- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Karen Downs # Karen Downs **Total distance:** 15km ## Season races - 2025-10-30, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 02](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-02) (1.5km) - 2025-11-06, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-03) (1.5km) - 2025-11-13, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 04](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-04) (1.5km) - 2025-11-20, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 05](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-05) (1.5km) - 2025-12-11, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 08](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-08) (1.5km) - 2025-12-18, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 09](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-09) (1.5km) - 2026-02-05, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-10) (1.5km) - 2026-02-19, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-12) (1.5km) - 2026-02-26, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-13) (1.5km) - 2026-03-19, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-backup-date-2) (1.5km) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Liz Stewart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stewart/Liz)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 16.9% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 18.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 19.8% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 16.5% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 20.9% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 20.2% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 22.3% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 22.2% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 17.9% - **[Tatjana Schmidt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Schmidt/Tatjana)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 8.4% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 8.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 13.1% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 13.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 2.8% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 8.0% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 13.6% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): You won by 7.3% - **[Chrissie Penney](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Penney/Chrissie)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 8.8% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 7.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 7.9% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 9.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 6.8% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 13.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 13.5% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 14.6% - **[Tony Stanton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stanton/Tony)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 22.2% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 20.1% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 21.7% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 20.9% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 18.7% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 27.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 21.0% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 22.8% - **[Barry Snow](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Snow/Barry)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 0.2% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 2.9% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): You won by 9.8% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 1.6% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 1.6% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 0.7% - **[Konrad Trankels](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Trankels/Konrad)** - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 6.9% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 7.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 6.3% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 12.8% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 12.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 13.2% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 10.6% - **[Brian Berg](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Berg/Brian)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 17.1% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 16.4% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 13.8% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 43.3% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 18.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 22.3% - **[John Thorburn](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thorburn/John)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 33.6% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 34.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 35.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 32.9% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 39.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 35.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 35.0% - **[Brett Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bradley/Brett)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 8.6% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 12.2% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 13.3% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 10.5% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 18.1% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 14.1% - **[Andrew Parsons](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parsons/Andrew)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 17.5% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 6.6% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 18.1% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 27.4% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): You won by 4.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): You won by 21.1% - **[Duncan Grant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Grant/Duncan)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 19.9% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 19.7% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 18.6% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 18.6% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 15.3% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 20.6% - **[Geraldine Snow](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Snow/Geraldine)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 2.3% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 3.9% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 8.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 1.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 8.8% - **[Clare Wynn-Williams](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wynn-Williams/Clare)** - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 13.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 15.2% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 16.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 15.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 16.2% - **[JAMIE SWAN](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/SWAN/JAMIE)** - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 17.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 15.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 21.6% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 19.9% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 21.9% - **[George Sanders](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sanders/George)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 20.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 17.9% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 21.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 18.1% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 22.1% - **[Russell Gillies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gillies/Russell)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 18.6% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 18.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 20.6% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 20.5% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 24.6% - **[Jack Sanders](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sanders/Jack)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 20.4% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 19.1% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 22.8% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 20.1% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 23.7% - **[Chloe Ulmer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ulmer/Chloe)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 5.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 12.5% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): You won by 0.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (1.5km): They won by 5.2% - **[Andrew Potter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Potter/Andrew)** - 2025-12-11, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 08 (1.5km): They won by 14.5% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): They won by 17.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 15.6% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 16.9% - **[Tom Moreton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Moreton/Tom)** - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 20.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 21.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 12 (1.5km): They won by 29.5% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (1.5km): They won by 26.4% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Downs/Karen)