- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna Open water swimming # NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna Nelson · Saturday 22 November 2025 [Add to calendar (.ics)](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-big-tahuna/calendar.ics) **Event date:** Saturday 22 November 2025 **Location:** Nelson **Event website:** [https://www.oceanswim.co.nz/pages/the-big-tahuna-nelson](https://www.oceanswim.co.nz/pages/the-big-tahuna-nelson) **Distances:** 3km, 1.3km, 500m, 200m, 100m This event has taken place. ## Swim distances 3km, 1.3km, 500m, 200m, 100m ## The venue Nelson ## Finishers Find a swimmer ### 500m - [Jaxson Beckett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beckett/Jaxson) - [Danielle Esplin](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Esplin/Danielle) - [Margaret Fogg](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fogg/Margaret) - [Isabel Gailer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gailer/Isabel) - [Melanie-Rose Metcalfe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Metcalfe/Melanie-Rose) - [Ada Morrison](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Morrison/Ada) - [Lauren Prystowsky](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Prystowsky/Lauren) - [Evie Stevenson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stevenson/Evie) ### 1.3km - [Blake Aston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Aston/Blake) - [Kerstin Bain](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bain/Kerstin) - [Gemma Baker- Horan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Baker-%20Horan/Gemma) - [Ryan Beardsmore](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beardsmore/Ryan) - [Maxine Bennett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bennett/Maxine) - [Janet Boyd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Boyd/Janet) - [Debbie Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bradley/Debbie) - [Arabella Brosnan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brosnan/Arabella) - [Vance Burton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Burton/Vance) - [Rob Cant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cant/Rob) - [Madale de Villiers](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/de%20Villiers/Madale) - [Phoebe Diamond](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Diamond/Phoebe) - [Leigh Duncan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Duncan/Leigh) - [Audrey Farreyre](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Farreyre/Audrey) - [Kim Gardner](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gardner/Kim) - [Marysha Gardner](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gardner/Marysha) - [Ruth Grewer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Grewer/Ruth) - [Sinda Hall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hall/Sinda) - [Sally Horn](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Horn/Sally) - [Charmayne Johnstone](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Johnstone/Charmayne) - [Arden Leeds](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Leeds/Arden) - [Keshia Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Keshia) - [Guy Lloyd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lloyd/Guy) - [Rebecca Lloyd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lloyd/Rebecca) - [Grant Lovell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lovell/Grant) - [Jessica Lovell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lovell/Jessica) - [Diana Maskill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Maskill/Diana) - [Monique Middleton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Middleton/Monique) - [Teresa Nicol](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Nicol/Teresa) - [Helen Norrish](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Norrish/Helen) - [Georgina Pahl](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pahl/Georgina) - [Merlin Parkel](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parkel/Merlin) - [Rachel Pike](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pike/Rachel) - [Dylan Power](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Power/Dylan) - [Eleanor Power](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Power/Eleanor) - [Isaac Power](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Power/Isaac) - [David Robertson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Robertson/David) - [Esther Sassenburg](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sassenburg/Esther) - [Robbi Shearer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shearer/Robbi) - [Leigh Sherwen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sherwen/Leigh) - [Marlon Sinnott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sinnott/Marlon) - [Sarah Sinnott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sinnott/Sarah) - [Chloe Styles](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Styles/Chloe) - [Anel Swarts](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Swarts/Anel) - [Francois Swarts](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Swarts/Francois) - [Lara Van Egten](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Van%20Egten/Lara) - [Emma Vandeputte](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vandeputte/Emma) - [Kiara Vather](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vather/Kiara) - [Maxine Vine](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vine/Maxine) - [Dominic Walton-France](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Walton-France/Dominic) - [Carlwyn Williams](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Williams/Carlwyn) ### 3km - [Julie Appleton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Appleton/Julie) - [Rachel Averill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Averill/Rachel) - [Vanessa Balshaw](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Balshaw/Vanessa) - [Kyle Barnes](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barnes/Kyle) - [Elen Barr](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barr/Elen) - [Geoff Barrell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barrell/Geoff) - [Scott Beattie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beattie/Scott) - [Claudine Bennett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bennett/Claudine) - [Kirsten Binnie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Binnie/Kirsten) - [James Blacklaws](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Blacklaws/James) - [Sandra Blackler](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Blackler/Sandra) - [Catherine Bracegirdle](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bracegirdle/Catherine) - [Caitlin Bristol](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bristol/Caitlin) - [John Brodie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brodie/John) - [Racheal Bryant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bryant/Racheal) - [James Burns](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Burns/James) - [Sheryl Campbell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Campbell/Sheryl) - [Geoff Carter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Carter/Geoff) - [Naomi Carter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Carter/Naomi) - [Jo Cattell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cattell/Jo) - [Thomas Cave](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cave/Thomas) - [Lloyd Chitty](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Chitty/Lloyd) - [Melissa Clark-Reynolds](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clark-Reynolds/Melissa) - [Andy Clarke](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clarke/Andy) - [Timothy Clough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clough/Timothy) - [Mike Cochrane](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cochrane/Mike) - [Marc Conway](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Conway/Marc) - [Brett Cookson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cookson/Brett) - [Neville Corbett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Corbett/Neville) - [Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter) - [Blain Cox](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cox/Blain) - [Roger Cromarty](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cromarty/Roger) - [Simon Crozier](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Crozier/Simon) - [Nadine Daines](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Daines/Nadine) - [Ben Davidson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Davidson/Ben) - [Tom Davies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Davies/Tom) - [Kathryn de Bruin](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/de%20Bruin/Kathryn) - [Michael Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Deresch/Michael) - [Jane Donald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Donald/Jane) - [Phillip Donnelly](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Donnelly/Phillip) - [Braden Doyle](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Doyle/Braden) - [Keith Drummond](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Drummond/Keith) - [Derek Eaton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Eaton/Derek) - [Elise Ekvall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ekvall/Elise) - [Casey Emmel](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Emmel/Casey) - [Wendy Faulkner](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Faulkner/Wendy) - [Laura Feasey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Feasey/Laura) - [Norton Feasey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Feasey/Norton) - [Martha Fehily](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fehily/Martha) - [Andreas Felgenhauer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Felgenhauer/Andreas) - [Margaret Firth](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Firth/Margaret) - [Eaon Fitzwater](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fitzwater/Eaon) - [Andrew Fraser](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fraser/Andrew) - [Patrick Gallagher](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gallagher/Patrick) - [Deneitz Geyser](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Geyser/Deneitz) - [Peter Gibbs](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gibbs/Peter) - [Aaron Gill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gill/Aaron) - [Harry Graham-Samson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Graham-Samson/Harry) - [Jax Greening](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Greening/Jax) - [Natalie Griffiths](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Griffiths/Natalie) - [Jo Hammer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hammer/Jo) - [Matthew Hansen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hansen/Matthew) - [Scott Henderson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Henderson/Scott) - [Fraser Hill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hill/Fraser) - [Megan Hodges](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hodges/Megan) - [Sam Hopgood](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hopgood/Sam) - [Stephen Hough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hough/Stephen) - [Scott Houghton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Houghton/Scott) - [Bruce Hughson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hughson/Bruce) - [Joanne Hughson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hughson/Joanne) - [Kiri Hunter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hunter/Kiri) - [Karen Jacobs-Grant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jacobs-Grant/Karen) - [Sanne Jacobsen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jacobsen/Sanne) - [Nicholas Jessen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jessen/Nicholas) - [Maggy Johnston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Johnston/Maggy) - [Allan Jury](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jury/Allan) - [Les Kendall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kendall/Les) - [Julie Kennedy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kennedy/Julie) - [Luke Kilgour-Kelly](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kilgour-Kelly/Luke) - [Jakob Kleinmans](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kleinmans/Jakob) - [Anna Knipple](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Knipple/Anna) - [Kyle Kratochvila](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kratochvila/Kyle) - [Laura Laing](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Laing/Laura) - [Brent Layton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Layton/Brent) - [Indy Leeds](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Leeds/Indy) - [Tony Lenz](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lenz/Tony) - [Rob Liddell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Liddell/Rob) - [Cathie Lindsey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lindsey/Cathie) - [Jonathan Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Jonathan) - [Nia Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Nia) - [Jodie Lovell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lovell/Jodie) - [Nicola Lovell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lovell/Nicola) - [Frank Macdonald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Macdonald/Frank) - [Eva Candece Alison MacGregor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/MacGregor/Eva%20Candece%20Alison) - [Anna Marshall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Marshall/Anna) - [John Marshall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Marshall/John) - [Lili-Fox Mason](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mason/Lili-Fox) - [Brian McGurk](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McGurk/Brian) - [Finlay McNabb](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McNabb/Finlay) - [Kay McPherson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McPherson/Kay) - [Brent Meekan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Meekan/Brent) - [Rainy Mellors](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mellors/Rainy) - [Campbell Moore](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Moore/Campbell) - [Colleen Moore](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Moore/Colleen) - [Danielle Moore](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Moore/Danielle) - [Simon Mori](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mori/Simon) - [Janette Murphy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Murphy/Janette) - [Murry Nock](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Nock/Murry) - [Ellie Olsen-Vetland](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Olsen-Vetland/Ellie) - [Stephen Oram](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Oram/Stephen) - [Sophie Pahl](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pahl/Sophie) - [Roger Parker](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parker/Roger) - [Joanne Pattison](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pattison/Joanne) - [Matt Pemberton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pemberton/Matt) - [Katherine Penny](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Penny/Katherine) - [Russell Petersen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Petersen/Russell) - [Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pichon/Tate) - [Lorraine Porter-Bishop](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Porter-Bishop/Lorraine) - [Katrina Price](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Price/Katrina) - [Mike Putt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Putt/Mike) - [Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy) - [Bill Ridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ridge/Bill) - [Lynne Robertson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Robertson/Lynne) - [Ann Rogerson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rogerson/Ann) - [Carolyn Rohm](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rohm/Carolyn) - [Jo Schofield](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Schofield/Jo) - [Ashley Schroder](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Schroder/Ashley) - [Ian Shepherd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shepherd/Ian) - [Judy Shepherd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shepherd/Judy) - [Susan Sherwen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sherwen/Susan) - [Jon Simpson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Simpson/Jon) - [Belinda Smale](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smale/Belinda) - [Graeme Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Graeme) - [Kieran Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Kieran) - [Natasha Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Natasha) - [Linda Sossenheimer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sossenheimer/Linda) - [Michael Sossenheimer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sossenheimer/Michael) - [Veronica Spencer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Spencer/Veronica) - [Ben Squires](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Squires/Ben) - [Jenny stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/stark/Jenny) - [Jim Stewart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stewart/Jim) - [Tegen Stewart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stewart/Tegen) - [Kathie Stobbs](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stobbs/Kathie) - [Eddie Swain](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Swain/Eddie) - [Francois Swarts](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Swarts/Francois) - [Jennifer Sweny](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sweny/Jennifer) - [Ocia Te Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Te%20Rangi/Ocia) - [Barry Thomas](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thomas/Barry) - [Jan Thompson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thompson/Jan) - [Jack Thornton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thornton/Jack) - [Paul Thornton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thornton/Paul) - [Thomas Tremlett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tremlett/Thomas) - [James Trimboy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Trimboy/James) - [MARCO TROIANI](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/TROIANI/MARCO) - [Ben Van Dyke](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Van%20Dyke/Ben) - [Joubert Van Tonder](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Van%20Tonder/Joubert) - [Hester Veart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Veart/Hester) - [Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua) - [Joel Verran](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Verran/Joel) - [Stephen Versey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Versey/Stephen) - [David Walker](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Walker/David) - [Jared Waters](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Waters/Jared) - [Lance Waters](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Waters/Lance) - [Megan Watson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Watson/Megan) - [Ryan Williams](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Williams/Ryan) - [Fionna Winter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Winter/Fionna) - [zac woods](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/woods/zac) - [Sebastian Yates](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Yates/Sebastian) ## About Ocean Swims NZ [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/) is a community-maintained calendar of open water swimming events across New Zealand. 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