Overview

• Race start was delayed 45 minutes due to severe weather, forcing competitors to navigate downpours across swim, bike and marathon legs.
• Philipp posted the second-fastest women’s long-distance Ironman time ever at 8:03:13, trailing only Anne Haug’s 8:02:38 from 2024.
• After trailing by about 30 seconds, Philipp surged eight kilometres from the finish to overtake Matthews during the marathon leg.
• Katrina Matthews claimed silver in 8:05:13, the third-fastest long-distance result in history, while Solveig Natvik Lövseth took bronze in 8:12:28.
• Philipp’s victory reinforces her momentum ahead of the Ironman World Championship in Kona on October 11, where she aims for a rematch with Matthews.