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Steelformers West Coast Champs (Nov 2026)

1 Nov 2026 · SC

Key figures (4)
149
swimmers* from 12 clubs swam 768 races
57 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
44 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 60 in 100
10–13
years old: 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
02The field

How strong was the field?

A typical swimmer here is faster than 57 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 here57
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 148 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, 44 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 meet44
Swimmers of the same age who race as often60

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Nov 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 149 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

1 in 10 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 8 such races in 6 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, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC2 races · 2 swimmers
200 Backstroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
400 Freestyle, SC1 race · 1 swimmer
50 Breaststroke, SC1 race · 1 swimmer

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Nov 2026 · n = 36 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 4 swimmers of the 149 this was the first meet in the records.

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

06Editions

Which other editions are there?

3 other editions of this meet are 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: 104 races by 104 swimmers; 18 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, SC104 races · 104 swimmers
50 Backstroke, SC93 races · 93 swimmers
100 Freestyle, SC74 races · 74 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, SC65 races · 65 swimmers
100 Backstroke, SC64 races · 64 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

2 in 3 swimmers are 10 to 13 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 101 of the 149 are 10 to 13 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under9
916
1021
1133
1230
1317
149
158
162
172
18 and over2

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Nov 2026 · n = 149 swimmers