- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2018–2019 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/tallies) - Giles Rees # Giles Rees **Total distance:** 12.4km ## 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 55-59) - 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 55-59) - 2019-01-27, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/nz-ocean-swim-series-interislander-capital-classic) (3km - Male 55-59) - 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 55-59) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Lynette Shepstone](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Shepstone/Lynette)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 0.4% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 1.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.7% - **[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): You won by 3.0% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.0% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): You won by 0.9% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 6.3% - **[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): You won by 2.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 2.0% - **[Brian Kendall](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Kendall/Brian)** - 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 0.1% - **[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 29.8% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.3% - **[Peter August](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/August/Peter)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 0.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.6% - **[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 6.7% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 0.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.3% - **[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): You won by 3.7% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.0% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 7.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.0% - **[Jacque King](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/King/Jacque)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 1.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.6% - **[Ben Davidson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Davidson/Ben)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 6.6% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Mark Jeffrey](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Jeffrey/Mark)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 14.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.3% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 2.8% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.9% - **[Brian Mcgurk](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Mcgurk/Brian)** - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 1.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.5% - **[Marianne Elston](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Elston/Marianne)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.4% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 0.9% - **[Peter Connor](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Connor/Peter)** - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 1.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 1.4% - **[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 7.1% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 1.0% - 2019-01-27, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Interislander Capital Classic (3km): They won by 4.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 1.7% - **[Leslie Sauber](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Sauber/Leslie)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): They won by 2.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 0.0% - **[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 0.7% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 2.9% - **[Maree Drost](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Drost/Maree)** - 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): They won by 1.1% - **[Caitlin Cooke](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Cooke/Caitlin)** - 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): They won by 8.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 2.0% - **[Maggy Johnston](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Johnston/Maggy)** - 2018-12-01, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Duke of Marlborough Hotel Bay of Islands Classic (3.3km): You won by 2.0% - 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 4.9% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Rees/Giles)