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HB Secondary School Championships 2026

10 Mar 2026 · SC · school meet

Key figures (4)
91
swimmers* swam 299 races
57 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
24 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 52 in 100
13–16
years old: 87 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?

5 clubs; the most swimmers swim for Heretaunga Sundevils (33 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 57 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 here57
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 78 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, 24 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 52 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 meet24
Swimmers of the same age who race as often52

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 Mar 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 91 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

1 in 8 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 18 such races in 8 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 Backstroke, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
100 Butterfly, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC2 races · 2 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 Mar 2026 · n = 79 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 68 races by 68 swimmers; 9 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC68 races · 68 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC52 races · 52 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC50 races · 50 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC47 races · 47 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC26 races · 26 swimmers
06Ages

How old are the swimmers?

87 in 100 swimmers are 13 to 16 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 79 of the 91 are 13 to 16 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
122
1328
1418
1517
1616
179
18 and over1

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 10 Mar 2026 · n = 91 swimmers