Triathlon Headlines

• U.S. triathletes win Ironman event in Puerto Rico POSTED: Mar 19, 2:23p ET | UPDATED: Mar 19, 2:23p ET By Associated Press American triathlete Timothy O'Donnell won the Ironman San Juan event on Saturday, and countrywoman Kelly Williamson took out the women's race.
• Shoemaker, Haskins top Americans in elite opener POSTED: Mar 6, 2:00a ET | UPDATED: Mar 6, 2:03a ET By USA Triathlon In the opening event of the 2011 USA Triathlon Elite Race Series, U.S. Olympians Sarah Haskins (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jarrod Shoemaker (Maynard, Mass.) claimed the first-ever USA Triathlon Elite Sprint National Championship titles as the top American finishers Saturday here at Lake Louisa State Park.
• Brown takes 10th title in New Zealand POSTED: Mar 5, 12:19a ET | UPDATED: Mar 5, 12:37p ET By Universal Sports New Zealand's Cameron Brown, a four-time Ironman world championship medalist, owns his homeland race like no one else in history. On Saturday, for the 10th time in his career, he won Ironman New Zealand in Taupo.
• Prize money, Gold Group confirmed for '11 ITU WCS POSTED: Feb 23, 2:19p ET | UPDATED: Feb 23, 2:22p ET By International Triathlon Union The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to confirm the prize money and initial Gold Group athletes for the 2011 ITU World Championship Series.
• Ironman champ shifting focus to 2012 Olympics POSTED: Feb 17, 9:32p ET | UPDATED: Feb 17, 9:43p ET By Jon Ackerman Australian triathlete Chris McCormack was once told he could never win the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, so he made it his mission to prove the doubters wrong. He captured his first world title in 2007, and won a second last October.
• London 2012 triathlon to take place in Hyde Park POSTED: Feb 9, 5:11p ET | UPDATED: Feb 9, 5:14p ET By Associated Press The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon at the 2012 London Games will take place in Hyde Park's Serpentine lake after local government officials gave permission for the construction of spectator seating and a pontoon.
• USAT hires Rob Urbach as chief executive POSTED: Feb 9, 5:08p ET | UPDATED: Feb 9, 5:08p ET By Associated Press Veteran sports industry executive Rob Urbach will take over as chief executive of USA Triathlon.
• Speaking with Dave Scott POSTED: Jan 14, 9:38a ET | UPDATED: Jan 14, 9:38a ET By Jon Ackerman No human has won more world titles than American Dave Scott's six. In 1993, Scott became the first member of the Ironman Hall of Fame, which he celebrated by coming out of retirement to compete in Kona at age 40. In 1999, Scott was inducted into the Triathlete Hall of Fame, and on Saturday he'll complete the triathlon trifecta when he's inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame.
• Wellington shatters Ironman world record in Arizona POSTED: Nov 21, 5:42p ET | UPDATED: Jan 11, 7:46p ET By Universal Sports Chrissie Wellington broke the women's Ironman world record at Ironman Arizona on Sunday.
• Germany's Raelert first to defend 70.3 world title POSTED: Nov 13, 2:32p ET | UPDATED: Nov 13, 2:46p ET By Ironman.com Germany's Michael Raelert became the first person to defend an Ironman 70.3 world championship with his impressive win in Clearwater on Saturday, while Great Britain's Jodie Swallow dominated the women's race in equally impressive style -- she led the race from start to finish to take her first world title.
• Cunnama, Jacobs collect victories at Ironman Florida POSTED: Nov 6, 11:46p ET | UPDATED: Jan 11, 7:47p ET By Ironman.com It may have been a cool day (by Florida weather standards) in Panama City Beach for Ironman Florida, but there was certainly some hot racing that saw two first-time Ironman winners. South Africa's James Cunnama and American Jessica Jacobs both walked away with their first Ironman wins, 1000 Kona Pro Ranking points and $10,000.