Liz Barrett

Dec 7, 2024 | 220triathlon.com | Liz Barrett

Credit: Huw Fairclough for Ironman / Getty Images Nikki Bartlett is loving life right now. Her infectious smile fills our screen as we catch up 10 days before she flies to Taupo, New Zealand, for the Ironman 70.3 World Champs.

Nov 21, 2024 | 220triathlon.com | Nige Tassell |Liz Barrett

Credit: T100 Four-time world champion, four-time European champion, Commonwealth Games champion and, most significantly, double Olympic gold medallist… Alistair Brownlee not only dominated triathlon but also put it on the global sporting map. Here, we take a look at the British ace’s story, all the way from those early days in the junior ranks right up to present day. Who is Alistair Brownlee?

Nov 7, 2024 | 220triathlon.com | Matt Baird |Liz Barrett

Triathlon is bursting at the seams with phenomenal male athletes, so how can we just pick 12?! Well, it wasn’t easy. But we gave it a shot and produced the following…12. Jonny Brownlee Jonathan Brownlee on the podium with his silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Credit: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images)Jonathan Brownlee is a long overdue addition to this list, but it was his exploits at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which helped secure him a spot.

Nov 6, 2024 | 220triathlon.com | Matt Baird |Liz Barrett

Daniela Ryf enters the Kona history books. Image credit: Ironman Triathlon is replete with some of the world’s finest female athletes, so picking the following 12 was one tough assignment. To help narrow down our list, though, we focussed on those who’d either utterly dominated in their respective distance or achieved world-beating success across all distances. Let’s meet our top-12…12.

Nov 6, 2024 | 220triathlon.com | Matt Baird |Liz Barrett

Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN With its history stretching back almost as far as triathlon itself, the Ironman World Championship has become an institution among triathletes and endurance athletes. Here we count down our top highlights from the race’s history… 43. The Ironman is bornUS Navy Commander John Collins decides to put an end to a debate about who was the fittest – swimmers, cyclists or runners – by combining Hawaii’s three biggest endurance races.