2018/2019 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.
| September | ||
| Sunday, 30 September | Blue September swim Nelson | 600m |
| October | ||
| Tuesday, 30 October | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| November | ||
| Thursday, 1 November | Summer Swim Series - Race 01 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Sunday, 4 November | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 01 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Tuesday, 6 November | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 02 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 8 November | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 02 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 8 November | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 1 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 8 November | Summer Swim Series - Race 02 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Sunday, 11 November | Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island Auckland | 2.2km |
| Tuesday, 13 November | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 15 November | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 03 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 15 November | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 2 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 15 November | Summer Swim Series - Race 03 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Saturday, 17 November | Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim - Round 1 Huntly | 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m |
| Tuesday, 20 November | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 21 November | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 01 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 22 November | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 04 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 22 November | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 3 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 22 November | Summer Swim Series - Race 04 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Friday, 23 November | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 1 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 24 November | Hawkes Bay Ocean Swim Series - Race 1 Napier | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Sunday, 25 November | Auckland Central Masters - Bays Swim Auckland | 4km, 2.6km |
| Sunday, 25 November | Port Nelson Sea Swims - Opening Splash Nelson | 2km |
| Tuesday, 27 November | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 28 November | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 02 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 28 November | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 1 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 29 November | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 05 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 29 November | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 4 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 29 November | Summer Swim Series - Race 05 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Friday, 30 November | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 2 Taupo | 1km |
| December | ||
| Saturday, 1 December | City2City swim Wellington | 7km, 5km |
| Saturday, 1 December | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic Paihia | 3.3km, 750m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Tuesday, 4 December | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 5 December | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 03 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 6 December | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 06 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 6 December | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 5 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 6 December | Summer Swim Series - Race 06 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Friday, 7 December | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 3 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 8 December | Round North Head Classic Devonport, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.2km |
| Tuesday, 11 December | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 12 December | Go2 Fitness Squirt Series - Race 01 Dunedin | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 12 December | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 04 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 12 December | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 2 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 13 December | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 07 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 13 December | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 6 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 13 December | Summer Swim Series - Race 07 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Friday, 14 December | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 4 Taupo | 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 15 December | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' Auckland | 3.5km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Saturday, 15 December | Swimming Northland Open Water Championship Kai Iwi Lakes | 10km, 7.5km, 5km, 2.5km, 1.25km, 200m, 100m |
| Saturday, 15 December | Zoggs Big Wave Series - Spencerpark SLSC Christchurch | 1.5km |
| Tuesday, 18 December | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 20 December | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 20 December | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 7 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 20 December | Summer Swim Series - Race 08 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 20 December | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 1 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| Thursday, 20 December | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 05 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 22 December | Hawkes Bay Ocean Swim Series - Race 2 Napier | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 27 December | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 8 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 27 December | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 2 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| Thursday, 27 December | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 06 Taupo | 1km |
| Friday, 28 December | Whangamata Realestate Whanga Week - Classic Harbour Swim Whangamata | 2km |
| Monday, 31 December | Clyde Open-Water Swim Clyde | 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| January | ||
| Thursday, 3 January | Lang's to Waipu Cove swim Waipu Cove | 3km |
| Thursday, 3 January | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 9 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 3 January | Rings To Matarangi Sea Swim Rings Beach, Coromandel | 1.2km |
| Thursday, 3 January | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 3 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| Friday, 4 January | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 07 Taupo | 1km, 500m |
| Friday, 4 January | Waterways swim Pauanui | 2km, 1km, 600m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Sunday, 6 January | Orokawa to Waihi Beach Waihi Beach | 2km |
| Sunday, 6 January | Port Nelson Sea Swims - Eyebright mile Nelson | 2km |
| Sunday, 6 January | Zoggs Big Wave Series - South Brighton SLSC Christchurch | 1.5km |
| Wednesday, 9 January | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 3 Wellington | 2.5km, 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 10 January | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 10 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 10 January | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 4 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| Friday, 11 January | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 08 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 12 January | Epic Swim - day 1 Taupo | 10km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 100m |
| Sunday, 13 January | Epic Swim - day 2 Taupo | 5km |
| Sunday, 13 January | PrimePort Timaru Ocean Swim Timaru | 2.5km, 1.5km, 500m |
| Tuesday, 15 January | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 16 January | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 05 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 17 January | Bridge to Bridge Harbour Swim Tauranga | 1.5km, 600m |
| Thursday, 17 January | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 09 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 17 January | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 11 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 17 January | Summer Swim Series - Race 09 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 17 January | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 5 and Bridge to Bridge Harbour Swim Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 600m |
| Friday, 18 January | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 09 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 19 January | Hawkes Bay Ocean Swim Series - Race 3 Napier | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 19 January | Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim - Round 2 Huntly | 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m |
| Saturday, 19 January | Zoggs Big Wave Series - New Brighton SLSC Christchurch | 1.5km |
| Sunday, 20 January | Round the Mount Mt Maunganui | 4km |
| Tuesday, 22 January | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 23 January | Go2 Fitness Squirt Series - Race 02 Dunedin | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 23 January | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 06 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 23 January | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 4 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 24 January | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 12 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 24 January | Summer Swim Series - Race 10 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 24 January | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 6 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| Friday, 25 January | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 10 Taupo | 1km |
| Saturday, 26 January | Blue Lake Multisport Festival Rotorua | 2km, 750m |
| Saturday, 26 January | The Ruby Wanaka | 10km, 3.8km, 2.5km, 1.2km, 600m, 200m |
| Sunday, 27 January | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic Wellington | 3.3km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Sunday, 27 January | Official/Unofficial Seamen Seamen Monster Mt Maunganui | 7km |
| Tuesday, 29 January | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 30 January | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 07 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 31 January | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 10 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 31 January | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 13 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 31 January | Summer Swim Series - Race 11 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2.5km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 31 January | Team Shorebreak Inc Ocean Series - Race 7 Mt Maunganui | 1.5km, 750m, 300m |
| February | ||
| Friday, 1 February | Taupo Friday Night Swim - Race 11 Taupo | 1km |
| Sunday, 3 February | Port Nelson Sea Swims - Haulashore Circuit Nelson | 2.8km |
| Tuesday, 5 February | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 6 February | Bayleys & Govett Quilliam Flannagan Cup New Plymouth | 3.6km, 1.2km |
| Wednesday, 6 February | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 08 Christchurch | 4km, 2km, 1km |
| Wednesday, 6 February | Lake Rotoma Rotorua | 15km, 10.5km, 6km, 3km, 1.5km, 1km, 400m, 100m |
| Wednesday, 6 February | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 5 Wellington | 2.5km, 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 7 February | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 11 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 7 February | NZ Masters Games Wanganui | 2km |
| Thursday, 7 February | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 14 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 7 February | Summer Swim Series - Race 12 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 9 February | A pair of swims - a fast swim Waiau river | 12km |
| Saturday, 9 February | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf Mt Maunganui | 2.6km, 1.25km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Saturday, 9 February | The Bean Rock Swim Auckland | 3.2km, 1.6km |
| Saturday, 9 February | The Huka XStream River Swim Taupo | 3.3km |
| Sunday, 10 February | A pair of swims - a long swim Te Anau | 35km |
| Tuesday, 12 February | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 13 February | Go2 Fitness Squirt Series - Race 03 Dunedin | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 14 February | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 12 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 14 February | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 15 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 14 February | Summer Swim Series - Race 13 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Saturday, 16 February | Lake Puketirini Open Water Swim - Round 3 Huntly | 2.6km, 1.3km, 300m |
| Saturday, 16 February | Napier Port Ocean Swim Napier | 2.5km, 1km, 300m, 200m |
| Sunday, 17 February | Port Nelson Sea Swims - Ironman Challenge Nelson | 3.8km |
| Sunday, 17 February | Red Beach Auckland | 3km, 1.5km |
| Tuesday, 19 February | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 20 February | Go2 Fitness Squirt Series - Race 04 Dunedin | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 20 February | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 09 Christchurch | 4km, 2km, 1km |
| Wednesday, 20 February | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 6 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 21 February | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 13 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 21 February | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 16 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 21 February | Summer Swim Series - Race 14 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 23 February | Lake Taupo Across the Lake Swim Taupo | 4.2km, 2km, 1km |
| Saturday, 23 February | SwimEars RealSwim Adventure Race Christchurch | 5km |
| Sunday, 24 February | Auckland Central Masters - Chelsea Auckland | 2.4km |
| Tuesday, 26 February | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 15 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 27 February | KPMG RealSwim Race Series Canterbury - Race 10 Christchurch | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Thursday, 28 February | G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 14 Orewa, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Thursday, 28 February | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 17 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 28 February | Summer Swim Series - Race 15 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| March | ||
| Saturday, 2 March | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander The Big Tahuna Nelson | 3km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Sunday, 3 March | Eastbourne Wharf-to-Wharf Eastbourne | 1.25km |
| Tuesday, 5 March | Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 16 Takapuna, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m, 250m |
| Wednesday, 6 March | Go2 Fitness Squirt Series - Race 05 Dunedin | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Wednesday, 6 March | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 7 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Thursday, 7 March | Port Nelson Summer Sea Swims - Race 18 Nelson | 1.25km, 350m |
| Thursday, 7 March | Summer Swim Series - Race 16 Kohimarama, Auckland | 2km, 1.5km, 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 9 March | Hawkes Bay Ocean Swim Series - Race 4 Napier | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| Saturday, 9 March | The 2019 Cheltenham Swim Narrow Neck, Auckland | 2.2km |
| Saturday, 9 March | Wanganui Bridge to Bridge Swim Wanganui | 3km, 1km |
| Sunday, 10 March | 5 Bridges Swim Hamilton | 7.1km |
| Sunday, 10 March | Lake Okataina Rotorua | 3km, 1.5km, 800m, 400m, 200m |
| Saturday, 16 March | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Legend of the Lake Blue Lake, Rotorua | 5km, 2.5km, 1km, 500m, 300m, 200m, 100m |
| Monday, 18 March | Chopper Swim challenge Auckland | 20km |
| Wednesday, 20 March | Splash and Dash Wellington - Race 8 Wellington | 2km, 1.3km, 730m, 400m, 150m |
| Saturday, 23 March | Cathedral Cove Swim Hahei | 4.2km, 2km |
| Sunday, 24 March | Auckland Central Masters - Rangitoto Auckland | 4.6km |
| Saturday, 30 March | Hawkes Bay Ocean Swim Series - Race 5 Napier | 2km, 1km, 500m |
| April | ||
| Saturday, 6 April | NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim The Bridge Auckland | 2km, 1km |
| Sunday, 7 April | Round The Rock Swim Matakatia Bay Auckland | 2km |
| Sunday, 21 April | Auckland Central Masters - Auckland Marathon Swim Auckland | 10km |