Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain won the first ever women’s only VinFast IRONMAN World Championship Saturday.
This is the first championship for Charles-Barclay who placed second in four previous IRONMAN competitions. Charles-Barclay’s race started in the water with her event best 49:36 swim. She held her own at the front of the race for the entirety of her 4:32:29 bike and ran a 2:57:37 marathon to put together an overall time of 8:24:31, setting a new women’s course best time at the IRONMAN World Championship. In a statement Charles-Barclay said, “It’s really hard to put it into words. I’ve been wanting this so badly since I started my career. It’s taken me five attempts and I’ve finally done it. I don’t think it’s sunk in whatsoever, but I’m just over the moon.” The top five professional women’s results include:
| SWIM | BIKE | RUN | FINISH | ||
| 1. Lucy Charles-Barclay | GBR | 00:49:36 | 04:32:29 | 02:57:37 | 08:24:31 |
| 2. Anne Haug | DEU | 00:54:10 | 04:40:23 | 02:48:23 | 08:27:33 |
| 3. Laura Philipp | DEU | 00:56:49 | 04:35:52 | 02:55:24 | 08:32:55 |
| 4. Taylor Knibb | USA | 00:51:16 | 04:34:00 | 03:05:13 | 08:35:56 |
| 5. Daniela Ryf | CHE | 00:54:11 | 04:38:34 | 03:02:11 | 08:40:34 |
For full 2023 Women’s VinFast IRONMAN World Championship results visit www.ironman.com/im-world-championship-2023-results.