About Pete
As one of the new breed of Australian Ironmen, Pete Jacobs is hot property. Since turning professional in 2004 Jacobs has been turning heads. A string of international successes including five top-five Ironman finishes and several Half-Ironman victories has served notice to the Ironman fraternity that he is the real deal.
Regarded as one of the worlds premier Ironman swimmers, his ability to swim away from the pack and ride alone out in front is fast becoming his trademark. Already an impressively strong cyclist, 2007 sees Pete joining forces with professional cyclist Henk Vogels (1997 Australian Cyclist of the Year, 1999 Australian Road Champion, 2004-2006 Davitamon-Lotto, 2007 Toyota United) to harness his incredible talent on the bike . With a sub 2.40 goal marathon time, an Ironman title is imminent.
Pete’s ability and talent has not gone unnoticed by the heavyweights of the sport and he has been named an ambassador for the John Maclean Foundation, an Australian based charity that supports young Australians who use wheelchairs and was founded by Olympian, English Channel swimmer and Hawaii Ironman Hall of Famer John Maclean. Pete’s profile and development within the sport helps to drive and maintain the close relationship that John and JMF has with Ironman.
While winning the Hawaii Ironman is his ultimate goal, Pete is young enough and talented enough to be winning Ironman races for the next ten years. His career is still in the early developmental stages. He can become the most successful Ironman triathlete ever.
