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2026 Aquagym Challenge

31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · LC

Key figures (4)
254
swimmers* from 12 clubs swam 1,198 races
67 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
65 in 100
races in an event swum before were personal bests; for swimmers of the same age who race as often: 49 in 100
12–15
years old: nearly 3 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 67 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 here67
A typical New Zealand swimmer50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 2026 · n = 254 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, 65 in 100 were personal bests, more than the 49 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 meet65
Swimmers of the same age who race as often49

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 against 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 254 swimmers

04Qualifying times

How many swam national qualifying times?

1 in 4 swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam a race here faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age: 94 such races in 16 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 Breaststroke, LC13 races · 13 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC10 races · 10 swimmers
100 Backstroke, LC9 races · 8 swimmers
50 Butterfly, LC8 races · 8 swimmers
50 Freestyle, LC8 races · 8 swimmers

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 · n = 139 swimmers aged 13 to 16

05First meet

Who raced for the first time?

For 3 swimmers of the 254 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?

2 other editions of this meet are in the records, the latest in 2023.

Meets of the same name in other years, with a club in common.

07Events

Which events were swum most?

50 Freestyle, LC was swum most: 164 races by 154 swimmers; 16 events in all.

Events by races swum, SC and LC counted apart.

50 Freestyle, LC164 races · 154 swimmers
100 Freestyle, LC125 races · 125 swimmers
100 Backstroke, LC119 races · 109 swimmers
50 Butterfly, LC116 races · 108 swimmers
50 Breaststroke, LC113 races · 105 swimmers
08Ages

How old are the swimmers?

Nearly 3 in 5 swimmers are 12 to 15 years old.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race of the meet; 150 of the 254 are 12 to 15 years old.

Swimmers by age
AgeSwimmers
8 and under1
93
1019
1118
1244
1336
1441
1529
1633
1714
18 and over16

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 31 Oct to 1 Nov 2026 · n = 254 swimmers