Hauser wins Noosa Triathlon after sharks cancel swim leg

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 00:50 · Archive

Sharks forced cancellation of the swim at the Noosa Triathlon for the first time in its history, but Matt Hauser won the rearranged race.

Drones spotted multiple sharks 600 metres from shore at Noosa Beach on Sunday morning, forcing organisers to cancel the swim leg for the first time since the triathlon began in 1983. With 45 minutes' notice, the race was rearranged to begin with a 5km foot race on Hastings Street instead of the usual 1500m ocean swim.

Matt Hauser, the defending champion and last year's world champion, won the rearranged race in one hour, 39 minutes and 34 seconds. Fellow Paris Olympian Luke Willian finished second in 1 hour 42 minutes 59 seconds, with John Reed in third. Hauser said of the race changes: 'You have to keep adapting to situations and changes, and we had to make of it what we could and the crowd got a kick out of it. It's Noosa, you have to do the race justice and give it a crack.'

Hauser, an Olympic medal hope targeting Australia's first men's medal in triathlon at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, continued his strong 2026 season with the victory. He will finish his season in Abu Dhabi this month alongside Willian, who is eighth overall on the world tour this year.

How it is being reported

• Hot Hauser dominates shark-hit Noosa TriathlonSharks at Noosa Beach forced the cancellation of the swim leg for the first time in the triathlon's history before Matt Hauser dominated in his title defence.Perth Now · 1 Nov, 00:22
• Hot Hauser dominates shark-hit Noosa TriathlonSharks at Noosa Beach forced the cancellation of the swim leg for the first time in the triathlon's history before Matt Hauser dominated in his title defence.The West Australian · 1 Nov, 00:21

In this story: Matt Hauser · Luke Willian · John Reed · Noosa · Los Angeles · Abu Dhabi

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