- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Nicholas Jessen # Nicholas Jessen **Total distance:** 37.5km ## Season races - 2025-11-22, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-big-tahuna) (3km) - 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) (10km - 40-49 Male) - 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 - 40-49 Male) - 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) - 2026-03-07, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-legend-of-the-lake) (3.5km - 40-44 Male) - 2026-03-22, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-swim-fest-lake-karapiro-day-2) (10km - 40-49 Male) - 2026-03-22, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-swim-fest-lake-karapiro-day-2) (3.5km - 40-44 Male) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Simon Mori](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mori/Simon)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 1.0% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 3.5% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 4.7% - **[Mike Hartley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hartley/Mike)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 7.5% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 12.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 2.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - **[Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pichon/Tate)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 9.3% - 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 6.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 13.7% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 2.5% - **[Jennifer Sweny](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sweny/Jennifer)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 7.4% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 7.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 5.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 5.3% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 9.0% - **[Ian MacDonald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/MacDonald/Ian)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 2.4% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 1.8% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.6% - **[Katherine Penny](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Penny/Katherine)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 1.9% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 3.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 1.1% - **[Jonathan Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Jonathan)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.5% - **[Courtney Armstrong](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Armstrong/Courtney)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 3.3% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 2.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.9% - **[Henry Klimetz](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Klimetz/Henry)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.4% - **[Graeme Harvey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harvey/Graeme)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 6.0% - **[David Frame](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Frame/David)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 4.6% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 5.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.3% - **[Lance Bryce-Borthwick](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bryce-Borthwick/Lance)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 3.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.7% - **[Dion Twiss](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Twiss/Dion)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 2.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 4.2% - **[Craig Gregory](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gregory/Craig)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 91.3% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 4.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.5% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 6.2% - **[Hayley Jones](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jones/Hayley)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 5.8% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 6.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 4.3% - **[Geoff Miller](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Miller/Geoff)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 8.1% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.5% - **[Lucas Mellor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mellor/Lucas)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.5% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 5.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 9.7% - **[Sebastian Yates](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Yates/Sebastian)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 12.7% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 11.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 5.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (10km): You won by 52.1% - **[Billie Druett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Druett/Billie)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 1.1% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.2% - **[Gyan Tyagi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tyagi/Gyan)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 0.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.4% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jessen/Nicholas)