- [Events](https://oceanswims.nz/) - [2025–2026 Season](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/) - [Season Tallies](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/tallies) - Paul Thornton # Paul Thornton **Total distance:** 18.3km ## Season races - 2025-11-16, Sunday [Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/rylock-endurance-series-race-1-opening-splash) (2km - 60-69) - 2025-11-20, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-02) (1.5km - 60-69) - 2025-11-22, Saturday [NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nz-ocean-swim-series-the-big-tahuna) (3km) - 2025-11-27, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-03) (1.5km - 60-69) - 2025-12-04, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-04) (1.5km - 60-69) - 2025-12-11, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-05) (1.5km - 60-69) - 2025-12-18, Thursday [Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/nelson-sea-swim-series-race-06) (1.5km - 60-69) - 2026-02-15, Sunday [Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/rylock-endurance-series-race-2-eyebright-mile) (2km - 60-69) - 2026-03-01, Sunday [Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/rylock-endurance-series-race-3-ironman-challenge) (3.8km - 60-69) ## Frequently close competitors - **[Maggy Johnston](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Johnston/Maggy)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 11.7% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 5.5% - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 10.6% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 1.7% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 3.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 10.3% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 2.8% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): You won by 0.0% - **[Nevin Price](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Price/Nevin)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 2.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 4.1% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 6.5% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 7.2% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 16.6% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 7.0% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 5.4% - **[James Blacklaws](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Blacklaws/James)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): They won by 8.1% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 0.2% - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 8.5% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 12.4% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 13.0% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 10.9% - **[Fiona Hockey](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Hockey/Fiona)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 13.4% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 6.6% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 5.5% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 10.4% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 0.5% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): You won by 12.6% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): You won by 16.6% - **[Rob Boomer](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Boomer/Rob)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): They won by 8.9% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 13.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 10.8% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 15.0% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 13.9% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 25.6% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 18.5% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 19.4% - **[Anne Harwood](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Harwood/Anne)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 2.5% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 1.1% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 8.6% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 8.6% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 1.7% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): You won by 0.3% - **[David Marriott](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Marriott/David)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 12.3% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 4.9% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 1.9% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 0.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 4.1% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): You won by 9.2% - **[Stephanie Gray](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Gray/Stephanie)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 4.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 18.7% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 3.2% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 0.4% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 10.1% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 10.0% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): You won by 5.8% - **[Tricia Sloan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Sloan/Tricia)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 8.8% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 9.7% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 3.0% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 13.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 0.3% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): You won by 2.1% - **[Brian McGurk](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McGurk/Brian)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): They won by 2.8% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 13.0% - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): They won by 6.0% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 10.4% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 14.2% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 13.5% - **[Glenn Clyne](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Clyne/Glenn)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): They won by 7.8% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 9.0% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 10.2% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 14.9% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 13.3% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 11.2% - **[Kay McPherson](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/McPherson/Kay)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 12.2% - 2025-11-22, Saturday NZ Ocean Swim Series - The Big Tahuna (3km): You won by 14.5% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 17.5% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 8.3% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 15.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 2.7% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): You won by 13.0% - **[Andy Herbert](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Herbert/Andy)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 25.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 17.8% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 15.1% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 13.0% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 13.9% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): You won by 3.5% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): You won by 12.2% - **[Jude Vincent](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Vincent/Jude)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): They won by 4.9% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 12.1% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 16.5% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 21.7% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 15.0% - 2026-03-01, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 3 - Ironman Challenge (3.8km): They won by 14.2% - **[Saralinda MacMillan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/MacMillan/Saralinda)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 3.6% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): You won by 0.2% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 4.4% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 2.9% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 13.1% - **[Sali Matthews](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Matthews/Sali)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 2.1% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 0.1% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 1.7% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 9.6% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 11.4% - **[Geoff Lart](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Lart/Geoff)** - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 0.9% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 4.5% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 6.2% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 5.3% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 15.3% - **[Audrey Farreyre](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Farreyre/Audrey)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 1.2% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 3.9% - 2025-11-27, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 03 (1.5km): They won by 2.8% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 8.7% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 18.1% - **[Bruno Brosnan](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Brosnan/Bruno)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 10.8% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): They won by 1.8% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): They won by 3.9% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): They won by 2.0% - 2025-12-18, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 06 (1.5km): They won by 17.4% - **[Mark Bryant](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Bryant/Mark)** - 2025-11-16, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 1 - Opening Splash (2km): You won by 10.0% - 2025-11-20, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 02 (1.5km): You won by 4.3% - 2025-12-04, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 04 (1.5km): You won by 11.0% - 2025-12-11, Thursday Nelson Sea Swim Series - Race 05 (1.5km): You won by 10.6% - 2026-02-15, Sunday Rylock Endurance Series Race 2 - Eyebright Mile (2km): They won by 0.6% Source: [Ocean Swims NZ](https://oceanswims.nz/2025/swimmer/Thornton/Paul)