qualifying standards

Just How Much Have Olympic Trials Qualifying Times Changed from 2012 to 2016?

USA Swimming announced the new Olympic Trials qualifying standards on Thursday, September 18 amid quite a bit of fanfare. And…

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What Impact Do the New 2015 NCAA Division I Qualifying Standards Have?

Would the toughened standards have kept Cal from winning the men’s NCAA title? Probably not. They would, however, have significantly impacted the NCAA fate of several other teams.

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Official Pan American Games qualifying procedures released

UANA, the Swimming Union of the Americas, has released the official qualifying procedures for the 2015 Pan American Games, to be held in Toronto, Canada one year from this July.

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FINA releases qualifying standards for 2015 World Champs in Kazan

FINA has released its qualifying times for the 2015 World Championships to take place in Kazan, Russia beginning July 24, 2015.

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Swimming Australia Announces Restructure of Worlds, Olympics Qualifying Times

Swimming Australia has announced a new plan, for the foreseeable future, for their qualifying time standards. Specifically, for their senior-level…

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NCAA “A” Cut update: list of automatic qualifiers nearly doubles over weekend

31 more athletes punched their tickets to the NCAA championships with automatic invite times at meets over the weekend.

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NCAA ‘A’ Cut update: 34 swimmers already with automatic DI NCAA invites before Thanksgiving

10 men and 24 women have already sealed their NCAA invites with “A” cut times after last weekend’s full slate of mid-season invitationals.

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What Does it Take to Qualify For NCAA’s? List of Cutoff Times from 2013 NCAA Championships

A retrospective look at the times needed to qualify for the 2013 NCAA Championships.

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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)

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USA Swimming Posts Qualifying Standards for Minneapolis Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte was one of the few elites that made the trek for the Minneapolis Grand Prix last year. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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How Much Faster Are the 2013-2014 Division I NCAA Championship Qualifying Standards?

As the Georgia Bulldogs try to defend their title, every single A standard got tougher for next season. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Open Water National Team to be selected USA Swimming Castaic Lake Race

2012 USA Open Water Swimming Championships in Ft. Meyers. Photo credit, Mike Lewis, Ola Vista Photography

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Sprint News 11/7/12: FINA Confirms Ultra High-Dive; French Alter Qualifying Procedures

In what seems to have become a never-ending rotation of coaches around the country, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks have hired…

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2013 World Champs Trials Time Standards Posted; They’re Faster (U.S. Open/Jr’s Also Posted)

As the torch begins passing to the young generation of American swimming (like Ryan Murphy, above), USA Swimming has tightened up the qualifying standards for their World Championship Trials. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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US Grand Prix Series to Feature “A” and “B” Cuts

New information is out today on the slightly-modified Grand Prix series for the first part of the quaddrenial, that in part…

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