Jodie Swallow wins Ironman Sweden Triathlon joining sub 9 club
Jodie Swallow has claimed her first Ironman victory in Sweden today, and at the same time has joined the prestigious sub nine club. Swallow swam a 48:30, giving her an incredible ten minute lead out of the water, and then backed this up with a 4:55:39 bike, the fastest women's bike of the day.
Jodie Swallow has claimed her first Ironman victory in Sweden today, and at the same time has joined the prestigious sub nine club. Swallow swam a 48:30, giving her an incredible ten minute lead out of the water, and then backed this up with a 4:55:39 bike, the fastest women’s bike of the day. Not happy to cruise to her victory Swallow then ran a 3:06:41 to win by over twenty minutes, putting her name in the history books with a sub nine hour finish.
Eva Nystrom of Sweden put in a great performance on home soil to finish second in 9:17:56, and Britta Martin of New Zealand came home third in 9:22:18.
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| Name | Country | Swim | Bike | Run | Finish | Div. Rank | Overall Rank |
| Swallow, Jodie | GBR | 0:48:30 | 4:55:39 | 3:06:41 | 8:54:01 | 1 | 11 |
| Nystršm, Eva | SWE | 1:02:27 | 4:59:15 | 3:13:01 | 9:17:56 | 2 | 27 |
| Martin, Britta | NZL | 0:58:13 | 5:07:15 | 3:12:57 | 9:22:18 | 3 | 33 |
| Rundqvist, Louise | SWE | 1:05:59 | 5:18:25 | 3:20:41 | 9:48:39 | 4 | 74 |
| Candrova, Jana | CZE | 1:06:06 | 5:27:22 | 3:28:32 | 10:06:06 | 5 | 133 |
| Lemeseva, Maria | RUS | 1:08:57 | 5:27:03 | 3:26:47 | 10:07:14 | 6 | 140 |
| Pallesen, Helene | DEN | 1:12:04 | 5:32:29 | 3:18:54 | 10:07:32 | 7 | 142 |
| Vykoukalova, Simona | CZE | 1:07:52 | 5:31:24 | 3:26:28 | 10:10:25 | 8 | 153 |
| Graaf, Emma | SWE | 0:58:08 | 5:27:08 | 3:43:41 | 10:14:13 | 9 | 165 |
| Dauben, Conny | GER | 1:10:03 | 5:24:32 | 4:01:27 | 10:41:08 | 10 | 300 |
| Lie, Kristin | NOR | 1:11:15 | 5:15:49 | 0:00:00 | 0:00:00 | — | — |
