Photos courtesy of Simon Watts, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. CORRECTION: Kane Radford was initially declared the winner of the 2015-2016 New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, but Nathan Capp was later declared the victor (story here). The initial article - with corrections - is shown below. A week before he races some of the fastest open water swimmers on
Courtesy of Heidi Wood, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The penultimate round of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series took place under sunny conditions at Main Beach, Mount Maunganui with over 1,050 athletes flocking to the Mount for the Sand to Surf event. Charlotte Webby (30:23) won the women's divisions in the 2.6 km ‘I’m Going Long’ swim. Stefannie
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. New Zealand Ocean Swim Series participants Liam Albery and Emma Robinson won today’s 3.3 km Capital Classic swim in Wellington, where 1,250 registered participants also took competed in multiple swim distances (300m ‘Give it A Go’, 1 km ‘Step It Up’, and 200m ‘OceanKids’ for 14 & unders). The Capital
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This weekend will see the 12th edition of New Zealand's Harbour Crossing ocean swim. The beautiful 2.9 km swim from Bayswater to the Viaduct Harbour is the only day of the year when maritime traffic waits for over 1,500 swimmers to do their thing. Two of the swimmers are inspirational, taking the plunge
Photo of participants at the 2014 Bay of Islands Classic at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series by Simon Watts. The Bay of Islands Classic swim next week on November 28th will be the 10th anniversary of the popular 2015-2016 New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. Event Founder Scott Rice is extremely proud to have reached this milestone together with his staff,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The New Zealand Ocean Swim Series is looking for input and opinions. "Help us shape the future and you could Wwin a wetsuit and Series Pass worth over $1000. We have some exciting new ideas that we would love to know your thoughts on to decide whether or not to implement them into the 2015-16 New Zealand
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Australian Olympian Melissa Gorman comfortably won this season’s State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series and the final race of the season on Auckland’s North Shore today. Her victory at the State King of the Bays, a 2.8 km swim from Milford Beach to Takapuna Beach, enabled her to take home a $10,000 cash
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo shows the start of the 2013 State King of the Bays race with Rangitoto Island in the background. $32,000 in cash goes on the line this weekend as Australasia’s open water swimmers line up to conclude the New Zealand Ocean Swim series. The 2.8 km State King of the Bays on Auckland’s North Shore is
Like other races this weekend, the State New Zealand Ocean Swim series race will have to deal with rough weather and sea conditions this weekend. The State Sand To Surf, Mt Maunganui course will be moved to calmer waters. Event director Scott Rice decided all State Sand To Surf races will be held on Pilot Bay, instead of the normal course out from Mount
The waters off Auckland kick off some fast and furious swimming this weekend. New Zealand’s fastest open water swimmers will once again face Australia's best when the 2013/2014 State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series starts on Sunday morning at the State Harbour Crossing. New Zealand fastest man 23-year-old Kane Radford (shown on left) will face some pretty
