NCAA Eliminates Automatic Relay Qualifying for D2 (Time Standards)
The 2017-2018 NCAA National Championship meet qualifying standards for Division I (the biggest schools) and Division III (non-scholarship) swimming were…
What It Takes To Qualify For the Division I NCAA Championships
Take a look at what it’s taken to be invited to the NCAA Championships over the past two seasons.
Australia loosens qualifying times for Short Course Championships
Swimming Australia has relaxed its qualifying standards slightly for the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Short Course Nationals, standards that had originally taken huge leaps forward from 2014.
USA Swimming releases 2015 Winter National Standards with significantly faster cuts
USA Swimming has officially released its qualifying standards for the 2015 Winter National Championships, with many time cuts dropping by significant amounts in a pre-Olympic year.
Qualification Time Standards for 2016 Olympic Games Officially Announced
The official qualifying standards for the 2016 Olympic Games have been released.
Looking Back at 20 Years of US Olympic Trials Qualifying Standards
The 2016 Olympic Trials will be back in Omaha, but who will qualify? Stay tuned as USA Swimming announces the time standards at 2:00 pm EDT on Thursday, September 18.
NCAA Releases 2014-2015 Division I Time Standards
2014 NCAA Champion Brittany MacLean now has her targets for 2015 qualifying when she will be a junior at Georgia.
USA Swimming Adds Bonus Entries For 18&u Swimmers At Winter National Championships
USA Swimming added 18&u bonus standards for the 2014 Winter National Championships, but the junior and senior national time standards have not changed from 2013.
2013-2014 Canadian Nationals Standards Remain Unchanged
On Friday, Swimming Canada released their qualifying times for this year’s championship meets including Age Group Nationals, Eastern Nationals, Western…
2014 Junior Nationals Time Standards Heavily Slanted Toward Long Course Swimmers
NCAP’s Carsten Vissering won the 2013 Junior National title in the 100 breaststroke at only 16 years old. In 2014, he could be back and ready for even bigger times.
The DIII Time Standard Discussion
The NCAA A cuts suddenly got super fast; what’s up with that and what does it mean for Division III nationals this year?
Change in Canadian Qualifying Procedures Leads to Plummeting Participation at Age Group Champs
Swimming Canada changed its age group championship qualifying procedures in 2013, for better or for worse.
USA Swimming Reintroduces Yards Standards for 2014 Pan Pacs/Worlds Trials
Swimmers will be able to hit their 2014 qualifying standards in yards or long course meters (Above: Josh Schneider)
2014 DIII NCAA Championship Time Standards Released
The Emory Women’s team took home their 4th consecutive title at the 2012-2013 DIII NCAA Championships. Could we be seeing a “five-peat” in 2014? (Photo credit: JannaSchulze/swimswam.com)
2013-2014 NCAA Championship Time Qualifying Standards
(Swim Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)