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 each season: the Age
Group Championship for swimmers 12-Under and 13 and over.
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2009 12 & U State
Cuts |
2009 13 & Over State Cuts |
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Long Course 2008 State 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
is one meet held for everyone at one site.
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JO Time
Standards - 2009
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District
Championships (Q3): A championship meet held
in late February for all age groups. Swimmers who are slower than the
Junior Olympic time standard can compete. 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.
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2009
Michigan Swimming District Time Standards |
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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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2008 Long Course Time Standards |
ABC
Short Course Yard Invitational Meet Standards 2008
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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.
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2008 Zone Cuts |
USA Swimming
Sectional/Junior National Championships:
One of the highest levels of achievement PCC swimmers strive for is the
participation in the Sectional Meet or Junior National Championships.
United States Swimming sponsors these events. There are several
Sectional Meets throughout the country, while there is only one Junior
National Meet each season.
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2009
Junior National LCM Time
Standards |
2008 Junior National
SCY Time Standards |
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2008-2009
Sectional Cuts |
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ConocoPhillips/USA
Swimming National Championships (Senior Nationals):
Other than the Olympic Trials and the World Championship
Trials, each of which is held every four years, the highest level of
competition for our senior swimmers is the USA Swimming National
Championships. Swimmers can qualify for national teams that represent the
U.S. in international competition by their performances at Senior Nationals.
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2008 Senior National
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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