Joanna Wietrzyk From F45 Coach to HYROX World Record Holder

Joanna Wietrzyk holds the Women’s Solo Pro world record. In 2024 she was coaching F45 classes in Melbourne.

Quick facts


Nationality	🇦🇺 Australia
Born	2002
Background	National-level tennis, netball
Division	HYROX Elite 15 (Pro)
World record	Women’s Solo Pro: 54:25
Fun fact	Obsessed with yoghurt. Has sampled it in every country she’s raced in.

A meteoric start

Joanna discovered HYROX through her gym community. “All our members were doing it, everyone was talking about it.” Her first weekend in the sport (Melbourne, 2024) set the tone: she won the Women’s Pro race (a timing-chip malfunction denied official recognition) and won the Open the next day.

Then it snowballed. Four weeks later she won Sydney in 1:05:07. Three weeks after that, Brisbane in 1:00:52: a sub-61 finish that, at the time, ranked among the top four times in the world. A near five-minute improvement in three weeks.

A record-breaking season

Joanna became the first Australian woman to qualify for the Elite 15 and won the Hong Kong Major (59:58). She took 2nd at the 2025 World Championships in Chicago, then won all four Elite 15 Majors of the 2025/26 season: Hamburg, Melbourne, Phoenix (56:03, a world record at the time) and Warsaw, where she ran 54:25 for a new Women’s Solo Pro world record. No athlete had won every Major in a single season before. She’s the fastest woman in HYROX history, and she backed it up with another 2nd place at the 2026 World Championships in Stockholm (57:14).

At the same Warsaw event, Joanna joined Sinéad Bent, Charlie Botterill and Sebastian Ifversen to set the HYROX Mixed Relay World Record: 46:47. See the result on ROXFIT.

Mindset over everything

Joanna credits the leap to training volume and a mental shift. She walks to the line telling herself, simply, “you’re training for this.” Belief and consistency, not just talent, separate good from great.

Key results

Year	Event	Time	Position
2024	HYROX Sydney	1:05:07	1st
2024	HYROX Brisbane	1:00:52	1st
2024	HYROX Hong Kong Major	59:58	1st
2025	HYROX World Championships, Chicago	59:17	2nd
2025	HYROX Hamburg Major	58:22	1st
2025	HYROX Melbourne Major	58:07	1st
2026	HYROX Phoenix Major	56:03	1st (world record at the time)
2026	HYROX Warsaw Major	54:25	1st (Women’s Solo Pro World Record)
2026	HYROX Warsaw (Relay, with Bent, Botterill & Ifversen)	46:47	1st (Mixed Relay World Record)
2026	HYROX World Championships, Stockholm	57:14	2nd

“You’re training for this.”

Questions about Joanna Wietrzyk

What is Joanna Wietrzyk's HYROX world record?

54:25 at the Warsaw Major, April 2026. The fastest Women's Solo Pro time in HYROX history.

Is Joanna Wietrzyk the first Australian Elite 15 athlete?

She's the first Australian woman to qualify for the HYROX Elite 15.

What sports did Joanna play before HYROX?

National-level tennis and netball. She was coaching at F45 in Melbourne when she discovered HYROX.

How quickly did Joanna rise through the sport?

She went from her first race in 2024 to Women's Solo Pro world record holder inside two years, winning every Elite 15 Major of the 2025/26 season and finishing 2nd at the World Championships in 2025 and 2026.

How do I see Joanna's race splits?

Find her on the ROXFIT app. Search her name in the Races tab to see full station-by-station splits from every claimed result.