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Speed Demon

18 Feb 2022 · SC

Key figures (4)
75
swimmers* from 1 club swam 225 races
57 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
66 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 58 in 100
11–15
years old: 61 in 100 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

Which clubs raced?

1 club from Wellington; the most swimmers came from Pirates Swim Team (75 swimmers).

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 57 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 here57
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2022 · n = 75 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, 66 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 58 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 meet66
Swimmers of the same age who race as often58

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 18 Feb 2022 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · n = 75 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

Nearly 1 in 4 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 11 such races in 8 events.

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

50 Backstroke, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Butterfly, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
200 Individual Medley, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 18 Feb 2022 · n = 34 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 6 swimmers of the 75 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 10: 2 of 6.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
915
1026
11110
1207
13010
1407
15012
1605
1709

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 75 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 64 races by 64 swimmers; 10 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC64 races · 64 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC44 races · 44 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC39 races · 39 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC24 races · 24 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC16 races · 16 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

61 in 100 swimmers are 11 to 15 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 46 of the 75 are 11 to 15 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under3
95
106
1110
127
1310
147
1512
165
179
18 and over1

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 18 Feb 2022 · n = 75 swimmers