Results to 10 Nov 2026

Tawa No Time Meet - October 2022

20 Oct 2022 · SC

Key figures (4)

swimmers* from 3 clubs swam 82 races

55 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

86 in 100

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

9–11

years old: nearly 3 in 5 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?

3 clubs from Wellington; the most swimmers came from Tawa (20 swimmers).

Tawa Swimming Club20 swimmers · 54 races Porirua City Aquatics13 swimmers · 25 races Raumati Swimming Club2 swimmers · 3 races

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 55 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	55
A typical New Zealand swimmer	50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2022 · n = 35 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, 86 in 100 were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often, 66 in 100.

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	86
Swimmers of the same age who race as often	66

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 20 Oct 2022 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2022 · n = 35 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 5 swimmers of the 35 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 3 of 7.

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
8 and under	0	7
9	3	7
10	0	7
11	2	6
12	0	8

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 35 swimmers

05Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Backstroke, SC was swum most: 10 races by 10 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Backstroke, SC10 races · 10 swimmers

200 Freestyle, SC9 races · 9 swimmers

100 Freestyle, SC8 races · 8 swimmers

50 Freestyle, SC8 races · 8 swimmers

200 Individual Medley, SC7 races · 7 swimmers

06Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 3 in 5 swimmers are 9 to 11 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 20 of the 35 are 9 to 11 years old.

Swimmers by age
Age	Swimmers
8 and under	7
9	7
10	7
11	6
12	8

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 20 Oct 2022 · n = 35 swimmers