New Zealand ยท 2015 / 2016 # 2015/2016 swim calendar Open water events across Aotearoa. [Download season calendar (.ics)](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/calendar.ics) Search and filters require JavaScript. Use View season to browse calendars. The full season list is included below; use the JSON API for filtered data. | Date | Event / location | Distances | | --- | --- | --- | | September | | | | 2015-09-20 | [Blue September Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/blue-september-swim) Nelson | 600m | | 2015-09-27 | [South Island Masters Games](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/south-island-masters-games) Nelson | 750m | | October | | | | 2015-10-18 | [Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-puketirini-open-water-swim) Huntly | 3km, 1.7km, 1.3km, 300m | | November | | | | 2015-11-03 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-1) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-05 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-1) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-11-05 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-1) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-11-10 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-2) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-12 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-2) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-11-12 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-2) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-14 | [Round North Head Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/round-north-head-classic) Devonport, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.2km | | 2015-11-15 | [Auckland Central Masters - Herne Bay to Watchmans Island](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/auckland-central-masters-herne-bay-to-watchmans-island) Auckland | 2.2km | | 2015-11-15 | [Scorching Open Water 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/scorching-open-water-1) Wellington | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-11-17 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-3) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-19 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-3) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-11-19 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-3) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-11-24 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-4) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-25 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-1) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-11-26 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-4) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-11-26 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-4) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-11-28 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Bay Of Islands Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-bay-of-islands-classic) Paihia | 3.3km, 300m, 200m | | December | | | | 2015-12-01 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-5) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-12-02 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-2) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-02 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-1) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2015-12-03 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-5) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-12-03 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-5) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-06 | [Scorching Open Water 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/scorching-open-water-2) Wellington | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-06 | [Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-puketirini-open-water-swim) Huntly | 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m | | 2015-12-08 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-6) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-12-09 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-3) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-10 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-6) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-12-10 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-6) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-12-10 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-1) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2015-12-12 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Harbour Crossing](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-harbour-crossing) Auckland | 2.9km | | 2015-12-13 | [Auckland Central Masters - Bays Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/auckland-central-masters-bays-swim) Auckland | 3.6km | | 2015-12-13 | [Clements First Splash](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/clements-first-splash) Nelson | 2km | | 2015-12-15 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 7](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-7) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-12-16 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-4) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-16 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-2) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2015-12-17 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 7](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-7) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2015-12-17 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 7](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-7) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2015-12-17 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-2) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2015-12-19 | [Christmas Cracker](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/christmas-cracker) Ashburton | 1.5km | | 2015-12-22 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 8](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-8) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2015-12-28 | [Whangamata Realestate Whanga Week - Classic Harbour Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/whangamata-realestate-whanga-week-classic-harbour-swim) Whangamata | 2km | | 2015-12-31 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 8](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-8) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | January | | | | 2016-01-03 | [Lang's to Waipu Cove swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lang-s-to-waipu-cove-swim) Waipu Cove | 3km | | 2016-01-04 | [Orokawa to Waihi Beach](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/orokawa-to-waihi-beach) Waihi Beach | 2km | | 2016-01-07 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 9](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-9) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-01-07 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-3) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2016-01-09 | [Epic Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/epic-swim) Taupo | 10km, 5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 100m | | 2016-01-09 | [Murray Dingle Bridge to Bridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/murray-dingle-bridge-to-bridge) Tauranga | 1.5km, 600m | | 2016-01-10 | [Clements Eyebright mile](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/clements-eyebright-mile) Nelson | 2km | | 2016-01-10 | [Epic Swim Masters](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/epic-swim-masters) Taupo | 2.5km | | 2016-01-10 | [Round the Mount](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/round-the-mount) Mt Maunganui | 7.5km, 4km | | 2016-01-13 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 3.8km, 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-01-13 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-3) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-01-14 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-10) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-01-14 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 8](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-8) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-01-14 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-4) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2016-01-16 | [The Ruby](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-ruby) Wanaka | 3.8km, 2.5km, 1.2km, 600m, 200m | | 2016-01-19 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 9](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-9) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-01-20 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-5) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-01-20 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-01-21 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-11) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-01-21 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 9](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-9) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-01-21 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-5) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2016-01-24 | [Clements Ironman Challenge](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/clements-ironman-challenge) Nelson | 3.8km | | 2016-01-24 | [Foveaux Masters Open Water Swim - Lake Hayes](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/foveaux-masters-open-water-swim-lake-hayes) Queenstown | 2.1km | | 2016-01-24 | [Scorching Open Water 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/scorching-open-water-3) Wellington | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-01-24 | [Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-puketirini-open-water-swim) Huntly | 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m | | 2016-01-24 | [Achilles Point Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/achilles-point-swim) Auckland | 4km, 2.3km | | 2016-01-24 | [PrimePort Timaru Ocean Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/primeport-timaru-ocean-swim) Timaru | 2.5km | | 2016-01-26 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-10) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-01-27 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-6) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-01-27 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 2km, 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-01-27 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-4) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-01-28 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-12) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-01-28 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-10) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-01-28 | [Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/team-shorebreak-inc-ocean-series-race-6) Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m | | 2016-01-30 | [Blue Lake](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/blue-lake) Rotorua | 2km, 750m | | 2016-01-31 | [NZ Masters Games](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-masters-games) Dunedin | 3km, 1.5km, 500m | | 2016-01-31 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Capital Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-capital-classic) Wellington | 3.3km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | February | | | | 2016-02-02 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-11) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-03 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 7](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-7) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-02-04 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-13) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-02-04 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-11) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-06 | [Flannagan Cup](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/flannagan-cup) New Plymouth | 3.6km, 1.2km | | 2016-02-06 | [Lake Rotoma](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-rotoma) Rotorua | 15km, 10.5km, 6km, 3km, 1.5km, 1km, 400m, 100m | | 2016-02-06 | [The Sandfly Across the Lake Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-sandfly-across-the-lake-swim) Te Anau | 1.9km | | 2016-02-09 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-12) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-10 | [KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 8](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kpmg-realswim-race-series-canterbury-race-8) Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-02-10 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-02-10 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 5](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-5) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-02-11 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-14) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-02-11 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-12) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-13 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Christchurch Crown](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-christchurch-crown) Christchurch | 3.3km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | 2016-02-13 | [The Bean Rock Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-bean-rock-swim) Auckland | 3.2km, 1.6km | | 2016-02-13 | [The Huka XStream River Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-huka-xstream-river-swim) Taupo | 3.3km | | 2016-02-16 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-13) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-17 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 3.8km, 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-02-18 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 15](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-15) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-02-18 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-13) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-02-20 | [Napier Ocean Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/napier-ocean-swim) Napier | 2.5km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | 2016-02-21 | [Auckland Central Masters - Chelsea](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/auckland-central-masters-chelsea) Auckland | 2.4km | | 2016-02-21 | [Eastbourne Wharf-to-Wharf](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/eastbourne-wharf-to-wharf) Eastbourne | 1.25km | | 2016-02-21 | [Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-puketirini-open-water-swim) Huntly | 3.9km, 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m | | 2016-02-21 | [Wanganui Bridge to Bridge Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/wanganui-bridge-to-bridge-swim) Wanganui | | | 2016-02-23 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-14) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-02-24 | [Moana Pool Squirt Series](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/moana-pool-squirt-series) Dunedin | 2km, 1.5km, 750m, 500m | | 2016-02-24 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 6](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-6) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-02-25 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 16](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-16) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-02-25 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-14) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-02-27 | [Lake Taupo Across the Lake Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-taupo-across-the-lake-swim) Taupo | 4.2km, 2km, 1km | | 2016-02-27 | [Red Beach](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/red-beach) Auckland | 3km, 1.5km | | 2016-02-28 | [Foveaux Masters Open Water Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/foveaux-masters-open-water-swim) Awarua Bay, Invercargill | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-02-28 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-legend-of-the-lake) Blue Lake, Rotorua | 3.3km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | 2016-02-28 | [Scorching Open Water 4](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/scorching-open-water-4) Wellington | 2km, 1km, 500m | | March | | | | 2016-03-01 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 15](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-15) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-03 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 17](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-17) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-03-03 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 15](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-15) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-05 | [Cathedral Cove Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/cathedral-cove-swim) Hahei | 4.2km, 2km | | 2016-03-05 | [Kapiti to Mainland Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/kapiti-to-mainland-swim) Kapiti | 5.6km | | 2016-03-08 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 16](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-16) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-09 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 7](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-7) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-03-10 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 18](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-18) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-03-10 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 16](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-16) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-03-12 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Sand to Surf](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-sand-to-surf) Mt Maunganui | 2.6km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | 2016-03-13 | [Lake Okataina](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/lake-okataina) Rotorua | 3km, 1.5km, 800m, 400m, 200m | | 2016-03-13 | [The Rock Swim Matakatia Bay](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-rock-swim-matakatia-bay) Auckland | | | 2016-03-15 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 17](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-17) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-17 | [Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 19](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/port-nelson-summer-sea-swims-race-19) Nelson | 1.25km, 350m | | 2016-03-17 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 17](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-17) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-20 | [5 Bridges Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/5-bridges-swim) Hamilton | 7.1km | | 2016-03-20 | [Clements Haulashore Circuit](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/clements-haulashore-circuit) Nelson | 2.8km | | 2016-03-20 | [Raglan Harbour Bridge to Bridge Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/raglan-harbour-bridge-to-bridge-swim) Raglan | 2km, 1km, 500m | | 2016-03-22 | [Harcourts Beach Series - Race 18](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/harcourts-beach-series-race-18) Auckland | 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m | | 2016-03-23 | [Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 8](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/splash-and-dash-wellington-race-8) Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m | | 2016-03-24 | [Summer Swim Series - Race 18](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/summer-swim-series-race-18) Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m | | April | | | | 2016-04-02 | [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Kings of the bays](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/nz-ocean-swim-series-kings-of-the-bays) Auckland | 2.8km, 1km, 300m, 200m | | 2016-04-10 | [Auckland Central Masters - Rangitoto](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/auckland-central-masters-rangitoto) Auckland | 4.6km | | 2016-04-17 | [The 2016 Cheltenham Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/the-2016-cheltenham-swim) Auckland | 2.2km | | 2016-04-24 | [Auckland Central Masters - Zoggs Ocean Walker Marathon Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/auckland-central-masters-zoggs-ocean-walker-marathon-swim) Auckland | 10km | | May | | | | 2016-05-14 | [Raglan Swim Safari](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/raglan-swim-safari) Raglan | 6km, 2km | | 2016-05-15 | [Raglan Bridges Challenge](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/raglan-bridges-challenge) Raglan | 2km | ## About Ocean Swims NZ [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/) is a community-maintained calendar of open water swimming events across New Zealand. Explore upcoming swims, past seasons, venue maps, and published swimmer results and distance tallies. Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2015/)