Review saved meet announcements, meet sheets and time standards
Reference standards · 2026
Speedo Championship Series · National Maximums
USA Swimming’s maximum permitted Sectionals time standards.
Meet & qualification overview
- Edition / Season
- 2026
- Ages
- Open / region-specific
- Pool courses
- SCY / LCM
- Publication
- Reference
- Meet dates
- See official announcement
- Location
- See official announcement
Entry & qualification details
- Maximums are guidance for regional organizers. Athletes must use the actual host’s standards and packet. Other Sectionals regions are not fully inventoried in this release.
Official standards & entry documents
| Document | Saved official copy | Publisher source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026_speedosectionals_timestandards_max.pdf | Open / download | Official source |
Qualifying time standards
Partial transcription; original documents include all published rows and rules.
| Event | Age | Category | Course | Level / Cut | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 24.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 28.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 25.29 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 21.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 53.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 1:00.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 54.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 47.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 1:53.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 2:10.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 2:00.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 1:43.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400/500 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 5:05.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400/500 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 4:35.29 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400/500 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 4:15.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400/500 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 4:42.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 800/1000 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 10:28.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 800/1000 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 9:27.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 800/1000 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 8:49.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 800/1000 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 9:42.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 1500/1650 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 17:25.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 1500/1650 FR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 18:06.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 1500/1650 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 16:56.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 1500/1650 FR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 16:24.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 27.29 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 31.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 28.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 24.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 58.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 1:07.89 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 1:01.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 53.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 2:07.19 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BK | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 2:26.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 2:13.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BK | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 1:54.89 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 30.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 35.59 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 31.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 27.19 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 1:06.89 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 1:17.19 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 1:09.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 59.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 2:24.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BR | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 2:46.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 2:30.89 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 BR | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 2:09.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 26.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 30.29 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 27.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 50 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 23.69 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 58.19 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 1:05.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 59.59 | PDF p. 1 |
| 100 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 52.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 2:08.89 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FL | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 2:25.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 2:11.79 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 FL | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 1:55.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 IM | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 2:09.29 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 IM | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 2:28.49 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 IM | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 2:15.19 | PDF p. 1 |
| 200 IM | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 1:57.09 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400 IM | Open / region-specific | Women | SCY | Qualifying | 4:33.39 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400 IM | Open / region-specific | Women | LCM | Qualifying | 5:12.99 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400 IM | Open / region-specific | Men | LCM | Qualifying | 4:47.59 | PDF p. 1 |
| 400 IM | Open / region-specific | Men | SCY | Qualifying | 4:11.19 | PDF p. 1 |