The HYROX APAC Regional Championships 2026 was held at the Brisbane Convention Centre from 11-12th April 2026. It was an open entry event – no qualification was required, however you had to hold a passport from the APAC region to race. This was also the only opportunity for APAC participants to qualify for the World Championships using Open weights rather than Pro.
The event also featured Elite 15 Regional races which were live streamed – once again with Rox Lyfe’s Greg on the commentary team. You can catch up with the races here. Qualification for those was based on the average of the 2 best Pro times in the past 365 days.
HYROX Brisbane APAC Championships Results
Read on for the main results from the Australia event…
Elite Women
The Elite Women’s race was won by Australian Calypso Sheridan in a time of 1:00:33. She took the lead on the sled push station and did not relinquish it, earning her qualification to the World Championships in Stockholm in June.
The podium was completed by New Zealand’s Gabrielle Nikora-Baker and Australia’s Jess Pettrow, who both already qualified for Stockholm at Major races earlier in the season.
Elite Men
The Elite Men’s race was won by James Kelly (JK). There were some changes to the lead throughout the race, with Dexter Buchanan, Jon Wynn and Matt Slee jostling for the lead. JK took the lead at the sandbag lunges and entered the wall balls 27 seconds ahead of Buchanan, staying ahead to take the win.
JK had already qualified for the World Championships in Stockholm, so the spot rolls down, with Buchanan punching his ticket.
1. James Kelly – 55:25
2. Dexter Buchanan – 57:12 – Q
3. Jonathon Wynn – 57:33
4. Greg Lewis – 57:51
5. Matt Slee – 58:05
6. Kane Baigent – 59:06
7. Bay Tucek – 59:34
8. Luke Brotherton – 1:00:09
9. Corey Dietrich – 1:00:28
10. Billy Schilling – 1:01:02
11. Lee Tuck – 1:02:00
12. Sam Shepherd – 1:03:17
13. Abbas Nazari – 1:03:26
14. Anthony Di Paolo – 1:04:40
15. Luke Penny – DQ
Elite Women’s Doubles
The Elite Women’s Doubles race was won by Australian duo Calypso Sheridan and Meg Martin, earning them qualification to the World Championships in Stockholm in June. They faced stiff competition in the opening stages from Mollie Fkiaras and Gabrielle Nikora-Baker, but Martin & Sheridan took the lead on the Sled Push and held it until the end, beating Fkiaras & Nikora-Baker by 54 seconds.
The podium was completed by Australian sisters Ivy & Ebony Ozimek, achieving a significant PB and going sub-60 for the first time.
1. Meg Martin, Calypso Sheridan – 55:18 – Q
2. Mollie Fkiaras, Gabrielle Nikora-Baker – 56:12
3. Ivy Ozimek, Ebony Ozimek – 59:58
4. Bethany Carver, Bree Garreffa – 1:00:59
5. Phoebe Highfield, Kassidy Fox – 1:01:38
6. Jane McDonald, Kendyll Reed – 1:01:47
7. Nat Elder, Stephanie Wighton – 1:01:53
8. Belinda Graham, Estelle Baigent – 1:02:15
9. Zoe O’Meara, Jessica Short – 1:02:37
10. Marion Berenhole, Nicole Bertei – 1:02:52
11. Grace Tebbatt, Abbie Pearson – 1:03:06
12. Hollie Tucek, Belen Channells – 1:03:15
13. Samantha Sheehan, Katie Brock – 1:04:15
14. Kay Tuicolo, Rochelle Gant – 1:07:39
15. Belinda Grimes, Sandy Vickerstaff – DNF
Elite Men’s Doubles
The Men’s Elite Doubles was won by James Kelly (JK) and Matt Slee in a dominant performance that saw them lead from start to finish, and win over a minute ahead of 2nd placed James Newbury and Dene Flude.
JK had already qualified for the Elite Doubles at the World Championships with Jake Dearden, and is honouring that qualification spot, so the place rolls down to Newbury & Flude.
Third place was taken by Dexter Buchanan and Chris Woolley – they came into the wall balls in 2nd place but had received a 15 second penalty on the sled pull and another on the BBJs, having to wait for 30 seconds in the penalty box at the end of the race.
1. James Kelly, Matt Slee – 51:04
2. James Newbury, Dene Flude – 52:06 – Q
3. Dexter Buchanan, Chris Woolley – 52:51
4. Dan Corrin, Kane Baigent – 53:29
5. Orin Ball, Ralph Marks – 53:58
6. Abbas Nazari, Isaac Bracewell – 54:01
7. Ben Smith, Anthony Di Paolo – 54:36
8. Luke Penny, Caden Penniket – 54:38
9. Peter Day, Cody Mckellar – 55:05
10. Billy Schilling, Andrew Dennis – 55:11
11. Ryan Howe, Mitch Fuller – 55:11
12. Aaron Price, Liam Reynolds – 55:14
13. Matthew Ashley, Shane Fiore-Murarenko – 56:18
14. Brody Strachan, Billy Spreckley – 56:52
15. Habin Kim, Jung Wonjoon – 57:12
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Carlie Reid in a time of 01:01:22.
Second was Nadya Fedorova in 01:02:32, and third place was taken by Coco Holland-Waterson in a time of 01:02:37.
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by Jakob Cerneka in a time of 00:56:36.
Second was Adam McCallum in 00:57:02, and third place was taken by Phil Hill in a time of 00:57:08.
Open Doubles
The Men’s Open Doubles was won by Cameron Butler and Dylan Blackburn in a time of 00:52:03.
The Women’s Open Doubles was won by Alexie Grice and Lilli Smyth in a time of 01:02:11.
The Mixed Open Doubles was won by Lachlan Gronow and Anna McGlade in a time of 00:56:36.
All other results can be found on the HYROX website.
