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Popular Brazilian influencer confirmed as athlete who died at Ironman Texas
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:41 pm
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Mara Flávia Araujo has been identified as the athlete who drowned during the swim portion of the IRONMAN Texas race in Lake Woodlands on Saturday.
Araujo's name appears on the Montgomery County Medical Examiner's website. Her partner confirmed to KHOU 11 that she was the athlete who died, referring to her as "the most beautiful person he ever met."
The 38-year-old had more than 61,000 followers on Instagram, where she shared fitness content, including photos from previous IRONMAN races. In the hours after her death, her posts were filled with messages of grief, with followers offering condolences, sharing "rest in peace" tributes and reflecting on her impact as a female triathlete.
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Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:47 pm to GeauxTigers123
Reason #2737474 why I don't leave my couch
Posted on 4/20/26 at 5:50 pm to GeauxTigers123
Didn't a guy die in that race just last year, or the year before, the exact same way?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:02 pm to Lsut81
They swim lake woodlands? I dont think I would swim in that
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:05 pm to GeauxTigers123
Remind me again how may a brazillian is?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:07 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Remind me again how may a brazillian is?
Bazillion squared times pi.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:10 pm to Nado Jenkins83
There's nothing in Lake Woodlands that isn't in any other body of water.
I've done one Tri. It was at Bridgeland in NW Houston. The open water swim was in the lake there. Let me tell you, open water swims in Tris are mayhem. Imagine swimming in a frantic group of 50+ people who all go in the water in a random conglomeration group. So fast guys are behind slower guys. People slam into you, kick you in the face, swim over you, it's a brawl. I worked my way to the fringe and probably swam an extra several hundred yards just trying to keep from getting aquatrampled. I bet I swallowed a gallon of lake water. It was bananas.
I can see how even pros could get kicked or hit and knocked out and drown. It's crazy.
I've done one Tri. It was at Bridgeland in NW Houston. The open water swim was in the lake there. Let me tell you, open water swims in Tris are mayhem. Imagine swimming in a frantic group of 50+ people who all go in the water in a random conglomeration group. So fast guys are behind slower guys. People slam into you, kick you in the face, swim over you, it's a brawl. I worked my way to the fringe and probably swam an extra several hundred yards just trying to keep from getting aquatrampled. I bet I swallowed a gallon of lake water. It was bananas.
I can see how even pros could get kicked or hit and knocked out and drown. It's crazy.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:17 pm to Nado Jenkins83
why?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:19 pm to TygerTyger
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aquatrampled.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:20 pm to GeauxTigers123
Texas has become so woke they allow women to compete in IronMAN competitions.
Maybe the based muzzies taking over in Dallas isn’t all that bad
Maybe the based muzzies taking over in Dallas isn’t all that bad
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:21 pm to GeauxTigers123
Is everyone an influencer or do a disproportionate amount of them die every month?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:23 pm to upgrayedd
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Is everyone an influencer or do a disproportionate amount of them die every month?
I would imagine that influencers tend to live more dangerous lifestyles, and that’s part of what makes them interesting and attracts viewers.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:26 pm to upgrayedd
quote:98% of influencers are boosted. Follow the math
Is everyone an influencer or do a disproportionate amount of them die every month?
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:35 pm to upgrayedd
The swim is considered the most dangerous part of the race. If you have cardiac arrest during the swim then it’s a lot harder to receive you than if you fall off your bike and it becomes quickly evident.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:37 pm to TheOcean
Yup, me too
Didn’t a feller die of heart attack running a marathon recently too. Zero reason to push your body to extremes.
Didn’t a feller die of heart attack running a marathon recently too. Zero reason to push your body to extremes.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 6:53 pm to Lsut81
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Didn't a guy die in that race just last year, or the year before, the exact same way?
I think 2024. Heart attack during the swim. Another one died in 2017 too. And in 2008, they had a sprint tri in that lake and a participant had a heart attack during the swim.
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 4/20/26 at 7:26 pm to GeauxTigers123
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:12 pm to WillFerrellisking
Not super uncommon sadly. Recent Ironman a man died in Salt Lake. Water was 60 degree.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:16 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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lake woodlands
Has some giant bass that hardly ever get pressured, they've also got some brush piles set up near the dam for some good crappie fishing.
Posted on 4/20/26 at 8:18 pm to duckblind56
Always sadder when they were hot
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 8:19 pm
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