Swallow led from the first. She was the first woman out of the water in a time of 00:24:18, and was 8th overall after catching the male pros.<\/p>\n
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On the bike she hung on to the top spot but fellow country woman Kimberley Morrison came close and they continued their bike ride shoulder to shoulder. Morrison made it to the transition first\u2014but only three seconds ahead of chasing Swallow who had a faster transition and was first on the run course.<\/p>\n
On the half marathon Swallow increased the gap and simply ran away toward the finish line. She took the victory in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping in 04:19:19. Morrison stayed in second position for a while but was unable to keep the pace, she was overtaken by Swedish hope Asa Lundstr\u00f6m who slowly but surely came closer from behind. Lundstr\u00f6m finished took home a second place finish\u00a0in 04:24:58, while Morrison rounded out the podium in third with a time of\u00a004:25:20.<\/p>\n
The one-lap swim was held in the spectator friendly Lake Munksj\u00f6n, the flat bike course lead through the beautiful villages and lakes around J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping. While the two and half loop run was held in the city centre with crowds of spectators cheering on an exciting race.\u00a0<\/p>\n