USA Swimming just released the time standards for the 2016 US Open Championships and they’re nearly identical to the US Olympic Trials standards, with only a few changes. The US Open is scheduled to take place in Minneapolis, MN from August 2nd to August 6th and the Junior National Championships will follow, starting on August 8th and continuing through August 13th. The Junior National meet will overlap with the swimming portion of the Olympic Games.
The US Open time standards are nearly identical to the Olympic Trails standards, with the exception of a few events. Eight different events on the men’s slide are a little slower, while three events on the women’s side are slower.
Here are the few changes:
- men’s and women’s 100 free =.1 slower that OT cut
- men’s 200 back = .2 slower than OT cut
- men’s 100 breast = .2 slower than OT cut
- men’s 200 breast = .5 slower than OT cut
- men’s and women’s 200 fly = . 3 slower than OT cut
- men’s 200 IM = .2 slower than OT cut
- men’s 400 IM = .5 slower than OT cut
- women’s 100 breast = .1 slower than OT cut
The junior nationals time standards did not change from the 2015 time standards. The 2016 standards can be found below:
