Open Water Swimming in New Zealand

2017/2018 Season

Complete list of all open water swim races in New Zealand

If I've missed any events or there's corrections please email mikec@mikenz.geek.nz and I'll add it.

November 2017

Date	Event	Distances
02 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 1 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
04 Saturday	Auckland Central Masters - Herne Bay to Watchmans Island - Auckland	2.2km
05 Sunday	Round North Head Classic - Devonport, Auckland	2.5km, 1.2km
07 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 1 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
09 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 1 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
09 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 2 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
11 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Point Halswell to Shelly Bay - Wellington Enter Online	3km, 2km
14 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 2 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
16 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 2 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
16 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 3 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
18 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Harbour Crossing - Auckland	2.9km
18 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Hataitai Beach to Freyberg Beach - Wellington Enter Online	4km, 2.7km
19 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Bays Swim - Auckland	3.6km
19 Sunday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 1 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
21 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 3 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
22 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 1 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
23 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 3 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
23 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 4 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
23 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 2 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
25 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Seatoun Beach to Scorching - Wellington Enter Online	3.75km, 2.75km
28 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 4 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
29 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 2 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
29 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 1 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
30 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 4 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
30 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 5 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
30 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 3 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m

December 2017

Date	Event	Distances
03 Sunday	Clements First Splash - Nelson	2km
05 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 5 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
06 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 3 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
07 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 5 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
07 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 6 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
07 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 4 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
09 Saturday	Long Bay Apolima Strait Qualifier - Long Bay, Auckland	10km
09 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Days Bay to Point Howard - Wellington Enter Online	3.75km, 2.7km
12 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 6 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
13 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 4 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
13 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 1 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
13 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 2 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
14 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 6 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
14 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 1 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
14 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 7 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
14 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 5 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
16 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Bay Of Islands Classic - Paihia	3.3km, 1km, 500m, 200m
19 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 7 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 2 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
21 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 7 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
21 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 2 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
21 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 6 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
28 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 8 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
28 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 3 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
28 Thursday	Whangamata Realestate Whanga Week - Classic Harbour Swim - Whangamata	2km
31 Sunday	Clements Eyebright mile - Nelson	2km

January 2018

Date	Event	Distances
02 Tuesday	Orokawa to Waihi Beach - Waihi Beach	2km
03 Wednesday	Lang's to Waipu Cove swim - Waipu Cove	3km
04 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 9 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
04 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 4 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
06 Saturday	Tata Swim - Takaka	2km, 750m
06 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Scorching Bay to Shelly Bay - Wellington Enter Online	3.85km, 2.8km
07 Sunday	Round the Mount - Mt Maunganui	4km
10 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 3 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
11 Thursday	Bridge to Bridge Harbour Swim - Tauranga	1.5km, 600m
11 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 10 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
11 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 8 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
11 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 5 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
13 Saturday	Epic Swim - Taupo	10km, 5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 100m
14 Sunday	Epic Swim Masters - Taupo	2.5km
14 Sunday	Clements Ironman Challenge - Nelson	3.8km
14 Sunday	PrimePort Timaru Ocean Swim - Timaru Enter Online	2.5km, 1.5km, 500m
16 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 8 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
17 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 5 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
17 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 3 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
18 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 11 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
18 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 9 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
18 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 6 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
18 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 7 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Ohiro Bay to Island Bay - Wellington Enter Online	3.5km
23 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 9 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
24 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 6 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m
24 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 4 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
24 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 4 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
25 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 12 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
25 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 10 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
25 Thursday	Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 7 - Mt Maunganui	1.5km, 750m, 300m
25 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 8 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
27 Saturday	The Ruby - Wanaka	10km, 3.8km, 2.5km, 1.2km, 600m, 200m
27 Saturday	Blue Lake Multisport Festival - Rotorua	2km, 750m
28 Sunday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Capital Classic - Wellington	3.3km, 1km, 300m, 200m
30 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
31 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 5 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
31 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 7 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m

February 2018

Date	Event	Distances
01 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 13 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
01 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 11 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
01 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 9 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
03 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Shark Bay to Hataitai Beach - Wellington Enter Online	4.5km, 3.5km
04 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Chelsea - Auckland	2.4km
06 Tuesday	NZ Masters Games - Dunedin	3km, 1.5km, 500m
06 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
06 Tuesday	Bayleys & Govett Quilliam Flannagan Cup - New Plymouth	3.6km, 1.2km
06 Tuesday	Lake Rotoma - Rotorua	15km, 10.5km, 6km, 3km, 1.5km, 1km, 400m, 100m
07 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 8 - Christchurch	4km, 2km, 1km
07 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 5 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
08 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 14 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
08 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 12 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
08 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 10 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
10 Saturday	The Huka XStream River Swim - Taupo	3.3km
10 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Petone & circumnavigation Matiu/Somes Island - Wellington Enter Online	6.5km, 3.7km, 3.3km
13 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
13 Tuesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 6 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
15 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 15 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
15 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 13 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
15 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 11 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
17 Saturday	The Bean Rock Swim - Auckland	3.2km, 1.6km
17 Saturday	Napier Ocean Swim - Napier	2.5km, 1km, 300m, 200m
17 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake - Blue Lake, Rotorua	3.3km, 1km, 300m, 200m
20 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
21 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 7 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
21 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 6 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
21 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 9 - Christchurch	4km, 2km, 1km
22 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 16 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
22 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 14 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
22 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 12 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
24 Saturday	Lake Taupo Across the Lake Swim - Taupo	4.2km, 2km, 1km
24 Saturday	Kapiti to Mainland Swim - Kapiti	5.6km
24 Saturday	Wellington Coastline Sea Swim Series - Island Bay to Lyall Bay - Wellington Enter Online	4.5km, 3km
27 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
28 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 8 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
28 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 10 - Christchurch	2km, 1km, 500m

March 2018

Date	Event	Distances
01 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 17 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
01 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 15 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
01 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 13 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
03 Saturday	SwimEars RealSwim Adventure Race - Christchurch	5km
04 Sunday	Eastbourne Wharf-to-Wharf - Eastbourne Enter Online	1.25km
06 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 15 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
07 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 7 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
07 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 9 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
08 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 18 - Nelson	1.25km, 350m
08 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 16 - Kohimarama, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
08 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Beach Series - Race 14 - Orewa, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
10 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Sand to Surf - Mt Maunganui	2.6km, 1km, 300m, 200m
11 Sunday	Lake Okataina - Rotorua	3km, 1.5km, 800m, 400m, 200m
13 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 16 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
14 Wednesday	G0o2 Fitness Squirt Series Race 10 - Dunedin	2km, 1km, 500m
18 Sunday	Haulashore Circuit - Nelson	2.8km
18 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Rangitoto - Auckland	4.6km
20 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 17 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
21 Wednesday	Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 8 - Wellington	2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m
25 Sunday	Red Beach - Auckland	3km, 1.5km
27 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 18 - Takapuna, Auckland	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
31 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna - Nelson	3km, 1km, 500m, 200m

April 2018

Date	Event	Distances
01 Sunday	Round The Rock Swim Matakatia Bay - Auckland	2km
07 Saturday	Cathedral Cove Swim - Hahei	4.2km, 2km
08 Sunday	5 Bridges Swim - Hamilton	7.1km
14 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Kings of the bays - Auckland	2.8km, 1km, 300m, 200m
22 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Zoggs Ocean Walker Marathon Swim - Auckland	10km