YOUR OCEAN SWIM ADVENTURE
20 YEARS AND BIGGER THAN EVER!
Choose 2 to 5 race locations. Stick with LONG or MID distances, and make every entry count.
Compare 2–5 races in LONG or MID below. Your selected events and distance carry into the entry form. Add guided SwimXperiences separately.
Bean Rock · 12 DEC 2026
Mission Bay · Auckland. LONG 3.4 km or MID 1.7 km.
An ocean swim along the Mission Bay waterfront, with Bean Rock as the iconic landmark.
FULL EVENT PAGE · OPENS NEW TAB ↗ Your Multi-Pass selections stay on this page.Roberton Island Hop · 30 JAN 2027
Long Beach · Russell. LONG 4.4 km or MID 2.2 km.
A Bay of Islands island-to-coast race; ferry transport and departure details need checking separately.
FULL EVENT PAGE · OPENS NEW TAB ↗ Your Multi-Pass selections stay on this page.Legend of the Lake · 27 FEB 2027
Blue Lake · Rotorua. LONG 3.5 km or MID 1.5 km.
A freshwater race at Rotorua Blue Lake, separate from the relaxed Swim the Night experience.
FULL EVENT PAGE · OPENS NEW TAB ↗ Your Multi-Pass selections stay on this page.Whangamatā · 13 MAR 2027
Whangamatā · Coromandel. LONG 3.8 km or MID 2 km.
A coastal racing swim at Whangamatā, separate from Sunday's relaxed Whenuakura Journey.
FULL EVENT PAGE · OPENS NEW TAB ↗ Your Multi-Pass selections stay on this page.Lake Karāpiro · 3 APR 2027
Lake Karāpiro · Waikato. LONG 3.5 km or MID 2.5 km.
The Karāpiro season finale, with eligible overall age-group awards.
FULL EVENT PAGE · OPENS NEW TAB ↗ Your Multi-Pass selections stay on this page.Choose two or more swims to see your entry fee and savings.
THERE'S MORE THAN THE FINISH LINE
Fun prize opportunities at the event, subject to each event's prize allocation.
1st, 2nd and 3rd at eligible events, according to the event's award categories.
Celebrate completing a swim under 1,000 m, including OceanKids.
Complete at least three eligible races; your best three results count towards overall age-group standings.
The original merchandise offer applied only to qualifying entries before 1 September 2026. New entries do not include these gifts. Take a look at the items and values early entrants could receive.
GLYDE swimsuit
GLYDE swimsuit
Microfibre hooded towel / poncho
GLYDE swimsuit
Microfibre hooded towel / poncho
46L transition backpack
GLYDE swimsuit
Microfibre hooded towel / poncho
Reusable keep cupMerchandise value is measured at RRP, not sale price. Archived promotion information lists a swimsuit at up to NZ$99, hooded towel at NZ$89 and 46L transition backpack at NZ$249. These archived item RRPs should be confirmed against the original products before calculating a combined merchandise RRP. The reusable keep-cup RRP is still unverified. The separate headline promotional values above may also include entry-fee savings, so do not add them to the pass savings or treat them as merchandise-only RRPs. Some photographs are archived group images. Two-race passes had no free merchandise.
New-season events are expected in May 2027. Future bonus offers, if any, will have their own eligibility dates and items.
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