TOP SWIM IMAGES FROM THE 2022 VINFAST IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – Day 1
More than 5,000 registered athletes from around the globe will converge on the Island of Hawai`i for the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN® World Championship triathlon. For the first time in the event’s 40-plus year history, the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship will take place as a two-day event on Thursday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 8 with half of the athletes competing each day. As the iconic endurance event returns to Kailua-Kona for the first time in three years, the IRONMAN `Ohana will unite to Kū Like (stand together) as athletes make their long-awaited trip to compete in triathlon’s pinnacle event.
The 2022 field of triathletes will tackle the ROKA 2.4-mile ocean swim in Kailua Bay, followed by the FULGAZ 112-mile bike ride along the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway from Kailua-Kona to the turnaround in Hawi, capped with a 26.2-mile HOKA run beginning on Ali’i Drive, where spectators pack the roads, up Palani Road to the Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway, before making their way to the infamous Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority. Athletes will complete their journey to the roar of thousands of spectators as they cross the historic Ali’i Drive finish line.
KAILUA-KONA, OCTOBER 6: General view of the swim start during the Women’s Race at the IRONMAN World Championships on October 6, 2022 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Donald Miralle)KAILUA-KONA, OCTOBER 6: General underwater view of moray eel watching triathletes swim by during the Women’s Race at the IRONMAN World Championships on October 6, 2022 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Donald Miralle)KAILUA-KONA, OCTOBER 6: General view of the swim start during the Women’s Race at the IRONMAN World Championships on October 6, 2022 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Donald Miralle)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: A general view of the start of the swimming portion during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: A general view of the start of the swimming portion during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: Athletes compete during the swim portion during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)BREAKING BARRIERS: Chris Nikic from Maitland, Florida exits the 2.4 mile swim and first portion of the 2022 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship with his guide Dan Grieb. Nikic is the first person with Down syndrome to race the IRONMAN World Championship and with every swim stroke, bike peddle, and run stride, he is rewriting what is possible for those with an intellectual disability (Photo by: Danny Weiss for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: Britni Bakk prepares to compete in the swim portion during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)KAILUA KONA, HAWAII – OCTOBER 06: Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain is first out of the water during the Ironman World Championships on October 06, 2022 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for IRONMAN)
