- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Richard Pierce # Richard Pierce **Total distance:** 6km ## Season races - 2026-02-05, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-13) (1.5km - 30-39) - 2026-02-12, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-14) (1.5km - 30-39) - 2026-02-19, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-15) (1.5km - 30-39) - 2026-02-26, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-16) (1.5km - 30-39) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Michael Copeland](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Copeland/Michael)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 1.3% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): You won by 1.7% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): You won by 2.8% - **[Glenn Clyne](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clyne/Glenn)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 4.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 0.2% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 3.7% - **[Wayne Leighton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Leighton/Wayne)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 1.1% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 5.1% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 3.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 2.4% - **[Brian McGurk](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McGurk/Brian)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 2.5% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 4.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 6.8% - **[Jude Vincent](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vincent/Jude)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 6.4% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 2.8% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 6.5% - **[Rob Boomer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Boomer/Rob)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 5.1% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 4.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 7.1% - **[James Sandston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sandston/James)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 11.3% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 3.6% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 6.4% - **[Sierra Thomas](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thomas/Sierra)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 4.9% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 7.0% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 5.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 4.9% - **[Karyn Robertson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Robertson/Karyn)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 1.1% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 7.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 5.7% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 10.2% - **[Chris Vincent](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vincent/Chris)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 3.8% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 6.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 16.5% - **[Francesca Harris](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harris/Francesca)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 12.0% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 8.7% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 10.3% - **[Stephen Taylor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Taylor/Stephen)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 10.4% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 7.1% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): You won by 4.8% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): You won by 10.1% - **[Dave Loose](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Loose/Dave)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 1.9% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 11.3% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 10.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 10.4% - **[Garth Dawson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Dawson/Garth)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 7.6% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 11.4% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 11.7% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 14.6% - **[Amanda Harvey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harvey/Amanda)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): They won by 9.0% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 12.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 12.1% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 15.6% - **[Mark Skatrud](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Skatrud/Mark)** - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 0.8% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 1.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 0.2% - **[Patrick Avery](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Avery/Patrick)** - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 0.4% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): You won by 3.5% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): You won by 0.2% - **[Amanda Trass](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Trass/Amanda)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 2.0% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 2.2% - **[Harriette Dunphy](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Dunphy/Harriette)** - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): They won by 1.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): They won by 0.7% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 16 (1.5km): They won by 6.2% - **[Marina Buonocore](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Buonocore/Marina)** - 2026-02-05, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 13 (1.5km): You won by 6.6% - 2026-02-12, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 14 (1.5km): You won by 2.5% - 2026-02-19, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 15 (1.5km): You won by 1.7% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Pierce/Richard)