The archive · Saturday 19 September 2026 · Tauranga
Shark Tank 26
The first one. Thirty-three teams, four events, one very long Saturday. Here is exactly how it finished — every division, every category, every placing.
33Teams
66Athletes
4Events
5Scored placings
All divisions · All categories
OVERALL
1st placeBurpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema153pts
2nd placeLightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies151pts
3rd placeSharknadoluke mcgruer · Kyla McGruer135pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema | 33 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 153 |
| 2 | Lightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies | 32 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 151 |
| 3 | Sharknadoluke mcgruer · Kyla McGruer | 28 | 33 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 135 |
| 4 | Out-LawsSam Syme · Joe Palmer | 29 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 133 |
| 5 | Couples TherapyNicole Woodill · Ryan Turner | 30 | 27 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 124 |
| 6 | Nick/ NateNick Perrett · Nate Forsyth | 31 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 123 |
| 7 | Mutual SufferingTom Coombs · Vanessa Fox | 20 | 30 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 122 |
| 8 | Darryl & StuDarryl Angus · Stu Harris | 27 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 31 | 117 |
| 9 | Mabey Baby Maybe?Adam Mabey · Renee Mabey | 24 | 26 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 113 |
| 9 | Nate & The MegalodonNathan Dolman · Megan Hindmarch | 25 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 113 |
| 11 | No Fins GivenVenita Fabbro · John Stride | 26 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 101 |
| 12 | Chum and Get ItMieka Murdoch · Jeremy Burns | 16 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 99 |
| 13 | Strong and the blondeBlake Pardoe · Ashlee Pardoe | 18 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 96 |
| 14 | Beauty And The BeastNathan Kluit · Amy Kluit | 21 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 94 |
| 15 | Birdies and BubblesKrystina Nottle · Vaughan Futter | 18 | 28 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 91 |
| 16 | Beauty and the BurnoutAmy Wyatt · Daniel Wyatt | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 86 |
| 17 | Caffeine & ChaosJames Haworth · Cath Haworth | 11 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 85 |
| 18 | Short CornerJonathan Flude · Suzie Flude | 14 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 81 |
| 19 | Fin Around And Find OutBrett Ronowicz · Emma Dilemma | 23 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 80 |
| 19 | Stranger DangerAnthony Architto · Brendon Kieth | 22 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 80 |
| 21 | Greeff ReefersChris Greeff · Dan Pepperell | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 78 |
| 22 | Fin & Tonic 🍸Mahalia Baird · Brooke Perret | 15 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 72 |
| 23 | SH*RK HAPPENSPauly Hopoi · Stacey-Lee Richardson | 7 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 70 |
| 24 | KettleBelzAnna Belz · Ryan Belz | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 69 |
| 25 | Saffa-kiwi-bestiesBianca Bekker · Jo Carswell | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 59 |
| 26 | JawsomeNatani Architto · Taryn Angus | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 54 |
| 27 | TomKatTom Bennitt · Kat Dyer | 9 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 28 | Grit and GrinBridget Morrell · Elly Arias | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 48 |
| 29 | The Amy'sAmy Watts · Amy St George | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 45 |
| 30 | Deadlift drama queensDee Stanway · Holly Stevens | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 31 | Shark baitLisa Munro · Kidronne Geustyn | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 32 | Grit & GraceLeanne Stockwell · Teresa Sanders | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 33 | Gym & TonicJuanita Sinnett · Annalise Matthews | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Overall · All categories
APEX PREDATORS
1st placeBurpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema84pts
2nd placeLightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies82pts
3rd placeOut-LawsSam Syme · Joe Palmer67pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 84 |
| 2 | Lightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies | 17 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 82 |
| 3 | Out-LawsSam Syme · Joe Palmer | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 67 |
| 4 | Nick/ NateNick Perrett · Nate Forsyth | 16 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 65 |
| 5 | Sharknadoluke mcgruer · Kyla McGruer | 13 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 63 |
| 6 | Darryl & StuDarryl Angus · Stu Harris | 12 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 61 |
| 7 | Couples TherapyNicole Woodill · Ryan Turner | 15 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 60 |
| 8 | Nate & The MegalodonNathan Dolman · Megan Hindmarch | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 53 |
| 9 | No Fins GivenVenita Fabbro · John Stride | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
| 10 | Chum and Get ItMieka Murdoch · Jeremy Burns | 5 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 11 | Greeff ReefersChris Greeff · Dan Pepperell | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 41 |
| 12 | Beauty And The BeastNathan Kluit · Amy Kluit | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| 13 | Stranger DangerAnthony Architto · Brendon Kieth | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32 |
| 14 | Fin Around And Find OutBrett Ronowicz · Emma Dilemma | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 31 |
| 14 | SH*RK HAPPENSPauly Hopoi · Stacey-Lee Richardson | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 31 |
| 16 | KettleBelzAnna Belz · Ryan Belz | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 17 | Saffa-kiwi-bestiesBianca Bekker · Jo Carswell | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 18 | Grit and GrinBridget Morrell · Elly Arias | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
Overall · All categories
SHARK BITES
1st placeMutual SufferingTom Coombs · Vanessa Fox73pts
2nd placeMabey Baby Maybe?Adam Mabey · Renee Mabey65pts
3rd placeStrong and the blondeBlake Pardoe · Ashlee Pardoe58pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mutual SufferingTom Coombs · Vanessa Fox | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 73 |
| 2 | Mabey Baby Maybe?Adam Mabey · Renee Mabey | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 65 |
| 3 | Strong and the blondeBlake Pardoe · Ashlee Pardoe | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 58 |
| 4 | Birdies and BubblesKrystina Nottle · Vaughan Futter | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 54 |
| 5 | Beauty and the BurnoutAmy Wyatt · Daniel Wyatt | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 |
| 5 | Caffeine & ChaosJames Haworth · Cath Haworth | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 51 |
| 7 | Short CornerJonathan Flude · Suzie Flude | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 50 |
| 8 | Fin & Tonic 🍸Mahalia Baird · Brooke Perret | 11 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | JawsomeNatani Architto · Taryn Angus | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | The Amy'sAmy Watts · Amy St George | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 | TomKatTom Bennitt · Kat Dyer | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Shark baitLisa Munro · Kidronne Geustyn | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 13 | Deadlift drama queensDee Stanway · Holly Stevens | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | Grit & GraceLeanne Stockwell · Teresa Sanders | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 15 | Gym & TonicJuanita Sinnett · Annalise Matthews | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Male / Male
APEX PREDATORS
1st placeLightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies28pts
2nd placeBurpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema27pts
3rd placeNick/ NateNick Perrett · Nate Forsyth18pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightweight babyMike Vermeulen · Para Kaia Davies | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | Burpees & BeersIan Bekker · Stefan Boersema | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Nick/ NateNick Perrett · Nate Forsyth | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Darryl & StuDarryl Angus · Stu Harris | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Greeff ReefersChris Greeff · Dan Pepperell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Stranger DangerAnthony Architto · Brendon Kieth | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Female / Female
APEX PREDATORS
1st placeSaffa-kiwi-bestiesBianca Bekker · Jo Carswell8pts
2nd placeGrit and GrinBridget Morrell · Elly Arias7pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saffa-kiwi-bestiesBianca Bekker · Jo Carswell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Grit and GrinBridget Morrell · Elly Arias | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Mixed
APEX PREDATORS
1st placeOut-LawsSam Syme · Joe Palmer43pts
2nd placeSharknadoluke mcgruer · Kyla McGruer37pts
3rd placeCouples TherapyNicole Woodill · Ryan Turner36pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out-LawsSam Syme · Joe Palmer | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
| 2 | Sharknadoluke mcgruer · Kyla McGruer | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 37 |
| 3 | Couples TherapyNicole Woodill · Ryan Turner | 10 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Nate & The MegalodonNathan Dolman · Megan Hindmarch | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | No Fins GivenVenita Fabbro · John Stride | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Chum and Get ItMieka Murdoch · Jeremy Burns | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | Beauty And The BeastNathan Kluit · Amy Kluit | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Fin Around And Find OutBrett Ronowicz · Emma Dilemma | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | SH*RK HAPPENSPauly Hopoi · Stacey-Lee Richardson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 10 | KettleBelzAnna Belz · Ryan Belz | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
Female / Female
SHARK BITES
1st placeFin & Tonic 🍸Mahalia Baird · Brooke Perret28pts
2nd placeThe Amy'sAmy Watts · Amy St George26pts
3rd placeShark baitLisa Munro · Kidronne Geustyn23pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fin & Tonic 🍸Mahalia Baird · Brooke Perret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | The Amy'sAmy Watts · Amy St George | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Shark baitLisa Munro · Kidronne Geustyn | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Deadlift drama queensDee Stanway · Holly Stevens | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Grit & GraceLeanne Stockwell · Teresa Sanders | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | JawsomeNatani Architto · Taryn Angus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Gym & TonicJuanita Sinnett · Annalise Matthews | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Mixed
SHARK BITES
1st placeMutual SufferingTom Coombs · Vanessa Fox38pts
2nd placeMabey Baby Maybe?Adam Mabey · Renee Mabey31pts
3rd placeStrong and the blondeBlake Pardoe · Ashlee Pardoe26pts
| # | Team | 01 First Blood | 02 Open Water | 03 Acid Bath | 03 Death Roll | 04 Heavy Waters | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mutual SufferingTom Coombs · Vanessa Fox | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Mabey Baby Maybe?Adam Mabey · Renee Mabey | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Strong and the blondeBlake Pardoe · Ashlee Pardoe | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Birdies and BubblesKrystina Nottle · Vaughan Futter | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Beauty and the BurnoutAmy Wyatt · Daniel Wyatt | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Caffeine & ChaosJames Haworth · Cath Haworth | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Short CornerJonathan Flude · Suzie Flude | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | TomKatTom Bennitt · Kat Dyer | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |