NOVEMBER |
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11 |
Herne Bay Swim, 1.4km, 8.30am |
Herne Bay Beach to Curran Street (Auckland Central Masters) - website. |
25 |
Harbour Crossing, 2.8km, 7.30am |
 Stanley Bay - Auckland Viaduct Harbour (Sovereign NZ Ocean Swim Series - Quantum Events) - website. First event in five-race series. Race start 7.30am. No registrations on race day. |
DECEMBER |
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TBA |
Whitianga Swim Classic, 2km (12.40pm, 800m (12 noon) |
Buffalo Beach, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula (Tourism Coromandel) - email Carl - website. Entries close Dec 4. Two journey swims along Buffalo Beach. |
2 |
Chelsea Sugar Swim, 2.4km, 1.30pm |
Curran Street to Chelsea (Auckland Central Masters) - website. |
15 |
Foveaux Masters Series 1 |
Riverton, Southland - website. |
JANUARY |
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12 |
Foveaux Masters Series 2, 10.30am |
Te Anau, Fjordland- website. |
19 |
Murray Dingle Bridge to Bridge Swim, 1.5km, 600m |
Edgewater Park, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty (Community Sport Charitable Trust) - email - website. |
20 |
Harbour to Surf Swim |
Mt Maunganui (Mt Maunganui Lifeguard Service) - website. |
26 |
Capital Classic, 2.8km (10am), 750m (9.30am) |
Oriental Bay, Wellington (Sovereign NZ Ocean Swim Series - Quantum Events) - website. 2nd event in five-race series. Two distance options, both from Oriental Bay Beach. Longer swim runs out to Lighthouse and back. Pre-race day entries close January 23, 2008. Some late entries may be accepted on race day. Check website. |
FEBRUARY |
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3 |
Waihi Beach Ocean Swim, 2km, 10am |
Orokawa Bay to Waihi Beach (Katikati Masters SC - Waihi Beach Lifeguard Services) - email Shane Henry or phone 027 2311152. |
6 |
NZMS Open Water Championships and Flannagan Cup, 3.6km |
Ngamotu Beach, New Plymouth - website. |
9 |
Foveaux Masters Series 3, 11am |
Lake Hayes, Queenstown - website. |
10 |
Bays Swim, 3.5km, 8.45am |
St Heliers Bay to Tamaki Yacht Club (Auckland Central Masters) - website. |
16 |
Corsair Classic, 2.8km (11am), 750m (10.30am) |
Corsair Bay, Lyttleton Harbour, Christchurch (Sovereign NZ Ocean Swim Series - Quantum Events) - website. 3rd event in five-race series. Two distance options, both triangular circuits from Corsair Bay. Pre-race day entries close February 13, 2008. Some late entries may be accepted on race day. Check website. |
23 |
Foveaux Masters Series 4, 4.30pm |
Awarua Bay, Invercargill - website. |
TBA |
Across the Lake Swim, 4.2km |
Lake Taupo (Rotary club of Taupo Moana) - website. |
MARCH |
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1 |
Whale of a Swim, 9.1km |
Whale Island to the Whakatane River mouth, Bay of Plenty (Whakatane Quota Club) - Phone Betty Berghan 07 312 5684 - website. |
8 |
Island to Mount, 2.8km (11am), 750m (10.30am) |
Moturiki Island to Mt Maunganui, Auckland (Sovereign NZ Ocean Swim Series - Quantum Events) - website. 4th event in five-race series. Two distance options. Both swims are journeys, the longer swim around island to Mt Maunganui SLSC, the shorter along beach from near the island to the surf club. Pre-race day entries close March 5, 2008. Some late entries may be accepted on race day. Check website. |
30 |
Rangitoto Swim, 4.6km, 10.30am |
Rangitoto to St.Heliers Bay (Auckland Central Masters) - assembly 8am - website. |
APRIL |
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20 |
King of the Bays, 2.8km (1pm), 750m (11.45am) |
Milford Beach - Takapuna Beach, Auckland eastern bays (Sovereign NZ Ocean Swim Series - Quantum Events) - website. 5th and final event in five-race series. Two distance options. Both swims are journeys, the longer swim from Milford Beach along the shore to Takapuna Beach. The shorter swim runs along Takapuna Beach. Online entries close April 17, 2007. Registration and late entries Saturday, April 19, 2008. NO registration or late entries accepted on race day. |
