IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea delivers thrilling Pro-Series debut

The crowd cheered on as Kat Matthews took first place in the Women’s category, with an impressive time of 4:20:37, and in 3:51:18, Harry Palmer won the Men’s category.

Athletes took on the one-loop 1.2-mile swim at the Prince of Wales Dock, before they headed onto a 56-mile bike course through Mumbles along roads that hug the Gower’s coastal clifftops, before cycling out through Rural Swansea, and heading back along Swansea Bay into the city. To finish, athletes ran 13.1-miles along Swansea Bay, before finishing in front of cheering fans at Museum Park.

Councillor Robert Francis-Davies, Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration, Events & Tourism at Swansea Council, said: “It was a pleasure to once again welcome IRONMAN to the city, and the thousands of people who participated and watched this amazing event.

“To be the first Pro Series event in the UK was a great honour, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with IRONMAN in future years. Congratulations to Harry Palmer and Kat Matthews on their wins, and to everyone who took part in this gruelling race. And an extended thank you to the thousands of people who lined the route to cheer on the competitors.”

IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea Race Director, Rebecca Sutherland, said:“It’s always great fun when we go racing in Swansea, and this year was no different. It was another incredible race with thousands of athletes crossing the famous red carpet finish line to rapturous spectator support.

The IRONMAN Pro Series gave triathlon fans a brilliant spectacle which saw some of the best athletes from across the world bring a thrilling race to the Welsh coast. We can’t wait to return to do it all over again next year on Sunday 12^th July!”

IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea will return to the city on Sunday 12^th July 2026 and you can register your interest to take part here: https://www.ironman.com/races/im703-swansea/connect