Progress against the field
Between Auckland 2026 and Sydney 2026, Ross Chandler pulled 2:58 ahead of the field.
Over the same races everyone got 6:48 quicker, so 9:46 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
The biggest step was Auckland 2026 → Brisbane 2026: 5:23 on the field in 70 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
8 races · 5 events
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Perth21 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:21:57221/409Beat 46%
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Istanbul1 Aug 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:23:30292/492Beat 41%
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Sydney1 Jul 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:20:16 PB294/596Beat 51%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026, with Michelle Chandler 2:36 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:36 better than the field: 5:30 faster on the clock, against 2:54 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:54 faster This pair5:30 faster -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:36:06 PB442/623Beat 29%
↑ 83 days after Brisbane 2026 2:25 worse than the field Faster on the clock, behind the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:05 faster on the clock looks better than it was: the race was 3:30 faster for everyone, which leaves this 2:25 behind the field.
The fieldCompare these two →3:30 faster This athlete1:05 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:25:46554/836Beat 34%
↑ 70 days after Auckland 2026, with Michelle Chandler 2:20 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
2:20 better than the field: 7:46 faster on the clock, against 5:26 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:26 faster This pair7:46 faster -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Open · Men1:37:11465/615Beat 24%
↑ 70 days after Auckland 2026 5:23 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
5:23 better than the field: 8:41 faster on the clock, against 3:18 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →3:18 faster This athlete8:41 faster -
Auckland29 Jan 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:33:32305/483Beat 37%
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Auckland29 Jan 2026Individual Open · Men1:45:52291/375Beat 22%