The "Sparkassen Triathlon Dortmund" has produced a winning team from the Fachhochschule Dortmund: Ines Tollknäpper and Florian Elsche secured first place in the mixed relay.
750 meter swim, 20 kilometer bike ride, 5 kilometer run: This sporting triad of disciplines awaited participants in and around Dortmund's Phoenixsee lake on September 21, 2025.
Ines Tollknäpper, a library employee, was successful both in the water and - as a spontaneous replacement for a colleague - on the running course. Her team partner Florian Elsche, research assistant at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, took to the bike. Their efforts were rewarded with a voucher worth 50 euros for a restaurant.
At 18 degrees in a wetsuit
"The water temperature was 18 degrees, which was very fresh," reports Ines Tollknäpper, who was well equipped with a wetsuit. "It was a great experience to compete together with work colleagues," she enthuses in retrospect.
There were a total of 37 teams in the mixed relay classification, three of them from the UAS, including Rector Prof. Dr. Tamara Appel as a swimmer. "No matter which place: it was great fun!" she sums up enthusiastically and thanks her colleagues for their motivation to compete in the triathlon.
Results of the FH mixed relay teams
(for individuals: individual time and ranking in brackets)
1st place: Team "FHantastic 3" (total time 1:12:36)
- Swim: Ines Tollknäpper (12:41; 4th place)
- Cycling: Florian Elsche (35:15; 3rd)
- Run: Ines Tollknäpper (24:40; 12th)
8th place: Team "Fhaiopeis" (total time 1:20:10)
- Swim: Dr. Thilo Groll (13:27; 7th)
- Cycling: Margit Reiberg (44:31; 24th)
- Running: Dr. Werner Link (22:12; 8th)
30th place: Team "not FHast but FHirst" (total time 1:32:44)
- Swimming: Prof. Dr. Tamara Appel (19:40; 31st)
- Cycling: Prof. Dr. Stephan Weyers (44:42; 25th)
- Running: Prof. Dr. Jörg Thiem (28:22; 26th)