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.