Results to 10 Nov 2026

SBOP Junior Series 2023 - Meet 3

15 Oct 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)

112

swimmers* from 7 clubs swam 321 races

53 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

58 in 100

races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 64 in 100

9–12

years old: 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

Which clubs raced?

7 clubs from Bay of Plenty; the most swimmers came from Liz van Welie Aquatics (43 swimmers).

Liz van Welie Aquatics43 swimmers · 125 races Whakatane Swimming Club21 swimmers · 56 races Evolution Aquatics Tauranga18 swimmers · 51 races Swim Rotorua11 swimmers · 32 races Papamoa Swimming Club10 swimmers · 30 races

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 53 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 here	53
A typical New Zealand swimmer	50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 111 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, 58 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 64 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 meet	58
Swimmers of the same age who race as often	64

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 15 Oct 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 112 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 10 swimmers of the 112 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 2 of 11.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
Age	First meet	Swimmers
8 and under	2	11
9	2	17
10	2	24
11	2	30
12	2	30

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 112 swimmers

05Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 66 races by 66 swimmers; 7 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Freestyle, SC66 races · 66 swimmers

50 Breaststroke, SC61 races · 61 swimmers

50 Butterfly, SC53 races · 53 swimmers

100 Backstroke, SC47 races · 47 swimmers

200 Breaststroke, SC33 races · 33 swimmers

06Ages

How old are the swimmers?

9 in 10 swimmers are 9 to 12 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 101 of the 112 are 9 to 12 years old.

Swimmers by age
Age	Swimmers
8 and under	11
9	17
10	24
11	30
12	30

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 15 Oct 2023 · n = 112 swimmers