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Aquahawks Club Champs 2026

5 Jun 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
53
swimmers* from 1 club swam 292 races
52 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
46 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 60 in 100
11–14
years old: nearly 2 in 3 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 raced?

1 club from Hawke's Bay & Poverty Bay; the most swimmers came from Napier Aquahawks (53 swimmers).

02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 52 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 here52
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 53 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, 46 in 100 were personal bests, less than the 60 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 meet46
Swimmers of the same age who race as often60

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 5 Jun 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 53 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: 10 such races in 10 events.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16 at this meet, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool.

100 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Breaststroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Butterfly, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
200 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
200 Butterfly, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 5 Jun 2026 · n = 24 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 3 swimmers of the 53 this was the first meet in the records.

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

06Editions

How does it compare with last year’s edition?

Last year’s edition, Aquahawks Club Champs 2025 (16–30 May 2025), had 68 swimmers from 1 club; this one 53 from 1; personal bests in an event swum before: 51 in 100 races then, 46 in 100 now.

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: 45 races by 45 swimmers; 20 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC45 races · 45 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC34 races · 34 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC34 races · 34 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC33 races · 33 swimmers
50 Butterfly, SC25 races · 25 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 2 in 3 swimmers are 11 to 14 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 35 of the 53 are 11 to 14 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
94
107
119
128
1311
147
153
163
171

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 5 Jun 2026 · n = 53 swimmers