- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Ian MacDonald # Ian MacDonald **Total distance:** 17.5km ## Season races - 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 - 50-59 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 - 50-59 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) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Nicholas Jessen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jessen/Nicholas)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 2.5% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 1.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.6% - **[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 5.8% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 3.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.1% - **[Max Calder-Kerr](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Calder-Kerr/Max)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.4% - **[Nia Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Nia)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 4.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.1% - **[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 0.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 4.8% - **[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 3.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 2.6% - **[emma iceton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/iceton/emma)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 4.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 1.6% - **[Kate Henderson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Henderson/Kate)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 4.2% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 12.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.3% - **[Liam Douglas](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Douglas/Liam)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 2.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 4.4% - **[Simon Mori](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mori/Simon)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 4.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.9% - **[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 7.2% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 7.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.3% - **[Jonathan Linyard](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Linyard/Jonathan)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.9% - **[Kathryn Bates](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bates/Kathryn)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.9% - **[Gemma Scott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Scott/Gemma)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.1% - **[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 5.9% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 4.6% - **[MARCO TROIANI](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/TROIANI/MARCO)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 5.8% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 5.2% - **[Tate Pichon](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pichon/Tate)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 5.6% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.2% - **[Naomi McGilvray](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McGilvray/Naomi)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 6.9% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 9.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.9% - **[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 8.3% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 8.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.2% - **[B Hauffe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hauffe/B)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 12.2% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 14.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.6% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/MacDonald/Ian)