- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - James Harper # James Harper **Total distance:** 20km ## Season races - 2025-11-11, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-04) (2km) - 2025-12-02, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-07) (2km) - 2025-12-09, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-08) (2km) - 2026-02-10, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-11) (2km) - 2026-02-17, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-12) (2km) - 2026-02-24, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-13) (2km) - 2026-03-03, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-14) (2km) - 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) (2km) - 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) (2km) - 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) (2km) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Geoff Barrell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barrell/Geoff)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 12.9% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): You won by 3.4% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): You won by 7.8% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): You won by 8.7% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): You won by 15.4% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 7.2% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 11.2% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): You won by 5.0% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 15.0% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): You won by 5.7% - **[Michael Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Deresch/Michael)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 9.5% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 18.7% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 18.3% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 13.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 7.8% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 11.2% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 10.9% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 14.3% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 7.7% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 15.2% - **[Cathryn Wilson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wilson/Cathryn)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 14.2% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 23.0% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 19.7% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 18.4% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 11.5% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 15.2% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 14.7% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 18.6% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 11.5% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 19.1% - **[Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 11.2% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 18.6% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 13.6% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 12.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 3.5% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 6.2% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 6.3% - **[Trystan Aubrey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Aubrey/Trystan)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 9.0% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): You won by 3.4% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): You won by 2.0% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 8.0% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 0.9% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 8.1% - **[Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 7.2% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 18.4% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 11.8% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 5.7% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 7.2% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 5.9% - **[Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 2.7% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 12.0% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 2.5% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 16.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 7.7% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 9.3% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 4.4% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 11.6% - **[Lucy Stanford](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stanford/Lucy)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 21.5% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 18.2% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 16.1% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 7.5% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 14.0% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 11.2% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 6.7% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 15.9% - **[David Liversidge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Liversidge/David)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 34.4% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 32.6% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 28.0% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 23.3% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 24.2% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 25.7% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 21.8% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 28.7% - **[Frank Mullenger](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mullenger/Frank)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 27.4% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 24.6% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 23.4% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 24.3% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 30.2% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 22.3% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 29.2% - **[Mary Mu](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mu/Mary)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 4.0% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 1.5% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): You won by 5.7% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 0.2% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 5.8% - **[Jarrod McIlveen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McIlveen/Jarrod)** - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 16.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 9.7% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 14.5% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 13.6% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 15.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 9.7% - **[Nikita McDonald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McDonald/Nikita)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 16.2% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 16.5% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 14.6% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 15.6% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 11.6% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 17.3% - **[Sian Bester](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bester/Sian)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 27.6% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 26.2% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 19.7% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 20.7% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 15.4% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 28.4% - **[Tyler Lushkott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lushkott/Tyler)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 43.5% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 41.1% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 38.3% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 33.7% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 36.2% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 30.5% - **[Jenny stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/stark/Jenny)** - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): You won by 4.9% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 1.2% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 0.9% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 6.2% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 4.6% - **[Sharon Bester](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bester/Sharon)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 4.1% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 0.8% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 5.4% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 1.2% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 11.3% - **[Tracy Browne](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Browne/Tracy)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 17.8% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 9.0% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 4.0% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 8.4% - **[Lance Bryce-Borthwick](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bryce-Borthwick/Lance)** - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 20.6% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): They won by 19.5% - 2026-02-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 12 (2km): They won by 12.2% - 2026-03-17, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 11.5% - 2026-03-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 3 (2km): They won by 18.7% - **[Richard Jones](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jones/Richard)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 23.2% - 2026-02-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 11 (2km): You won by 26.1% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 31.7% - 2026-03-03, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 2.8% - 2026-03-10, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Backup date 1 (2km): They won by 5.8% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harper/James)