- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Amanda Behrendt # Amanda Behrendt **Total distance:** 7.5km ## 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 Female) - 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) (5km) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Susan Sherwen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sherwen/Susan)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 2.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.7% - **[Sam Muir-James](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Muir-James/Sam)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 2.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.7% - **[Donna Baguley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Baguley/Donna)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 4.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.1% - **[Marty Finch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Finch/Marty)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 3.6% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.0% - **[judith Taylor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Taylor/judith)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 4.8% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.0% - **[Mark Riddell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Riddell/Mark)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.1% - **[Ian Shirreffs](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shirreffs/Ian)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.1% - **[greig mitchell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/mitchell/greig)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.2% - **[Lydia Aris](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Aris/Lydia)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.3% - **[Lucy Happe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Happe/Lucy)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.3% - **[Maddie Cassidy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cassidy/Maddie)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.4% - **[Eaon Fitzwater](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fitzwater/Eaon)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.5% - **[Harry Sheehy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sheehy/Harry)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.5% - **[Julie Bedggood](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bedggood/Julie)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.6% - **[Veronica Garrett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Garrett/Veronica)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.6% - **[Mike Woodd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Woodd/Mike)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.7% - **[Tessa Taylor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Taylor/Tessa)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 1.0% - **[Brent Meekan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Meekan/Brent)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.0% - **[Evie Marinkovich](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Marinkovich/Evie)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.1% - **[Laura Feasey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Feasey/Laura)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.1% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Behrendt/Amanda)