Nationals standards

2026 qualifying times, from the published cut sheets. Where this sits on the competition pyramid →

18 & under

Girls / Women

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 22.79 26.19
100 Freestyle 49.49 56.69
200 Freestyle 1:47.19 2:03.19
400 Freestyle 4:19.89
500 Freestyle 4:46.29
800 Freestyle 8:57.89
1000 Freestyle 9:55.99
1500 Freestyle 17:10.79
1650 Freestyle 16:37.99
50 Backstroke 25.09 29.69
100 Backstroke 53.69 1:03.19
200 Backstroke 1:55.69 2:16.69
50 Breaststroke 28.69 33.29
100 Breaststroke 1:01.59 1:11.29
200 Breaststroke 2:14.29 2:34.19
50 Butterfly 24.29 28.09
100 Butterfly 53.29 1:01.39
200 Butterfly 1:59.39 2:17.59
200 Individual Medley 1:58.99 2:18.19
400 Individual Medley 4:12.69 4:52.69

Boys / Men

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 20.09 23.19
100 Freestyle 43.69 51.09
200 Freestyle 1:36.19 1:52.09
400 Freestyle 3:58.39
500 Freestyle 4:23.99
800 Freestyle 8:16.99
1000 Freestyle 9:07.59
1500 Freestyle 15:52.69
1650 Freestyle 15:21.49
50 Backstroke 22.39 26.39
100 Backstroke 47.89 56.89
200 Backstroke 1:44.79 2:03.59
50 Breaststroke 25.19 29.19
100 Breaststroke 53.99 1:03.29
200 Breaststroke 1:57.99 2:18.09
50 Butterfly 21.89 24.99
100 Butterfly 47.49 54.69
200 Butterfly 1:45.89 2:02.89
200 Individual Medley 1:46.79 2:04.69
400 Individual Medley 3:49.79 4:25.39

19 & over

Girls / Women

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 22.19 25.69
100 Freestyle 48.49 55.89
200 Freestyle 1:44.99 2:01.19
400 Freestyle 4:16.89
500 Freestyle 4:41.99
800 Freestyle 8:46.79
1000 Freestyle 9:45.79
1500 Freestyle 16:49.19
1650 Freestyle 16:10.39
50 Backstroke 23.99 28.59
100 Backstroke 52.29 1:02.19
200 Backstroke 1:54.09 2:14.59
50 Breaststroke 27.39 32.29
100 Breaststroke 59.99 1:10.29
200 Breaststroke 2:10.39 2:32.39
50 Butterfly 23.79 27.59
100 Butterfly 52.19 1:00.19
200 Butterfly 1:56.09 2:14.59
200 Individual Medley 1:57.09 2:16.89
400 Individual Medley 4:11.39 4:51.79

Boys / Men

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 19.39 22.69
100 Freestyle 42.49 49.69
200 Freestyle 1:33.69 1:49.89
400 Freestyle 3:55.59
500 Freestyle 4:17.19
800 Freestyle 8:07.59
1000 Freestyle 8:58.39
1500 Freestyle 15:37.69
1650 Freestyle 14:54.09
50 Backstroke 21.09 25.49
100 Backstroke 46.19 55.69
200 Backstroke 1:41.69 2:02.09
50 Breaststroke 23.89 28.29
100 Breaststroke 52.49 1:02.09
200 Breaststroke 1:54.59 2:16.09
50 Butterfly 20.89 24.39
100 Butterfly 45.99 53.49
200 Butterfly 1:43.39 2:00.89
200 Individual Medley 1:43.89 2:02.89
400 Individual Medley 3:45.19 4:24.69

Bonus cuts admit extra events for swimmers who already hold a qualifying cut in something else. These tables update automatically when new season standards land in the corpus; the ✓ / gap chips on swimmer pages are computed from exactly these times.