Andrew Starykowicz

Andrew Starykowicz
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1982-04-14) April 14, 1982[1]
Long Grove, Illinois
Residence Wauconda, Illinois
Alma mater Purdue University
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
Sport Triathlon
Turned pro 2006

Andrew Starykowicz (born April 14, 1982) is an American professional long-distance triathlete from Chicago, Illinois. He holds the record for the fastest iron-distance race by an American man, set at Ironman Florida in 2013 with a time of 7:55:22. He holds the bike split iron-distance record at 4:02:17 and the Ironman 70.3 World Championship bike split record from the 2009 race.[2][3][4]

Starykowicz attended Purdue University where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and played on the water polo team. He was also named an All-American in swimming and triathlon while in college. Starykowicz has won races at Ironman Florida, Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico, and Rev3 South Carolina & Cedar Point.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Profile:Andrew Starykowicz". Competitor, Inc. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. "38 Things To Know Before The 2014 Ironman World Championship". Competitor, Inc. October 8, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. Carlson, Timothy (December 12, 2012). "Stark raving fast IM bike split". Slowtwitch.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  4. Hichens, Liz (November 2, 2013). "Records Fall At Ironman Florida". Competitor, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  5. "About Andrew". andrewstarykowicz.com. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

External links

Official website

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