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SBOP Rising Stars 2023

14 May 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
177
swimmers* from 11 clubs swam 936 races
54 of 100
swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical swimmer here, by their best race of 2023
60 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 63 in 100
10–13
years old: nearly 4 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 54 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand, by their best race of 2023.

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 2023, 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 here54
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 177 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, 60 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 63 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 meet60
Swimmers of the same age who race as often63

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 May 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 177 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 46 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age.

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

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 May 2023 · n = 46 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 10 swimmers of the 177 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 2 of 15.

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 under06
9215
10133
11230
12247
13327
14010
1508

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 177 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 130 races by 130 swimmers; 15 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC130 races · 130 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC127 races · 127 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC114 races · 114 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC108 races · 108 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC91 races · 91 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 4 in 5 swimmers are 10 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 137 of the 177 are 10 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under6
915
1033
1130
1247
1327
1410
158
161

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 14 May 2023 · n = 177 swimmers