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- Vanessa Balshaw



# Vanessa Balshaw



**Total distance:** 3km



## Season races



- 2025-11-22, Saturday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-big-tahuna) (3km)



## Frequently close competitors



- **[Laura Feasey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Feasey/Laura)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 0.1% 
- **[Joubert Van Tonder](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Van%20Tonder/Joubert)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 0.2% 
- **[Jim Stewart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stewart/Jim)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 0.4% 
- **[Timothy Clough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clough/Timothy)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 0.5% 
- **[Stephen Hough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hough/Stephen)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 0.8% 
- **[Lynne Robertson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Robertson/Lynne)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 1.3% 
- **[Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 2.4% 
- **[Keith Drummond](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Drummond/Keith)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 2.4% 
- **[Derek Eaton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Eaton/Derek)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 2.5% 
- **[Paul Thornton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thornton/Paul)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 2.6% 
- **[James Burns](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Burns/James)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 2.6% 
- **[Brett Cookson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cookson/Brett)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 2.6% 
- **[Anna Marshall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Marshall/Anna)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 2.9% 
- **[Marc Conway](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Conway/Marc)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 3.1% 
- **[Brent Layton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Layton/Brent)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 3.2% 
- **[Brian McGurk](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McGurk/Brian)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 3.6% 
- **[Les Kendall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kendall/Les)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 3.9% 
- **[Tom Davies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Davies/Tom)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 4.0% 
- **[Tony Lenz](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lenz/Tony)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 4.1% 
- **[Geoff Carter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Carter/Geoff)**
- 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 4.3%

Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Balshaw/Vanessa)