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Olympic triathlon star announced as one of six wildcards for T100 season opener in Singapore

There's plenty of added interest to the line ups, including short course stars who have recently made their mark at middle distance
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With the 2025 T100 Triathlon World Tour campaign set to begin in the first week in April, six wildcards have been announced for the seasonal debut of the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s (PTO) flagship series.

Canadian Olympian Tyler Mislawchuk and Great Britain’s Max Stapley have been added to the men’s race, while a quartet of women – Amelia Watkinson (NZL), Marlene De Boer (NED), Lisa Perterer (AUT) and Cecilia Perez (MEX) – will also appear on the start line.

The wildcards will join the likes of Lucy Charles-Barclay, Taylor Knibb, Flora Duffy, Sam Long and Hayden Wilde in south east Asia for the first event of a nine race schedule that culminates in the Qatar T100 Final in December.

Stapley to make T100 debut

Britain’s Stapley is certainly an interesting selection based on current rankings. The 26-year-old has competed in just two middle-distance races, finishing third at IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain in 2023 – just over three minutes behind 2024 T100 World Champion Marten Van Riel – and claiming IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia victory last August.

With back-to-back podiums over the middle-distance, the PTO has taken notice of his talents and he will get to take on the world’s best in April, despite being currently ranked 531 in the world.

Max Stapley World Triathlon Chengdu 2024 win
Stapley makes his T100 debut in Singapore as a wildcard [Photo Credit: Janos M. Schmidt / World Triathlon]

He’ll be joined by 30-year-old Mislawchuk – another mainly short course triathlete that ranks outside the top 500 in the middle / long distance PTO world rankings. The Canadian made his middle-distance debut in January and took the win at IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon, defeating PTO world number 26 Jason West in the process.

Four added to women’s race

The IRONMAN 70.3 Pucon winner on the women’s side Perez has also been handed a wildcard for the race. The 33-year-old has four middle-distance victories on her career resumé and was 33rd in the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Taupo in December.

She is joined by New Zealander Watkinson who is ranked 30 in the world. She raced four times on the T100 Triathlon World Tour in 2024 – including a fourth-place finish in Singapore. In total, the 33-year-old has 17 middle-distance victories in her career and is a two-time top 10 finisher at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships.

The other two additions are Dutchwomen De Boer and Austria’s Perterer. De Boer put in some notable displays over the full distance in 2024, winning Challenge Almere and IRONMAN Sweden. She also raced a pair of T100 races, finishing 11th in Las Vegas and 15th in Dubai.

Writing on Instagram, she said of the wildcard chance: “An unexpected turn of events, but what an incredible opportunity. My season will start earlier than originally planned with a wildcard for @t100triathlon Singapore. Exciting? Absolutely. But most of all an amazing challenge.

“After a turbulent start to the year, I could have chosen an easier race to begin with but I will take this opportunity with both hands.”

Marlene De Boer Challenge Almere Amsterdam 2024 wins
Marlene De Boer winning Challenge Almere [Photo credit: Challenge Family]

Peterer has enjoyed some success over the 70.3 distance. She claimed victory at IRONMAN 70.3 Cozumel, 12 minutes ahead of Perez.

Stuart Dick
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Stuart Dick
Stuart is a graduate of the University of Sunderland with a masters' degree in Sports Journalism. He spends a lot of his time running and cycling around West Yorkshire, England.
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