Last summer, Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin won the 2025 Sports Illustrated (SI) Swim Search contest. As the winner, she will be appearing in the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition that comes out this year.
In advance of the official release of the magazine, Sports Illustrated shared a first look at Tunde’s photo shoot.
Tunde and Sports Illustrated both shared the photo today on social media.
Sports Illustrated has also shared a behind-the-scenes video on Instagram of the photo shoot in Montauk, New York, featuring Tunde and the seven other women who will be in the 2026 SI Swimsuit Issue.
The creative team on the shoot was Photographer: @wattsupphoto , Editor in Chief: @mj_day, Makeup: @jodieboland, Hair: @adammaclay, Fashion Editor: @margotzamet, Fashion Assistant: @lizwentworth , PR: @sevaneveritt , Production: @cindiblairproductions @j___sanchez , Digital Editor: @maramilam, Location/Accommodations: @herobeachclub, and Swimsuit: @toxicsadie.
The 2026 SI Swimsuit Issue is expected to be available in May 2026.
The 2025 Swim Search contest featured a runway show, voting open to the public, as well as input from the SI editorial staff.
Several fellow instructors surprised Tunde at the end of a live class last year – a 30 min. Rolling Hills Ride from 8/10/25 @ 12:00pm ET – with the announcement that she had won the contest.
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