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Hamilton Aquatics Chocolate Meet

14 Aug 2022 · SC

Key figures (4)
191
swimmers* from 15 clubs swam 857 races
58 of 100
swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical swimmer here, by their best race of 2022
63 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 62 in 100
10–13
years old: 7 in 10 of the swimmers

* Swimmers are those who raced at a meet in Swimming New Zealand’s results; club members who did not race are not counted.

01Clubs
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 58 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand, by their best race of 2022.

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). Each swimmer is set by their best race of 2022, not of this meet alone: the figure says how strong the swimmers who came are.

Faster than … of every 100 peers
Faster than … of 100
A typical swimmer here58
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2022 · n = 191 swimmers with points, each set beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender

03Personal bests

How many personal bests?

Of the races in an event the swimmer had swum before, 63 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 62 in 100 typical for swimmers of the same age who race as often.

Personal bests per 100 races in an event the swimmer had swum before.

Personal bests per 100 races in an event swum before
Per 100 races
This meet63
Swimmers of the same age who race as often62

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 Aug 2022 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · n = 191 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

6 in 100 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 9 such races in 7 events.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

100 Butterfly, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
200 Individual Medley, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Freestyle, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
200 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 Aug 2022 · n = 65 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 40 swimmers of the 191 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 6 of 11.

Swimmers with no club race before this meet in the records, which start in 2016.

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
8 and under611
9613
10825
11634
12942
13333
14114
15015

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 191 swimmers

06Editions
07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 129 races by 129 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC129 races · 129 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC126 races · 126 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC122 races · 122 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC94 races · 94 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC85 races · 85 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

7 in 10 swimmers are 10 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 134 of the 191 are 10 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under11
913
1025
1134
1242
1333
1414
1515
163
171

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 Aug 2022 · n = 191 swimmers