Triathlon women find unique challenges to competing

For triathlon women, competing in a triathlon has its own unique challenges that men may not have to deal with. Namely, women triathletes need to concern themselves with bra support and they may be concerned with modesty when changing.

 

Female triathletes need to think ahead about transitions in the Ironman

For a longer length race like the Ironman, modesty isn’t as much a concern because all triathletes have more time to change. Women can go into changing tents and take their time, not having to worry about their transition time counting towards their total time.

But for shorter length races like a sprint (the Olympic length) or an International length, triathletes must contend with getting their transition time as short as possible because everything is such a race.

Many triathletes will just compete in the same outfit throughout the race – their swim suit. If you’re a woman and you decide to do this, make sure you get enough bra support to be comfortable. You may need to wear a sports bra underneath your swim suit.

Manufacturers target women triathletes with clothes meant to be worn across the swimming, cycling, and running events. This may be the best of both worlds or a compromise of lowest common denominators. Triathletes need to try them out during your training to figure out what best works for them.

Triathlon Women's triathlon Results from the Athens Olympics
1 Austria, Katherine Allen

2 Australia, Loretta Harrop

3 United States, Susan Bartholomew-Williams

4 Belgium, Kathleen Smet

5 Italy, Nadia Cortassa

6 Great Britain, Michelle Dillon

7 Spain, Ana Burgos

8 Portugal, Vanessa Fernandes

9 United States, Barbara Lindquist

10 Switzerland, Brigitte McMahon Huber

11 Germany, Anja Dittmer

12 Japan, Akiko Sekine

13 Spain, Pilar Hidalgo

14 Japan, Kiyomi Niwata

15 Italy, Beatrice Lanza

16 Germany, Joelle Franzmann

17 Luxembourg, Liz May

18 New Zealand, Samantha Warriner

19 Switzerland, Nicola Spirig

20 Japan, Machiko Nakanishi

21 Italy, Silvia Gemignani

22 Belgium, Mieke Suijs

23 United States, Sheila Taormina

24 Spain, Ainhoa Murua

25 Netherlands, Wieke Hoogzaad

26 Czech Republic, Lenka Radova

27 Canada, Samantha McGlone

28 Austria, Eva Bramboeck

29 Netherlands, Tracy Looze

30 Great Britain, Julie Dibens

31 Russia, Olga Generalova

32 Czech Republic, Renata Berkova

33 Australia, Rina Hill

34 Great Britain, Jodie Swallow

35 Canada, Carol Montgomery

36 South Africa, Megan Penelope Hall

37 Brazil, Mariana Ohata

38 Hungary, Erika Molnar

39 Canada, Jill Savege

40 China, Hongni Wang

41 Kazakhstan, Yekaterina Shatnaya

42 Colombia, Fiorella Dcroz Brusatin

43 Argentina, Nancy Judith Alvarez

44 France, Delphine Pelletier

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