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WAI ZONE DEVELOPMENT MEET - MAY 24 2026

24 May 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
197
swimmers* from 13 clubs swam 798 races
47 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
77 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 66 in 100
9–12
years old: nearly 4 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 47 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 here47
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 195 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, 77 in 100 were personal bests, more than 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 meet77
Swimmers of the same age who race as often66

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 24 May 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 197 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

None of the 28 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, 24 May 2026 · n = 28 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 22 swimmers of the 197 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 8 and under: 3 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
8 and under316
9638
10429
11754
12131
13113
14012

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 197 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 134 races by 134 swimmers; 13 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Freestyle, SC134 races · 134 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC105 races · 105 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC101 races · 101 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC100 races · 100 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC93 races · 93 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 4 in 5 swimmers are 9 to 12 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 152 of the 197 are 9 to 12 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under16
938
1029
1154
1231
1313
1412
151
162
170
18 and over1

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 24 May 2026 · n = 197 swimmers