Progress against the field
Between Sydney 2026 and Perth 2026, Sam Butler lost 9:40 to the field.
Over the same races everyone got 1:16 quicker, so 8:24 slower on the clock looks better than it was.
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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
11 races · 9 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:32:54457/636Beat 28%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 9:40 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:24 slower on the clock in a race that was 1:16 faster for everyone: 9:40 lost to the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete8:24 slower -
Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:11:45 PB60/88Beat 32%
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Sydney1 Jul 2026Doubles Pro · Men1:12:11232/311Beat 25%
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Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:24:30 PB529/1122Beat 53%
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Jakarta27 Jun 2026Individual Open · Men1:26:21345/1653Beat 79%
↑ 43 days after Incheon 2026 1:12 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
The race was 0:07 slower for everyone and the clock still says 1:05 faster: 1:12 gained on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →0:07 slower This athlete1:05 faster -
Incheon15 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:26414/905Beat 54%
↑ 7 days after Hong Kong 2026 2:03 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:33 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 2:36 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:03 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →2:36 faster This athlete0:33 faster -
Hong Kong8 May 2026Individual Open · Men1:27:59442/1490Beat 70%
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APAC Championship Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:29:39388/557Beat 30%
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Bangkok 120 Mar 2026Individual Open · Men1:30:01840/2401Beat 65%
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Auckland29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:36:22491/763Beat 36%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:43:431776/2118Beat 16%