- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Matthew Malele # Matthew Malele **Total distance:** 1.5km ## 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) (500m) - 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) (1km) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Micah Scorringe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Scorringe/Micah)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 7.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 8.7% - **[Cuda Tawhai](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tawhai/Cuda)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 9.7% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 10.7% - **[Alexei James](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/James/Alexei)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 12.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 9.0% - **[Ada Morrison](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Morrison/Ada)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 12.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 13.9% - **[Wayne Annan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Annan/Wayne)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): You won by 34.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): You won by 16.6% - **[Edeline Barnes](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barnes/Edeline)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 29.5% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 26.0% - **[Nadia Trent](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Trent/Nadia)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): You won by 0.0% - **[Eloise Campbell](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Campbell/Eloise)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 0.3% - **[Amelia jones](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/jones/Amelia)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 0.5% - **[carol Taylor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Taylor/carol)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): You won by 1.1% - **[Edward Lee](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lee/Edward)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 1.6% - **[Tait Judd](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Judd/Tait)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 3.0% - **[Joshua Tangaroa Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Deresch/Joshua%20Tangaroa)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 5.8% - **[Shine Gao](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gao/Shine)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 5.8% - **[David Henstock](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Henstock/David)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 5.9% - **[Minjoo Kim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Kim/Minjoo)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (500m): They won by 6.8% - **[John Brodie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brodie/John)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 6.8% - **[Daria Eltham](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Eltham/Daria)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 6.9% - **[Amie Cross](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cross/Amie)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 7.0% - **[Alice Baynham](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Baynham/Alice)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (1km): They won by 7.4% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Malele/Matthew)