Wellington born, Auckland raised, Lawn has taken a roundabout route to the top of triathlon racing. She played every sport ever invented during high school. Joanna was a member of the New Zealand cycling team for the Commonwealth Games in 1998. For the past four years she has been improving from a 4th placed in her first attempt at the distance to winning Ironman New Zealand for the past six years. She also holds the course record at 9:16. In 2007 she finished 4th in the world championship held in Kona, Hawaii.

Joanna and her husband Armando Galarraga are now living in Auckland, New Zealand.

Achievements

New Zealand Ironman Championships

6 x IMNZ Championships

  • 2009 2nd Pro Women
  • 2008 1st Pro Women (Course record) – 9:16:00
  • 2007 1st Pro Women
  • 2006 1st Pro Women
  • 2005 1st Pro Women
  • 2004 1st Pro Women
  • 2003 1st Pro Women
  • 2002 2nd Pro Women
  • 2001 4th Open Women (first race as a pro)
  • 2000 1st 25-29yr Women

New Zealand Long distance Championships

3 x New Zeland Long diantace Champ

  • 2009  2nd Pro Women
  • 2008 1st  New Zealand Champ
  • 2007 1st  New Zealand Champ
  • 2006 1st  New Zealand Champ
  • 2003  4th  Pro Women
  • 2000 1st  25-29yr Women

Ironman World Triathlon Championships

6 Top 10 x Ironman Hawaii

  • 2009 7th Pro Women
  • 2008 14th Pro Women
  • 2007 4th Pro Women
  • 2006 7th Pro Women
  • 2005 4th Pro Women
  • 2004 5th Pro Women
  • 2003 13th Pro Women
  • 2002 10th Pro Women
  • 2001 11th Pro Women
  • 2000 1st 25-29yr Women

Quelle Challenge Roth

  • 2007 2nd Pro Women (Under 9 Hours) – 8:58
  • 2006 1st Pro Women – 9:01

Other Ironman/Triathlon Championships

  • 2009 3rd 70.3 Kansas (USA)
  • 2009 8th Revolution 3, N.Y (USA)
  • 2009 2nd 70.3 Florida, Orland. (USA)
  • 2009 8th 70.3 St. Croix, USA Virgin Islands. (USA)
  • 2009 12th St. Anthonys, Florida. (USA)
  • 2009 3rd 70.3 Lubbock, Texas. (USA)
  • 2008 3rd 70.3 Lubbock, Texas. (USA)
  • 2008 2th 70.3 Kansas (USA)
  • 2007 4th Open Women Escape from Alcatraz triathlon (USA)
  • 2006 4th Wildflower Triathlon (USA)
  • 2005 4th Open Women Australia Ironman (USA)
  • 2004 3rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)
  • 2003 3rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)
  • 2002 2rd Open Women Lake Placid Ironman (USA)
  • 2001 5th Open Women Wildflower International Triathlon (USA)
  • 2001 11th Open Women Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon (USA)
  • 2001 7th Open Women Boulder Peak Triathlon (USA)
  • 2001 9th Open Women San Jose Pro Challenge (USA)
  • 2000 3rd 25-29yr Women Kona Half Ironman (Hawaii, USA)
  • 2000 1st  Overall Women Sado Island Triathlon (Japan)
  • 2000 6th 25-29yr Women Tauranga Half Ironman (New Zealand)
  • 1999 1st  Overall Women Kona – Keauhou

Cycling

  • 1998 2nd New Zealand Games Selection Race
  • 1998 9th Road Race Commonwealth Games Malaysia
  • 1998 Represented NZ at World Champs in Holland
  • 1997 GOLD MEDAL 3000m Pursuit New Zealand Cycling Champs
  • 1997 SILVER MEDAL Time Trial Oceania Games
  • 1997 3rd Road Race New Zealand Road Cycling Champs
  • 1997 4th Time Trial New Zealand Road Cycling Champs
  • 1995 BRONZE MEDAL Time Trial Oceania Games

Other

  • 1999 10th BMW Marathon (first ever marathon)
  • 1994 SILVER MEDAL 20-24yr Women World Duathlon Champs (Tasmania, Australia)