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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-262/
- Published: 2020-11-14T17:30:44.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-13T18:58:32.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: News, NZ, Sport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

Clocking in at 16 hours; 46 minutes; nine seconds (just 14 minutes shy of the 17-hour cutoff time), triathlete **Chris Nikic** didn’t finish with the fastest time when he recently completed his first Iron Man race—but he did set a new world record.

This past Saturday, after swimming 2.4 miles, the 21-year-old Floridian cycled 112 miles, and then ran a 26.2-mile marathon to become the first competitor with Down’s Syndrome to successfully cross the finish line in the 42-year history of the Iron Man Race.

“You have shattered barriers while proving without a doubt that anything is possible,” tweeted the official Ironman Triathlon Organization. “We are beyond inspired, and your accomplishment is a defining moment in Ironman history that can never be taken away from you.”

For his awe-inspiring efforts, Nikic also earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first person with Down’s Syndrome to become an official Iron Man.

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