Progress against the field
Between Sydney 2025 and Perth 2026, Clair Ward pulled 14:47 ahead of the field.
The clock says 20:43 faster, but the races themselves got 5:56 quicker for everyone.
The longest gap between two races compared here, 279 days between Sydney 2025 and Brisbane 2026, still ended 18:49 ahead of the field.
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
5 races · 5 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Individual Open · Women1:28:37214/531Beat 60%
↑ 134 days after Brisbane 2026 4:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:02 behind the field: 1:17 slower on the clock, against 2:45 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:45 faster This athlete1:17 slower -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Pro · Women1:34:09 PB193/242Beat 20%
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Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Women1:27:20 PB214/557Beat 62%
↑ 279 days after Sydney 2025 18:49 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
18:49 better than the field: 22:00 faster on the clock, against 3:11 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:11 faster This athlete22:00 faster -
Sydney4 Jul 2025Individual Open · Women1:49:20859/1049Beat 18%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Women1:32:29479/921Beat 48%