Progress against the field
From Sydney 2023 to Sydney 2026, Jacob Whalan got 4:04 faster than the field.
The clock says 13:03 faster, but the races themselves got 8:59 quicker for everyone.
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 · 5 events
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Sydney1 Jul 2026Doubles Open · Mixed1:22:29569/918Beat 38%
↑ 704 days after Sydney 2024, with Lauren Whalan 8:02 worse than the field Why ↓Close ↑
8:02 behind the field: 2:46 slower on the clock, against 5:16 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →5:16 faster This pair2:46 slower -
Sydney1 Jul 2026Individual Open · Men1:25:21554/1122Beat 51%
↑ 1054 days after Sydney 2023 4:04 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
4:04 better than the field: 13:03 faster on the clock, against 8:59 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →8:59 faster This athlete13:03 faster -
Sydney4 Jul 2025Doubles Open · Men1:13:35 PB561/1020Beat 45%
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Sydney27 Jul 2024Doubles Open · Mixed1:19:43 PB216/438Beat 51%
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Sydney12 Aug 2023Individual Open · Men1:38:24166/237Beat 30%
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MelbourneDate unknownIndividual Open · Men1:13:25 PB147/1145Beat 87%