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Caroline Steffen

Visit ProfileInactive since 12 Oct 2019
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World Rank
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National
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Swim
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Bike
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Run
Switzerland
Weight
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Height
1.78m
Age
45
DOB
18 Sep 1978
 
 
 
Biography More

Caroline Steffen

Caroline Steffen, aka ‘Xena’ (Warrior Princess), is one of the most successful long-distance athletes ever.

Born in Switzerland in 1978 and now Australian-based, she has covered off the globe with her race wins.

They include two ITU Long Course World Championships, two IRONMAN European Championship titles, two IRONMAN Asia-Pacific wins plus IRONMAN Australia, Challenge Roth and countless 70.3 triumphs.

It is an impressive record by any standards, and her sporting background always suggested she would be a force to be reckoned with in triathlon. She was a junior swimming champion, winning national titles, and also made the Swiss cycling team.

Caroline didn't start running until she was 26 but that didn't hold her back, and 2010 was her breakthrough year. She won her first major race (70.3 Geelong) and then the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, a title she would claim again in 2012 before taking silver in 2016.

Steffen also quickly stepped up to IRONMAN distance and made her mark immediately with second place to Mirinda Carfrae at the World Championship in Kona in 2010.

She would come agonisingly close to a first title there two years later as well, being overtaken on the run by Leanda Cave with three miles to go.

The following year saw Caroline claim the iconic Challenge Roth crown in Germany, her run proving the decisive factor that day. The wins have kept coming ever since, bar a short break when she took time out from the sport to have her first child.

Her return has seen her roar back as good as ever.

She collected two 70.3 titles (Sunshine Coast and Shanghai) before taking part in IRONMAN Western Australia in December 2018, her first full-distance race since 2015 and a year after the birth of Xander. She duly broke the course record, in part thanks to a stunning bike leg which powered her clear of her rivals.

"I think that was one of my best performances ever," she said afterwards.

“I just felt unstoppable and amazing that day, like superwoman."

2019 continued in similar style, with a second place at IRONMAN Australia and two dominant 70.3 wins at Subic Bay and Cebu, the latter her sixth success in the race.

Ranking History
#1#30#59#88#117200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182008Overall14.16 pts#75Swim28.39 pts#113Bike32.37 pts#111Run12.85 pts#1022009Overall39.88 pts#38Swim73.32 pts#18Bike70.66 pts#29Run19.73 pts#952010Overall82.66 pts#3Swim75.44 pts#17Bike87.62 pts#8Run76.40 pts#112011Overall93.64 pts#3Swim80.48 pts#15Bike103.51 pts#3Run76.40 pts#142012Overall105.26 pts#2Swim81.60 pts#15Bike114.15 pts#1Run82.48 pts#142013Overall107.06 pts#2Swim81.78 pts#16Bike111.40 pts#1Run82.48 pts#142014Overall100.85 pts#4Swim84.96 pts#24Bike98.91 pts#8Run94.98 pts#62015Overall96.71 pts#8Swim90.00 pts#24Bike97.17 pts#15Run94.98 pts#102016Overall93.48 pts#12Swim91.96 pts#19Bike92.42 pts#28Run87.84 pts#252017Overall93.48 pts#14Swim88.15 pts#28Bike87.59 pts#44Run87.39 pts#302018Overall87.53 pts#31Swim83.06 pts#42Bike92.45 pts#37Run74.16 pts#65
Results
63 Races24
1
17
2
8
3
2019
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
12 Oct
24
Ironman Hawaii
59:01
5:08:44
3:23:53
9:37:11
56.4183
09:01:4656.42
08 Sep
2
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
25:20
2:20:47
1:24:53
4:14:44
74.5976
04:05:2374.60
11 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Philippines
27:04
2:17:51
1:34:56
4:24:10
89.8369
04:20:1289.84
28 Jul
4
Ironman Hamburg
56:56
4:56:16
3:19:35
9:19:28
70.964
08:56:0770.96
02 Jun
1
Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay
26:52
2:24:54
1:34:17
4:29:14
86.6128
04:23:5686.61
05 May
2
Ironman Australia
49:32
5:06:00
3:17:45
9:17:28
80.8915
09:01:5680.89
24 Mar
2
Ironman 70.3 Davao
--:--
--:--
--:--
4:19:28
76.2744
04:10:3376.27
17 Feb
4
Ironman 70.3 Geelong
23:31
2:20:26
1:26:08
4:14:14
76.6122
04:05:3776.61
2018
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
02 Dec
1
Ironman Western Australia
53:53
4:44:51
3:06:13
8:49:45
88.0003
08:40:2388.00
21 Oct
1
Ironman 70.3 Shanghai
--:--
--:--
--:--
4:06:32
91.1403
04:03:1891.14
26 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
25:50
2:16:48
1:19:07
4:05:43
83.4561
03:59:4683.46
05 Aug
2
Ironman 70.3 Philippines
28:02
2:21:26
1:27:44
4:21:46
76.6722
04:12:5576.67
13 May
3
Ironman 70.3 Vietnam
26:58
2:25:14
1:34:31
4:29:56
56.5494
04:13:2556.55
2017
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
12 Mar
2
Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay
26:18
2:26:54
1:29:01
4:25:55
66.886
04:13:2066.89
27 Jan
6
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
27:02
2:15:45
1:22:28
4:09:51
77.1875
04:01:3577.19
2016
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
10 Dec
3
Ironman 70.3 Bahrain
28:54
2:15:58
1:24:50
4:15:08
75.4357
04:06:0475.44
24 Sep
2
ITU Long Distance
1:05:58
3:17:46
2:19:08
6:44:40
0
--
04 Sep
5
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
24:13
2:23:09
1:25:10
4:17:16
85.5715
04:11:4985.57
07 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Philippines
26:52
2:19:04
1:26:04
4:16:19
87.8619
04:11:4487.86
10 Jul
2
Ironman 70.3 Vineman
26:52
2:24:13
1:23:30
4:17:48
81.0284
04:10:4081.03
08 May
1
Ironman 70.3 Vietnam
23:37
2:19:04
1:24:52
4:12:18
93.5974
04:09:5493.60
02 Apr
2
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside
25:39
2:24:45
1:21:14
4:17:39
92.1902
04:14:4092.19
06 Mar
1
Ironman 70.3 Subic Bay
24:19
2:18:46
1:23:53
4:09:40
94.6616
04:07:4194.66
29 Jan
2
Ironman 70.3 Dubai
20:25
2:19:55
1:21:56
4:05:01
0
--
2015
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
05 Dec
2
Ironman 70.3 Bahrain
--:--
2:12:54
1:22:54
3:37:45
0
--
29 Nov
2
Ironman 70.3 Western Sydney
27:50
2:20:12
1:24:17
4:14:29
72.495
04:04:2472.50
08 Nov
1
Ironman 70.3 Mandurah
23:51
2:14:46
1:23:28
4:04:50
86.4324
03:59:5786.43
10 Oct
9
Ironman Hawaii
56:16
5:10:53
3:15:27
9:27:54
85.7722
09:16:0285.77
13 Sep
1
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
25:36
2:22:15
1:18:43
4:09:26
80.3733
04:02:1880.37
02 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Philippines
24:01
2:25:44
1:30:25
4:23:54
64.8983
04:10:4264.90
05 Jul
3
Ironman Frankfurt
52:42
4:58:52
3:16:26
9:11:55
83.5804
08:58:3983.58
14 Jun
1
Ironman 70.3 Cairns
25:45
2:26:36
1:23:45
4:19:41
83.4243
04:13:2383.42
10 May
1
Ironman 70.3 Vietnam
26:17
2:22:27
1:28:33
4:21:40
83.4193
04:15:1983.42
22 Mar
3
Ironman Melbourne
52:43
4:45:38
3:16:40
8:59:08
88.1915
08:49:4588.19
2014
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
06 Dec
7
Challenge Bahrain
23:50
2:16:07
1:22:06
4:05:28
85.7605
04:00:2085.76
09 Nov
2
Ironman 70.3 Mandurah
22:03
2:13:45
1:24:34
4:03:08
76.2412
03:54:4676.24
11 Oct
5
Ironman Hawaii
56:53
5:02:03
3:08:43
9:12:43
97.3156
09:10:3097.32
14 Sep
1
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
26:06
2:24:42
1:18:40
4:12:06
82.681
04:05:4382.68
03 Aug
1
Ironman 70.3 Philippines
25:35
2:29:10
1:33:43
4:32:34
59.7112
04:17:0259.71
20 Jul
3
Challenge Roth
52:08
4:48:14
3:05:05
8:48:42
108.302
08:55:22108.30
08 Jun
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Cairns
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
04:08:34-
23 Mar
1
Ironman Melbourne
52:03
4:56:38
3:04:44
8:57:57
86.2341
08:47:0486.23
02 Feb
2
Challenge Melbourne
27:25
2:22:33
1:26:05
4:20:05
47.5091
04:01:0647.51
2013
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
12 Oct
5
Ironman Hawaii
54:10
4:57:50
3:11:55
9:09:09
96.4198
09:06:1396.42
31 Aug
1
MetaMan
50:52
4:49:38
3:29:39
9:13:57
0
--
14 Jul
1
Challenge Roth
51:45
4:42:21
3:03:07
8:40:35
100.618
08:41:04100.62
24 Mar
3
Ironman Melbourne
24:34
4:53:17
3:09:23
8:31:22
0
--
2012
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
13 Oct
2
Ironman Hawaii
57:37
5:06:49
3:08:08
9:16:58
98.901
09:16:0398.90
29 Jul
1
ITU Long Distance
55:58
3:01:27
2:04:08
6:04:17
0
--
08 Jul
1
Ironman Frankfurt
48:58
4:52:34
3:06:52
8:52:33
98.7039
08:51:3198.70
24 Mar
1
Ironman Melbourne
53:29
4:35:29
3:01:22
8:34:51
121.855
08:52:18121.86
2011
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
15 Oct
5
Ironman Hawaii
57:15
4:50:26
3:15:17
9:07:32
98.3726
09:06:1298.37
24 Jul
1
Ironman Frankfurt
49:16
4:51:07
3:27:38
9:12:13
76.3527
08:53:1876.35
01 May
1
Ironman Australia
50:35
5:12:39
3:22:10
9:29:54
59.8359
08:57:3159.84
2010
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
09 Oct
2
Ironman Hawaii
55:57
4:59:23
3:05:47
9:06:00
100.508
09:06:25100.51
31 Jul
1
ITU Long Distance
54:01
3:48:00
2:09:45
6:55:21
0
--
04 Jul
2
Ironman Frankfurt
52:58
5:01:21
3:08:53
9:06:42
82.0508
08:52:2282.05
25 Apr
2
Ironman South Africa
53:58
5:06:15
3:17:50
9:22:00
65.4158
08:54:1765.42
2009
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
14 Nov
4
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
25:18
2:08:29
1:26:48
4:05:33
0
--
12 Jul
9
Ironman Switzerland
52:45
5:05:50
3:43:13
9:44:38
27.5834
08:47:2127.58
05 Apr
3
Ironman Australia
52:28
5:14:32
3:31:43
9:38:44
49.5694
08:58:0249.57
2008
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
08 Nov
11
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
25:54
2:21:47
1:29:33
4:21:34
0
--
13 Jul
3
Ironman Switzerland
55:10
5:13:03
3:25:01
9:37:24
42.4725
08:51:3242.47
Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Position
2018
87
31
2017
93
14
2016
93
12
2015
96
8
2014
100
4
2013
107
2
2012
105
2
2011
93
3
2010
82
3
2009
39
38
2008
14
75
Swim
Year
Points
Position
2018
83
42
2017
88
28
2016
91
19
2015
89
24
2014
84
24
2013
81
16
2012
81
15
2011
80
15
2010
75
17
2009
73
18
2008
28
113
Bike
Year
Points
Position
2018
92
37
2017
87
44
2016
92
28
2015
97
15
2014
98
8
2013
111
1
2012
114
1
2011
103
3
2010
87
8
2009
70
29
2008
32
111
Run
Year
Points
Position
2018
74
65
2017
87
30
2016
87
25
2015
94
10
2014
94
6
2013
82
14
2012
82
14
2011
76
14
2010
76
11
2009
19
95
2008
12
102
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