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Vikings Battle of the Ages 2025

17–19 Oct 2025 · SC

Key figures (4)
284
swimmers* from 13 clubs swam 1,399 races
62 of 100
swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical swimmer here, by their best race of 2025
62 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 58 in 100
11–14
years old: 63 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 62 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand, by their best race of 2025.

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 2025, 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 here62
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2025 · n = 284 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, 62 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 58 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 meet62
Swimmers of the same age who race as often58

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 17 to 19 Oct 2025 against 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2025 · n = 284 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

Nearly 1 in 6 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 33 such races in 15 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, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
400 Individual Medley, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC2 races · 2 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 17 to 19 Oct 2025 · n = 129 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 5 swimmers of the 284 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 1 of 20.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
9120
10128
11147
12045
13051
14036
15134
1608
1709

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 284 swimmers

06Editions
07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 173 races by 163 swimmers; 16 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC173 races · 163 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC153 races · 153 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC144 races · 144 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC133 races · 133 swimmers
200 Freestyle, SC121 races · 121 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

63 in 100 swimmers are 11 to 14 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 179 of the 284 are 11 to 14 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under4
920
1028
1147
1245
1351
1436
1534
168
179
18 and over2

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 17 to 19 Oct 2025 · n = 284 swimmers