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- Ben Sheppard



# Ben Sheppard



**Total distance:** 6km



## 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 Male) 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday  [NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-legend-of-the-lake) (3.5km - 14-15 Male)



## Frequently close competitors



- **[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): You won by 1.2% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.4% 
- **[Jennifer Sweny](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sweny/Jennifer)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 4.0% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.0% 
- **[Henry Klimetz](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Klimetz/Henry)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 7.0% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.0% 
- **[Kathryn Bates](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bates/Kathryn)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 4.1% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 4.2% 
- **[Anaru Fitzell-Pennington](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fitzell-Pennington/Anaru)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 6.0% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 3.9% 
- **[Nicholas Jessen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jessen/Nicholas)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 12.6% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 2.4% 
- **[Torin Hay](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hay/Torin)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.1% 
- **[Jorja Postill](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Postill/Jorja)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 13.7% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.1% 
- **[Christopher Tilghman](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tilghman/Christopher)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.3% 
- **[Austin Hornby](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hornby/Austin)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.5% 
- **[Hayley Cornwall](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Cornwall/Hayley)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.6% 
- **[Ryder Sax](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sax/Ryder)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 25.4% 
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.6% 
- **[Maggie Harper](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harper/Maggie)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 0.7% 
- **[Amara Rae Mcgregor](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Rae%20Mcgregor/Amara)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): They won by 0.9% 
- **[Ryan Hewertson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hewertson/Ryan)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 0.9% 
- **[Graeme Harvey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harvey/Graeme)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.0% 
- **[Daryl Fidge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Fidge/Daryl)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 1.0% 
- **[John Quirk](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Quirk/John)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): They won by 1.1% 
- **[Charles Jessen](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Jessen/Charles)**
- 2026-01-10, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Epic Swim day 1 (2.5km): You won by 2.0% 
- **[Jeff Arnold](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Arnold/Jeff)**
- 2026-03-07, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - Legend of the Lake (3.5km): You won by 2.1%

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