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Wharenui Junior Olympics May 2023

7 May 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
55
swimmers* from 2 clubs swam 216 races
62 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
39 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 61 in 100
11–13
years old: 3 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

Which clubs raced?

2 clubs from Canterbury & West Coast; the most swimmers came from Wharenui (36 swimmers).

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 62 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 here62
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 55 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, 39 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 61 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 meet39
Swimmers of the same age who race as often61

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 May 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 55 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

1 of 14 swimmers aged 13 to 15 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 1 such race.

Swimmers aged 13 to 15 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

200 Butterfly, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 May 2023 · n = 14 swimmers aged 13 to 15

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 7 swimmers of the 55 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 2 of 6.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
926
1005
11113
12014
1326
1416

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 55 swimmers

06Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, Wharenui Junior Olympics April 2022 (8 Apr 2022), had 29 swimmers from 1 club; this one 55 from 2; personal bests in an event swum before: 61 in 100 races then, 39 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: 38 races by 38 swimmers; 14 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC38 races · 38 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC22 races · 22 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC20 races · 20 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC19 races · 19 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC19 races · 19 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

3 in 5 swimmers are 11 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 33 of the 55 are 11 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under2
96
105
1113
1214
136
146
152
160
171

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 May 2023 · n = 55 swimmers