This Saturday, for the first time since 2019, all the world’s best athletes will toe the line at the IRONMAN World Championship.
With the insane level of talent in both the men’s and women’s fields – including every one of the past 4 women’s World Champs – it’s shaping up to be the single greatest day of racing. Ever.
Twenty-four ROKA STNDRD Racing team members – nearly 30 percent of the team! – earned slots this year, showing up at races around the world with grit, determination, and heart to punch their tickets to the Big Island.
Eleven incredible pros are ready to give Kona everything they've got to become the next World Champ, including:
• 3 IRONMAN World Champs
• 1 70.3 World Champ
• 4 Olympians
• 1 IRONMAN World-Record Holder
Catch all the race day action live, free on YouTube. [Men’s Start: 6:20 a.m HST • Women’s Start: 6:30 a.m. HST]
Meet the extraordinary athletes toeing the start line:
LUCY CHARLES-BARCLAY
2023 IRONMAN World Champion
2x IRONMAN 70.3 World Champion
Kona Course Record Holder (8:24:31, 2023) + Swim Record Holder (48:14, 2018)
LAURA PHILIPP
2024 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION
IRONMAN World Record Holder (8:03:13, Hamburg 2025)
CHELSEA SODARO
2022 IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION
TAYLOR KNIBB
4X IRONMAN 70.3 WORLD CHAMPION
2X Olympian
MARJOLAINE PIERRÉ
4X IRONMAN 70.3 CHAMPION
T100 WORLD CHAMPION
3X Olympian
MAGNUS DITLEV
FULL DISTANCE WORLD RECORD HOLDER ‘23-’26 (7:23:24, Challenge Roth 2024)
SAM LONG
5X IRONMAN CHAMPION
18X IRONMAN 70.3 CHAMPION
JONAS SCHOMBURG
IRONMAN & IRONMAN 70.3 CHAMPION
2X Olympian
TREVOR FOLEY
2X IRONMAN CHAMPION
5X IRONMAN 70.3 CHAMPION
JAMIE RIDDLE
Olympian
They’ve all put in the work. Now it’s time to watch them #findfaster.
LET’S GO!
