Central Southland Swimming Club
Southland · South Island
A typical Central Southland swimmer in 2026 so far, stroke by stroke: faster than … of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender in New Zealand. 50 is typical.
* Swimmers are those who raced at a meet in Swimming New Zealand’s results; club members who did not race are not counted.
Who raced for Central Southland?
9 swimmers raced for Central Southland in 2026 so far. Each has a page of their own.
Do they get faster?
5 of 7 swimmers who also raced in the same months of 2025 scored higher this year, with a typical change of +32 points; swimmers of the same age across New Zealand: +56.
Swimmers who scored higher than in the same months of 2025, per 100; only those who raced in both years.
| Per 100 | |
|---|---|
| Central Southland | 71 |
| Swimmers of the same age across New Zealand | 89 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 against the same months of 2025 · n = 7 swimmers
Who stays with Central Southland?
7 of 8 Central Southland swimmers from the same months of 2025 raced for Central Southland again this year; for swimmers of the same age across New Zealand, 68 in 100.
Swimmers of 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2025, per 100: whether they raced for Central Southland in the same months of 2026.
| Swimmers of 2025 | Per 100 |
|---|---|
| Raced for Central Southland | 88 |
| Raced for another club | 0 |
| No race this year | 13 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2025 and 2026 · n = 8 swimmers of 2025 · shares are rounded, so they add to 101
Where do Central Southland swimmers come from, and go?
3 swimmers joined Central Southland from another club and 11 left for one, 2016 to 2026; the most went to Johnston Waters (10).
Swimmers who raced for one club in a year and for another the next; each band as wide as the number who moved, and the clubs stand in the same order on both sides. Clubs with fewer than 3 moves are together as “other clubs”.
| Club | Came | Went |
|---|---|---|
| Johnston Waters | – | 10 |
| Other clubs | 3 | 1 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026, each year against the year before · n = 14 moves
Who is still racing for Central Southland years later?
Of Central Southland swimmers of a year, 59 in 100 raced for Central Southland again the next year and 34 in 100 two years on; swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand: 67 in 100 and 48 in 100.
Swimmers of each year since 2016 (1 Jan to 10 Nov): the share with a club race for Central Southland one, two, three… years on, in the same months. Peers are New Zealand swimmers of the same start year, age and gender.
Years on, per 100 swimmers of the start year.
| one year on | two years on | three years on | four years on | five years on | six years on | seven years on | eight years on | nine years on | ten years on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Southland | 59 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Same age and gender across New Zealand | 67 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026 · n = 85 swimmer-years one year on
How has Central Southland changed over the years?
9 swimmers raced for Central Southland in 2026 so far (1 Jan to 10 Nov): 800% more than in the same months of 2017, its first year with results in these months; 13% more than in 2025; the most were in 2018 (16); across New Zealand, 9% fewer than in 2017.
Swimmers with at least one race for Central Southland from 1 Jan to 10 Nov of each year.
| Year | Swimmers |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026
Who joined Central Southland, and who left?
9 swimmers raced for Central Southland in 2026, against 8 in 2025 (1 Jan to 10 Nov): 7 stayed, 1 left (1 stopped racing, 0 raced for other clubs); 2 joined: 0 new to racing, 2 from other clubs, 0 back after a break.
Swimmers with a race for Central Southland in the same months of each year (1 Jan to 10 Nov), set beside the year before.
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026
How fast are they for their age?
A typical Central Southland swimmer is faster than 51 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand.
Peers are New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender, compared by the World Aquatics points of their best race (one scale for every stroke and distance; 1,000 is about world-record speed).
| Faster than … of 100 | |
|---|---|
| A typical Central Southland swimmer | 51 |
| A typical New Zealand swimmer | 50 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · each set beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender · n = 9 swimmers with points
How does Central Southland compare with other clubs?
It is 39th of 106 clubs in New Zealand for how fast its swimmers are for their age and 9th of 29 clubs of 5 to 24 swimmers (2nd of 5 in Southland).
Places count clubs with at least 5 swimmers in the period, highest value first; equal values share a place.
Places
| Central Southland | In NZ | Clubs of 5 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Faster than … of 100 peers51 of 100 | 39th of 106 | 9th of 29 |
| Swimmers9 | 96th of 106 | 19th of 29 |
| Kept, beyond their age+20 in 100 | 4th of 104 | 2nd of 27 |
| Gained more than their peers36 in 100 | 75th of 100 | 12th of 23 |
| Under a NZ Age Group time2 | 58th of 105 | 2nd of 29 |
Where are they strongest?
Beside swimmers of the same age and gender, Central Southland swimmers rank highest in backstroke (faster than 53 of every 100) and lowest in butterfly (22); by distance, they stand highest at 50 m (55).
Each stroke and distance sets a swimmer’s best race in it against the best of New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender who raced it; 50 is the typical swimmer. Faded bars are not clearly different from 50, or have too few swimmers to tell.
By stroke
By distance
| Faster than … of 100 | Swimmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | 52 | 9 |
| Backstroke | 53 | 8 |
| Breaststroke | 43 | 7 |
| Butterfly | 22 | 7 |
| Medley | 43 | 6 |
| 50 m | 55 | 9 |
| 100–200 m | 43 | 8 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · each stroke and distance against peers who raced it · n = 9 swimmers with points
How many swim national qualifying times?
2 of 5 Central Southland swimmers aged 13 and over who raced SC swam at least one race faster than the 2026 NZ Short Course qualifying time for their age; swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand: 38 in 100.
Swimmers aged 13 and over who raced SC, per 100, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool, beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender.
| Per 100 | |
|---|---|
| Central Southland | 40 |
| Swimmers of the same age and gender | 38 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · age at the last race, with an SC race · n = 5 swimmers aged 13 and over
Where did Central Southland race?
Central Southland swimmers raced at 19 meets in 2026 so far.
The latest threeEvery meet
Did Central Southland swimmers race at school meets?
4 swimmers from Central Southland swam 16 races at 1 school meet in 2026 so far.
School meets are entered for schools, not clubs: a school race counts for the club the swimmer raced for before and after the meet, or in the three months before it when there is nothing after yet. They count in how fast the club’s swimmers were, never as races for the club.
How old are the swimmers?
2 in 3 swimmers are 11 to 15 years old; across New Zealand, nearly 3 in 5.
Number of swimmers by age at their last race in 2026 so far; 6 of the 9 are 11 to 15 years old.
| Age | Swimmers |
|---|---|
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 9 swimmers
How often do they race?
A typical swimmer raced 35 times, at 7 meets; swimmers of the same age across New Zealand raced 20 times.
Number of swimmers by the number of races they swam in 2026 so far; typical is the median.
| Races | Swimmers |
|---|---|
| 1 to 10 | 2 |
| 11 to 20 | 2 |
| 21 to 30 | 0 |
| 31 to 40 | 2 |
| 41 to 50 | 0 |
| 51 or more | 3 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 9 swimmers
When do Central Southland swimmers race?
The busiest day in 2026 so far was 16 Aug, with 32 races; all told, 294 races and about 33 km of racing.
Each cell is a week of 2026, from the first of January; the darker, the more races. Empty cells are weeks without a race; the outline fades for weeks still to come.
| Week | Races |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 13 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 16 |
| 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 |
| 21 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 |
| 23 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 |
| 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 |
| 33 | 32 |
| 34 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 |
| 36 | 0 |
| 37 | 10 |
| 38 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 |
| 40 | 0 |
| 41 | 0 |
| 42 | 21 |
| 43 | 9 |
| 44 | 0 |
| 45 | 11 |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 294 races
How much slower is the second half?
A typical Central Southland swimmer swims the second half of a race 8% slower than the first; swimmers of the same age and gender in the same events across New Zealand: 10%.
Each swimmer’s typical race of 100 m or more in one stroke, beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender in the same event and pool. The first half holds the start, so even an evenly swum race has a slower second half.
| % slower | |
|---|---|
| Central Southland | 8% |
| Swimmers of the same age and gender | 10% |
Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · with the halfway split recorded in a race of 100 m or more · n = 7 swimmers