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. 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	—	—

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Karl Hayes

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