- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2018–2019 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/tallies) - Karen Markin # Karen Markin **Total distance:** 17.1km ## Season races - 2018-11-11, Sunday [Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/auckland-central-masters-around-the-island) (2.2km - Female 50 to 54) - 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 - Female 50-54) - 2018-12-08, Saturday [Round North Head Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/round-north-head-classic) (2.5km) - 2018-12-15, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem'](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-omaha-the-gem-) (3.5km - Female 50-54) - 2019-01-27, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-interislander-capital-classic) (3km - Female 50-54) - 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 - Female 50-54) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Terry Mitchell](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Mitchell/Terry)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 4.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.1% - 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): You won by 0.6% - **[Tim Lynch](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Lynch/Tim)** - 2018-11-11, Sunday Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island (2.2km): You won by 1.7% - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 8.3% - 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): They won by 0.1% - **[Rhys George](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/George/Rhys)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.8% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 1.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.1% - **[Dean Harris](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Harris/Dean)** - 2018-11-11, Sunday Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island (2.2km): They won by 0.7% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 5.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 3.0% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 1.9% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.4% - **[Tom Slade](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Slade/Tom)** - 2018-11-11, Sunday Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island (2.2km): You won by 1.2% - 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 4.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.7% - **[Gina Yukich](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Yukich/Gina)** - 2018-11-11, Sunday Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island (2.2km): You won by 5.9% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): You won by 2.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.5% - **[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 5.6% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 4.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.9% - **[Isaac Reay](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Reay/Isaac)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.2% - **[Kent Pollard](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Pollard/Kent)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 0.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.0% - **[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 0.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.9% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 0.2% - **[Richard Walsh](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Walsh/Richard)** - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 7.9% - 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): You won by 1.2% - **[Caroline Guy](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Guy/Caroline)** - 2018-11-11, Sunday Auckland Central Masters - Around the Island (2.2km): You won by 0.1% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.0% - **[Brent Meekan](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Meekan/Brent)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.4% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 3.3% - **[Lesley Chapman](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Chapman/Lesley)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 5.5% - 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 0.6% - **[Cathryn Wilson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Wilson/Cathryn)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.1% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.3% - **[Mike Lyons](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Lyons/Mike)** - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 5.5% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.8% - **[Raewyn Brown](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Brown/Raewyn)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 8.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 2.2% - **[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 1.0% - 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): You won by 1.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 6.4% - **[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 0.7% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 5.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.1% - **[George Allbury](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Allbury/George)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 1.6% - 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): You won by 10.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.3% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Markin/Karen)