State Championships
(Q1):
At the end of each short course (winter) and long course (summer)
season, a State Championship meet is sanctioned by Michigan Swimming,
the governing body of swimming in the state of Michigan. Michigan
swimming sets the qualifying time standards for these championship
meets. Generally, the standards fall between the national "A" and "AA"
time standards. There are two championships held at the end of the short
course season in March, a 12 & Under Meet and a 13-14 & Open Meet. There
is one State Championships meet encompassing all age groups at the end
of the long course season at the end of July.
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2009
12 & U State Cuts |
2009
13 & Over State Cuts |
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Long Course 2010 State Time Standards
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Senior/Open Meets: These meets are
hosted by Michigan teams during the summer long course season. Open
meets are open to qualifiers of any age, but all ages compete equally.
That is, an 13 year old may compete directly against an 18 year old.
These meets are swum as prelim/finals and are primarily for 14 & older
athletes attempting to qualify for higher level Senior/Open competitions
although younger athletes routinely qualify and compete. There are
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2010 Senior Meet
Qualifying
Time Standards |
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Junior
Olympics (Q2): A championship meet held in
March for all age groups. Swimmers who are faster than this time
standard can compete. This meet falls between the District and
State Championships. This meet is only held during the Short
Course (winter) season. Michigan Swimming sets these time
standards each year. There are two Junior Olympic meets each
season for all age groups, generally one for the west side of the state
and one for the east side of the state. There are no Junior Olympic
meets during the long course season.
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JO Time
Standards:
Sept 2009
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District
Championships (Q3): A championship meet held
in late February for all age groups. Athletes can compete in
events in which they have not qualified for the Junior Olympics. This is the first
championship meet of the season. This meet is only held during the
Short Course (winter) season. Michigan Swimming sets these time
standards each year. There are three different sites for the District
Meet. There are no District Championships during the long course season.
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MI
Swimming
District
Time
Standards:
Sept 2009 |
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Qualification
Meets (ABC): These meets have some type of
qualification time standard(s) that a swimmer must meet in order to
enter the meet. Our state swimming body, Michigan Swimming, Inc. will
indicate those each year. Meets such as Junior Olympics and District
Championships would be examples. Most of the USA meets throughout the
season are either AB or ABC qualification meets, where the respective
qualification time must be met for the swimmer to enter.
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ABC
Long Course Time Standards: 2010 |
ABC
Short Course Yard
Time Standards: 2009
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Zone
Championships (AAA): After the state
championships are held in the summer, a swimmer may qualify to
participate in the Central Zone Championships by swimming a national
"AAA" time. This is an all-star meet where swimmers compete as a member
of the Michigan Zone team competing against other states from the
mid-west. Zone Championships are the highest level of competition for
age group swimming (10u, 11-12, etc). There are two Zone Meets each
season, one for 14 & Under athletes and one for Senior athletes.
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14 & U Zone
Championship Qualifying Times: 2010 |
Senior Zone
Championship Qualifying Times: 2010 |
Sectionals:
Sectional meets are Senior level meets (no age groups) sponsored by USA
Swimming. There are many Sectional meets throughout the country, but
they are generally regional in nature. In addition to being a great
achievement on it's own, qualifying for and competing in a Sectional
meet is a first step towards national level competition. Sectional
qualifying times are generally a bit faster than Division 1 high school
cuts and AAA times for 15-18 year old athletes.
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2010
Sectional
Time
Standards |
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Speedo Junior National
Championships and NCSA Junior Nationals:
Speedo Junior National Championships is swum at the conclusion of each
long course season; NSCA Junior Nationals is swum in March at the conclusion
of the short course season. Both meets are high level Senior (no age groups)
competitions. Qualifying for either of these meets is a noteworthy
accomplishment and can open new doors in your competitive swimming career.
Qualifying times for both meets are relatively fast, but the Speedo Junior
National Championship qualifying times are generally faster than the NCSA
Junior Nationals standards. |
Speedo 2010
Junior National
Championship
Time Standards |
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Speedo National Championships: Speedo
National Championships and the US Open are the highest level national meets
in the country. There are generally two meets each season, a short course
championships in November/December and a long course championships in
July/August. The long course meets often takes on a special role as a
qualifier for international competition and is renamed "US Olympic Trials"
or "World Championship Trials". Qualifying for these meets is reserved for
the most elite athletes in the country, generally the top 1-3% in each
event.
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Speedo 2010
National Championship Time Standards |
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National Reportable
Times: These time standards are used each year to compile a National
Top 10 list. There is no meet held for swimmers who achieve these
standards. Your time will be submitted to USA Swimming to use in
determining the Top 10 swimmers in the country for your event.
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National Top 10
Reportable Times |
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National Age Group
Motivational Times: These are standards that are
set every few years by USA Swimming. They are used as a qualification
criteria for certain meets as well as in determining the time standards for
Michigan Swimming. PCC swimmers should use these time standards when
looking at the Carmel Winter Invitational meet packet.
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2008 - 2012
National Age Group Motivational Times
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