrae shined during the run, other TYR athletes took to beast mode in the
water.

Powered by the TYR Torque Swimskin, Andy Potts was first out of the water, completing the 2.4 mile
swim with a blazing fast time of 50:56. The performance propelled Potts to achieve his best race ever in
Kona, taking 4th place overall. On the women’s side, Amanda Stevens was first out of the water with an
impressive time of 54:25. Jodie Swallow was right behind her, exiting the water second, while Mary Beth
Ellis exited fourth. Swallow ended up taking 4th place at the Championship, and Ellis took 9th place.

In total, three of Kona’s top 10 women were TYR athletes.

Craig “Crowie” Alexander finished 13th overall in the race, while Linsey Corbin and Michelle Vesterby
finished 12th and 14th, respectively, for the women.

At the Kona Ironman World Championships on Oct. 11, Mirinda Carfrae was determined to defend her 2013 title, and she did just that. The Team TYR superstar won her second consecutive title — and third title overall — with an impressive time of 9:00:55.

Off the bike, Carfrae found herself at a challenging 14:30 deficit. As one of the best runners in the sport,
however, she was able to make up valuable time and eventually push herself to the lead just three miles
from the finish. She dismantled her opponents with a blazing fast 2:50:26 run split, breaking her own run
course record (set last year) by 12 seconds.

“Honestly I have no idea how I got that done,” Carfrae told the crowd after the race. “I just thought top five
would be good. Then I thought top three would be great. They had me running scared the last four miles.
I would’ve liked to have relaxed but there was no chance of that. I knew it would be a battle to the finish
line.”

The 33-year-old athlete earned her third Kona crown, becoming the first Australian woman in history to achieve such a feat. To date, only three women in the world have won more Ironman World Championships than Carfrae (Chrissie Wellington, Paula Newby-Fraser and Natascha Badmann).

Incredibly, Carfrae has reached the podium at all six of her Kona races. At her debut in 2009, the rookie
pulled out a second place finish, and she moved to the top spot in 2010 to take her first title. In 2011, she
nabbed second place again, and in 2012 she took third. In 2013, she won first place, followed by a consecutive win this year.

If her past record is any indication of her future, Carfrae has a good chance of going on to make an even
bigger dent in the history books than she already has.

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com.

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