- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Melissa Batley # Melissa Batley **Total distance:** 25.9km ## Season races - 2025-10-21, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-01) (1.5km) - 2025-12-02, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-07) (1.5km) - 2025-12-09, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-08) (1.5km) - 2025-12-16, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-09) (1.5km) - 2026-02-03, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-10) (1.5km) - 2026-02-10, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-11) (1.5km) - 2026-02-17, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-12) (1.5km) - 2026-02-21, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-beach-to-bay) (3.3km - 45-49 Female) - 2026-02-24, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-13) (1.5km) - 2026-03-03, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-14) (1.5km) - 2026-03-10, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-backup-date-1) (1.5km) - 2026-03-17, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-backup-date-2) (1.5km) - 2026-03-24, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-backup-date-3) (1.5km) - 2026-05-03, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-rangitoto-swim) (4.6km - 45-49 Female) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Craig Gregory](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gregory/Craig)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): They won by 9.3% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 3.9% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 3.3% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 0.9% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): They won by 6.0% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (1.5km): They won by 2.6% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (1.5km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 105.6% - **[Louise Daniels](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Daniels/Louise)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): They won by 6.2% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): They won by 5.0% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 3.1% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 5.4% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 8.3% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 5.3% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 6.8% - **[Chris Brace](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brace/Chris)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 18.3% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 15.8% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 15.6% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 8.4% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 9.9% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 10.3% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (1.5km): You won by 10.1% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (1.5km): You won by 15.1% - **[Kate MacKrill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/MacKrill/Kate)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): You won by 21.5% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 22.4% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 21.6% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 17.4% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 16.4% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 16.7% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 19.8% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 17.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 30.3% - **[Mike Carter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Carter/Mike)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): You won by 15.7% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 19.1% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 22.1% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 17.3% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 16.8% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 15.7% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 15.6% - **[Wayne Voss](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Voss/Wayne)** - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 25.9% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 23.9% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 26.1% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 26.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): You won by 20.0% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (1.5km): You won by 23.6% - **[Caitlin Ashby](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ashby/Caitlin)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 0.7% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 4.5% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): They won by 3.2% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 2.5% - **[Charlotte Cornet](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cornet/Charlotte)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): They won by 8.1% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 10.3% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): They won by 11.1% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 7.5% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 0.8% - **[Marina Nola](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Nola/Marina)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 42.6% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 35.4% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 36.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 35.2% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 36.6% - **[Ann Browett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Browett/Ann)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): You won by 50.4% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 53.9% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 40.4% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 45.0% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 50.9% - **[Gavin Bennett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bennett/Gavin)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): You won by 15.5% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 9.6% - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 24.6% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 7.1% - **[Brett Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bradley/Brett)** - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 54.5% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 30.6% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 38.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): You won by 35.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 39.8% - **[David Allaway](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Allaway/David)** - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 5.6% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 6.2% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (1.5km): You won by 9.2% - **[Megan Richardson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Richardson/Megan)** - 2025-12-16, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 38.8% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 32.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 34.0% - **[steve burkitt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/burkitt/steve)** - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 39.9% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 41.4% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): You won by 34.2% - **[Kushla McIndoe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McIndoe/Kushla)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (1.5km): You won by 78.7% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 85.5% - 2026-02-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 30.8% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 38.8% - **[Martin Butcher](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Butcher/Martin)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (1.5km): You won by 65.3% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 81.8% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 67.4% - **[Allan Jury](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jury/Allan)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 0.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.5% - **[Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pichon/Tate)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.6% - **[Mike Hartley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hartley/Mike)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.4% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Batley/Melissa)