- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Mike Lyons # Mike Lyons **Total distance:** 34.6km ## Season races - 2025-10-21, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-01) (2km) - 2025-10-30, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 02](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-02) (2km) - 2025-11-04, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-03) (2km) - 2025-11-06, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-03) (2km) - 2025-11-11, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-04) (2km) - 2025-11-27, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 06](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-06) (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) - 2026-01-11, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-epic-swim-day-2) (5km) - 2026-02-24, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-13) (2km) - 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 - 75-79 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 - 75-79 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 - 75-79 Male) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 5.7% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 1.0% - 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 2.2% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 3.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 7.9% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 4.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 6.2% - **[Mary Mu](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mu/Mary)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 8.3% - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 5.5% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 5.4% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 5.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 4.3% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 0.6% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 4.5% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.6% - **[Michael Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Deresch/Michael)** - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 1.2% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 0.8% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 2.4% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 9.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.2% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 9.3% - 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 4.8% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 10.5% - **[Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 1.0% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 2.8% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 1.7% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 2.0% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 1.8% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 3.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 11.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.2% - **[Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 0.7% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 7.3% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 6.6% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): You won by 5.8% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): You won by 8.6% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 11.2% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 7.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 7.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 12.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 10.0% - **[Cathryn Wilson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wilson/Cathryn)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 7.9% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 6.0% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 6.0% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 7.5% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 10.5% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 13.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 12.4% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 15.1% - **[Geoff Barrell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barrell/Geoff)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 15.9% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 19.2% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 23.7% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): You won by 24.2% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): You won by 20.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 24.6% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 9.5% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 25.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 22.2% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 16.9% - **[Neville Corbett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Corbett/Neville)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 12.5% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 2.6% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 8.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 5.3% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 7.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 1.1% - **[Sian Bester](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bester/Sian)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 18.4% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 15.7% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 20.6% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 17.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 34.3% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 19.0% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 24.1% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 25.7% - **[Gary Seaman](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Seaman/Gary)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 2.6% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 1.8% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 2.6% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 1.2% - **[Matt Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Matt)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 4.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 2.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.4% - **[Nicole Jones](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jones/Nicole)** - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 9.5% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 3.2% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): You won by 3.5% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 0.2% - **[Susan Sherwen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sherwen/Susan)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 7.5% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 5.0% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): You won by 4.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 5.2% - **[Jenny stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/stark/Jenny)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 7.6% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 9.1% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 3.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 6.7% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 5.0% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 7.7% - **[Bill Ridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ridge/Bill)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 4.7% - 2025-11-06, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 4.9% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 8.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 20.4% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 8.0% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 8.9% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 8.1% - **[Neil Hunter](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hunter/Neil)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 9.7% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 8.0% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 0.9% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 11.7% - **[Nikita McDonald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McDonald/Nikita)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 8.9% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 2.7% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 8.2% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 13.8% - **[James Harper](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harper/James)** - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): You won by 9.6% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): You won by 20.1% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): You won by 11.4% - 2026-02-24, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 2.2% - **[Kathryn Bates](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bates/Kathryn)** - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 17.0% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 20.0% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 18.2% - 2025-12-09, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 08 (2km): They won by 24.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 30.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 24.9% - 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 27.5% - **[David Liversidge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Liversidge/David)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 30.1% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 26.4% - 2025-11-11, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 04 (2km): They won by 28.1% - 2025-12-02, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 07 (2km): They won by 19.0% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lyons/Mike)