Results to 10 Nov 2026

WHK Junior Dual Meet 18 02 23

18 Feb 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)

swimmers* from 4 clubs swam 142 races

44 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

62 in 100

races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 65 in 100

10–11

years old: nearly 2 in 3 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 Whakatane (18 swimmers).

Whakatane Swimming Club18 swimmers · 63 races Swim Rotorua14 swimmers · 55 races Te Arawa Swimming4 swimmers · 16 races Taupo Swimming Club2 swimmers · 8 races

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 44 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 here	44
A typical New Zealand swimmer	50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 38 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, 62 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 65 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	62
Swimmers of the same age who race as often	65

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 18 Feb 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 38 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 5 swimmers of the 38 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 10: 2 of 11.

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	1	6
10	2	11
11	2	14

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 38 swimmers

05Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 31 races by 31 swimmers; 9 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC31 races · 31 swimmers

50 Breaststroke, SC23 races · 23 swimmers

50 Backstroke, SC22 races · 22 swimmers

100 Freestyle, SC20 races · 20 swimmers

100 Breaststroke, SC16 races · 16 swimmers

06Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 2 in 3 swimmers are 10 or 11 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 25 of the 38 are 10 or 11 years old.

Swimmers by age
Age	Swimmers
8 and under	3
9	6
10	11
11	14
12	4

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 18 Feb 2023 · n = 38 swimmers