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2026 NCSC Best Time Ribbon Carnival

21–22 Aug 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
182
swimmers* from 11 clubs swam 792 races
59 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: 59 in 100
11–13
years old: 55 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 59 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 here59
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 182 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, less than the 59 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 often59

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 21 to 22 Aug 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 182 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: 14 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.

400 Individual Medley, SC3 races · 3 swimmers
100 Butterfly, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
400 Freestyle, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
100 Breaststroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
100 Freestyle, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 21 to 22 Aug 2026 · n = 64 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 12 swimmers of the 182 this was the first meet in the records; most often among those aged 18 and over: 1 of 7.

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

Swimmers at their first meet, by age
AgeFirst meetSwimmers
9111
10323
11330
12243
13128
14018
15113
1605
18 and over17

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2016 to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 182 swimmers

06Events

Which events were swum most?

100 Freestyle, SC was swum most: 102 races by 102 swimmers; 16 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

100 Freestyle, SC102 races · 102 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC98 races · 98 swimmers
50 Freestyle, SC95 races · 95 swimmers
100 Individual Medley, SC77 races · 77 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC77 races · 77 swimmers
07Ages

How old are the swimmers?

55 in 100 swimmers are 11 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 101 of the 182 are 11 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under4
911
1023
1130
1243
1328
1418
1513
165
170
18 and over7

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 21 to 22 Aug 2026 · n = 182 swimmers