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Wharenui Junior Olympics September 2023

24 Sep 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
26
swimmers* from 2 clubs swam 87 races
55 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
41 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 63 in 100
11–13
years old: 62 in 100 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 Triton (16 swimmers).

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 55 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 here55
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 26 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, 41 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 63 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 meet41
Swimmers of the same age who race as often63

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 24 Sep 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 26 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 11 swimmers aged 13 to 15 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age.

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

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 24 Sep 2023 · n = 11 swimmers aged 13 to 15

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 1 swimmer of the 26 this was the first meet in the records.

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

06Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, Wharenui Junior Olympics October 2022 (9 Oct 2022), had 37 swimmers from 2 clubs; this one 26 from 2; personal bests in an event swum before: 67 in 100 races then, 41 in 100 now.

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

07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Breaststroke, SC was swum most: 16 races by 16 swimmers; 12 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Breaststroke, SC16 races · 16 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC11 races · 11 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC11 races · 11 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC10 races · 10 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC9 races · 9 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

62 in 100 swimmers are 11 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 16 of the 26 are 11 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
92
103
118
122
136
144
151

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 24 Sep 2023 · n = 26 swimmers