We’re continually impressed by the incredible dedication, passion and grit of our swimmers, especially those familiar faces who have swum in our Series for many years. To celebrate and recognise these long-swim-loyalists we’re introducing the brand new Oceans of Fame – it’s our take on a Hall of Fame!
Achievement milestones, based on the number of long swims* completed since the very beginning of the Series in 2006, lead to commemorative rewards and all Oceans of Fame members being featured in the honours board below and recognised in person at event prize givings.
Commemorative Rewards
Pretty sure you’ve done more than 25 long swims with us? Check out the table below to find out how many you’ve done and what milestone you are fast approaching or have surpassed. We’ll be updating your swim counts throughout the Series!
*Long swim = Any long swim that has formed part of our Series Competition since the founding of the Series in 2006-2007.
Frank Mattheson83
Patrick Gallagher81
Kathie Stobbs80
Geoff Carter76
Adrian Parkyn74
Stuart Whitney74
Brett Bradley73
Helen Adams71
Cynthia Borne70
Derek Eaton70
Mark Jeffery70
Peter Wilkinson69
Ann Browett68
Michael Deresch68
Jenny Stark67
Meegan Brewer66
Elizabeth Anderson64
Neil Kench64
Caitriona Lewis64
Ann Rogerson62
Mike Townsend60
Robert Boston58
Jo Hammer58
Fiona Macmaster58
Terry Mitchell58
Mark Gillon57
Kim Parker57
Carol Prop56
Mark Doleman55
Dave East55
Pat Owens55
David Parker55
Joachim Rehbein54
Jon Simpson54
Jim Stewart54
Peter Cosseboom53
Keith Drummond53
Susan Sherwen53
Mike Cochran52
Helen Fletcher51
Ian Gunthorp51
Peter Jamieson51
Maggy Johnston51
Roger Soulsby51
David Walker51
Kate Wills51
Tony Gayford49
Margie McKee49
Richard Smith49
Geaeme Whedon49
Jacques de Reuck49
Anna Marshall48
Philip Ryan48
Dick Bennison47
Kerry Dobbyn47
Karen Markin47
Lyn Milligan47
Eleanor Pinfold47
Robert Slaughter47
Marc Conway46
Jeannine Goddard46
Chrystal Kelly46
Sue Pollard46
Fiona Laird45
Sarah Matheson45
Lance Bryce-Borthwick44
Dennis Grantham44
Dean Harris44
Robina Hewlett44
Kevin Hudson44
Sarah Skov44
Aiko Uemura44
Judy Beere43
David Donaldson43
Rachel Maidment43
Katy Rosser43
George Allbury42
Marty Finch42
John Lawton42
John Marshall42
John Pavich42
Christopher Worthington42
Andrew Young42
Donal Barry41
Scott Beattie41
Katy Birchall41
John Brodie41
Alyson Cross41
Craig Gregory41
Annette Morine41
Joanne Ollerenshaw41
Raewyn Brown40
Philip Jeffs40
Lindsay John40
Les Kendall40
Mark Krynen40
John Milne40
Raewyn Sexton40
Laura Tippett40
Paulien Vloedbeld40
Richard Walsh40
Nickie Windibank40
Joshua Agnew39
Michelle Bryant39
Linda Collard39
Pauline Mills39
Katrina Price39
Jan Bone38
Owen Deiath38
Gavin Lammers38
Adrienne Linney38
Rachel Richardson38
Axel Wohlfarth38
James Dickson37
Margaret Donald37
Sammi Harnett37
Avy Judelson37
Glenn Pearce37
Chris Dunn36
Brent Foster36
Jodie Lovell36
Sarah Mortimer36
John Scobie36
Gilian Stopford36
Charlotte Webby36
Geraldine Woods36
Julie Bedggood35
Margaret Chiet35
Stephen Clarke35
Doug Falloon35
Peter Gibbs35
Deborah Hambly35
Damian Lawrence35
Gerard Morrison35
Sara Tucker35
Tracey Messinger34
Jon Muller34
Bruce Patrick34
Matt Peters34
Polly Barach33
Jeanette Bourke33
Patrick Castles33
Jim Goodwin33
Graeme Harvey33
Jacqueline Hoole33
Simon Millar33
Kelvin Moffatt33
Murry Nock33
Simon Oliver33
Paul Plieger33
Natalie Potter33
Kane Radford33
Dean Simmons33
Paul Stephenson33
Mark Story33
Giles Walker33
Andrew Wright33
Jannene Alexander32
Nikki Bateman32
Ian Collins32
Carmel Dickson32
Garth Ingle32
Sergei Kariukin32
David Kirby32
Kate Mackrill32
John Richardson32
Mark San Giorgio32
Sophie Browett31
Peter Colbert31
Ross Doyle31
Christina Harris31
Sidney Salek31
Tessa Sherwen31
Dick Smith31
Rob Sykes31
Wayne Annan30
Laetitia Berten30
Steve Bowden30
Karen Brown30
Vanna Buchan30
Sheryl Campbell30
Robin Eyre30
Lyal Fields30
Brent Meekan30
Richard Rice30
Brenda Russell30
Peter Taylor30
Dawn Walker30
Cathryn Wilson30
Dan Feisst29
Catherine Gates29
Lee Georgetti29
Rachel Hare29
Stuart Hebberd29
Karen Hunt29
Tim Lynch29
Lucy Stanford29
Andrea Vause29
Ross Wingate29
Vanessa Young29
John Brugh28
Steven Butcher28
Lesley Chapman28
Janis Crampton28
Martin Evans28
Frank Excell28
Lucy Farrington28
Ian Fenwick28
Sue Gandy28
Oliver Glen28
Wayne Herd28
Shona Koorey28
Tracey McKinstry28
Ciaran Missen28
Spencer Myer28
Steven Prescott28
Sue Rogers28
Daniel Shanahan28
Nicky Vallance-Clarke28
Valda Walsh28
Claudia Ashby27
Louis Bernstone27
Liz Calvert27
Janine Copeland27
Pam Dickson27
Alex Dunkley27
Lynette Edmonds27
Alison Feeney27
Pat Gallagher27
Nathan Grennell27
Tony Hembrow27
Royden Hindle27
Rebecca Hollingsworth27
David Manners27
Kushla McIndoe27
Samuel Muir-James27
Lea Patrick27
Matt Philips27
Maria Rastberg27
Ann Robinson27
Mervyn Stewart27
Juliet Taylor27
Glenda Carston26
Andrew Cave26
Chloe Church26
Richell Edwards26
Gary Gotlieb26
Geoff Green26
Liz Hayes26
Stephen Hurdley26
Tim Lan26
Andrew Keith Marshall26
Barry Martin26
Robyn Mccallum26
Brett Metcalfe26
Campbell Moore26
Kim Sherwen26
Colin Smith26
Jocelyn Wall26
Bruce Warrender26
Simon Wilson26
Todd Anderson25
Mike Boobyer25
Peter Connor25
Denis Cooper25
Tracy Coote25
Shane Ferguson25
Peter Fitzsimmons25
Ashley Garrill25
Rhys George25
Jessica Hughson25
Paul Jenkins25
Alan Kindred25
Jacque King25
John Law25
Les Le Bas25
Nicola Mccloy25
David Oswald25
Saori Power25
Nicky Rhodes25
Gary Seaman25
Paulette Tasker25
Daniel Tizzard-Close25
Martin Woodhead25
Ben Campbell-Macdonald24
Noriko Goto24
Blue Henderson24
Rob Liddell24
Frank Mullenger24
Derek Smyth24
Matthew Stanford24
Kim Taunga24
Steve Taylor24
Fionna Winter24
Gregory Allen23
Vic Armstrong23
Brian Barach23
Stephen Berryman23
Dale Burtenshaw23
Penny Clayton23
David Debreceny23
Dave English23
Bob Goddard23
Tim Greaney23
Shannon Holroyd23
Andrew Ing23
Susan Johansson23
Mike Kelly23
Paul Kelly23
Shelly King23
Jenny Laird23
William McCartney23
Carl O'Donnell23
Sarah O'Dwyer23
Andrew Parkin23
Todd Pritchard23
Lynn Pryor23
Holly Royal23
Graham Shieff23
MaryAnn Stevens23
Jane Sutherland23
David Traill23
Jess Wells23
Pip Wrenn23
Jacqueline Allen22
Stephen Atkins22
Oringa Barach22
Claire Bently22
Dave Bradding22
Andrew Carter22
Rosie Deiath22
Margie Dobbie22
Royce Evans22
Jose Luis Fowler22
Marty Hampton22
Anton Haueter22
Paul Kelly22
Stefanie Maslek22
Athol McQuilkan22
Phil Power22
Payal Ramritu22
Sejel Shantilal22
Stefan Talbot22
Barry Thomas22
Kim Tobias22
Kerry Vosseler22
Emily Armstrong21
Robert Baff21
Nathan Berry21
Chris Brace21
Julian Coles21
Marie Dawkins21
Sally Floyd21
Adrienne Frew21
Mary Garner21
Sandi Harnett21
Jonathan Hindle21
Sophie Jack21
Luke Kelly21
Chris Lambourne21
Craig Liddell21
Andrew Macdonald21
Roger Matheson21
Andrew McLarin21
Eilodh Mowat21
Alan Mudie21
Simon Papa21
Sean Phelps21
Steve Rainbow21
Tim Rea21
Sarah Ridgway21
Carol Seth21
Chris St Cartmail21
Karen Wealleans21
Lucille Wilkinson21
Lisa Wujec21
Keith Allum20
Jim Bailey20
Grahame Bayley20
Kim Begbie20
Martine Boonzaaijer20
Douglas Booth20
Kylie Bradley20
David Broome20
Rebecca Bryant20
Bronwen Burmester20
Paul Cane20
Pascal Carthew20
Ella Crowe20
Adrian Currie20
Mark Davies20
Pamela Enstrom20
Juilana Eu20
Mark Foubister20
George Fowler20
John Garty20
Stefannie Gillespie20
Paul Green20
Phoebe Harris20
Austin Hornby20
Andrew Horner20
Wayne Jensen20
Richard Johnson20
Brent Jones20
Brian Kendall20
Chris Kidd20
Brett Marais20
Brian McGurk20
Janet McIver20
Angela McNaught20
Ashley Mitchell20
Stephen Moore20
Lesley Parson20
Tate Pichon20
Barrie Shannon20
Chris Shaw20
Tim Shaw20
Dean Sorensen20
Peter Springford20
Kyla Steenhart20
Damien Strogen20
Zach Swift20
John Thompson20
Donna Thompson20
Nicola Tooley20
Rosie Wallis20
Rico Warren20
Mirriam Williams20
Matt Williams20
Takao Yamasaki20
Seti Afoa19
Mike Bodger19
Ali Boggs19
Glen Boniface19
Alice Breton19
Jim Catney19
Roger Dean19
Ben Dearlove19
Cathy Denne19
Dianne Duncan19
Nigel Goodchild19
Susan Hall19
Jeroen Hattink19
Derba Holder19
Russ Holt19
Peter Janssen19
Craig Johnson19
Glenis King19
Anna Knipple19
Steve Lamont19
Oliver Lawer19
Nigel Leaver19
Sarah Macdonald19
Trevor Mouldey19
Matt O'Neill19
Derek Oud19
John Porter19
Craig Rich19
Brett Richardson19
John Sieprath19
Blake Stubbs19
Cynthia Sutcliffe19
John Thorburn19
Michael Toomey19
Dale Walden19
Mark Weedon19
Liz Wickham19
Megan Wilson19
Carole Young19
Victoria Alison18
Victoria Allison18
Trevor Andrews18
jills Angus Burney18
Jackie Bennet18
Terri Bidwell18
Terry Bone18
David Bowen18
Andrew Bowker18
Geoff Brown18
Andrew Bruce18
Blair Campbell18
Sonia Christensen18
James Cockburn18
Clare Connolly18
Lisa Dalton18
Philip Dickinson18
Phillip Donnelly18
Glyn Eason18
Simon Fell18
John Gulliver18
Peter Guy18
David Hain18
Lucy Happe18
Jennifer Hemmings18
Michael Huang18
Su Jelley18
Sarah Jenkin18
Jarrad Keenan18
Keith Kietzmann18
Tiare Lund18
Bridget Maher18
Sue McFarlane18
Mark Moriai18
Todd Murray18
Shayne Nairn18
Rayne Paul18
Mel Rea18
Giles Rees18
Jack Revill18
Michael Ryff18
Michelle Sommerville18
Jane Sutton18
Sylvester Tan18
Andy Tibbetts18
Rob Towner18
Barry Walsh18
Maggie Ward18
Susan Watts18
Kelvin Wickham18
Glyn Williams18
Jeremy Wright18
Valarie Wright-St Clair18
Leanne des Landes18