Results to 10 Nov 2026

Junior Series Meet - Northern Pod - Papamoa

26 Nov 2022 · SC

Key figures (4)

103

swimmers* from 4 clubs swam 366 races

69 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

40 in 100

races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 66 in 100

10–11

years old: 56 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?

4 clubs from Bay of Plenty; the most swimmers came from Liz van Welie Aquatics (41 swimmers).

Liz van Welie Aquatics41 swimmers · 145 races Papamoa Swimming Club36 swimmers · 128 races Evolution Aquatics Tauranga20 swimmers · 70 races Mt Maunganui Swimming Club6 swimmers · 23 races

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 69 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 here	69
A typical New Zealand swimmer	50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2022 · n = 103 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, 40 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 66 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 meet	40
Swimmers of the same age who race as often	66

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 26 Nov 2022 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · n = 103 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 10 swimmers of the 103 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 10: 3 of 21.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
Age	First meet	Swimmers
9	2	18
10	3	21
11	3	37
12	0	24

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 103 swimmers

05Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 126 races by 101 swimmers; 5 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC126 races · 101 swimmers

100 Breaststroke, SC76 races · 76 swimmers

50 Backstroke, SC76 races · 76 swimmers

200 Individual Medley, SC47 races · 47 swimmers

400 Freestyle, SC41 races · 41 swimmers

06Ages

How old are the swimmers?

56 in 100 swimmers are 10 or 11 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 58 of the 103 are 10 or 11 years old.

Swimmers by age
Age	Swimmers
8 and under	3
9	18
10	21
11	37
12	24

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 26 Nov 2022 · n = 103 swimmers