Times
Where do these time standards come from? By rule, our San Diego ABC time standards are set to equal those published by our large neighbor LSC to the north, Southern California Swimming. They call their time standards Blue-Red-White, but other than that they are identical. These time standards are very stable and rarely change from year to year. Having equivalent time standards makes it easier for swimmers to enter and compete in the other LSC’s swim meets. On the other hand, our Junior Olympic time standards are set locally here in San Diego and are crafted to select approximately the 24 fastest swimmers in each event based upon the average results in the event over the past 3 – 5 years. These time standards can, and often do, change by small amounts from year to year in order to keep up with advances (and sometimes declines) in the various age groups.
Following are the time standards for the 2010 Junior Olympics meets which are held in February and August.
2010 Junior Olympic Time Standards
Junior Olympics (JO) meet entry time standards are issued in two formats: short course yards and long course meters. This single set of standards is used for both JO meets. Once a swimmer has a JO cut in one course, he or she may use that time to enter any JO meet. Accordingly, time conversions are not required or allowed.
Historically, San Diego-Imperial Swimming has not used the USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational times for its A-B-C meet entry time standards.
2010 San Diego-Imperial Swimming ABC Time Standards
- Short Course – Yards (color)
- Long Course – Meters (color)
- Short Course – Yards (B&W)
- Long Course – Meters (B&W)
National Time Standards
Standards for Junior National Short and Long Course Championships and Short Course National Championships are the same as in 2008-09. The Summer National Championship will use the U.S. Open time standards including 18&U standards and bonus time standards. Times achieved since July 1, 2009 up to the meet entry due date will be accepted for the summer meets (including times swum in technical suits). There will be no U.S. Open again until 2012.
Standards for the 2012 Olympic Trials will be set in the fall of 2010, allowing for a year of data for times swum in non-technical suits to be reviewed and analyzed.
- USA Swimming website time standards page
- 2009 Short Course National Championships (Federal Way, Dec. 3-5, 2009)
- 2009 Short Course Junior National Championships (Columbus, Dec. 10-12, 2009)
- 2010 Summer National Championships (Irvine, Aug 3-7, 2010)
- 2010 Long Course Junior National Championships (Irvine, Aug 9-13, 2010)
- 2008 Olympic Trials (the Olympic Trial standards for 2012 will be set in the fall of 2010)
- 2009-2012 National Age Group Motivational Times (note: these are not used as meet entry time standards in SI Swimming)
Other Time Standards
November 5th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
The redone site looks great – nice clean look and easy to navigate. I was wondering if it would be possible to get the old time standard tables that contained the AA times in addition to the A, B and JO times back on the site? Also, will there be a redone ‘Officials’ page that has links to the USA Swimming Officials on-line tests, rule book, etc.?
Thanks,
- Rich
November 5th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
No more AA times?
Did you ever consider posting Far Western times?
November 5th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Rich,
AA times still exist on the SoCal Swimming website – we just don’t use them in this LSC for any of our meets. I’ll see if we can repost or link to the tables showing the SoCal AA times.
Dean Bailey
SI Swimming Technical Chair
November 5th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Debbie,
AA times still exist – they are established by Southern California Swimming and are posted on their website. We just don’t use them for any meets here in our LSC. I’ll see if I can get the 2010 Far Western times or post a link to them.
Dean Bailey
SI Swimming Technical Chair
November 6th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Where are our own personal times?
November 8th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
A swimmer’s times (or best times) can be found on the USA Swimming website. Under the “Tools” section, click on “Times/Time Standards”
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:09 am
I noted that the 2nd page of the Far Western Time Standards says 2009. Typo?? Mistake??
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I suspect a typo by neglect – when they updated the time standards for 2010, they forgot to change the header on page 2.
February 20th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Where are the AA, AAA, and AAAA times?
February 20th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
You can find those times on USA Swimming’s website (quadrennial motivational times) or SoCal Swimming’s website. SI Swimming does not establish its own AA, AA, or AAAA time standards.
May 19th, 2010 at 9:36 am
What is the difference between far western time standards versus western zone time standards?
July 1st, 2010 at 6:53 pm
There are several instances where the SI Jr Olympic qualifying time is slower than the corresponding “A” time standard. The explanation is covered in the first paragraph at the top of this page – but here is the short answer: The A/B/C time standards come directly from the corresponding Blue/Red/White time standards set by Southern California Swimming – a much bigger (and in some cases much faster) LSC than SI Swimming. The SI Jr Olympic time standards are set only by SI Swimming, and are designed to select an average of about the 24 fastest swimmers in each event/age group. In some events, SI Swimming does not have 24 “A” swimmers, so our JO time standard may be less than an “A” time.
July 5th, 2010 at 10:47 am
I am looking to bring my team to the Presidents Sr Meet in Feb 2011
Can anyone help me find the time standrads and entry rules (bonus swims if any ect?)
August 17th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Want to bring my team to the senior classic 2011. Will it be @ the jcc or Poway? Where are the standards for this meet? Thanks
August 18th, 2010 at 8:31 am
The times standards will be the same as in 2009. The location is still TBA, but those are the 2 leading site choices.