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Ashburton Splash 2023

22–23 Apr 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
317
swimmers* from 21 clubs swam 1,980 races
58 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
64 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 55 in 100
11–15
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 58 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 here58
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 316 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, 64 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 55 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 meet64
Swimmers of the same age who race as often55

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 to 23 Apr 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 317 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

1 in 8 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 40 such races in 16 events.

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

50 Backstroke, SC7 races · 5 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
200 Backstroke, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
200 Breaststroke, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
200 Freestyle, SC3 races · 3 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 to 23 Apr 2023 · n = 168 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 8 swimmers of the 317 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 12: 4 of 47.

Swimmers with no club race before this meet in the records, which start in 2016.

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
907
10123
11348
12447
13052
14051
15049
16016
1708
18 and over014

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 317 swimmers

06Editions

Which other editions are there?

3 other editions of this meet are in the records, the latest in 2026.

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: 250 races by 229 swimmers; 17 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC250 races · 229 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC213 races · 213 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC201 races · 201 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC196 races · 179 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC166 races · 166 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 4 in 5 swimmers are 11 to 15 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 247 of the 317 are 11 to 15 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under2
97
1023
1148
1247
1352
1451
1549
1616
178
18 and over14

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 to 23 Apr 2023 · n = 317 swimmers