IRONMAN® 70.3® Swansea is back for its second year as part of the Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series™, with race day now just over two weeks away. More than 50 professional athletes are set to take to the start line on the South Wales coastline, with strong British representation across both the men’s and women’s fields. They will be joined by a host of international athletes who have travelled from across Europe, creating a competitive and highly talented field. IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea will be the tenth stop on the Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series circuit. The race will offer $50,000 and two qualifying slots per gender to the 2027 Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In the women’s field, reigning IRONMAN World Champion Solveig Løvseth (NOR) arrives in Swansea as the standout favourite. Currently leading the Experience Oman IRONMAN Pro Series standings, Løvseth has enjoyed an exceptional start to the season, most recently claiming the European Championship title at IRONMAN Hamburg. She will undoubtedly be a strong contender for the top step of the podium at IRONMAN 70.3 Swansea.
Joining her on the start line is French fan favourite Marjolaine Pierré (FRA), who has also enjoyed an impressive season so far. Pierré secured victory on home soil at IRONMAN 70.3 Aix-en-Provence before backing it up with a fourth-place finish at the IRONMAN Hamburg European Championship against one of the strongest fields in the sport. She will certainly be one to watch on race day.
A strong British contingent will also be lining up in Swansea, led by the 2024 Champion Nikki Bartlett (GBR). Making her season debut after overcoming a number of personal challenges, Bartlett will be looking to return to the top spot on the podium once again. Joining her is fellow Brit Lizzie Rayner (GBR), who recently recorded a top-10 finish at IRONMAN 70.3 Aix-en-Provence and will be targeting a share of the prize purse. Other British athletes to keep an eye on include Rebecca Anderbury (GBR), Kate Curran (GBR) and India Lee (GBR).
Germany will also be well represented by Daniela Kleiser (DEU) and Lena Meißner (DEU), two athletes renowned for their speed over the middle distance. Kleiser heads to Swansea fresh from victory at IRONMAN 70.3 Kraichgau, while Meißner secured third place at IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore last weekend. Both athletes arrive in strong form and will be aiming to challenge for the win.
For the men’s race, two-time defending champion Harry Palmer (GBR) returns to Swansea looking to make it a victory hat trick. Having claimed the title in both 2024 and 2025, Palmer knows exactly what it takes to succeed on this course. Fellow Brit Kieran Lindars (GBR) returns to Swansea after securing third place at the event in 2025. Making his first IRONMAN 70.3 start of the season, Lindars will be aiming to climb the podium and strengthen his bid for qualification to the Precision Fuel & Hydration IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship.
Flying in from France, Pierre Le Corre (FRA) will have the podium firmly in his sights, after restarting his Pro Series campaign following a DNF at IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong just weeks after his impressive 2nd place on debut at IRONMAN New Zealand.
He will be joined by fellow Frenchmen Simon Viain (FRA) and Léon Chevalier (FRA). Viain arrives in strong form after claiming third place at IRONMAN 70.3 Elsinore last weekend with an exceptional run, while Chevalier returns to Swansea after finishing runner-up at this event in 2025. Both athletes are expected to be among the key contenders on race day.
Other men to watch; Mika Noodt (DEU), JoranDriesen (BEL) and Paul Schuster (DEU).
Below is the female professional start list (subject to change):
WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD
F1 Solveig Løvseth NOR
F2 Marjolaine Pierré FRA
F3 Daniela Kleiser DEU
F4 Lena Meißner DEU
F5 Lizzie Rayner GBR
F6 Rebecca Anderbury GBR
F7 Nikki Bartlett GBR
F8 Marta Lagownik POL
F9 Kate Curran GBR
F10 India Lee GBR
F11 Kaidi Kivioja EST
F12 Megan McDonald GBR
F13 Anne-Sophie Pierre FRA
F14 Justine Guerard FRA
F15 Sandra Huon FRA
F16 Johanna Ahrens DEU
F17 Rhianne Hughes GBR
F18 Anastacia Damm Nielsen DNK
F19 Jenny Jendryschik DEU
F20 Stephanie Clutterbuck GBR
F21 Lydia Dant GBR
F22 Saskia Haug DEU
F23 Francesca Smith GBR
F24 Dee Allen GBR
F25 Maëla Moison FRA
F26 Ellie White GBR
Below is the male professional start list (subject to change):
MEN’S PROFESSIONAL FIELD
M1 Harry Palmer GBR
M2 Pierre Le Corre FRA
M3 Mika Noodt DEU
M4 Simon Viain FRA
M5 Kieran Lindars GBR
M6 Léon Chevalier FRA
M7 Joran Driesen BEL
M8 Federico Scarabino URY
M9 Ruben Zepuntke DEU
M10 Justin Riele USA
M11 Paul Schuster DEU
M12 Quentin Barreau FRA
M13 Gabriel Sandör SWE
M14 Matthew Collins GBR
M15 James Teagle GBR
M16 Louis Buttrick GBR
M17 Thomas Davis GBR
M18 Dominik Sowieja DEU
M19 Josh Lewis GGY
M20 Florent Lefebvre FRA
M22 Erwan Jacobi FRA
M23 Lukas Stahl DEU
M24 Andrew Horsfall-Turner GBR
M25 Simon Davis GBR
M26 Ollie Turner JEY
M27 Frederick Webb GBR
M28 Oliver Waymark GBR
M29 Liam Lloyd GBR
M30 Malachi Cashmore GBR
M31 Sam Wordley GBR
M32 Matthew Kaminer ZAF
M33 Grégoire Lemaire BEL
M34 Dan Elliot GBR
M35 Jonathan Sanchez Mosquera ESP
M36 Stephen Derrett GBR
M37 Samuel Wyatt-Haines GBR
