Overview

• About 2,700 athletes contested the 140.6-mile triathlon, which started at 07:30 BST with the female professionals entering the water first.
• Surfers Against Sewage reported storm-sewage discharges within 48 hours, issuing alerts for North Beach as well as nearby Castle Beach, South Beach and Penally.
• The race followed a Met Office yellow weather warning and Natural Resources Wales notices of flood risk after heavy rain across Wales.
• Britain’s Lewis Eccleston won the men’s race ahead of Germany’s Finn Von Schmeling and Britain’s Sam Proctor, while Austria’s Franziska Hofmann led the women from Britain’s Rosie Wild and Katie Phipkin.
• Professional athletes competed for a share of a $50,000 prize pot and qualification spots for the 2026 Ironman World Championships.