Progress against the field
From Bangkok 1 2026 to Perth 2026, Bailey Purcell got 0:44 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 0:58 quicker, so 1:42 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The largest gain on the field came from Stockholm 2026 → Perth 2026: 7:17 in 64 days.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
7 races · 5 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Mixed59:24 PB25/409Beat 94%
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Men1:02:55 PB35/292Beat 88%
↑ 64 days after Stockholm 2026 7:17 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
10:17 faster on the clock, and the race was 3:00 faster for everyone, so 7:17 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →3:00 faster This athlete10:17 faster -
Stockholm18 Jun 2026Individual Pro · Men1:13:12528/767Beat 31%
↑ 90 days after Bangkok 1 2026 6:33 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:33 behind the field: 8:35 slower on the clock, against 2:02 slower for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:02 slower This athlete8:35 slower -
Bangkok 120 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:04:3721/444Beat 95%
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Perth5 Sep 2025Relay · Men53:074/22Beat 82%
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Perth5 Sep 2025Doubles Pro · Men1:03:06 PB25/68Beat 63%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Pro · Men1:11:26196/740Beat 74%