- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Sophia Maltai-Spence # Sophia Maltai-Spence **Total distance:** 4km ## 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) (2.5km - 14-15 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) (1km - 16-19 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) (500m - 16-19 Female) ## Frequently close competitors - **[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 3.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 3.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 7.2% - **[Luca Dohnt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Dohnt/Luca)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): You won by 0.5% - **[Scarlett Wadham](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wadham/Scarlett)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 9.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 1.5% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): You won by 1.3% - **[Andrew Stevens](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Stevens/Andrew)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 2.8% - **[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 0.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 2.4% - **[Rio Sasamoto](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sasamoto/Rio)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 0.5% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 4.8% - **[Paige Franklin](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Franklin/Paige)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 2.5% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 4.2% - **[Amelia McEwan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McEwan/Amelia)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 7.7% - **[Kaeto Sasamoto](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sasamoto/Kaeto)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 3.0% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 6.9% - **[Jamie Daniels](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Daniels/Jamie)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 6.9% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): You won by 4.0% - **[Corné Diener](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Diener/Corn%C3%A9)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 6.3% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 5.0% - **[Chloe Whittington](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Whittington/Chloe)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 9.6% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): You won by 8.2% - **[Maxwell Latu](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Latu/Maxwell)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 8.6% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 9.3% - **[Tyler Lushkott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lushkott/Tyler)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 15.7% - **[jack barton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/barton/jack)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (500m): They won by 15.7% - **[Renee Dresner](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Dresner/Renee)** - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 0.2% - **[Paul Ames](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ames/Paul)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.3% - **[Paige Aitchison](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Aitchison/Paige)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 6.7% - 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (1km): You won by 0.3% - **[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): You won by 0.4% - **[Mateo Castro-Stephens](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Castro-Stephens/Mateo)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.5% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Maltai-Spence/Sophia)