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8&Under- 10&Under Champs
This is the first level of championship meets. All swimmers 8 & younger are eligible to compete and there are no qualifying times required for entry (8 and under only). Typically the only requirement is that the swimmer has a prior time in the event being entered.
NT (No Times) is typically not accepted. Events are typically shorter events and include 25-yard or 25-meter entries.
9-10- 10&Under Champs
Swimmers that are 9-10 need to have a qualifying time in selected events.
The next level of qualifying meets is Silver Champs. Swimmers 9 & over, who have times faster than the Bronze Champ qualifying times but slower than Age Group Champs (Junior Olympics) qualifying standards or Senior Champ qualifying standards.
The swimmer’s age is capped at 19 years old. Silver Champs qualifying times are posted by the meet host in the meet announcement.
This meet is considered the benchmark achievement for most young swimmers. This event is recognized by swimmers as the start of competing at a higher level. Swimmers must be ages 9-14 to be eligible and must meet the published qualifying standards.
Typically, once a swimmer is 15 or older, they will no longer be eligible to compete at this level. However, each area of the country can set different rules regarding meets.
If no Senior Champs meet is hosted for the given season, Age Group Champs may be open to the 15 & Over swimmers.
This meet is for swimmers 15 & older, who have times faster than the Senior Champ qualifying standards. A senior swimmer who does not meet these time standards would automatically go to Silver Champs.
This can get confusing depending on the LSC or Local Swimming Committee that governs your area. It’s always best to check with your coach if you have questions.
This is one of the higher-level qualifying meets and is generally for senior swimmers, however, any swimmer who meets the qualifying time can swim.
Events are not broken down by age group and are only separated by gender. The qualifying times for this meet will be posted prior to the signup date.
Multiple sectional meets are now popular in certain zones and are typically held more often the year before the Olympics to give late-comers additional opportunities to get times for Olympic Trials Qualification.
This is an All-Star meet in which each LSC competes against other LSCs in one of four established Zones. This meet is for swimmers 9 & up who have made a qualifying time OR in the past have been selected from a pool of applicants based on their Moretimes achieved throughout the current season.
Age Group Zones are broken down by age and include swimmers up to and including 14 years old. Senior Zones include the 15 & over group of swimmers.
These are elite meets featuring the best swimmers in each LSC.
For a better understanding of zones and how this works… Each LSC belongs to a Zone. There are 4 Zones in USA Swimming: Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western. At Zones swim meets, swimmers get to represent their LSC and compete against teams from other LSCs that belong to the same zone. Each LSC team can be comprised of up to as many as 48 men and 48 women. The selection process for swimmers varies by LSC and is meant to encourage a higher level of competition for age group swimmers.
The Eastern Zone has both a short course and long course zone meet. Currently, there is a short course age group zone meet, long course age group zone meet, and a long course senior zone meet. When this was written, there was no short course senior zone meet.
The Southern Zone does not have a Short Course Zone meet. There is a Long Course Zone Meet that is selected like an All-Start Team and is run by the LSC.
The Western Zone is similar to the Southern Zone and only has a Long Course Zone meet. This meet is a selection-based meet that includes 10 and under up to 14 years old.
The Central Zone does the same as the Western and Southern Zones and only provides a Long Course Zone Meet.
Each of these zones meets has a published time standard set by the governing LSC.
Your swimmer may be eligible to compete at different levels based on their performance on each stroke. A swimmer may compete at one meet for certain events, yet be able to compete at another for other events.
All swimmers are ranked according to their best achieved time in each event.
A swimmer must swim an event at a sanctioned meet for the time to be official.
A swim must be performed legally to be accepted. (No disqualified times will be accepted.)
All swimmers legal times from each meet are then loaded up to the USA Swimming national database. Click here to look up your swimmers times.
Age Group motivational standards are set on a four year, or quad, base. The current Age Group standards started on 9/1/2012 and run through 8/31/2016. To start, the last time of the top 16 (or top 10) for the previous four years is compared to the 16th fastest time in an age group for the current year. If there is no difference, the motivational time standard remains the same. Swimming Time Standards Explained Provided by Mat Luebbers USA Swimming Top-16 Based Time Standards – B, BB, A, AA, AAA, AAAA (see 2nd page for short course yards)- USA Swimming publishes sets of time standards for various reasons. One of the reasons behind standards is their usefulness for setting goals. They are also used to control the size of swim meets, as each higher or faster level in the standards has fewer swimmers - as the standards get faster, a smaller number of swimmers achieve them. Almost every swimming federation in the world uses some form of stepped standards within their system. Standards can also be used to offer swimmers a general idea how they match up with other swimmers in their age group and between age-groups, but raw times work better within agegroups. In a general sense they can be used to compare swimmers in different age-groups with each other, but just because a swimmer has "AAA" times as a 9-10 year old does not mean that same swimmer will get "AAA" times as a 13-14 year old. There are several reasons for this, including differing maturation rates, changing interests, and even injuries. How are age group motivational standards determined? Time Standards by Percentile AAAA 98% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 2% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. AAA 94% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 6% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. AA 92% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 8% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. A 85% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 15% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. BB 65% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 35% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. B 45% This standard means your swimmer is ranked in the top 55% of swimmers their age-group, their same sex, in that stroke and distance. C This standard is for all swimmers with times below the "B" standard. Everything from 0.00 up to the "B" standard is a "C" time. Notes It is very normal for your swimmer to have different time standards for different strokes. They may even have different standards for the same stroke but different distances. As your swimmer matures their best stroke and distances may change. A swimmer should not specialize until they have completed physical maturation. Swimming all the strokes and all the distances will only improve your swimmers physical and mental development throughout their career. Bottom line - Time standards are great for goal setting and should be used to motivate your swimmer, but while improvement is desired it should not be required. Be patient and let your athlete improve at their own pace. P.S. Never compare your swimmers success to another swimmer. All swimmers are individuals with unique abilities and each will develop at their own rate. How are age group motivational standards determined? Percent of USA Swimming Swimmers by Time Standards (2009 Data) Nationals 1.09% US Open or Faster 1.24% Juniors or Faster 2.14% AAAA or Faster 5.71% AAA or Faster 13.36% AA or Faster 21.55% A or Faster 29.00% BB or Faster 46.58% B or Faster 52.44%
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