- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Bester Sharon # Bester Sharon **Total distance:** 18.6km ## Season races - 2025-10-21, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-01) (2km) - 2025-11-04, Tuesday [Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/harcourts-cooper-and-co-beach-series-race-03) (2km) - 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) - 2026-02-21, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-beach-to-bay) (3.3km - 50-54 Female) - 2026-03-22, Sunday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-swim-fest-lake-karapiro-day-2) (3.5km - 50-54 Female) - 2026-04-18, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-mount-swim) (2.8km - 50-54 Female) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Peter Cosseboom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cosseboom/Peter)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 4.1% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 4.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 3.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 20.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 1.0% - **[Joshua Vegar](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vegar/Joshua)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 10.2% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 3.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 7.6% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 2.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 6.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 1.2% - **[Avy Judelson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Judelson/Avy)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.3% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 1.3% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 1.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 1.8% - **[Tony Graham](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Graham/Tony)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 3.3% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 3.2% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 3.2% - **[Michael Deresch](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Deresch/Michael)** - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 4.1% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 13.1% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 2.0% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 2.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 5.4% - **[Ben Davidson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Davidson/Ben)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 6.0% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 1.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 6.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 3.8% - **[Bill Ridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ridge/Bill)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 7.0% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 5.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 2.2% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 3.8% - **[Katrina Price](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Price/Katrina)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 6.9% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 7.1% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 3.4% - **[Bruce Hughson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hughson/Bruce)** - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 2.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 0.5% - **[Hester Veart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Veart/Hester)** - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 0.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 3.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 1.7% - **[Raewyn Brown](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brown/Raewyn)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.4% - **[Mae Hensman](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hensman/Mae)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 1.4% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 5.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 0.7% - **[Mary Mu](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Mu/Mary)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 3.2% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 2.3% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 11.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 2.5% - **[Troy Rangi](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rangi/Troy)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 3.8% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 0.2% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 17.6% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 19.3% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 5.0% - **[Joel McKinlay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McKinlay/Joel)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 5.2% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 4.3% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 8.7% - **[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 7.7% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 3.4% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 4.4% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): You won by 3.1% - **[Anna Knipple](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Knipple/Anna)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 4.7% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 5.0% - **[Jenny stark](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/stark/Jenny)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): You won by 2.5% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): You won by 5.9% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): You won by 5.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 12.6% - **[Ann Rogerson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rogerson/Ann)** - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): They won by 6.0% - 2026-02-21, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Beach To Bay (3.3km): They won by 6.8% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): They won by 8.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 0.8% - **[Mike Lyons](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lyons/Mike)** - 2025-10-21, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 01 (2km): They won by 4.8% - 2025-11-04, Tuesday Harcourts Cooper & Co Beach Series - Race 03 (2km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-01-11, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 2 (5km): You won by 16.9% - 2026-03-22, Sunday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Swim Fest Lake Karāpiro day 2 (3.5km): You won by 7.3% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sharon/Bester)