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Otago Secondary School Championships 2026

28 Jun 2026 · SC · school meet

Key figures (4)
96
swimmers* swam 444 races
56 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
35 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 53 in 100
13–16
years old: 86 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 do they swim for?

10 clubs; the most swimmers swim for Neptune (29 swimmers).

Swimming New Zealand enters these races for schools, not clubs, and names no school.

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 56 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 here56
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 79 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, 35 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 53 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 meet35
Swimmers of the same age who race as often53

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 28 Jun 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 96 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

Nearly 1 in 5 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 38 such races in 13 events.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

50 Freestyle, SC5 races · 4 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
200 Backstroke, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
200 Breaststroke, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC4 races · 3 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 28 Jun 2026 · n = 83 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, Otago Secondary School Championships 2025 (15 Jun 2025), had 93 swimmers; this one 96; personal bests in an event swum before: 36 in 100 races then, 35 in 100 now.

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

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 77 races by 66 swimmers; 15 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC77 races · 66 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC51 races · 51 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC49 races · 42 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC45 races · 45 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC42 races · 42 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

86 in 100 swimmers are 13 to 16 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 83 of the 96 are 13 to 16 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
1329
1423
1518
1613
1711
18 and over2

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 28 Jun 2026 · n = 96 swimmers