- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Russell Gillies # Russell Gillies **Total distance:** 10.5km ## 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) - 2025-11-27, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 06](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-06) (1.5km) - 2026-02-05, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 10](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-10) (1.5km) - 2026-02-12, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-11) (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): You won by 2.1% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 0.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 1.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 5.0% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 5.9% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 0.7% - **[Konrad Trankels](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Trankels/Konrad)** - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 14.3% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 16.3% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 17.8% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 12.2% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 16.1% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 12.9% - **[Tatjana Schmidt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Schmidt/Tatjana)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 33.3% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 32.8% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 42.2% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 38.2% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 43.2% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 35.4% - **[Duncan Grant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Grant/Duncan)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 1.6% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 1.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 2.5% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 1.9% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 5.3% - **[Karen Downs](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Downs/Karen)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 22.9% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 22.7% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 26.0% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 25.8% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 32.6% - **[Andrew Parsons](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parsons/Andrew)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 48.0% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 34.1% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 48.5% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 69.0% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 62.5% - **[Jack Sanders](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sanders/Jack)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 2.2% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 0.8% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 2.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 2.4% - **[Tony Stanton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stanton/Tony)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 4.3% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 1.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 1.4% - **[Brett Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bradley/Brett)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 12.4% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 7.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 13.0% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 8.6% - **[Chrissie Penney](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Penney/Chrissie)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 12.1% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 14.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 16.1% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 14.8% - **[Geraldine Snow](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Snow/Geraldine)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 20.1% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 18.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 15.3% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 19.7% - **[Sinead Collins](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Collins/Sinead)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 15.9% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 16.6% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 21.0% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 23.6% - **[John Thorburn](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thorburn/John)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 18.3% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 19.3% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 18.4% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 21.4% - **[Barry Snow](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Snow/Barry)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 23.2% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 29.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 25.2% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): You won by 34.3% - **[Kasia Katafiasz](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Katafiasz/Kasia)** - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 4.7% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 6.1% - **[Brian Berg](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Berg/Brian)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 1.9% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 2.6% - 2026-02-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 10 (1.5km): You won by 14.4% - **[Daniel Jaffe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jaffe/Daniel)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 13.3% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 8.0% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 11 (1.5km): They won by 0.2% - **[Niamh Bilsborough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bilsborough/Niamh)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 2.4% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 1.2% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 32.5% - **[Bradley Holmes](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Holmes/Bradley)** - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 11.8% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 9.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 15.0% - **[Michael Bilsborough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bilsborough/Michael)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 11.9% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 10.2% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 15.2% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gillies/Russell)