U.S. Elite Paratriathletes to Race for World Titles at 2025 Para World Championships

WOLLONGONG, Australia — Eighteen U.S. Elite Paratriathletes will race for world titles on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Wollongong, Australia, at the 2025 World Triathlon Para World Championships. 

The star-studded roster includes defending 2024 world champions and Paris 2024 Paralympic medalists Grace Norman and Allysa Seely, and Paris 2024 Paralympic medalists Chris Hammer, Hailey Danz, Carson Clough, Mohamed Lahna, and Mark Barr. 

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Expect a few late nights watching live triathlon this week and weekend as Wollongong is 15 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.

Para World Championships Live Coverage

Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 a.m. AUS | Friday, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m. ET

PTWC

The U.S. will be represented in the wheelchair class by Paris 2024 Paralympian Howie Sanborn and Justin Pines, a new-to-the-sport athlete who made his paratriathlon debut in 2024. Sanborn has medaled four times this season — including gold at World Triathlon Para Series Devonport. 

Emelia Perry, who raced at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, and Skyler Fisher will race in the women's race. The two athletes train together as members of USA Triathlon's Para Resident Team, based at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. They are coached by IRONMAN champion and Olympian Andy Potts. 

Absent from the start list is last year's world champion and two-time paratriathlon Paralympic medalist Kendall Gretsch, who is preparing for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. A dual-sport para-athlete, Gretsch is a four-time Paralympic medalist in Nordic skiing and biathlon. 

PTS2

The women’s PTS2 race is shaping up to be a duel between U.S. teammates Seely and Danz. Seely won the world championship in 2024, while Danz won her first Paralympic gold medal in Paris. Danz has not raced internationally since winning in Paris last year, while Seely has raced twice in 2025, winning two medals at Magog (gold) and Montreal (silver). 

Lahna and Barr, the Paris 2024 Paralympic silver and bronze medalists, will represent the U.S. in the men's PTS2 race, along with teammate Kyle Stepp.

PTS4

Clough is the lone U.S. representative in the men's PTS4 class, aiming to get on the World Championships podium after finishing fourth in 2024. 

Danielle Cummings makes her Para World Championships debut. New to the sport, she raced her first elite paratriathlon race at the 2024 USA Paratriathlon National Championships. 

PTS5

A golden class for the U.S. as Paris 2024 gold medalists Norman and Hammer come to Wollongong ready to compete for the World Championships. 

Norman has ruled the roost in the PTS5 class of late, winning both the Paralympic and world titles last year. Her primary challenger will likely be Lauren Steadman of Great Britain the Tokyo 2020 gold medalist. 

Fellow U.S. women's PTS5 athletes Michelle Dynes and Virginia Ogburn will also race on Saturday. 

In the men's race, Hammer will face stiff competition from Canada's Stefan Daniel, Germany's Martin Schulz and Jack Howell of Australia. 

PTVI

Owen Cravens will race on Saturday, in only his second race since competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, where he finished fourth, just seconds off the podium. He's seeking his first World Championships medal. 

The women's PTVI race will feature two U.S. women in McClain Hermes and Taylor Talbot. Hermes trains in Colorado Springs as a member of the USA Triathlon Para Resident Team. Both athletes transitioned to paratriathlon from other sports; Hermes a two-time Paralympian in swimming and Talbot a Paralympian in track and field.