The FINA World Cup Series dropped into Durban, South Africa for its second stop in the seven city racing tour.

World Champion Peter Marshall competed in three events, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke and 50m Butterfly. He garnered two Silver medals in his specialty backstroke events. In the 50m Backstroke, he clocked in at 23.73, just .07 behind the leader.

“I went a 52.02 in the 100 back and am pleased with that time,” said Peter.

We welcome the newest member of the TYR team, Brooke Bishop. She joins TYR after a successful colligate career at Stanford. Brooke is a World University Games Silver medalist and USA Olympic Trials finalist in multiple events.

At the FINA World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Brooke’s sprinting talent shined on the international stage. She captured a Gold medal in the 50m Freestyle, Silver in 100m Butterfly and Bronze in the 50m Butterfly.

The FINA World Cup Series will visit five more cities around the world as it rounds out the tour in Berlin on November 16.

Congratulations to Chrissie Wellington as she defended her Ironman World title. She won the grueling 2008 Kona Ironman World Championship with a time of 9 hours, 6 minutes and 23 seconds.

The race consisted of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run. Conditions were harsh in Kona with hot weather, gusty winds and a full roster of the world’s best triathletes. Chrissie was leading the race, when she encountered a 10-minute flat tire delay.

“I dealt with this with a smile. That’s all you can do!” she said.

Even more determined than ever, Chrissie jumped back on her bike and caught up to win the race by nearly 15 minutes.

Chrissie re-wrote the history books with a new Course Record in the Marathon Run, beating a 9 year old record. Chrissie is undefeated in Ironman competitions, an incredible accomplishment. Out of the 5 Ironman races she’s entered, she won 5 races!

Becky Lavelle accumulated the highest score of all women to receive the 2008 Overall Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Winner.

The Life Time Fitness Series consisted of five races, drawing the largest triathlon events in the sport. This year, Becky sprinted to victory by capturing titles at the Los Angeles Triathlon and Accenture Chicago Triathlon. She secured a 2nd place at the Nautica New City Triathlon and 3rd place at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon (Minneapolis).

Becky will challenge the world’s best at the 70.3 World Championship on November 8 in Florida. Joining Becky will be TYR teammate, Pip Taylor. This last weekend, Pip finished 2nd at the Longhorn 70.3 Half Ironman in Austin, Texas.