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- Darren McKinney



# Darren McKinney



**Total distance:** 7.9km



## Season races



- 2026-02-21, Saturday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-beach-to-bay) (3.3km - 55-59 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 - 55-59 Male)



## Frequently close competitors



- **[Trystan Aubrey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Aubrey/Trystan)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.7% 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.5% 
- **[Robert Boston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Boston/Robert)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.4% 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 1.2% 
- **[Nick Crotty](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Crotty/Nick)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.0% 
- **[Hansie Wong](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wong/Hansie)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[Shahn Forrester](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Forrester/Shahn)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[Daniel Jaffe](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jaffe/Daniel)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[David McNally](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McNally/David)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.7% 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.2% 
- **[Sarah Archibald](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Archibald/Sarah)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.2% 
- **[Marc Conway](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Conway/Marc)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 4.7% 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.2% 
- **[Simon Smart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smart/Simon)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.2% 
- **[Martene Mentis](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mentis/Martene)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 0.2% 
- **[C Norton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Norton/C)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.3% 
- **[Katy Rosser](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rosser/Katy)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.3% 
- **[Jane Williams](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Williams/Jane)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.3% 
- **[Colin Wards](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wards/Colin)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.4% 
- **[Timothy Clough](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clough/Timothy)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.4% 
- **[Cynthia Borne](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Borne/Cynthia)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 0.4% 
- **[Kate Johnstone](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Johnstone/Kate)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 0.5% 
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): They won by 10.9% 
- **[Naomi Howat](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Howat/Naomi)**
- 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 0.5% 
- **[Vei-torng CHEN](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/CHEN/Vei-torng)**
- 2026-05-03, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Rangitoto Swim (4.6km): You won by 0.5%

Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McKinney/Darren)