The best swimmers among female Ironman triathletes complete the swimming portion of the event in 50 minutes to an hour. At the World Championship, the cutoff time for all competitors is two hours, 20 minutes. Any participant who fails to complete the 2.2-mile swim within that time is eliminated from the competition.
Vitamin K: One of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin K1 and vitamin K2) needed for the clotting of blood because of an essential role in the production of prothrombin (a clotting factor).
SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Normally, the small intestine has few bacteria. Most intestinal bacteria are contained in the large intestine. When there are too many, or they are the wrong type of bacteria in the small intestine, it is called SIBO.