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Capital Classic National Qualifier

7 Mar 2026 · LC

Key figures (4)
190
swimmers* from 16 clubs swam 513 races
66 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
55 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 55 in 100
12–15
years old: nearly 3 in 5 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 66 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 here66
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 190 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, 55 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 55 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 meet55
Swimmers of the same age who race as often55

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 Mar 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 190 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

27 in 100 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 47 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 Breaststroke, LC6 races · 6 swimmers
50 Freestyle, LC6 races · 6 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC5 races · 5 swimmers
200 Breaststroke, LC5 races · 5 swimmers
800 Freestyle, LC5 races · 5 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 Mar 2026 · n = 119 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 6 swimmers of the 190 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 11: 2 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
908
10113
11216
12219
13142
14021
15030
16026
1707
18 and over05

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

06Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, LC was swum most: 107 races by 107 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, LC107 races · 107 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC80 races · 80 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, LC65 races · 65 swimmers
50 Backstroke, LC63 races · 63 swimmers
50 Butterfly, LC56 races · 56 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 3 in 5 swimmers are 12 to 15 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 112 of the 190 are 12 to 15 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under3
98
1013
1116
1219
1342
1421
1530
1626
177
18 and over5

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 7 Mar 2026 · n = 190 swimmers