- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Sam Muir-James # Sam Muir-James **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 - 40-49 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 - 40-49 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 - **[Susan Sherwen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sherwen/Susan)** - 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): They won by 0.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 3.5% - **[Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): You won by 1.8% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 7.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.5% - **[Donna Baguley](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Baguley/Donna)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.6% - **[Amanda Behrendt](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Behrendt/Amanda)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 2.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 2.8% - **[Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 3.3% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 12.0% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 3.1% - **[Mike Cochrane](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cochrane/Mike)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 7.1% - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 3.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 12.4% - **[Sanne Jacobsen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jacobsen/Sanne)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 9.3% - 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 8.9% - **[Neville Corbett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Corbett/Neville)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.1% - **[Lucy Parsons](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parsons/Lucy)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.1% - **[Ben Wright](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Wright/Ben)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (10km): They won by 0.1% - **[Monica McFarlane](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McFarlane/Monica)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.1% - **[Warren Player](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Player/Warren)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 14.3% - **[Katherine Duranton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Duranton/Katherine)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.2% - **[Phoebe Klink](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Klink/Phoebe)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 0.2% - **[Julian Beretta](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beretta/Julian)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.3% - **[Yasmin Rosner](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rosner/Yasmin)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 10.9% - **[Kit Taylor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Taylor/Kit)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.4% - **[Natasha Mclean](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mclean/Natasha)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.4% - **[Hana Weka](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Weka/Hana)** - 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.5% - **[Scott Beattie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Beattie/Scott)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 0.6% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Muir-James/Sam)