Join these swim races from Fit and Abel this summer. There will be two distance options: 1km and 2km - all swum on a 1km course around Lake Tahi.
These events are designed to provide you the opportunity to train under event conditions, test your distance endurance, practice your feeding and navigation, simulate your event plan and build confidence.
A feeding platform will be setup and available for all swimmers to use during the event.
Dates:
- Sunday 9th November 2025;
- Sunday 16th November 2025;
- Sunday 23rd November 2025;
- Sunday 7th December 2025;
- Sunday 21st December 2025;
- Sunday 11th January 2026;
- Sunday 18th January 2026;
- Sunday 25th January 2026;
- Sunday 1st February 2026;
- Sunday 8th February 2026; and
- Sunday 1st March 2026.
Start Time: 1st wave at 6.45am. Registration from 6am. Race briefing at 6.40am.
Location: Lake Tahi in the Roto Kohatu Reserve (Sawyers Arms Road, Harewood).
Cost: $22.50 per person per event. You can pre-register for 5 events for $112.50. $25 for on the day registrations.
Find out more about the Lake Tahi Swim Race Series, including how to enter.
- Lake Tahi Swim Race Series
- Ashburton Summer Series
- Introduction to Open Water Swimming
- PAPO Summer Sprint Series
- Mt Hutt Shuttle Day
- COWSA Sprint Series
- Born to Adapt
- Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
- Southern Cross Round the Bays
- Banks Peninsula Walking Festival
- Christchurch Motorway Half Marathon
- XRACE Christchurch
- Cheviot Classic Bike Ride
- Ashburton River Trail Marathon
- Kaiapoi Fun Run and Walk
- Walk for Dementia
- Run Mt Hutt
- East Coast Gravel
- Sea 2 Sky Challenge
- City2Surf
- Methven Adventure Race
- EA Networks Centre Kids Try Challenge
- Cancer Society Relay for Life
- DGRS Twilight Challenge
- Le Race
- Rolleston Kids Triathlon
- Muddy Good Run Christchurch
- Hanmer Hundy
- Rainbow Ride

