- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Karl Strang # Karl Strang **Total distance:** 19.3km ## Season races - 2025-10-30, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 02](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-02) (2km) - 2025-11-13, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 04](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-04) (2.5km) - 2025-11-20, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 05](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-05) (2km) - 2025-11-27, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 06](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-06) (2km) - 2025-12-18, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 09](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-09) (2km) - 2026-02-26, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 13](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-13) (2km) - 2026-03-05, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Race 14](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-race-14) (2km) - 2026-03-19, Thursday [Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/summer-swim-series-backup-date-2) (2km) - 2026-04-18, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-mount-swim) (2.8km - 55-59 Male) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Richard Chantrey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Chantrey/Richard)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 1.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 5.0% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 3.6% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 2.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 3.8% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 2.1% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 4.2% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 0.0% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 2.5% - **[Kim Parker](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parker/Kim)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 5.8% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 8.5% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 4.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 2.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 10.3% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 7.1% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 7.1% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 1.4% - **[David Parker](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Parker/David)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 5.4% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 8.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 8.5% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 5.3% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 11.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 7.7% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 8.9% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 9.1% - **[Monique Oliver](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Oliver/Monique)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 20.8% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 18.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 18.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 16.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 22.0% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 19.5% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 16.5% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 12.7% - **[Gary Seaman](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Seaman/Gary)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 17.6% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 21.4% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 22.2% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 18.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 22.8% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 21.1% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 20.8% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 19.9% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 23.3% - **[Neville Corbett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Corbett/Neville)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 9.7% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 18.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 21.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 18.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 20.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 18.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 15.2% - **[Bill Ridge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Ridge/Bill)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 23.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 25.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 24.8% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 23.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 26.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 23.7% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 21.6% - 2026-04-18, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Mount Swim (2.8km): They won by 20.0% - **[Gerald Smith](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Smith/Gerald)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 4.4% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): You won by 0.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 2.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 5.7% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 0.7% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 2.9% - **[Arabella Johnston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Johnston/Arabella)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 9.9% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 10.6% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 3.4% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 4.9% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 2.1% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 6.3% - **[Diana Glenie](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Glenie/Diana)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 11.2% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 8.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 10.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 12.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 13.2% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 12.7% - **[Anton Edmunds](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Edmunds/Anton)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 2.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 19.1% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 15.4% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 18.1% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 17.3% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 11.7% - **[David Shahar-Yu](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Shahar-Yu/David)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): You won by 12.0% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): You won by 12.6% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): You won by 13.1% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): You won by 25.6% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): You won by 12.1% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): You won by 14.2% - **[Nicholas Barnfield](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Barnfield/Nicholas)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 16.4% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 10.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 16.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 7.6% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 32.4% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 10.9% - **[Claire Hobson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hobson/Claire)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 17.8% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 20.9% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 21.0% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 20.9% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 20.3% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 16.9% - **[David Tremlett](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Tremlett/David)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): You won by 21.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): You won by 20.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): You won by 24.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): You won by 15.3% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): You won by 21.0% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 23.1% - **[Eric FRASER](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/FRASER/Eric)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 20.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 25.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 26.1% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 22.7% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 23.0% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 25.4% - **[Sarah Codyre](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Codyre/Sarah)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 21.9% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 20.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 27.1% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 24.8% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 28.6% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 27.3% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 21.0% - **[Stefan Konoplenko](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Konoplenko/Stefan)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 27.5% - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 29.5% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 05 (2km): They won by 32.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 25.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 31.9% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 28.9% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 27.5% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): They won by 24.5% - **[Simon Plom](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Plom/Simon)** - 2025-11-13, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 04 (2.5km): They won by 9.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 2.3% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 9.0% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 29.5% - 2026-03-19, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Backup date 2 (2km): You won by 2.4% - **[Wayne Sutton](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sutton/Wayne)** - 2025-10-30, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 02 (2km): They won by 11.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 06 (2km): They won by 8.3% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 09 (2km): They won by 15.3% - 2026-02-26, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 13 (2km): They won by 13.0% - 2026-03-05, Thursday Summer Swim Series - Race 14 (2km): They won by 13.9% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Strang/Karl)