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2023 Northern Arena Invitational (World Trials)

10–12 Nov 2023 · LC

Key figures (4)
263
swimmers* from 29 clubs swam 1,350 races
84 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: 40 in 100
14–18
years old: nearly 9 in 10 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 84 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 here84
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 263 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, more than the 40 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 often40

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 to 12 Nov 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 263 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

2 in 3 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 410 such races in 17 events.

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

200 Freestyle, LC43 races · 29 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, LC40 races · 24 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC39 races · 28 swimmers
50 Freestyle, LC37 races · 27 swimmers
200 Individual Medley, LC36 races · 21 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 to 12 Nov 2023 · n = 151 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

Nobody here was racing for the first time: every swimmer had raced before, as far as the records go (2016).

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

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, LC was swum most: 169 races by 123 swimmers; 17 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, LC169 races · 123 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC148 races · 101 swimmers
200 Freestyle, LC146 races · 97 swimmers
50 Backstroke, LC112 races · 68 swimmers
50 Butterfly, LC107 races · 72 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 9 in 10 swimmers are 14 or older.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 230 of the 263 are 14 or older.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
1333
1444
1535
1639
1733
18 and over79

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 to 12 Nov 2023 · n = 263 swimmers