Progress against the field
From Brisbane 2026 to Perth 2026, Forrest Botella got 1:23 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 4:46 quicker, so 6:09 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Sydney 2026 → Perth 2026: 3:00 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. The summary above covers Individual Open · Men, the one raced most; every comparison is in the list below.
Every race
6 races · 4 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:04:29 PB48/409Beat 88%
↑ 134 days after Brisbane 2026, with Laura Pailleux-Hanon 2:03 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:03 better than the field: 4:33 faster on the clock, against 2:30 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:30 faster This pair4:33 faster -
Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Men1:13:57 PB147/636Beat 77%
↑ 51 days after Sydney 2026 3:00 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:16 faster on the clock, and the race was 1:16 faster for everyone, so 3:00 of it was this athlete.
The fieldCompare these two →1:16 faster This athlete4:16 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:18:13354/1122Beat 68%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 1:37 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:53 faster on the clock, yet the race was 3:30 faster for everyone, so 1:37 was lost on the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:30 faster This athlete1:53 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:09:0266/307Beat 79%
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Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:20:06232/615Beat 62%
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MelbourneDate unknownDoubles Open · Men1:24:27 PB419/521Beat 20%