- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Les Kendall # Les Kendall **Total distance:** 22.2km ## 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) - 2026-01-11, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-epic-swim-day-2) (5km) - 2026-02-21, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-beach-to-bay) (3.3km - 60-64 Male) - 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 - 60-64 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 - 60-64 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 - 60-64 Male) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Laura Feasey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Feasey/Laura)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 4.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.6% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.6% - 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 2.8% - **[Eaon Fitzwater](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fitzwater/Eaon)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 8.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 2.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 2.7% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.8% - **[Brent Meekan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Meekan/Brent)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 0.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 1.7% - 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 5.6% - **[Neville Corbett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Corbett/Neville)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 3.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 5.3% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 11.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.0% - **[David Walker](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Walker/David)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 2.8% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.4% - **[Scott Beattie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beattie/Scott)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 3.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 4.8% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 1.6% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 7.9% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 5.6% - **[Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 7.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 4.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 6.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Warren Bester](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bester/Warren)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 8.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 0.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.1% - **[Frank Macdonald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Macdonald/Frank)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 2.1% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.5% - **[Mynette Minyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Minyard/Mynette)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 8.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 0.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.8% - **[Adam Stanley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stanley/Adam)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 4.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 0.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.1% - **[Hester Veart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Veart/Hester)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 1.5% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 2.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 9.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.6% - **[Jenny stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/stark/Jenny)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 4.8% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 6.6% - **[greig mitchell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/mitchell/greig)** - 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 2.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 1.9% - **[Joanne Hughson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hughson/Joanne)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.1% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 5.5% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.6% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 3.4% - **[Brian Kendall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kendall/Brian)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 4.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.5% - **[Eleanor Pinfold](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pinfold/Eleanor)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 4.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.2% - **[Joanne Pattison](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pattison/Joanne)** - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 3.5% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 3.5% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 1.0% - **[Wayne Loader](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Loader/Wayne)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 3.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 2.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 2.3% - **[Phoebe Klink](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Klink/Phoebe)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 5.5% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 2.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 4.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 1.2% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kendall/Les)