- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Paul Kelly # Paul Kelly **Total distance:** 11.9km ## Season races - 2026-03-21, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-swim-fest-lake-karapiro-day-1) (1km - 60-69 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 - 65-69 Male) - 2026-04-18, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-mount-swim) (2.8km - 65-69 Male) - 2026-05-03, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-rangitoto-swim) (4.6km - 65-69 Male) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Julie Appleton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Appleton/Julie)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 4.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 4.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 2.0% - **[Aaron Gill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gill/Aaron)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 1.6% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 2.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 6.8% - **[Caitlin Bristol](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bristol/Caitlin)** - 2026-03-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1 (1km): They won by 7.6% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 3.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.0% - **[Brett Bradley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bradley/Brett)** - 2026-03-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1 (1km): They won by 11.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 10.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 7.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 15.6% - **[Natalie Griffiths](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Griffiths/Natalie)** - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 0.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 1.3% - **[Paris Valli Louise Kirby](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kirby/Paris%20Valli%20Louise)** - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 2.9% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 1.3% - **[Maggie Dalziel](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Dalziel/Maggie)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 3.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.5% - **[Jo Hammer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hammer/Jo)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 4.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 3.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 13.2% - **[Stacey Balich](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Balich/Stacey)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 7.2% - **[Leigh Duncan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Duncan/Leigh)** - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 4.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 4.7% - **[Ian Shepherd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shepherd/Ian)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 6.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 4.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 12.4% - **[Marc Conway](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Conway/Marc)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 7.2% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 6.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 19.0% - **[Lloyd Chitty](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Chitty/Lloyd)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 12.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 3.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 11.9% - **[Scott Houghton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Houghton/Scott)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 11.2% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 15.2% - **[Kathie Stobbs](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stobbs/Kathie)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 3.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 13.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 14.1% - **[Judy Beere](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beere/Judy)** - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 12.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 6.2% - **[Jerome Hardy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hardy/Jerome)** - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 14.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 4.6% - **[Gaby Crozier](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Crozier/Gaby)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 8.5% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 12.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 18.1% - **[Fionna Winter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Winter/Fionna)** - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 10.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 12.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 15.1% - **[Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy)** - 2026-03-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1 (1km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 14.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 27.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 29.2% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kelly/Paul)