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Vikings Battle of the Ages 2026

12–14 Jun 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
246
swimmers* from 14 clubs swam 1,077 races
62 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
63 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 56 in 100
12–14
years old: 53 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 62 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 here62
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 246 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, 63 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 56 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 meet63
Swimmers of the same age who race as often56

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 to 14 Jun 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 246 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

Nearly 1 in 6 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 40 such races in 14 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, SC7 races · 6 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC5 races · 5 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC4 races · 4 swimmers
200 Butterfly, SC3 races · 3 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 to 14 Jun 2026 · n = 138 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 1 swimmer of the 246 this was the first meet in the records.

Swimmers with no club race before this meet in the records, which start in 2016.

06Editions
07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 129 races by 125 swimmers; 16 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC129 races · 125 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC120 races · 120 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC94 races · 94 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC89 races · 82 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC87 races · 87 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

53 in 100 swimmers are 12 to 14 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 131 of the 246 are 12 to 14 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under3
99
1012
1134
1241
1345
1445
1531
1617
173
18 and over6

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 12 to 14 Jun 2026 · n = 246 swimmers