Kate Waugh and Hayden Wilde Take Crowns at T100 Wollongong

Kate Waugh Delivers a Masterclass Down Under

Australia’s first-ever T100 race weekend opened under clear skies and heavy anticipation — and by the end of the afternoon, it was Great Britain’s Kate Waugh who turned Wollongong’s beachfront course into her personal showcase. Waugh’s wire-to-wire performance allowed her to claim her second T100 title in commanding fashion, crossing the line with a smile that said it all.

Lets recap a little of what happened.

As the women dove in, it was Lotte Wilms, Kate Waugh, and Sara Pérez Sala who quickly separated themselves from the pack. Each lap of the three-loop course — complete with Aussie-style beach exits — saw Waugh maintain contact near the front, exiting the water in perfect position alongside the day’s top swimmers. Behind them, Ashleigh Gentle (1:09 behind) emerged slightly adrift but poised, and Natalie Van Coevorden, returning from injury, held steady within striking distance, 41 seconds behind the leaders.

Onto the bike, the field reshuffled as Alanis Siffert, the youngest in the race, went full throttle early. Yet it was Waugh who managed the course best, controlling her effort and positioning smartly in the draft-legal zones, while Van Coevorden’s one-minute penalty for a spacing infringement proved costly. The Wollongong crowds, ten deep in spots, roared as the leaders entered transition — Waugh looking smooth and light-footed, Wilms grimacing, but determined as she entered just over a minute back, and Gentle methodical as ever despite being 4:30 down and in sixth place.

Once the run began, the result felt inevitable. Waugh’s stride — quick, balanced, and relaxed — spoke of a racer in full command. Gentle, long recognized as the Queen of T100 racing, began her charge from behind, slicing through the field in trademark style. She would eventually catch and pass Pérez Sala for second, but the gap to Waugh was simply too large. Pérez Sala, racing on tired legs after a paratriathlon relay gold earlier in the week, held firm for third — a well-earned podium after a gutsy double start.

As Waugh ran down the blue carpet, she beamed, high-fiving fans and soaking in every moment. Her 17:58 opening 5K split on tired legs underscored just how complete her day had been — one that looked, from start to finish, almost effortless. Gentle’s second-place finish kept her firmly in the season-long title hunt, while Pérez Sala’s bronze capped her best T100 performance yet.

Behind them, Ellie Salthouse took fourth in front of a home crowd, followed by Hannah De Vet in fifth and Lotte Wilms, redeeming her Kona DNF, with a strong sixth. The result reshapes the overall standings: Waugh now leads the T100 Tour with 128 points, ahead of Lucy Charles-Barclay and Ash Gentle, setting up a dramatic final stretch to the season.

Final Women’s Results

Hayden Wilde Goes Five Straight with Dominant Win in Wollongong

It was yet another win for New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde, who claimed his fifth consecutive T100 victory and further cemented his dominance in the 2025 season. Against a deep men’s field, and under perfect late-afternoon light, Wilde delivered the kind of all-around performance that left little doubt: right now, no one can seem to match the Kiwi’s blend of precision and poise

It was Britain’s Sam Dickinson leading the charge out of the two-kilometer swim, chased by Germany’s Mika Noodt and Wilde just seconds back. The Wollongong crowd saw a few athletes struggle through transition one — some even fumbling their mounts — but the front pack wasted no time in setting a high tempo on the bike leg. Noodt quickly took charge, attacking just as the field began to string out. Shortly after the halfway mark the German was able to pull clear of one of his co-leaders (Dickinson), but Wilde was always close.

Wilde and Noodt hit the T2 racks almost simultaneously — bikes in, shoes on, and gone in a blur — even sporting the same run shoes, a symmetry not lost on the commentary team.

From there, it was vintage Wilde. Feeding off the energy of the Australian crowd, he slowly opened daylight on Noodt, high-fiving fans and running with an ease that belied the suffering going on behind him.

As Noodt fought to hold form and Youri Keulen ran his way into third, Wilde shifted into celebration mode, bowing to the crowd as he broke the tape for yet another T100 win

Behind him, Mika Noodt’s runner-up finish marked his best performance of the season — strong across all three legs and composed under pressure. 

Yuri Kulen’s third-place finish was his best result since Singapore 2024, showing the Dutchman’s return to form after a mid-season lull.

Final Mens Results

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