- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2018–2019 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/tallies) - Matthew Gouge # Matthew Gouge **Total distance:** 13.4km ## Season races - 2018-11-29, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 05](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/summer-swim-series-race-05) (1km - Male 40-49) - 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 40-44) - 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 40-44) - 2019-01-27, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-interislander-capital-classic) (3km - Male 40-44) - 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 40-44) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Geoff Carter](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Carter/Geoff)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.1% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.1% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 3.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.8% - **[Janis Crampton](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Crampton/Janis)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 2.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.2% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 1.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 3.0% - **[Amber George](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/George/Amber)** - 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): You won by 0.5% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 0.7% - **[Sophie Browett](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Browett/Sophie)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 0.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.8% - **[Robert Slaughter](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Slaughter/Robert)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.2% - **[Marty Hampton](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Hampton/Marty)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 4.3% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 6.9% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 3.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Michael Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Deresch/Michael)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 4.2% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.3% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 8.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.6% - **[Graeme Gunthorp](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gunthorp/Graeme)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 4.6% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 0.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.0% - **[Phil Thomson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Thomson/Phil)** - 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 0.3% - **[Yasmin Gee](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gee/Yasmin)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 0.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.9% - **[Oliver Glen](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Glen/Oliver)** - 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 1.8% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 3.4% - **[Elizabeth Collings](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Collings/Elizabeth)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 1.7% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.8% - **[Ann Rogerson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Rogerson/Ann)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 0.5% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.0% - **[Scott Henderson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Henderson/Scott)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 0.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.8% - **[Michelle Bryant](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Bryant/Michelle)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.4% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 5.1% - **[Steve Clements](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Clements/Steve)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 1.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.9% - **[Glenn Pearce](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Pearce/Glenn)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.8% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.3% - **[Lilly Van Keulen](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Van%20Keulen/Lilly)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 0.4% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 3.0% - **[Ian Gunthorp](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gunthorp/Ian)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 0.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 2.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 4.7% - **[Sam Alexander](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Alexander/Sam)** - 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 3.4% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 7.0% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gouge/Matthew)