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Where wendy promptly sets a new women's swim record. she expects to lose her lead during the bike ride, but it doesn't happen. >> and i was just like, what's wrong? am i here, is this the right day? are they still racing? what happened, did they crash. all these thoughts were going through my mind because no one had caught me yet. i was on cloud nine and i was just like, i think i might actually do it this time. i might actually win the iron man. >> the race is shaping up differently for sian. >> the day of the race, i knew that something was wrong with my body. about 30 miles into my bike i j...

And for a handful of elite professional athletes, the possibility of returning home an ironman champion. >> the ironman is the holy grail. everybody want to win that ironman. >> it's october 1997 in kona, hawaii. americans sian welch and wendy ingraham are friends and professional triathletes and among the year's strongest contenders. >> i put a huge effort into the event for '97. it's like, i think, on paper, i can win this. >> for the first time, i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. >> i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in ...

Women's swim record. she expects to lose her lead during the bike ride, but it doesn't happen. >> and i was just like, what's wrong? am i here, is this the right day? are they still racing? did they crash. all these thoughts were going through my mind because no one had caught me yet. i was on cloud nine and i was just like, i think i might actually do it this time. i might actually win the iron man. >> the race is shaping up differently for sian. >> the day of the race, i knew that something was wrong with my body. about 30 miles into my bike i just was not able to keep anything down. it was ...

Possibility of returning home an iron man champion. >> the iron man is the holy grail. everybody wants to win that iron man. >> it's october 1997 in kona, hawaii. sian welch and wendy ingraham are friends and competitors. both are professional triathletes, and among the year's strongest contenders. >> i put a huge effort into the event for '97. it was like, i think on paper i can win this. >> for the first time i really believed i could win the hawaii ironman. >> i just saw a glow in her eyes. she was in probably the best head space that i had seen her in years. >> the day begins in the water ...

The amazing swim record she set. the longest distance swim from cuba to florida and she did it without a shark cage and she got stung all over her face by jellyfish and during the trek she had to deal with current shipping lanes, reefs, swarms of jellyfish and her own body. here's what sanjay gupta told us. >> someone described it to me, sara, he's literally racing against her own body. because as much as she would try to keep up with nutrition and hydration when you're swimming for that length of time it's impossible to do so, so you essentially start digesting your own body if you will just ...