2025/2026 Season

A complete list of all open water swim races in New Zealand.

If I've missed any events or I've got anything incorrect, please email mike@cochrane.org.nz and I'll update the calendar.

July
Saturday, 5 July
Queenstown
1km, 500m
October
Tuesday, 21 October
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 23 October
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 28 October
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 30 October
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
November
Tuesday, 4 November
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 6 November
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 11 November
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 13 November
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 18 November
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 20 November
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 22 November
Nelson
3km, 1.3km, 500m, 200m, 100m
Tuesday, 25 November
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 27 November
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 29 November
Auckland
12 x 1 mile
December
Tuesday, 2 December
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 4 December
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 9 December
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 11 December
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 16 December
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 18 December
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Wednesday, 31 December
Clyde
3km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
January
Saturday, 10 January
Taupo
10km, 7.5km, 2.5km, 500m
Sunday, 11 January
Taupo
5km, 1km, 200m, 100m
Saturday, 24 January
Rotorua
2km, 750m
Saturday, 24 January
Wanaka
10km, 5km, 3.8km, 2.5km, 1.2km, 600m, 200m
Friday, 30 January
Wellington
February
Tuesday, 3 February
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 5 February
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 10 February
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 12 February
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 14 February
Wellington
5km, 2.5km, 1.25km, 500m
Tuesday, 17 February
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 19 February
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 21 February
Russell
3.3km, 1k, 500m, 200m, 100m
Tuesday, 24 February
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 26 February
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 28 February
Taupo
4.2km, 2km, 1km
March
Sunday, 1 March
Wellington
3.2km
Tuesday, 3 March
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 5 March
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 7 March
Blue Lake, Rotorua
3.5km, 1km, 500m, 200m, 100m
Tuesday, 10 March
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 12 March
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 17 March
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 19 March
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 21 March
Karapiro
25km, 5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 21 March
Queenstown
4km, 2km, 1km
Sunday, 22 March
Karapiro
10km, 3.5km, 200m, 100m
Tuesday, 24 March
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
Thursday, 26 March
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Tuesday, 31 March
Takapuna, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
April
Thursday, 2 April
Kohimarama, Auckland
2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
Saturday, 18 April
Mt Maunganui
2.8km, 1.25km, 500m, 200m, 100m
May
Sunday, 3 May
Auckland
4.6km, 2.3km, 200m, 100m