Catching Up With Three-Time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington

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Great Britain’s Chrissie Wellington is the reigning three-time Ironman World Champion and is quickly becoming known as one of the greatest women to ever compete in the sport of triathlon. Wellington’s most recent accomplishment came last weekend at Challenge Roth where she smashed her own world record for the fastest Ironman-distance recorded time. Her time of 8:19:13 blew away the previous record of 8:31:59.

Watch the video below, shot before Wellington competed at Roth, to learn more about the world champion.

Video provided by TYR.

Click here to see photos of Wellington breaking the record.

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