The NCAA has released the qualifying standards for the 2024 Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, with the vast majority of standards changing from last year.
As a whole, most of the ‘A’ (or automatic) standards have gotten slower, while most of the ‘B’ cuts have gotten quicker.
The only events that saw both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ cuts get faster were the women’s 200 breaststroke, the men’s 100 and 200 backstroke, and the men’s 100 and 200 butterfly.
2024 NCAA DIVISION III SWIMMING & DIVING STANDARDS
Women’s Standards
| Event | ‘A’ Cut | ‘B’ Cut | 2023 Invite Time |
| 50 Free | 22.75 | 23.57 | 23.48 |
| 100 Free | 49.52 | 51.46 | 51.31 |
| 200 Free | 1:47.87 | 1:52.15 | 1:52.00 |
| 500 Free | 4:49.75 | 5:00.37 | 4:59.17 |
| 1650 Free | 16:32.84 | 17:21.20 | 17:18.75 |
| 100 Back | 53.83 | 56.76 | 56.39 |
| 200 Back | 1:56.94 | 2:03.17 | 2:02.67 |
| 100 Breast | 1:00.11 | 1:04.39 | 1:03.98 |
| 200 Breast | 2:11.20 | 2:20.85 | 2:19.42 |
| 100 Fly | 53.81 | 56.06 | 55.68 |
| 200 Fly | 1:59.83 | 2:05.26 | 2:04.94 |
| 200 IM | 1:58.47 | 2:05.76 | 2:04.96 |
| 400 IM | 4:15.91 | 4:29.67 | 4:28.28 |
| 200 FR-R | 1:35.37 | 1:34.86 | |
| 400 FR-R | 3:29.49 | 3:28.68 | |
| 800 FR-R | 7:39.09 | 7:35.07 | |
| 200 MR | 1:44.99 | 1:43.95 | |
| 400 MR | 3:51.17 | 3:48.82 |
Men’s Standards
| Event | ‘A’ Cut | ‘B’ Cut | 2023 Invite Time |
| 50 Free | 19.49 | 20.43 | 20.23 |
| 100 Free | 43.33 | 45.11 | 44.63 |
| 200 Free | 1:36.16 | 1:39.71 | 1:38.88 |
| 500 Free | 4:22.06 | 4:31.63 | 4:28.69 |
| 1650 Free | 15:14.69 | 15:50.88 | 15:46.24 |
| 100 Back | 46.29 | 49.48 | 48.63 |
| 200 Back | 1:42.23 | 1:49.15 | 1:47.45 |
| 100 Breast | 52.99 | 55.55 | 54.89 |
| 200 Breast | 1:55.65 | 2:01.59 | 2:00.14 |
| 100 Fly | 46.73 | 48.76 | 48.18 |
| 200 Fly | 1:44.48 | 1:50.26 | 1:48.71 |
| 200 IM | 1:46.29 | 1:50.64 | 1:49.42 |
| 400 IM | 3:49.29 | 3:59.21 | 3:57.03 |
| 200 FR-R | 1:21.98 | 1:21.30 | |
| 400 FR-R | 3:01.91 | 3:00.61 | |
| 800 FR-R | 6:43.15 | 6:40.55 | |
| 200 MR | 1:29.91 | 1:29.38 | |
| 400 MR | 3:18.82 | 3:17.72 |
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COMPARING TO LAST YEAR’S STANDARDS
Women’s ‘A’ Cuts
| Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| 50 Free | 22.72 | 22.75 |
| 100 Free | 49.31 | 49.52 |
| 200 Free | 1:47.13 | 1:47.87 |
| 500 Free | 4:45.33 | 4:49.75 |
| 1650 Free | 16:27.52 | 16:32.84 |
| 100 Back | 53.7 | 53.83 |
| 200 Back | 1:55.94 | 1:56.94 |
| 100 Breast | 1:00.05 | 1:00.11 |
| 200 Breast | 2:11.55 | 2:11.20 |
| 100 Fly | 52.92 | 53.81 |
| 200 Fly | 1:56.90 | 1:59.83 |
| 200 IM | 1:58.27 | 1:58.47 |
| 400 IM | 4:13.77 | 4:15.91 |
Women’s ‘B’ Cuts
| Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| 50 Free | 23.63 | 23.57 |
| 100 Free | 51.55 | 51.46 |
| 200 Free | 1:52.15 | 1:52.15 |
| 500 Free | 5:00.37 | 5:00.37 |
| 1650 Free | 17:21.20 | 17:21.20 |
| 100 Back | 56.82 | 56.76 |
| 200 Back | 2:03.30 | 2:03.17 |
| 100 Breast | 1:04.57 | 1:04.39 |
| 200 Breast | 2:21.44 | 2:20.85 |
| 100 Fly | 56.29 | 56.06 |
| 200 Fly | 2:05.40 | 2:05.26 |
| 200 IM | 2:06.23 | 2:05.76 |
| 400 IM | 4:29.76 | 4:29.67 |
| 200 FR-R | 1:35.59 | 1:35.37 |
| 400 FR-R | 3:29.60 | 3:29.49 |
| 800 FR-R | 7:39.30 | 7:39.09 |
| 200 MR | 1:45.32 | 1:44.99 |
| 400 MR | 3:51.41 | 3:51.17 |
Men’s ‘A’ Cuts
| Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| 50 Free | 19.46 | 19.49 |
| 100 Free | 43.31 | 43.33 |
| 200 Free | 1:36.74 | 1:36.16 |
| 500 Free | 4:20.26 | 4:22.06 |
| 1650 Free | 15:02.59 | 15:14.69 |
| 100 Back | 46.91 | 46.29 |
| 200 Back | 1:43.63 | 1:42.23 |
| 100 Breast | 52.11 | 52.99 |
| 200 Breast | 1:53.85 | 1:55.65 |
| 100 Fly | 47.19 | 46.73 |
| 200 Fly | 1:45.31 | 1:44.48 |
| 200 IM | 1:45.47 | 1:46.29 |
| 400 IM | 3:47.19 | 3:49.29 |
Men’s ‘B’ Cuts
| Event | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| 50 Free | 20.51 | 20.43 |
| 100 Free | 45.11 | 45.11 |
| 200 Free | 1:39.80 | 1:39.71 |
| 500 Free | 4:32.31 | 4:31.63 |
| 1650 Free | 16:16.65 | 15:50.88 |
| 100 Back | 49.68 | 49.48 |
| 200 Back | 1:49.86 | 1:49.15 |
| 100 Breast | 55.78 | 55.55 |
| 200 Breast | 2:02.30 | 2:01.59 |
| 100 Fly | 49.02 | 48.76 |
| 200 Fly | 1:50.85 | 1:50.26 |
| 200 IM | 1:51.45 | 1:50.64 |
| 400 IM | 4:01.49 | 3:59.21 |
| 200 FR-R | 1:22.28 | 1:21.98 |
| 400 FR-R | 3:02.40 | 3:01.91 |
| 800 FR-R | 6:45.00 | 6:43.15 |
| 200 MR | 1:30.37 | 1:29.91 |
| 400 MR | 3:19.92 | 3:18.82 |
Just like the Division I and Division II Championship meets, there is a cap on the meet that affects the selection process.
Below is the approved selection process for the 2022-23 season. The 2023-24 process has not been published.
First, the 16 fastest swimmers in each of the men’s individual swimming events are selected for the meet, while the 20 fastest women in each individual swimming event are selected. Then, the top 16 men’s and top 20 women’s relays in each relay event are added to the meet. If the maximum number of participants, 260 men (including 24 divers) and 319 women (including 29 divers), is not met, then swimmers will be added one by one to each individual event until the cap is met. For diving, selections will take place according to the placements at the Zone Diving Competitions, with 24 men and 29 women receiving selections.
If a swimmer is selected to the competition as a relay-only swimmer, they may swim up to three events for which they have achieved the NCAA ‘B’ cut. Likewise, swimmers selected for an individual event may also race up to three individual events, regardless of whether they’ve achieved the ‘B’ cut. All team rosters are capped at 18 student-athletes.
The 2024 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships are scheduled for March 20-23, 2024, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.
Men’s mile B cut now relevant towards its actual invitation time
Thanos Taco
D3 breaststroke is crazy now. A cut gonna be 51 in a few years
It was very close for a couple years to that after Wilson went 50.9 but now I’d say finally both breastroke times actually represent where D3 currently is and not what one persons swims had put them.