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WAI ZONE L3 12TH NOVEMBER 2023

12 Nov 2023 · SC

Key figures (4)
74
swimmers* from 8 clubs swam 300 races
46 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
59 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 66 in 100
10–12
years old: nearly 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 46 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 here46
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2023 · n = 70 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, 59 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 66 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 meet59
Swimmers of the same age who race as often66

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 Nov 2023 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2023 · n = 74 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 13 swimmers aged 13 to 14 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age.

Swimmers aged 13 to 14 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 Nov 2023 · n = 13 swimmers aged 13 to 14

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 5 swimmers of the 74 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 1 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
8 and under16
9012
10215
11020
1218
1319

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 74 swimmers

06Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, Wai Zone L3 October 30, 2022 (30 Oct 2022), had 55 swimmers from 8 clubs; this one 74 from 8; personal bests in an event swum before: 69 in 100 races then, 59 in 100 now.

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

07Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 45 races by 45 swimmers; 14 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Freestyle, SC45 races · 45 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC37 races · 37 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC32 races · 32 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC31 races · 31 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC24 races · 24 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 3 in 5 swimmers are 10 to 12 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 43 of the 74 are 10 to 12 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under6
912
1015
1120
128
139
144

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 Nov 2023 · n = 74 swimmers