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It was the race that had it all.
A brilliant rookie winner in Solveig Løvseth, a gutsy and gallant runner-up in Kat Matthews and a defiant reigning champion in Laura Philipp made up the podium.
But that tells just part of the story.
Blow ups and breakout top 10s
There were spectacular blow ups from the two women who looked on course for first and second for much of the contest in the searing heat and humidity of Hawaii – Taylor Knibb and Lucy Charles-Barclay and you can read more about that here.
Another former champion in Chelsea Sodaro saw her hopes go west on the bike – more on that here.
But then there were the breakout performances from so many women – including Kona first-timers Lisa Perterer on debut in fifth and Holly Lawrence in sixth, just a year on from the birth of her first child.
But every single one of the 44 finishers deserves huge credit and you can check out their swim, bike and run splits below.
Full finishing order
| Position | Athlete | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solveig Løvseth | 55:40 | 4:31:53 | 2:55:47 | 8:28:27 |
| 2 | Kat Matthews | 55:43 | 4:40:08 | 2:47:23 | 8:29:02 |
| 3 | Laura Philipp | 55:50 | 4:40:26 | 2:55:53 | 8:37:28 |
| 4 | Hannah Berry | 52:02 | 4:44:37 | 3:04:32 | 8:46:25 |
| 5 | Lisa Perterer | 55:41 | 4:40:50 | 3:06:03 | 8:48:08 |
| 6 | Holly Lawrence | 50:57 | 4:47:46 | 3:08:25 | 8:52:40 |
| 7 | Jocelyn McCauley | 55:37 | 4:40:27 | 3:17:35 | 8:59:33 |
| 8 | Sara Svensk | 1:05:21 | 4:51:56 | 2:56:29 | 8:59:58 |
| 9 | Leonie Konczalla | 1:05:19 | 4:45:57 | 3:02:49 | 9:00:04 |
| 10 | Marlene de Boer | 55:44 | 4:46:40 | 3:12:29 | 9:00:20 |
| 11 | Katrine Græsbøll Christensen | 1:01:02 | 4:50:16 | 3:05:13 | 9:02:08 |
| 12 | Laura Jansen | 55:53 | 4:49:48 | 3:12:55 | 9:04:15 |
| 13 | Regan Hollioake | 52:05 | 4:45:19 | 3:24:05 | 9:07:12 |
| 14 | Diede Diederiks | 1:00:47 | 4:47:20 | 3:14:31 | 9:08:58 |
| 15 | Jana Uderstadt | 1:00:26 | 4:55:39 | 3:07:54 | 9:09:32 |
| 16 | Elisabetta Curridori | 1:00:25 | 4:58:09 | 3:09:14 | 9:12:56 |
| 17 | Jenny Jendryschik | 55:54 | 4:52:02 | 3:20:43 | 9:14:02 |
| 18 | Jackie Hering | 55:49 | 4:52:05 | 3:19:46 | 9:14:53 |
| 19 | Maja Stage Nielsen | 55:40 | 4:57:00 | 3:16:11 | 9:15:07 |
| 20 | Haley Chura | 50:56 | 4:58:09 | 3:20:47 | 9:15:50 |
| 21 | Skye Moench | 55:54 | 4:56:08 | 3:17:53 | 9:17:19 |
| 22 | India Lee | 51:39 | 4:48:23 | 3:32:28 | 9:18:08 |
| 23 | Alice Alberts | 55:53 | 4:48:36 | 3:27:21 | 9:18:17 |
| 24 | Julia Skala | 1:00:56 | 4:56:49 | 3:15:16 | 9:19:05 |
| 25 | Charlene Clavel | 1:00:23 | 4:58:42 | 3:14:56 | 9:19:44 |
| 26 | Nina Derron | 55:55 | 4:59:45 | 3:19:26 | 9:20:14 |
| 27 | Gabrielle Lumkes | 55:51 | 5:00:29 | 3:22:13 | 9:24:12 |
| 28 | Lottie Lucas | 55:48 | 4:56:42 | 3:26:04 | 9:24:42 |
| 29 | Merle Brunnée | 1:05:23 | 4:50:34 | 3:28:06 | 9:29:50 |
| 30 | Henrike Güber | 1:05:27 | 4:54:34 | 3:24:21 | 9:30:11 |
| 31 | Anne Reischmann | 1:00:54 | 4:52:43 | 3:30:43 | 9:30:30 |
| 32 | Marjolaine Pierré | 55:45 | 5:00:30 | 3:26:28 | 9:33:32 |
| 33 | Rebecca Clarke | 51:01 | 5:00:03 | 3:39:56 | 9:38:42 |
| 34 | Steph Clutterbuck | 51:32 | 4:49:32 | 3:52:28 | 9:39:47 |
| 35 | Fiona Moriarty | 1:00:57 | 5:00:01 | 3:34:07 | 9:42:45 |
| 36 | Jodie Robertson | 1:00:47 | 5:05:29 | 3:31:51 | 9:47:10 |
| 37 | Annamarie Strehlow | 1:00:50 | 5:10:44 | 3:29:34 | 9:47:43 |
| 38 | Julie Iemmolo | 51:36 | 4:57:32 | 4:01:59 | 9:57:01 |
| 39 | Katie Colville | 1:00:55 | 5:25:46 | 3:25:54 | 10:00:25 |
| 40 | Katie Remond | 1:00:44 | 5:17:01 | 3:37:23 | 10:01:38 |
| 41 | Danielle Lewis | 1:03:26 | 5:25:40 | 3:31:26 | 10:09:17 |
| 42 | Bruna Stolf | 58:41 | 5:43:13 | 3:27:14 | 10:17:24 |
| 43 | Tamara Jewett | 59:45 | 5:59:48 | 3:08:55 | 10:24:09 |
| 44 | Alexandra Watt-Shannon | 59:44 | 5:36:11 | 3:45:37 | 10:27:54 |
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