What do the USA Swimming time standards mean?

LCM- Means Long Course Meters such as the Mercer in IA City during the summer (50 Meters) What are USA Swimming Time Standards? The letters refer to the time standards that are used to place swimmers in terms of how fast they swim.

What is a good 1650 free time?

For the 25- to 29-year-old women, the average swimming time for the 1650 (the swimming competition version of a mile), out of the times recorded, is around 21:30. The average swimming speed for the 1650 for 25- to 29-year-old women ranges from 20:44.49 to 27:39.29.

What is a AAA swim time?

AAA (AAA Cut) Is a time classification for a swimmer or a swim sometimes called a Zone cut. AAA is faster than the AA time standard. AAAA (AAAA Cut) Is a time classification for a swimmer or a swim. It is faster than the AAA time standard and is the fastest typically listed in times standards.

What is a good 400 IM time?

The 400m IM – barely another event brings swimmers such pain as the combined fourfold 100m sprint of all swimming strokes….The 400 IM – A young man’s game?!

EVENT	Women	Men
400 IM – Finalists	21.8	22.8
400 IM – Medalists	22.9	23.7
50 Freestyle – Finalists	25.1	25.7
50 Freestyle – Medalists	25.3	24.8

What is a good swim time?

Average time to swim a mile

Swimming Type	Average Mile Swim Time
Mile swim in a pool	25-27 minutes
Mile swim open water	30,02 minutes
Mile swim in the ocean	33-35 minutes
Mile swim breaststroke	45-50 minutes

What does slower than B mean in swimming?

Swimmers who have never done an event and do not have a time (NT) are considered a C swimmer, or slower than B. The short course time standards are for all events done in a short course yards pool (25 yards long).

How fast should a 14 year old swim 50m?

The average time for a 50 freestyle for 14 year olds, considering fast and slow athletes, should be around 30 seconds. Average would be around 35–36 seconds for an intermediate swimmer.

What does Pb mean in swimming?

PB – Personal Best – this is your best time to date for a particular stroke and distance, remember that long course (50m) times will be slower than short course (25m) so you will have pb’s for each. Percentages – Usually refers to the effort or pace being completed for that swim set.

How fast should a 12 year old swim 50m?

47.39 seconds is the B qualifying time for 50 meter breaststroke for 11–12 year old males.