New Zealand completed its campaign yesterday with two medals and four finalists at the world championships in Kazan, Russia.
On the last day of competition, Nathan Capp (400m medley) and the men's medley relay missed out on qualifying for the finals, although both competed with merit.
Capp was 28th fastest in the 400m individual medley in 4min 23sec.
The men's quartet of Corey Main, Glenn Snyders, Bradlee Ashby and Matt Stanley was 16th fastest in the 4x100m medley relay in 3min 38.69sec, on the back of a superb opening 54.40sec backstroke leg from Main.
The eight-strong pool team finished with two medals (both to Lauren Boyle), and swimmers qualified for four finals and five semifinals.
That was only one fewer final than in 2013, when the team was bigger, and equalled the number from a larger team in Shanghai in 2011, when there were no medals earned.
There were national records to Boyle (800m and 1500m freestyle) and Capp (800m freestyle), and other personal bests, with the team including three clear prospects for the 2020 Olympics in Capp, Ashby and 15-year-old Bobbi Gichard.
The championships attracted 184 nations, and New Zealand coach Gary Hurring - New Zealand's first medallist, in 1978 - believed it was the deepest field in his experience.
Hurring said Boyle was the clear standout and Snyders again proved he was competitive on the world stage.
He said the event had been a vital learning opportunity for most of the squad who were experiencing the world championships for the first time.
The experience of performing on this stage would stand them in good stead as they moved into an important 12 months to Rio and on to Tokyo in 2020, Hurring said.
The US topped the final medal table, with 23 in total - eight gold, 10 silver and five bronze.
Australia won seven golds and China and Britain five each.
