Results to 10 Nov 2026

Regions

The 12 regional swimming associations, and the North Island beside the South.

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Key figures (4)2026 so far

1,624

swimmers* raced for clubs in Auckland, the most of any region: 1 in 4 of New Zealand’s

67 of 100

swimmers of the same age and gender are slower than a typical swimmer in Auckland, the most of any region

61 in 100

returning swimmers in Nelson Marlborough gained more points since the same months of 2025 than swimmers of the same age, gender and level a year before, the most of the regions clearly above half

36 in 100

races in Canterbury & West Coast were LC (in 50 m pools), the most of any region

* Swimmers are those who raced at a meet in Swimming New Zealand’s results; club members who did not race are not counted.

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Compare the regions

Most: Auckland (1,624). Fewest: Southland (110).

North IslandSouth Islandthe darker, the higher

Each tile is a regional association, laid out as on the map, north at the top: the North Island in blue, the South Island in red under the dashed line; the darker, the higher the figure.

Swimmers, by region
Region	Swimmers
Auckland	1,624
Canterbury & West Coast	850
Wellington	701
Bay of Plenty	636
Waikato	603
Otago	555
Hawke's Bay & Poverty Bay	517
Manawatū–Whanganui	384
Nelson Marlborough	166
Taranaki	161
Northland	131
Southland	110

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,417 swimmers in 12 regions · a swimmer who raced for clubs in two regions counts in both, so the regions add up to 6,438

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Open a region

Each region has its own page with its swimmers set beside swimmers of the same age, and a list of its clubs.

Northland Auckland Waikato Bay of Plenty Hawke's Bay & Poverty Bay Taranaki Manawatū–Whanganui Wellington Nelson Marlborough Canterbury & West Coast Otago Southland

Swimming New Zealand has had twelve regions since Eastern Districts was dissolved in late 2012; its clubs joined Canterbury West Coast and Otago.

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North or South: who is faster at the same age?

North Island swimmers score higher at every age; a typical North Island swimmer is faster than 52 of every 100 peers, a typical South Island swimmer than 45. Yet they overlap: 42 in 100 South Island swimmers are faster than the typical North Island swimmer.

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).

Typical best points at each age

Typical best points at each age
Age	North Island	South Island
8 and under	77	74
9	110	92
10	138	130
11	190	160
12	240	229
13	310	302
14	397	368
15	456	418
16	514	458
17	539	514
18 and over	617	533

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,236 swimmers with points

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North or South: who is older?

South Island swimmers are older: 49 in 100 are 13 or over, against 40 in 100 in the North Island.

Swimmers at each age, per 100 of each island’s swimmers.

Swimmers at each age, per 100 of each island’s swimmers
Age	North Island	South Island
8 and under	6	4
9	9	6
10	13	11
11	17	15
12	15	15
13	11	14
14	8	10
15	6	9
16	5	7
17	3	3
18 and over	5	6

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,419 swimmers

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North and South, figure by figure

Nearly 3 in 4 swimmers race for North Island clubs: 4,741, against 1,678 in the South Island. Every other figure of the two islands stands side by side in the table under “Show more”.

The islands are drawn by the regional associations: 8 regions in the North Island, 4 in the South.