Ironman US Championship Preview
Saturday August 11 in New York City. Contrary to earlier reports, the swim is not cancelled.
With $125 000 US, and 4000 Kona ranking points on the line (one of three such races and only Kona offers more points to the winners) the professional field for this Saturday’s Ironman US Championship is packed with talent.
Athletes will complete a 2.4-mile swim in the Hudson River, a 112-mile bike ride on the Palisades Parkway in Bergen and Rockland Counties, and a 26.2-mile run beginning in New Jersey and finishing in Riverside Park in Manhattan.
There is the possibility that the swim will be cancelled due to water contamination – reported in the New York Times.
On Friday afternoon, race officials announced that the swim is on:
We are excited to announce that we will proceed with the 2.4-mile swim in the Hudson River during tomorrow’s inaugural Aquadraat Sports IRONMAN U.S. Championship. After a sewer line break in Tarrytown, New York, our team worked diligently with local environmental and health departments to monitor and thoroughly test the water. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection tested the water following the break and the reports show the water is safe for swimming. Additionally, Westchester County Department of Health has announced its water-quality advisory for the Hudson River will be lifted as of 11 p.m. today (Friday August 10).
Ironman.com will have live coverage. Check out the list of professional competitors below:
| Men | Women |
| 1 Jordan Rapp USA 2 Michael Lovato USA 3 Maik Twelsiek GER 5 Paul Ambrose AUS 6 Jozsef Major HUN 7 Chris McDonald AUS 8 Bryan Rhodes NZL 9 TJ Tollakson USA 10 Pedro Gomes PRT 11 Jason Shortis AUS 12 Luke Bell AUS 13 Maxim Kriat UKR 14 Bert Jammaer BEL 15 Trevor Wurtele CAN 16 Philip Graves GBR 19 Kevin Taddonio USA 20 Marcel Bischof GER 21 Michael Wetzel GER 22 Mike Schifferle SUI 23 Daniel Müller GER 24 Timothy Marr USA 25 Lewis Elliot USA 27 Rich Allen GBR 28 Hiroyuki Nishiuchi JPN 30 Raymond Botelho USA 31 Todd Israel AUS 32 Peter Kotland USA 33 Matjaz Kovac SVN 34 Brendan Halpin USA 35 Sergio Quezada MEX 36 Jose Jeuland FRA 37 Douglas MacLean USA 38 Juha Laitinen FIN 39 Brandon Jessop USA 40 A. Santamaria ESP 41 Ivan Rana ESP 42 Markus Thomschke GER 43 Mathias Hecht SUI 44 Christian Brader GER |
50 Mary Beth Ellis USA
52 Amy Marsh USA 53 Dede Griesbauer USA 54 Heleen bij de Vaate NLD 55 Heather Gollnick USA 56 MiSUIlle Mitchell AUS 57 Lucie Zelenkova CZE 58 Tamara Kozulina UKR 59 Christie Sym AUS 60 Sara Gross CAN 61 Jessie Donavan USA 62 Fernanda Keller BRA 63 Meghan Newcomer USA 64 Michelle Bremer NZL 65 Maki Nishiuchi JPN 66 Nina Pekerman ISR 67 Kristin Andrews USA 68 Jacqui Gordon USA 69 Laurel Wassner USA 70 Kate Bevilaqua AUS 71 Haley Cooper-Scott USA 72 Mareen Hufe GER 73 Anne Basso FRA 74 Rebekah Keat AUS 75 Hillary Biscay USA |