Time StandardsMotivationalBB

BB time standards

A step above B — the dividing line between "new to USAS times" and "competitive in your age group."

Event
10 & Under
11-12
13-14
15-16
17-18
Senior
50 Free SCY35.9931.6930.1929.4929.09
100 Free SCY1:21.091:09.391:05.891:03.791:03.19
200 Free SCY3:00.592:30.892:22.692:18.392:16.69
500 Free SCY7:45.096:45.696:22.796:12.396:08.19
1000 Free SCY13:58.1913:10.2912:53.4912:47.09
1650 Free SCY23:19.6922:01.1921:36.1921:09.59
50 Back SCY43.2935.9933.6932.6932.19
100 Back SCY1:33.991:19.791:11.391:09.391:08.09
200 Back SCY2:46.692:34.492:30.592:27.39
50 Breast SCY48.6940.8939.0938.1937.49
100 Breast SCY1:46.891:29.291:22.291:19.791:18.79
200 Breast SCY3:10.992:57.392:52.692:51.49
50 Fly SCY42.6934.2933.2932.2931.99
100 Fly SCY1:41.391:18.891:11.291:09.091:08.29
200 Fly SCY2:50.292:38.992:33.992:31.19
100 IM SCY1:33.191:19.09
200 IM SCY3:18.792:50.692:39.492:34.292:31.89
400 IM SCY6:03.695:39.695:29.695:25.59

Motivational cuts only exist for ages 5–18. The Senior (19 & over) column intentionally has no value — once a swimmer ages out of age-group competition, the relevant standards become the elite cuts (Sectionals → Futures → Nationals).

Where BB sits on the ladder