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NSS Level 3 29 March 2026

29 Mar 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
113
swimmers* from 5 clubs swam 421 races
78 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
70 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 66 in 100
9–11
years old: nearly 3 in 4 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 78 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 here78
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 113 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, 70 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as 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 meet70
Swimmers of the same age who race as often66

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 113 swimmers

04First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 10 swimmers of the 113 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 4 of 35.

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 under112
9435
10127
11221
12015

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 113 swimmers

05Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, NSS Level 3 April 6th 2025 (6 Apr 2025), had 113 swimmers from 4 clubs; this one 113 from 5; personal bests in an event swum before: 61 in 100 races then, 70 in 100 now.

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

06Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 68 races by 68 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Freestyle, SC68 races · 68 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC64 races · 64 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC46 races · 46 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC43 races · 43 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC42 races · 42 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 3 in 4 swimmers are 9 to 11 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 83 of the 113 are 9 to 11 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under12
935
1027
1121
1215
131
140
151
161

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 · n = 113 swimmers