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Swimming BOP Rising Stars 2026

29 Mar 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
183
swimmers* from 14 clubs swam 870 races
51 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
68 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 65 in 100
10–13
years old: 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 51 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 here51
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 183 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, 68 in 100 were personal bests, about the same as the 65 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 meet68
Swimmers of the same age who race as often65

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 183 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 47 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16 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 = 47 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 17 swimmers of the 183 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 9: 5 of 20.

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 under07
9520
10331
11337
12341
13228
14010
1517

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 183 swimmers

06Editions

Which other editions are there?

1 other edition of this meet is in the records, the latest in 2024.

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

07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 128 races by 128 swimmers; 15 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC128 races · 128 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC116 races · 116 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC110 races · 110 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC104 races · 104 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC101 races · 101 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

3 in 4 swimmers are 10 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 137 of the 183 are 10 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under7
920
1031
1137
1241
1328
1410
157
162

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 29 Mar 2026 · n = 183 swimmers