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Splash night

22 Sep 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
54
swimmers* from 1 club swam 200 races
69 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
33 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 50 in 100
12–15
years old: nearly 2 in 3 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?

1 club from Canterbury & West Coast; the most swimmers came from Jasi (54 swimmers).

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 69 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 here69
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 54 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, 33 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 50 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 meet33
Swimmers of the same age who race as often50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 Sep 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 54 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

6 in 100 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 2 such races in 2 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, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
50 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 Sep 2023 · n = 32 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 1 swimmer of the 54 this was the first meet in the records.

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

06Editions

Which other editions are there?

1 other edition of this meet is in the records, the latest in 2024.

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

07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Backstroke, SC was swum most: 52 races by 52 swimmers; 4 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Backstroke, SC52 races · 52 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC50 races · 50 swimmers
25 Butterfly, SC50 races · 50 swimmers
200 Freestyle, SC48 races · 48 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 2 in 3 swimmers are 12 to 15 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 35 of the 54 are 12 to 15 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
101
115
1211
137
148
159
168
170
18 and over5

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 22 Sep 2023 · n = 54 swimmers