- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Ella Kennedy # Ella Kennedy **Total distance:** 25.2km ## Season races - 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 - 20-24 Female) - 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 - 20-24 Female) - 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) (2.5km - 20-29 Female) - 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 - 20-24 Female) - 2026-04-18, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-mount-swim) (2.8km - 20-24 Female) - 2026-05-03, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-rangitoto-swim) (4.6km - 20-24 Female) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Ann Rogerson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rogerson/Ann)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.7% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 6.5% - **[Bill Ridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ridge/Bill)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 3.1% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 5.1% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 5.5% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.3% - **[Katrina Price](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Price/Katrina)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.3% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 4.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.0% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.2% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 8.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 4.7% - **[Patrick Gallagher](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gallagher/Patrick)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 4.0% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 17.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 7.8% - **[Kieran Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Kieran)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 3.7% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 16.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.8% - **[Toni Strong](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Strong/Toni)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 6.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 10.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.0% - **[Deneitz Geyser](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Geyser/Deneitz)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.1% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 6.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 14.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.1% - **[Carol Prop](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Prop/Carol)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.1% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 1.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 17.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 10.2% - **[Eric FRASER](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/FRASER/Eric)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 3.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 2.4% - **[Sanne Jacobsen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jacobsen/Sanne)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.1% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-03-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.6% - 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 15.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 4.3% - **[Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pichon/Tate)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 4.9% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 3.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 4.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 13.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 9.1% - **[LUCY Stanford](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stanford/LUCY)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 4.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 4.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 5.9% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 5.8% - **[Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 17.1% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 6.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 10.1% - 2026-03-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 1 (2.5km): You won by 13.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 15.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 6.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.8% - **[Dan Asquith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Asquith/Dan)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.4% - **[Niall Broekhuizen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Broekhuizen/Niall)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 8.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.1% - **[Russell Petersen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Petersen/Russell)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 2.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 19.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 8.4% - **[Jon Simpson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Simpson/Jon)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.8% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 15.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 4.3% - **[Sarah Robson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Robson/Sarah)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.1% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 1.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 3.3% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 8.4% - **[Mike Cochrane](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cochrane/Mike)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.1% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 5.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 18.6% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 8.9% - **[Brent Kennedy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kennedy/Brent)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 14.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 7.1% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kennedy/Ella)