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Els Visser

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35
World Rank
2
National
69
Swim
25
Bike
48
Run
Netherlands
Weight
53kg
Height
1.70m
Age
33
Born
1990
Swim
Blueseventy
Bike
Cervelo
Run
Hoka One One
Contract
Contract
SeasonContract
2024
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Els Visser

Els Visser will admit that her road to becoming a professional triathlete is more unique than most.

She enjoyed various sports growing up but turned her full attention to studying medicine, allowing her to travel the world. But it also changed her life profoundly.

In 2014, while traveling in Indonesia, a boat she had taken with 24 other passengers sank in the middle of the night. Clinging for life to the wreckage, she swam for eight hours to a nearby island where she was finally rescued by a passing boat the next day.

The harrowing experience prompted her to live her life to the maximum and follow her dreams. She had never competed in a triathlon before but was keen to test herself over long distances.

She completed her first sprint triathlon in 2016 and her first IRONMAN in Switzerland in 2017. With an open mind, a "never look back" attitude and untapped potential, she officially entered the professional ranks in 2017. A year later, she started to win titles over the full distance.

It is a truly remarkable story, especially considering most of these achievements were completed whilst completing her medical stories in 2015 and her PhD in Surgery in 2019.

Els says that she doesn’t have a favourite discipline, enjoying some more than others and depending on the time of year.

“My favourite sessions are those that I surprise myself with my performance and achieve something that was impossible before,” Visser says.

“I like the really tough training. It's very hard, but the feeling afterwards is the best and it makes me feel stronger. But I can also enjoy a coffee ride and having a good chat. For me, the combination of sports in triathlon makes it so special.”

She trains alongside the likes of Sarah Crowley and Skye Moench and has picked out the Hills District in Australia as her favourite training location.

Current PTO World Ranking Points
35
Ironman New Zealand 2024
Best FD +5%
80.23
Challenge Canberra 2023
79.19
Ironman Hawaii 2023
77.68
Sum / 3
79.03
Ranking History
#10#70#130#190#250201820192020202120222023*20242018Overall59.44 pts#107Swim53.64 pts#160Bike94.76 pts#29Run34.30 pts#2472019Overall81.00 pts#54Swim58.31 pts#124Bike103.43 pts#16Run64.08 pts#1042020Overall81.00 pts#39Swim56.57 pts#109Bike100.24 pts#15Run64.08 pts#812021Overall62.25 pts#61Swim78.27 pts#63Bike56.59 pts#109Run72.71 pts#622022Overall83.29 pts#36Swim78.30 pts#87Bike80.70 pts#46Run87.08 pts#342023Overall78.04 pts#36Swim63.90 pts#69Bike81.95 pts#27Run73.49 pts#432024Overall79.03 pts#35Swim63.90 pts#69Bike82.92 pts#25Run73.51 pts#48

* New PTO World Ranking System implemented.

Results
42 Races6
1
11
2
5
3
2024
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
02 Mar
2
Ironman New Zealand
1:01:11
4:47:46
3:03:29
8:57:34
76.41
81.8876.41
17 Feb
1
Challenge Wanaka
28:51
2:28:34
1:33:27
4:34:46
68.71
58.4468.71
20 Jan
3
Tauranga Half
27:24
2:08:14
1:25:35
4:03:22
63.27
74.8363.27
2023
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
03 Dec
4
Ironman Western Australia
1:02:20
4:36:07
3:06:35
8:50:13
63.34
73.4563.34
26 Nov
1
Challenge Canberra
28:17
2:25:16
1:24:36
4:21:48
79.19
75.0279.19
14 Oct
15
Ironman Hawaii
56:48
4:43:53
3:14:02
8:59:16
77.68
93.3577.68
09 Sep
1
Challenge Almere
58:50
4:23:34
3:09:43
8:36:24
73.2
61.3773.20
19 Aug
17
PTO Asian Open
31:37
2:11:35
1:29:51
4:15:30
60.81
91.2860.81
06 Aug
3
Challenge London
28:48
2:08:47
1:26:28
4:09:25
67.32
69.3567.32
16 Jul
3
Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz
56:36
4:41:16
3:26:39
9:08:59
65.18
72.4865.18
02 Jul
4
Challenge Walchsee
28:30
2:28:37
1:21:36
4:23:12
66.89
75.1266.89
21 May
9
Ironman 70.3 Kraichgau
28:37
2:29:55
1:25:29
4:28:02
58.69
84.1458.69
06 May
22
PTO European Open
30:09
2:12:55
1:17:11
4:02:39
65.1
92.2365.10
04 Mar
1
Ironman New Zealand
57:01
4:50:20
3:13:20
9:05:43
73.57
64.6873.57
18 Feb
2
Challenge Wanaka Half
27:09
2:30:28
1:33:35
4:34:59
62.17
63.162.17
2022
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallSOFPoints
04 Dec
2
Ironman Western Australia
59:16
4:44:46
3:01:49
8:50:48
73.14
71.173.14
23 Oct
1
Ibiza Half Triathlon
29:10
2:28:24
1:30:16
4:30:44
57.6
38.857.60
28 Aug
6
Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
27:35
2:29:29
1:25:45
4:28:39
62.35
71.1162.35
12 Jun
DNF
Challenge Geraardsbergen
27:23
2:39:43
--:--
--:--
51.01-
21 May
2
Ironman Lanzarote
1:02:02
5:24:31
3:06:20
9:39:10
61.14
57.7561.14
07 May
10
Ironman 70.3 Mallorca
27:20
2:38:26
1:28:08
4:45:18
48.1
70.4648.10
23 Apr
2
Challenge Mogan-Gran Canaria
30:24
2:22:21
1:19:41
4:16:33
63.95
54.6763.95
03 Apr
2
Challenge Salou
15:29
2:11:16
1:22:17
3:52:36
70.85
65.270.85
19 Mar
5
Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote
29:02
2:38:30
1:22:11
4:35:16
59.61
71.8859.61
2021
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
10 Oct
3
Challenge Budva
29:03
2:30:06
1:19:57
4:21:41
59.6055
04:06:4459.61
03 Oct
2
Challenge Salou
15:42
2:14:17
1:26:08
3:59:01
64.9149
03:47:0464.91
29 Jul
7
Alpe D'Huez L
32:56
4:55:24
1:36:09
7:07:46
9.65801
06:16:439.66
04 Jul
4
Ironman 70.3 Andorra
28:19
3:16:07
1:28:27
5:17:55
62.2203
05:00:5262.22
2020
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
13 Sep
4
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
27:36
2:16:44
1:28:12
4:17:09
69.972
04:06:0469.97
2019
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
12 Oct
16
Ironman Hawaii
1:02:44
4:51:43
3:19:42
9:18:42
79.1628
09:01:4679.16
01 Sep
2
Ironman 70.3 Zell am See
28:40
2:22:52
1:30:37
4:27:40
68.7093
04:15:4068.71
07 Jul
7
Challenge Roth
58:21
4:49:10
3:17:31
9:07:49
78.8436
08:50:5878.84
09 Jun
5
Ironman Cairns
59:27
4:59:25
3:12:44
9:14:29
84.9807
09:02:1684.98
19 May
2
Challenge Heilbronn
30:26
2:24:07
1:26:53
4:28:16
50.4772
04:09:4350.48
24 Mar
3
Ironman 70.3 Taiwan
29:00
2:26:04
1:25:49
4:30:38
56.9018
04:14:1256.90
2018
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
17 Nov
4
Ironman Malaysia
57:54
5:17:33
3:43:46
10:02:48
43.4296
09:15:3943.43
21 Oct
2
Challenge Kanchanaburi
31:17
1:36:17
1:33:31
3:43:28
15.7706
03:18:2415.77
08 Sep
2
Challenge Almere
1:00:29
4:53:03
3:19:12
9:16:29
57.3415
08:43:0157.34
05 Aug
1
Ironman Netherlands
1:00:25
5:00:54
3:25:28
9:31:06
77.5566
09:12:3077.56
17 Jun
DNF
Ironman 70.3 Luxembourg
--:--
--:--
--:--
--:--
04:03:56-
06 May
4
Ironman Australia
55:50
5:11:49
3:44:53
9:56:31
23.2742
08:54:5723.27
2017
Points: NaN
DatePlaceRace
Swim
Bike
Run
OverallAITPoints
03 Dec
10
Ironman Western Australia
--:--
4:53:26
4:17:06
9:14:25
0
07:53:37-
Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Position
2024
79
35
2023
78
36
2022
83
36
2021
62
61
2020
80
39
2019
80
54
2018
59
107
Swim
Year
Points
Position
2024
63
69
2023
63
69
2022
78
87
2021
78
63
2020
56
109
2019
58
124
2018
53
160
Bike
Year
Points
Position
2024
82
25
2023
81
27
2022
80
46
2021
56
109
2020
100
15
2019
103
16
2018
94
29
Run
Year
Points
Position
2024
73
48
2023
73
43
2022
87
34
2021
72
62
2020
64
81
2019
64
104
2018
34
247
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