Kat Matthews Explained

Katrina Matthews
Country:UK
Birth Date:13 March 1991
Birth Place:Exmouth, Devon, England
Height:165cm
Weight:58kg
Turnedpro:2019
Team:CANYON p/b HUUB
Coach:Björn Geesmann
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Katrina Matthews (born 13 March 1991, née Rye) is an English professional triathlete who races in non-drafting, long-distance events. Her career includes a second place finish at the 2021 Ironman World Championship and second in the 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.[1] [2] She was a member of the BMC Pro triathlon team 2020–2022 and is also a physiotherapist working for the British Army.[3]

Triathlon career

In 2018, as an amateur, Matthews won Ironman 70.3 Calgary as well as the UK National Championships later on in the year.[4] [5] The next year, Matthews won Challenge Gran Canaria as an amateur securing her pro licence. She would then go on to podium at four middle distance events including winning the ETU European Championships.[6] This was also the year of her first Ironman, IM Western Australia. She came 4th with a debut time of 8:53:58.

In 2020 Matthews won Ironman Florida with a time of 8:40:50 – the 3rd fastest ever British woman.[7] In that autumn, post pandemic, she also won the Outlaw X[8] [9] and IM 70.3 Tallinn.[10] Notably she also won the UK national 100-mile cycling TT in 3 hours and 55 minutes.[11] [12]

In 2021, Matthews finished fourth at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in St George. In the inaugural PTO Collins Cup she had the 4th fastest time, winning her match.[13] [14] She also won IM UK in Bolton[15] and came 2nd to Daniela Ryf at IM Tulsa.[16]

In 2022, Matthews won Ironman Lanzarote 70.3 beating the reigning Ironman world champion Anne Haug by over 3 minutes.[17] [18] Racing in her first Ironman World Championships in St George, Utah in May 2022 she was second to Daniela Ryf.[19] She had been invited to participate in the Sub7Sub8 challenge racing against Nicola Spirig.[20] Matthews smashed the 8-hour 'barrier' finishing ahead of Spirig with a time of 7:31:57, the fastest ever Ironman distance time.[21] While acclimatizing in Texas for the 2022 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, a driver drove into her resulting in very serious injuries.[22] Once sufficiently recovered her structured rehabilitation moved to an active return to training in December.[23] She was ranked ninth in the Professional Triathletes Organisation 2022 ranking list.[24] Matthews was named British Army Sportswoman of the Year 2022.[25]

In 2023, recovered and rehabilitated, Matthews returned to racing 'grateful' to finish a remarkable third at IM 70.3 Oceanside behind Tamara Jewett and the current world champion Chelsea Sodaro.[26] She followed this 3 weeks later with a win at Ironman Texas in a new best Ironman time for a British woman of 8:32:51.[27] [28] In the 2023 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Lahti, Finland, Matthews finished second to Taylor Knibb.[29] With a win in the IM 70.3 Bahrain[30] Matthews was ranked sixth in the Professional Triathletes Organisation 2023 world ranking list.[31]

In 2024 she won Ironman Texas again, notably the first full distance race in the new Ironman Pro Series.[32]

Notable results

Some of Matthews' notable achievements include:

! Date! Event! Rank
7 November 2020Ironman Florida1[33]
23 May 2021Ironman Tulsa2[34]
4 July 2021Ironman UK1[35]
28 August 2021Collins Cup4[36]
19 March 2022Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote 1[37]
6 May 20222021 Ironman World Championship 2[38]
22 April 2023Ironman Texas 1[39]
26 August 2023Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2[40]
27 April 2024Ironman Texas 1[41]

Competitions

Matthews’ race results are:[42]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryf Returns to the Top, Wins 2021 Ironman World Title. Heisler. Ryan. 7 May 2022. Slowtwitch.com. 2022-08-02.
  2. Web site: Taylor Knibb defends her title at the 2023 Vinfast Ironman 70.3 world championship triathlon in Lahti, Finland. 26 August 2023. Ironman.
  3. News: GB's Matthews 'excited' about Ironman Worlds bid. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Exmouth's Katrina Rye – an athlete at the very top of her sport. Steve. Birley. 11 July 2019. Exmouth Journal.
  5. Web site: Army physio overcomes injuries to win her first Ironman competition. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
  6. Web site: Top Kat – Katrina Rye wins ETU Middle Distance European Champs. 8 July 2019. TRI247.
  7. Web site: Ironman-Distance Records | TriRating.
  8. Web site: Matthews proves pick of Brit pack at Outlaw X. 220 Triathlon.
  9. Web site: Goodwin and Matthews win the Outlaw X 'Battle Of The Brits'. 27 September 2020. TRI247.
  10. Web site: Katrina Matthews, Daniel Bækkegård secure 70.3 Tallinn wins. 5 September 2020. TRI247.
  11. Web site: Katrina Matthews wins National 100-mile TT Champs. 17 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Captain Kat Matthews wins National 100 Mile Cycling Time Trial. 25 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Katrina Matthews on Collins Cup, middle-distance future. 31 August 2021. TRI247.
  14. Web site: Team Europe Win The Inaugural Collins Cup. Triathlon. Vibe. 31 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Kat Matthews on 2021 and more to come. www.britishtriathlon.org.
  16. Web site: Ryf hangs on for Tulsa win. 23 May 2021.
  17. Web site: IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote 2022 results: Magnificent Matthews!. 19 March 2022. TRI247.
  18. Web site: Katrina Matthews wins IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote. Luke. Howard. 19 March 2022.
  19. Web site: IRONMAN World Championship 2021 results: Ryf silences doubters. Jonathan. Turner. 7 May 2022. TRI247.
  20. Web site: Kat Matthews to replace Lucy Charles-Barclay for Sub8 challenge. 220 Triathlon.
  21. Web site: Two men go sub7, Two women go sub8. Carlson. Timothy. 5 June 2022. Slowtwitch.com. 2022-08-04.
  22. Web site: Crushed – The Kat Matthews Story – Episode 1. 12 February 2023. PTO.
  23. Web site: Crushed – The Kat Matthews Story – Episode 3. 9 April 2023. PTO.
  24. Web site: Professional Triathlon Organisation 2022-12-31 ranking list. 31 December 2022. PTO.
  25. Web site: Kat Matthews named Army Sportswoman of the year 2022. 22 November 2022. TRI247.
  26. Web site: IM 70.3 Oceanside 2023 women’s results: Jewett outruns Sodaro. 1 April 2023. TRI247.
  27. Web site: IRONMAN Texas 2023 women’s results: Kat Matthews claims emotional win. 22 April 2023. TRI247.
  28. Web site: Trirating – IM Records. 8 June 2023. Trirating.
  29. Web site: Taylor Knibb defends her title at the 2023 Vinfast Ironman 70.3 world championship triathlon in Lahti, Finland. 26 August 2023. Ironman.
  30. Web site: IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain Results: Marten Van Riel and Kat Matthews triumph in the Middle East. 8 December 2023. TRI247.
  31. Web site: Professional Triathletes Organisation 2023-12-04 ranking list. 4 December 2023. PTO.
  32. Web site: IRONMAN Texas 2024 Women’s Results: Kat Matthews DEFENDS title despite bike penalty. 27 April 2024. TRI247.
  33. Web site: Katrina Matthews, Chris Leiferman take IRONMAN Florida wins. 9 November 2020. TRI247.
  34. Web site: Kat Matthews hopes to emulate her 'idol' Daniela Ryf in St George. 4 May 2022. TRI247.
  35. Web site: IRONMAN UK 2021: Skipper and Matthews reign. 4 July 2021. TRI247.
  36. Web site: Collins Cup results 2021: Team Europe claim Samorin glory. 28 August 2021. TRI247.
  37. Web site: Weekend round-up: Victory for Katrina Matthews and podium place for Jess Learmonth at IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote. www.britishtriathlon.org.
  38. Web site: ‘An honour to come second’: Matthews a match for the greats. 8 May 2022. TRI247.
  39. Web site: IRONMAN Texas 2023 women’s results: Kat Matthews claims emotional win. 22 April 2023. TRI247.
  40. Web site: Taylor Knibb defends her title at the 2023 Vinfast Ironman 70.3 world championship triathlon in Lahti, Finland. 26 August 2023. Ironman.
  41. Web site: Ironman Texas 2024 – Analyzing Results. 28 April 2024. trirating.
  42. Web site: Kat Matthews Results . December 31, 2023 . Professional Triathletes Organisation.

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