Aquathlon combines swimming and running, but championship results show that the event can use different sequences and race structures. The statistics below cover World Triathlon championships in 2023–2025, 2024 national championships in Japan and Croatia, and measured splits from Townsville. Times are presented as published; they are not adjusted for course, weather, venue or field strength.
Contents
- Championship formats
- Elite world championship podiums
- Age-group, junior and para results
- Japan national championship
- Croatia national championship
- Townsville race splits
Championship formats
The 2024 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships in Townsville used the same three-part structure across the listed elite, U23, junior and para categories: a 2.5 km opening run, a 1.0 km swim and a 2.5 km closing run. That format applied to the elite men’s, elite women’s, U23 men’s, junior women’s and PTS2 men’s para-aquathlon events. Results | 2024 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Townsville
The 2023 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships in Ibiza used a different order and distance balance: a 1.0 km swim followed by a 5.0 km run. This means a time comparison between Ibiza and Townsville should not be treated as a like-for-like performance ranking. Results | 2023 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Ibiza
| Championship format | Sequence | Total listed distance |
|---|---|---|
| Townsville, 2024 | 2.5 km run, 1.0 km swim, 2.5 km run | 6.0 km |
| Ibiza, 2023 | 1.0 km swim, 5.0 km run | 6.0 km |
Both examples total 6.0 km, but the placement of the swim and the division of the running distance are materially different. The Townsville results therefore provide a useful reference for a run–swim–run championship format, while Ibiza represents a swim–run format.
Elite world championship podiums
Townsville’s 2024 elite men’s podium was tightly grouped. Kevin Tarek Viñuela Gonzalez won in 28:18, followed by Luke Bate in 28:21 and Cristian Fernandez Nieto in 28:30. The first two places were separated by 3 seconds, and third place was 12 seconds behind the winner. These are overall finish times for the listed championship event, not individual discipline splits. World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships (2024) Results
The 2024 elite women’s podium in Townsville was Maryna Kyryk in 32:16, Chloe Dooley in 33:26 and Isla Watson in 34:05. The gaps from first to second and second to third were 1:10 and 0:39, respectively. The women’s winning time was 3:58 slower than the men’s winning time, although the result lists should not be interpreted as a direct performance comparison between fields.
Pontevedra’s 2025 elite men’s podium was won by Márton Kropkó in 28:15. Damian Suarez Couto finished second in 28:20, while Christopher Perham finished third in 28:38. The listed first-to-third spread was 23 seconds. In the women’s event, Hanna Maksimava won in 32:57, Marina Muñoz Hernando was second in 33:03, and Jázmin Kropkó was third in 33:04. Gemma Valentina Llabrés Busch finished fourth in 33:06, and Ivana Kuriackova was fifth in 33:43. Kropkó and Maksimava crowned Aquathlon world champions in Pontevedra
| Event | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Townsville elite men | 28:18 | 28:21 | 28:30 |
| 2024 Townsville elite women | 32:16 | 33:26 | 34:05 |
| 2025 Pontevedra elite men | 28:15 | 28:20 | 28:38 |
| 2025 Pontevedra elite women | 32:57 | 33:03 | 33:04 |
The 2025 Pontevedra elite men’s winning time was 3 seconds faster than the 2024 Townsville men’s winning time. The locations and event years differ, and the supplied results do not establish that the courses or conditions were equivalent.
Age-group, junior and para results
Townsville’s overall male age-group podium was Giacomo Giorgini at 30:26, Bowen Bamford at 30:31 and Jed Rowlands at 30:34. The first three finishers were separated by 8 seconds. The overall female age-group podium was Maia Adams at 34:19, Maθva Doutau at 34:36 and Charlotte Brown at 34:50, an overall spread of 31 seconds from first to third.
The junior men’s podium was Joel Offord in 30:41, Kyle Mason in 30:58 and Jett Curteis in 31:07. The junior women’s podium was Claire Spicknall in 32:49, Kiara Mooney in 33:12 and Gwen Watson in 34:24. The supplied results identify these as Townsville 2024 championship times. World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships (2024) Results
The para men’s podium had a wider range of finish times: Kurt Peterson won in 49:19, Diego Alfonso Lares García was second in 52:50, and John Domandl B2 was third in 57:44. The difference between first and third was 8:25. These results should be read within the listed para category and should not be compared with the elite podium as though they represented the same race classification.
For a compact comparison, the listed Townsville 2024 winner times were:
| Category | Winner | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Elite men | Kevin Tarek Viñuela Gonzalez | 28:18 |
| Elite women | Maryna Kyryk | 32:16 |
| Male age-group | Giacomo Giorgini | 30:26 |
| Female age-group | Maia Adams | 34:19 |
| Junior men | Joel Offord | 30:41 |
| Junior women | Claire Spicknall | 32:49 |
| Para men | Kurt Peterson | 49:19 |
The categories have different eligibility and classification contexts. The table is a report of published finish times, not a claim that the categories are directly equivalent.
Japan national championship
The 2024 Japan elite men’s aquathlon was won by Takumi Hojo in 30:29. Amu Omuro finished second in 30:50, Rintaro Seki third in 31:13, and Toshiki Sakakibara fourth in 31:16. The winner-to-fourth spread was 47 seconds.
The 2024 Japan elite women’s results were led by Mao Shimazaki in 35:13. Narumi Kanke was second in 35:21, Momoko Seki third in 35:40, and Sawa Eguchi fourth in 35:42. The first-to-fourth spread was 29 seconds, while the first two places were separated by 8 seconds. Results | 2024 JPN Aquathlon National Championships
| Japan 2024 elite race | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 30:29 | 30:50 | 31:13 | 31:16 |
| Women | 35:13 | 35:21 | 35:40 | 35:42 |
The women’s top four were closer together at the finish than the men’s top four in the published results. That observation describes the listed time gaps only; it does not identify why the gaps occurred.
Croatia national championship
The 2024 Croatia elite women’s championship lists Zeljka Milicic as the winner in 38:05 and Nika Abramovic second in 38:11. Aurora Valinčić finished third in 38:48, followed by Ana Lucic in 40:11 and Karmen Fabris in 40:19.
The remaining listed finishers were Lana Vale in 42:03, Lara Cippico in 42:41, Tia Dujković in 42:50, Ana Grbac in 44:26, Sarah Šokota in 45:05 and Dajana Strahija in 53:14. The published winner-to-11th spread was 15:09. Results | 2024 CRO Aquathlon National Championships
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeljka Milicic | 38:05 |
| 2 | Nika Abramovic | 38:11 |
| 3 | Aurora Valinčić | 38:48 |
| 4 | Ana Lucic | 40:11 |
| 5 | Karmen Fabris | 40:19 |
| 6 | Lana Vale | 42:03 |
| 7 | Lara Cippico | 42:41 |
| 8 | Tia Dujković | 42:50 |
| 9 | Ana Grbac | 44:26 |
| 10 | Sarah Šokota | 45:05 |
| 11 | Dajana Strahija | 53:14 |
The Croatia results provide a longer finishing-order view than the four-place Japan extracts. They also show that small gaps at the front can coexist with a much larger spread across the full listed field.
Townsville race splits
The 2024 Townsville event has published split information for selected athletes. Maryna Kyryk’s opening run split was 8:21 and her swim split was 12:58. Her final result was 32:16, but the supplied split information does not include her closing-run split, so a complete three-part breakdown should not be inferred from these figures.
Claire Spicknall recorded a 13:18 swim split in the 2024 Townsville elite women’s aquathlon listing. The supplied results identify her elsewhere as the junior women’s winner in 32:49; they do not establish that the split belongs to the same category or that it should be combined with her junior finish time. Maryna Kyryk uses super swim to power to World Aquathlon title
| Athlete | Opening run | Swim | Published finish time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryna Kyryk | 8:21 | 12:58 | 32:16 |
| Claire Spicknall | — | 13:18 | 32:49 in junior women’s results |
These are measured splits for the named athletes and listed segments, not estimates of pace or discipline rankings. Because the supplied data does not include all splits for all competitors, it cannot support a complete run-versus-swim analysis of the Townsville field.