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WAI ZONE DEVELOPMENT MEET MARCH 29, 2026

29 Mar 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
190
swimmers* from 13 clubs swam 768 races
47 of 100
swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical swimmer here, by their best race of 2026
72 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 67 in 100
9–11
years old: 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 47 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand, by their best race of 2026.

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 2026, 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 here47
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 189 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, 72 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 67 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 meet72
Swimmers of the same age who race as often67

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 190 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 17 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, 29 Mar 2026 · n = 17 swimmers aged 13 to 15

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 27 swimmers of the 190 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 6 of 16.

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 under616
9237
10740
11651
12428
1308
1428

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 190 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 115 races by 115 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC115 races · 115 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC108 races · 108 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC102 races · 102 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC98 races · 98 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC86 races · 86 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

2 in 3 swimmers are 9 to 11 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 128 of the 190 are 9 to 11 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under16
937
1040
1151
1228
138
148
151
160
170
18 and over1

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 · n = 190 swimmers