- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2018–2019 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/tallies) - Mark Story # Mark Story **Total distance:** 20.6km ## Season races - 2018-11-13, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-03) (2km - Male 50 to 59) - 2018-11-27, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-05) (2km - Male 50 to 59) - 2018-12-04, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-06) (2km - Male 50 to 59) - 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 - Male 55-59) - 2018-12-18, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-08) (2km - Male 50 to 59) - 2018-12-20, Thursday [G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/g-j-gardner-homes-orewa-beach-series-race-08) (2km - Male 50 to 59) - 2019-01-15, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-09) (2km - Male 50 to 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 - **[Mackenzie Rogers](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Rogers/Mackenzie)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 0.6% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 2.8% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 3.1% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 5.6% - 2018-12-20, Thursday G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 2.6% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 2.7% - **[Ivar De Jong](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/De%20Jong/Ivar)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 1.7% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 2.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): You won by 2.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): You won by 1.2% - 2018-12-20, Thursday G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 1.1% - **[Howard Baker](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Baker/Howard)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 5.2% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 6.9% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 9.0% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 9.6% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 12.8% - **[Catherine Connor](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Connor/Catherine)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 8.9% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 5.5% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 7.8% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 10.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 10.6% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 15.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 4.0% - **[James Harper](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Harper/James)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 6.1% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 8.5% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 8.3% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 6.7% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 14.6% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 14.8% - **[Thomas Hanrahan](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Hanrahan/Thomas)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 8.4% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 11.0% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 16.0% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 15.9% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 13.9% - **[Martine Boonzaaijer](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Boonzaaijer/Martine)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 15.4% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 9.4% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 17.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 16.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 18.3% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 19.1% - **[Megan Wilson](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Wilson/Megan)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 17.2% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 19.1% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 4.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 22.0% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 20.1% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 19.3% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 5.0% - **[Jenny Stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Stark/Jenny)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 17.1% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 19.5% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 18.1% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 13.9% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 23.1% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 20.3% - 2018-12-20, Thursday G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 15.5% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 13.7% - **[Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Pichon/Tate)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 3.4% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 6.3% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 10.6% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 4.7% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 7.8% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): You won by 6.1% - **[John Brodie](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Brodie/John)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 1.1% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 8.6% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 11.1% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 16.0% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 9.2% - **[Kim Taunga](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Taunga/Kim)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 9.7% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 9.8% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 14.0% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 13.7% - **[Brett Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Bradley/Brett)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 13.9% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 15.7% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 11.1% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 15.5% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 16.8% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 14.5% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 7.7% - **[Mark Davies](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Davies/Mark)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 13.6% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 14.8% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 11.0% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 17.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 18.2% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 17.9% - **[Les Gorvett](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Gorvett/Les)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 13.5% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 16.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 16.9% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 20.1% - **[Lucy Farrington](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Farrington/Lucy)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 20.6% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 14.4% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 17.0% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 17.0% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 15.7% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 37.4% - **[Kester Maddock](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Maddock/Kester)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 11.1% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 15.4% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 22.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 23.0% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 20.2% - **[Janine Copeland](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Copeland/Janine)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 18.1% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 20.2% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 23.1% - 2019-01-15, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 19.8% - **[David Allaway](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Allaway/David)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 20.8% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 22.7% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 26.1% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 26.2% - **[Mike Lyons](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Lyons/Mike)** - 2018-11-13, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 23.3% - 2018-11-27, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 24.9% - 2018-12-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 26.0% - 2018-12-08, Saturday Round North Head Classic (2.5km): They won by 17.2% - 2018-12-15, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Omaha 'The Gem' (3.5km): They won by 26.2% - 2018-12-18, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 25.9% - 2018-12-20, Thursday G.J Gardner Homes Orewa Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 25.2% - 2019-02-09, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Generation Homes Sand to Surf (2.6km): They won by 21.1% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2018/swimmer/Story/Mark)