Results to 10 Nov 2026

Taranaki

North Island · 5 clubs raced in 2026 so far

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Key figures (4)2026 so far

161

swimmers* raced for 5 clubs at 41 meets

48 in 100

swimmers gained more points since the same months of 2025 than is typical for their age, gender and level

73 in 100

Taranaki swimmers from the same months of 2025 raced again this year; swimmers of the same age: 70 in 100

50 of 100

swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand are slower than a typical Taranaki swimmer

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

01Clubs2026 so far

Which clubs swim in Taranaki?

5 clubs had swimmers in 2026 so far; the biggest was Aquabladz NP with 78 swimmers.

The five bars beside a club are freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and medley: the taller the bar, the faster its typical swimmer beside swimmers of the same age and gender; half height is typical.

Aquabladz NP78 swimmers Stratford Flyers Swimming Club46 swimmers Hawera Swimming Club24 swimmers Okato Swimming Club7 swimmers Inglewood Swimming Club6 swimmers

02Year on year2026 so far

Do they get faster?

Of 120 swimmers in both years, 48 in 100 gained more points than is typical for swimmers of the same age, gender and level a year before; a typical gain of +43 points; swimmer by swimmer −1 beyond them, not a clear difference.

Each swimmer’s gain in best points* since the same months of 2025, at each age with 5 or more of them, set beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age, gender and level a year before - level meaning the same quarter of best points for their age and gender then.

Columns: the typical gain in points at each age. Over them: points beyond swimmers of the same age, gender and level a year before - more, fewer, grey where not clear.

Typical gain in best points since the same months of 2025, by age
Age	Swimmers	Typical gain, points	Beyond swimmers of the same age, gender and level a year before, points
9	5	67	+12
11	23	49	−1
12	20	52	+1
13	18	62	+4
14	15	43	−11
15	19	32	+1
16	9	10	−17
17	5	4	0

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 against the same months of 2025 · n = 120 swimmers

03Returning2026 so far

Who keeps racing?

73 in 100 Taranaki swimmers from the same months of 2025 raced again this year, about the same as the 70 in 100 typical for swimmers of the same age.

Swimmers of 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2025, per 100: whether they raced in the same months of 2026.

Taranaki swimmers of 2025, per 100
Swimmers of 2025	Per 100
Raced again	73
No race this year	27

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2025 and 2026 · n = 169 swimmers of 2025

04Still racing2016 to 2026

Which Taranaki swimmers are still racing years later?

Of Taranaki swimmers of a year, 72 in 100 raced again the next year and 54 in 100 two years on; swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand: 69 in 100 and 51 in 100.

Swimmers of each year since 2016 (1 Jan to 10 Nov): the share with a club race one, two, three… years on, in the same months. Peers are New Zealand swimmers of the same start year, age and gender.

Years on, per 100 swimmers of the start year.

Share still racing, per 100
	one year on	two years on	three years on	four years on	five years on	six years on	seven years on	eight years on	nine years on	ten years on
Taranaki	72	54	38	26	16	10	6	3	1	1
Same age and gender across New Zealand	69	51	37	26	18	13	9	6	4	3

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026 · n = 1,738 swimmer-years one year on

05Over the years2016 to 2026

How has Taranaki changed over the years?

161 swimmers raced for a club in Taranaki in 2026 so far (1 Jan to 10 Nov): 15% fewer than in the same months of 2016 and 16% more than in 2021, the fewest; 5% fewer than in 2025; the most were in 2017 (211); across New Zealand, 5% fewer than in 2016.

Swimmers with at least one race for a club in Taranaki from 1 Jan to 10 Nov of each year.

Swimmers raced for a club in Taranaki by year
Year	Swimmers
2016	190
2017	211
2018	203
2019	185
2020	149
2021	139
2022	155
2023	171
2024	166
2025	169
2026	161

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year 2016 to 2026

06Peers2026 so far

How fast are they for their age?

A typical Taranaki swimmer is faster than 50 of every 100 swimmers of the same age and gender across New Zealand.

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).

Faster than … of every 100 peers
	Faster than … of 100
A typical Taranaki swimmer	50
A typical New Zealand swimmer	50

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · each set beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender · n = 156 swimmers with points

07Strengths2026 so far

Where are they strongest?

Beside swimmers of the same age and gender, Taranaki swimmers rank highest in freestyle (faster than 50 of every 100) and lowest in butterfly (40); by distance, they stand highest at 400 m and longer (58).

Each stroke and distance sets a swimmer’s best race in it against the best of New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender who raced it; 50 is the typical swimmer. Faded bars are not clearly different from 50, or have too few swimmers to tell.

By stroke

By distance

Faster than … of every 100 peers, by stroke and distance
	Faster than … of 100	Swimmers
Freestyle	50	154
Backstroke	49	135
Breaststroke	49	135
Butterfly	40	100
Medley	48	110
50 m	49	154
100–200 m	45	145
400 m and longer	58	45

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · each stroke and distance against peers who raced it · n = 156 swimmers with points

08Qualifying times2026 so far

How many swim national qualifying times?

33 in 100 Taranaki swimmers aged 13 to 16 swam at least one race faster than the 2026 NZ Age Group qualifying time for their age, about the same as the 34 in 100 typical for swimmers of the same age and gender.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16, per 100, with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool, beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender.

Swimmers aged 13 to 16 with a race faster than the qualifying time for their age, gender, event and pool, per 100, NZ Age Group times
	Per 100
Taranaki	33
Swimmers of the same age and gender	34

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · age at the last race · n = 63 swimmers aged 13 to 16

09Ages2026 so far

How old are the swimmers?

3 in 5 swimmers are 11 to 14 years old; across New Zealand, 53 in 100.

Number of swimmers by age at their last race in 2026 so far; 96 of the 161 are 11 to 14 years old.

Swimmers by age
Age	Swimmers
8 and under	3
9	16
10	10
11	35
12	27
13	19
14	15
15	19
16	10
17	5
18 and over	2

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 161 swimmers

10Races2026 so far

How often do they race?

A typical swimmer raced 27 times, at 5 meets; swimmers of the same age across New Zealand raced 18 times.

Number of swimmers by the number of races they swam in 2026 so far; typical is the median.

Swimmers by the number of races
Races	Swimmers
1 to 10	36
11 to 20	30
21 to 30	27
31 to 40	15
41 to 50	17
51 or more	36

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 161 swimmers

11The year2026 so far

When do Taranaki swimmers race?

The busiest day in 2026 so far was 19 Apr, with 345 races; all told, 5,201 races and about 579 km of racing.

Each cell is a week of 2026, from the first of January; the darker, the more races. Empty cells are weeks without a race; the outline fades for weeks still to come.

Races each week of 2026
Week	Races
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	4
5	249
6	49
7	528
8	43
9	249
10	6
11	69
12	184
13	164
14	15
15	58
16	345
17	0
18	59
19	0
20	9
21	252
22	74
23	224
24	279
25	0
26	39
27	11
28	0
29	622
30	61
31	0
32	21
33	303
34	55
35	48
36	194
37	3
38	57
39	42
40	204
41	0
42	0
43	590
44	91
45	0

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 5,201 races

12Pacing2026 so far

How much slower is the second half?

A typical Taranaki swimmer swims the second half of a race 10.4% slower than the first; swimmer by swimmer, they slow down typically 1.0% more than swimmers of the same age and gender in the same events.

Each swimmer’s typical race of 100 m or more in one stroke, beside New Zealand swimmers of the same age and gender in the same event and pool. The first half holds the start, so even an evenly swum race has a slower second half.

The second half against the first, % slower
	% slower
Taranaki	10.4%
Swimmers of the same age and gender	8.9%

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · with the halfway split recorded in a race of 100 m or more · n = 66 swimmers

Week	Races
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	4
5	249
6	49
7	528
8	43
9	249
10	6
11	69
12	184
13	164
14	15
15	58
16	345
17	0
18	59
19	0
20	9
21	252
22	74
23	224
24	279
25	0
26	39
27	11
28	0
29	622
30	61
31	0
32	21
33	303
34	55
35	48
36	194
37	3
38	57
39	42
40	204
41	0
42	0
43	590
44	91
45	0

Week	Races
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	4
5	249
6	49
7	528
8	43
9	249
10	6
11	69
12	184
13	164
14	15
15	58
16	345
17	0
18	59
19	0
20	9
21	252
22	74
23	224
24	279
25	0
26	39
27	11
28	0
29	622
30	61
31	0
32	21
33	303
34	55
35	48
36	194
37	3
38	57
39	42
40	204
41	0
42	0
43	590
44	91
45	0

Week	Races
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	4
5	249
6	49
7	528
8	43
9	249
10	6
11	69
12	184
13	164
14	15
15	58
16	345
17	0
18	59
19	0
20	9
21	252
22	74
23	224
24	279
25	0
26	39
27	11
28	0
29	622
30	61
31	0
32	21
33	303
34	55
35	48
36	194
37	3
38	57
39	42
40	204
41	0
42	0
43	590
44	91
45	0