Photo Credit: Australian Age Group World Championships Teams 

There will be 43 Queensland athletes taking to the starting line of the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, Hawaii in two weeks time. Here are some interesting facts about these athletes:

• 21 are female athletes and 22 are male athletes
• 7 are Professional athletes, 5 of which are female
• These athletes come from 21 different Queensland clubs
• Some of Queensland's biggest contingents include 7 athletes representing Red Dog Triathlon Training, 4 representing Noosa Triathlon Club, 3 representing Swift Multisport and 3 representing T-Zero Multisport
• Queensland's first male and female finishers from 2017 were Josh Amberger and Sarah Crowley, who are both on the start list for this year's event and who are both coached by Brisbane's Cameron Watt (Head Coach of The Hills District)
• Liz Blatchford will be racing her fourth and final Kona World Championships (as a pro)
• Last year Josh Amberger had more than a minute lead over the rest of the field after the swim leg
• Mirinda Carfrae has raced at the Hawaii IRONMAN World Championships 8 times and was crowned the World Champion 3 of those times.
• Alan Pitman will be racing in his 19th Kona World Championships this year

Professional athletes representing Queensland at the 2018 IRONMAN World Championships:

Age Group athletes representing Queensland at the 2018 IRONMAN World Championships: