- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2018–2019 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/tallies) - Tony Gayford # Tony Gayford **Total distance:** 13.4km ## Season races - 2018-12-01, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-duke-of-marlborough-hotel-bay-of-islands-classic) (3.3km - Male 70-74) - 2018-12-15, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem'](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-omaha-the-gem-) (3.5km - Male 70-74) - 2019-01-20, Sunday [Round the Mount](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/round-the-mount) (4km) - 2019-02-09, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-generation-homes-sand-to-surf) (2.6km - Male 70-74) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Sue Mcfarlane](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Mcfarlane/Sue)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 1.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.1% - **[Ann Browett](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Browett/Ann)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 1.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.4% - **[Mark Rothery](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Rothery/Mark)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.6% - **[Brian Kendall](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Kendall/Brian)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.9% - 2019-01-20, Sunday Round the Mount (4km): You won by 2.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.5% - **[Maree Drost](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Drost/Maree)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.6% - **[Naomi Poludore](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Poludore/Naomi)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 0.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - **[Nicole Youman](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Youman/Nicole)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.5% - **[Keith Drummond](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Drummond/Keith)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 5.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Marianne Elston](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Elston/Marianne)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.8% - **[Di Bluck](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Bluck/Di)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 0.3% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.3% - **[Dean Harris](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Harris/Dean)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Tom Slade](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Slade/Tom)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.9% - **[John Lawton](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Lawton/John)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 6.0% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.7% - **[Matt O'dwyer](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/O%27dwyer/Matt)** - 2019-01-20, Sunday Round the Mount (4km): You won by 0.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 2.0% - **[Liz Wickham](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Wickham/Liz)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.2% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 5.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.1% - **[Mark Thompson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Thompson/Mark)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 32.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.4% - **[Chris Brace](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Brace/Chris)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 0.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.8% - **[Jenny Stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Stark/Jenny)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 3.7% - **[Scott Beattie](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Beattie/Scott)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.4% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 4.8% - **[Paulette Tasker](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Tasker/Paulette)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.2% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gayford/Tony)