Open Water Swimming in New Zealand

2018/2019 Season

Complete list of all open water swim races in New Zealand

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

October 2018

Date	Event	Distances
30 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m

November 2018

Date	Event	Distances
01 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 01 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
04 Sunday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 01 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
06 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 02 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
08 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 02 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
08 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 1 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
08 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 02 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
11 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island - Auckland	2.2km
13 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
15 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 03 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
15 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 2 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
15 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 03 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
21 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 01 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
22 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 04 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
22 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 3 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
22 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 04 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
25 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Bays Swim - Auckland	4km, 2.6km
27 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
28 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 02 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
29 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 05 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
29 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 4 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
29 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 05 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m

December 2018

Date	Event	Distances
01 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic - Paihia Enter Online	3.3km, 750m, 300m, 200m, 100m
04 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
05 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 03 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
06 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 06 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
06 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 5 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
06 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 06 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
11 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
12 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 04 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
13 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 07 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
13 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 6 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
13 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 07 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
15 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' - Auckland Enter Online	3.5km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m
15 Saturday	Zoggs Big Wave Series - Spencerpark SLSC - Christchurch Enter Online	1.5km
18 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 7 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
20 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 08 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
22 Saturday	Long Bay Apolima Strait Qualifier - Long Bay, Auckland	10km
27 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 8 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m

January 2019

Date	Event	Distances
03 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 9 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
05 Saturday	Tata Swim - Takaka	2km, 750m
06 Sunday	Port Nelson Sea Swims - Eyebright mile - Nelson Enter Online	2km
06 Sunday	Zoggs Big Wave Series - South Brighton SLSC - Christchurch Enter Online	1.5km
10 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 10 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
12 Saturday	Epic Swim - Taupo	10km, 5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 100m
13 Sunday	Epic Swim Masters - Taupo	2.5km
15 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
16 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 05 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
17 Thursday	Bridge to Bridge Harbour Swim - Tauranga	1.5km, 600m
17 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 09 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
17 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 11 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
17 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 09 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
19 Saturday	Zoggs Big Wave Series - New Brighton SLSC - Christchurch Enter Online	1.5km
20 Sunday	Round the Mount - Mt Maunganui	4.5km
22 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
23 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 06 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
24 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 12 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
24 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 10 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
26 Saturday	Blue Lake Multisport Festival - Rotorua	2km, 750m
26 Saturday	The Ruby - Wanaka Enter Online	10km, 3.8km, 2.5km, 1.2km, 600m, 200m
27 Sunday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic - Wellington Enter Online	3.3km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m
27 Sunday	Official/Unofficial Seamen Seamen Monster - Mt Maunganui	7km
29 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
30 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 07 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
31 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 10 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
31 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 13 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
31 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 11 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m

February 2019

Date	Event	Distances
03 Sunday	Port Nelson Sea Swims - Haulashore Circuit - Nelson Enter Online	2.8km
05 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
06 Wednesday	Bayleys & Govett Quilliam Flannagan Cup - New Plymouth	3.6km, 1.2km
06 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 08 - Christchurch Enter Online	4km, 2km, 1km
06 Wednesday	Lake Rotoma - Rotorua	15km, 10.5km, 6km, 3km, 1.5km, 1km, 400m, 100m
07 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 11 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
07 Thursday	NZ Masters Games - Wanganui Enter Online	2km
07 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 14 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
07 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 12 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
09 Saturday	A pair of swims - a fast swim - Waiau river	12km
09 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf - Mt Maunganui Enter Online	2.6km, 1.25km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m
09 Saturday	The Bean Rock Swim - Auckland	3.2km, 1.6km
09 Saturday	The Huka XStream River Swim - Taupo	3.3km
10 Sunday	A pair of swims - a long swim - Te Anau	35km
12 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
14 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 12 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
14 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 15 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
14 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 13 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
16 Saturday	Napier Port Ocean Swim - Napier Enter Online	2.5km, 1km, 300m, 200m
17 Sunday	Port Nelson Sea Swims - Ironman Challenge - Nelson Enter Online	3.8km
19 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
20 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 09 - Christchurch Enter Online	4km, 2km, 1km
21 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 13 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
21 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 16 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
21 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 14 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
23 Saturday	Lake Taupo Across the Lake Swim - Taupo Enter Online	4.2km, 2km, 1km
23 Saturday	SwimEars RealSwim Adventure Race - Christchurch Enter Online	5km
24 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Chelsea - Auckland	2.4km
26 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 15 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
27 Wednesday	KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 10 - Christchurch Enter Online	2km, 1km, 500m
28 Thursday	G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 14 - Orewa, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
28 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 17 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
28 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 15 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m

March 2019

Date	Event	Distances
02 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander The Big Tahuna - Nelson Enter Online	3km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m
05 Tuesday	Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 16 - Takapuna, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m
07 Thursday	Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 18 - Nelson Enter Online	1.25km, 350m
07 Thursday	Summer Swim Series - Race 16 - Kohimarama, Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m
10 Sunday	Lake Okataina - Rotorua	3km, 1.5km, 800m, 400m, 200m
16 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Legend of the Lake - Blue Lake, Rotorua Enter Online	5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m
23 Saturday	Cathedral Cove Swim - Hahei	4.2km, 2km
24 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Rangitoto - Auckland	4.6km

April 2019

Date	Event	Distances
06 Saturday	NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim The Bridge - Auckland Enter Online	2km, 1km
21 Sunday	Auckland Central Masters - Auckland Marathon Swim - Auckland	10km

November 2019

Date	Event	Distances
25 Monday	Port Nelson Sea Swims - Opening Splash - Nelson Enter Online	2km