Results to 10 Nov 2026

Swimmers

Find a swimmer’s page: 13,981 swimmers raced for a New Zealand club since January 2022.

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Key figures (4)2026 so far

6,417

swimmers* raced this year; 13,981 since 2022 have a page of their own

84 in 100

swam a personal best in an event they had swum before

1 in 2

raced in a 50 m pool (LC) at least once

1 in 4

also raced at a school meet

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

You can also find swimmers through their club: every club’s page lists who raced for it, with names shortened. A swimmer’s page shows only the races Swimming New Zealand publishes: no birth dates, addresses or contact details. The age is at the swimmer’s last race.

01Personal bests2026 so far

How many personal bests does a swimmer swim in a year?

A typical swimmer swam 8 personal bests in 2026 so far: from 2 at 8 and under to 16 at 14; half of the 12-year-olds swam between 3 and 23.

Personal bests at each age: the dot is the typical swimmer (the median), the bar the middle half. Races faster than every earlier race in the same event and pool; first races in an event are not counted.

TypicalMiddle half

Personal bests at each age
Age	Swimmers	Typical	Middle half
8 and under	344	2	0–5
9	528	3	0–10
10	813	4	1–12
11	1,059	7	2–16
12	976	10	3–23
13	765	13	4–25
14	571	16	6–28
15	446	13	5–25
16	349	13	6–23
17	210	10	3–19
18 and over	356	3	0–10

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,417 swimmers

02Long course2026 so far

When do swimmers start racing long course?

At 12, 46 in 100 swimmers raced in a 50 m pool in 2026 so far; from 13 on, more than half did, and at 16, 84 in 100.

Swimmers at each age with at least one race in a 50 m pool (LC, long course), of every 100 who raced.

Swimmers who raced in a 50 m pool, by age
Age	Swimmers	Raced LC
8 and under	344	11 in 100
9	528	26 in 100
10	813	30 in 100
11	1,059	33 in 100
12	976	46 in 100
13	765	57 in 100
14	571	74 in 100
15	446	78 in 100
16	349	84 in 100
17	210	77 in 100
18 and over	356	78 in 100

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,417 swimmers

03Every stroke2026 so far

How many swim every stroke?

45 in 100 swimmers raced all four strokes and the individual medley in 2026 so far: nearly 1 in 6 at 8 and under, the most at 14, 55 in 100, and fewer after.

Swimmers at each age who raced freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and the individual medley, of every 100 who raced.

Swimmers who raced every stroke and the medley, by age
Age	Swimmers	Every stroke
8 and under	344	16 in 100
9	528	31 in 100
10	813	40 in 100
11	1,059	46 in 100
12	976	54 in 100
13	765	53 in 100
14	571	55 in 100
15	446	52 in 100
16	349	45 in 100
17	210	45 in 100
18 and over	356	29 in 100

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,417 swimmers

04School meets2026 so far

Who races for their school too?

Nearly 1 in 4 club swimmers also raced at a school meet in 2026 so far: hardly any up to 10, nearly 1 in 4 at 12 and 56 in 100 at 15.

Club swimmers at each age with at least one race at a school meet (AIMS Games, secondary school championships and others), of every 100.

Club swimmers who raced at a school meet, by age
Age	Swimmers	At a school meet
8 and under	344	2 in 100
9	528	1 in 100
10	813	1 in 100
11	1,059	13 in 100
12	976	24 in 100
13	765	36 in 100
14	571	51 in 100
15	446	56 in 100
16	349	58 in 100
17	210	59 in 100
18 and over	356	12 in 100

Source: Swimming New Zealand results, 1 Jan to 10 Nov 2026 · n = 6,417 club swimmers

05For New Zealand2016 to 2026

How many race for New Zealand?

114 club swimmers raced for New Zealand in 2026 so far, 61 of them under 18; in the same months of 2025, 66.

Club swimmers entered for New Zealand rather than their club - mostly in national teams and at meets overseas, Australia most of all, and now and then at a meet at home - in 1 Jan to 10 Nov of every year.

Under 1818 and over

Club swimmers who raced for New Zealand
Year	Under 18	18 and over	All
2016	61	62	123
2017	76	59	135
2018	56	37	93
2019	50	48	98
2020	4	9	13
2021	1	10	11
2022	21	34	55
2023	36	58	94
2024	8	38	46
2025	14	52	66
2026	61	53	114

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