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HBPB Up & Comers Junior Meet

26 Mar 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
184
swimmers* from 8 clubs swam 1,283 races
52 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
32 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 63 in 100
10–12
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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 52 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 here52
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 178 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, 32 in 100 were personal bests, less than 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 meet32
Swimmers of the same age who race as often63

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 26 Mar 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 184 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

Nearly 1 in 4 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 11 such races in 6 events.

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

100 Freestyle, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC3 races · 2 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC2 races · 1 swimmer
100 Breaststroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Butterfly, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 26 Mar 2023 · n = 40 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 26 swimmers of the 184 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 9 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 under915
9523
10436
11328
12439
13019
14115

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 184 swimmers

06Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, HBPB Up & Comers Meet 2022 (15 May 2022), had 182 swimmers from 8 clubs; this one 184 from 8; personal bests in an event swum before: 57 in 100 races then, 32 in 100 now.

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

07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 206 races by 141 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC206 races · 141 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC149 races · 101 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC134 races · 95 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC122 races · 86 swimmers
25 Freestyle, SC121 races · 85 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

56 in 100 swimmers are 10 to 12 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 103 of the 184 are 10 to 12 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under15
923
1036
1128
1239
1319
1415
152
164
173

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 26 Mar 2023 · n = 184 swimmers