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PCA Novice Carnival

2 Apr 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
54
swimmers* from 4 clubs swam 172 races
30 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
46 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 65 in 100
8–10
years old: 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 30 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 here30
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 50 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, 46 in 100 were personal bests, less than 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 meet46
Swimmers of the same age who race as often65

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2 Apr 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 54 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 28 swimmers of the 54 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 12: 6 of 8.

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 under1017
9312
10814
1268

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 54 swimmers

05Editions

Which other editions are there?

2 other editions of this meet are in the records, the latest in 2025.

Meets of the same name in other years, with a club in common.

06Events

Which events were swum most?

25 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 47 races by 47 swimmers; 4 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

25 Freestyle, SC47 races · 47 swimmers
25 Backstroke, SC46 races · 46 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC42 races · 42 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC37 races · 37 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

4 in 5 swimmers are 10 or younger.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 43 of the 54 are 10 or younger.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under17
912
1014
113
128

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2 Apr 2023 · n = 54 swimmers