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- Paul Barnes



# Paul Barnes



**Total distance:** 8.1km



## Season races



- 2026-01-10, Saturday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-epic-swim-day-1) (2.5km - 50-59 Male) 
- 2026-01-11, Sunday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-epic-swim-day-2) (1km) 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-rangitoto-swim) (4.6km - 50-54 Male)



## Frequently close competitors



- **[Tiffany Chen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Chen/Tiffany)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 2.8% 
- 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 8.6% 
- **[Sue Duffell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Duffell/Sue)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.0% 
- **[CAMILLA SAXBY](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/SAXBY/CAMILLA)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.0% 
- **[Charlotte Snelling](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Snelling/Charlotte)**
- 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[Sofia Chapman](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Chapman/Sofia)**
- 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): You won by 0.1% 
- **[Aragorn More](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/More/Aragorn)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[Chester Holt-Quick](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Holt-Quick/Chester)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.1% 
- **[Ruben Park](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Park/Ruben)**
- 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 0.2% 
- **[Joanne Hughson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hughson/Joanne)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.2% 
- **[Kayla Ansley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ansley/Kayla)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.3% 
- **[Hamish Skelton-Kyd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Skelton-Kyd/Hamish)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.3% 
- **[Stephanie Tindill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tindill/Stephanie)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.3% 
- **[Natasha McKenzie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McKenzie/Natasha)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.3% 
- **[Tony Ruddick](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ruddick/Tony)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.4% 
- **[Judy Shepherd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shepherd/Judy)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.4% 
- **[Tina Liang](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Liang/Tina)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.4% 
- **[Linda Sossenheimer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sossenheimer/Linda)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.5% 
- **[Adam Grogan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Grogan/Adam)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.5% 
- **[BEA YU](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/YU/BEA)**
- 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): You won by 0.6% 
- **[LUCY STANFORD](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/STANFORD/LUCY)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.6%

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