country birth_place weight height sport residence article_title name turnedpro alma_mater
united states long grove , illinois 185 lb kg 0 on 6 2 triathlon wauconda , illinois andrew starykowicz
 andrew starykowicz 2006 purdue university
andrew starykowicz

andrew starykowicz -lrb- born april 14 , 1982 -rrb- is a american professional long-distance triathlete from chicago , illinois .
he holds the record for the fastest iron-distance race by an american man , set at ironman florida in 2013 with a time of 7:55:22 .
he holds the bike split iron-distance record at 4:02:17 and the ironman 70.3 world championship bike split record from the 2009 race .
starykowicz attended purdue university where he earned a b.s. in mechanical engineering and played on the water polo team .
he was also named an all-american in swimming and triathlon while in college .
starykowicz has won races at ironman florida , ironman 70.3 puerto rico , and rev3 south carolina & cedar point .
