US Open standards

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

18 & under

Girls / Women

Event SCY bonus LCM bonus
50 Freestyle — 22.99 — 26.59
100 Freestyle — 49.99 — 57.69
200 Freestyle — 1:48.19 — 2:04.99
400 Freestyle — — 4:23.59
500 Freestyle — 4:49.99 —
800 Freestyle — — 9:06.79
1000 Freestyle — 10:04.69 —
1500 Freestyle — — 17:26.79
1650 Freestyle — 16:50.99 —
50 Backstroke — 25.09 — 29.69
100 Backstroke — 54.39 — 1:04.29
200 Backstroke — 1:58.19 — 2:19.29
50 Breaststroke — 28.49 — 33.69
100 Breaststroke — 1:02.39 — 1:13.29
200 Breaststroke — 2:15.39 — 2:38.59
50 Butterfly — 24.69 — 28.39
100 Butterfly — 54.09 — 1:02.49
200 Butterfly — 2:00.49 — 2:18.39
200 Individual Medley — 2:01.09 — 2:21.29
400 Individual Medley — 4:18.79 — 5:00.29

Boys / Men

Event SCY bonus LCM bonus
50 Freestyle — 20.39 — 23.79
100 Freestyle — 44.39 — 51.99
200 Freestyle — 1:37.59 — 1:54.09
400 Freestyle — — 4:02.19
500 Freestyle — 4:25.59 —
800 Freestyle — — 8:23.09
1000 Freestyle — 9:13.19 —
1500 Freestyle — — 16:05.09
1650 Freestyle — 15:31.39 —
50 Backstroke — 22.29 — 26.69
100 Backstroke — 48.59 — 58.19
200 Backstroke — 1:46.49 — 2:06.99
50 Breaststroke — 25.09 — 29.59
100 Breaststroke — 54.99 — 1:05.09
200 Breaststroke — 2:00.39 — 2:22.39
50 Butterfly — 21.89 — 25.39
100 Butterfly — 48.19 — 55.89
200 Butterfly — 1:47.89 — 2:05.09
200 Individual Medley — 1:48.49 — 2:07.99
400 Individual Medley — 3:52.69 — 4:33.09

Open

Girls / Women

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 22.49 26.19
100 Freestyle 48.99 56.79
200 Freestyle 1:45.99 2:03.09
400 Freestyle — 4:20.29
500 Freestyle 4:44.49 —
800 Freestyle — 8:56.79
1000 Freestyle 9:53.19 —
1500 Freestyle — 17:07.99
1650 Freestyle 16:24.29 —
50 Backstroke 24.39 29.19
100 Backstroke 52.99 1:03.29
200 Backstroke 1:55.39 2:16.99
50 Breaststroke 27.99 33.19
100 Breaststroke 1:00.79 1:11.79
200 Breaststroke 2:11.99 2:35.49
50 Butterfly 24.09 28.19
100 Butterfly 52.79 1:01.39
200 Butterfly 1:57.49 2:16.49
200 Individual Medley 1:58.39 2:19.09
400 Individual Medley 4:13.69 4:56.09

Boys / Men

Event SCY LCM
50 Freestyle 19.69 23.29
100 Freestyle 43.09 50.89
200 Freestyle 1:34.99 1:51.99
400 Freestyle — 3:59.09
500 Freestyle 4:19.89 —
800 Freestyle — 8:15.39
1000 Freestyle 9:04.79 —
1500 Freestyle — 15:51.39
1650 Freestyle 15:07.99 —
50 Backstroke 21.49 26.09
100 Backstroke 46.99 56.89
200 Backstroke 1:43.29 2:04.59
50 Breaststroke 24.39 29.19
100 Breaststroke 53.29 1:03.69
200 Breaststroke 1:56.39 2:19.39
50 Butterfly 21.19 24.89
100 Butterfly 46.69 54.69
200 Butterfly 1:44.79 2:02.99
200 Individual Medley 1:45.39 2:05.49
400 Individual Medley 3:47.69 4:28.89

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.