USA Swimming News

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

National Age Group Average Times by Club Size


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Learn more about how athletes perform relative to club size by diving into the data below. The interactive data graph shows the median time of a given event based on gender and club size. Club sizes can be broken down into 1-75, 76-200, 201-499 and 500+ athlete members.

Tips for using the graph:

  • Select different events, competition categories, club sizes and age groups to better understand the national median times.
  • Hold down the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard to click more than one filter.
Key takeaways from USA Swimming Data Scientist Corey Manley:
  • It's important to note the median time here is the 50th percentile of all data in a selection, not the traditional arithmetic mean or traditional average some of us are used to.
  • The sharpest drop-off of any club size appears to be between 76-200 and 201-499.
  • In a large number of events, you can see clubs with 1-75 swimmers tend to outperform clubs with 76-200 swimmers, especially in the older age groups.
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