Progress against the field
Liam Phelps has dropped 0:37 behind the field from Brisbane 2026 to Perth 2026.
Over the same races everyone got 2:44 quicker, so 2:07 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Sydney 2026 → Perth 2026: 7:00 on the field in 51 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 · 6 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Mixed57:19 PB13/409Beat 97%
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Pro · Men1:05:39 PB56/292Beat 81%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 7:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
6:16 faster on the clock in a race that was 0:44 slower for everyone: 7:00 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:44 slower This athlete6:16 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Pro · Men1:11:55226/556Beat 59%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 7:37 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
7:37 behind the field: 4:09 slower on the clock, against 3:28 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:28 faster This athlete4:09 slower -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:07:4673/422Beat 83%
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Bangkok 120 Mar 2026Individual Pro · Men1:09:5449/444Beat 89%
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Perth14 Sep 2024Individual Pro · Men1:09:1624/104Beat 77%
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Sydney27 Jul 2024Doubles Pro · Men1:04:46 PB8/38Beat 79%