What are qualifying times in swimming?

Qualifying times (QTs) are the minimum times a swimmer must achieve in a specific event, age group, and course to be eligible to enter a championship meet. Each competition publishes its own QTs.

How close do I need to be to a qualifying time?

A gap under about 2% is typically achievable within a season for younger age groups. The gap narrows as swimmers reach their mid-teens. Use the calculator above to see your exact percentage gap.

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Q: Where do these qualifying times come from?

All times are sourced from official entry conditions published by state and national swimming bodies. Always confirm against the official document for your target competition.

Look up QTs for Australian swimming championships — and see how close your swimmer is.

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116 standards · Boys · all ages — enter a time to see the gap

Event

50 Back50 Backstroke11-12 · LCM

46.00

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50 Back50 Backstroke13 · LCM

42.00

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50 Back50 Backstroke14 · LCM

39.50

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50 Back50 Backstroke15 · LCM

37.50

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50 Back50 Backstroke16 · LCM

36.50

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50 Back50 Backstroke17-24 · LCM

34.50

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50 Back50 Backstroke25&O · LCM

49.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke11-12 · LCM

52.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke13 · LCM

47.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke14 · LCM

45.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke15 · LCM

43.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke16 · LCM

41.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke17-24 · LCM

38.00

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50 Breast50 Breaststroke25&O · LCM

55.00

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50 Fly50 Butterfly11-12 · LCM

43.00

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50 Fly50 Butterfly13 · LCM

39.00

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50 Fly50 Butterfly14 · LCM

36.00

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50 Fly50 Butterfly15 · LCM

34.50

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50 Fly50 Butterfly16 · LCM

33.50

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50 Fly50 Butterfly17-24 · LCM

32.00

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50 Fly50 Butterfly25&O · LCM

46.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle11-12 · LCM

37.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle13 · LCM

35.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle14 · LCM

33.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle15 · LCM

31.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle16 · LCM

30.00

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50 Free50 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

29.10

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50 Free50 Freestyle25&O · LCM

40.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke11-12 · LCM

1:35.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke13 · LCM

1:30.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke14 · LCM

1:27.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke15 · LCM

1:22.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke16 · LCM

1:18.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke17-24 · LCM

1:16.00

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100 Back100 Backstroke25&O · LCM

1:40.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke11-12 · LCM

1:55.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke13 · LCM

1:45.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke14 · LCM

1:39.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke15 · LCM

1:35.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke16 · LCM

1:32.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke17-24 · LCM

1:26.00

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100 Breast100 Breaststroke25&O · LCM

2:00.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly11-12 · LCM

1:33.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly13 · LCM

1:29.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly14 · LCM

1:26.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly15 · LCM

1:22.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly16 · LCM

1:18.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly17-24 · LCM

1:12.00

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100 Fly100 Butterfly25&O · LCM

1:38.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle11-12 · LCM

1:25.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle13 · LCM

1:15.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle14 · LCM

1:12.50

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100 Free100 Freestyle15 · LCM

1:10.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle16 · LCM

1:09.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

1:04.00

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100 Free100 Freestyle25&O · LCM

1:30.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke11-12 · LCM

3:20.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke13 · LCM

3:10.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke14 · LCM

3:03.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke15 · LCM

2:55.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke16 · LCM

2:48.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke17-24 · LCM

2:42.00

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200 Back200 Backstroke25&O · LCM

3:25.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke11-12 · LCM

3:59.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke13 · LCM

3:35.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke14 · LCM

3:25.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke15 · LCM

3:15.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke16 · LCM

3:05.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke17-24 · LCM

3:00.00

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200 Breast200 Breaststroke25&O · LCM

4:05.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly11-12 · LCM

3:30.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly13 · LCM

3:20.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly14 · LCM

3:16.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly15 · LCM

3:05.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly16 · LCM

2:55.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly17-24 · LCM

2:45.00

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200 Fly200 Butterfly25&O · LCM

3:35.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle11-12 · LCM

3:00.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle13 · LCM

2:50.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle14 · LCM

2:40.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle15 · LCM

2:30.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle16 · LCM

2:22.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

2:19.00

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200 Free200 Freestyle25&O · LCM

3:10.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley11-12 · LCM

3:30.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley13 · LCM

3:10.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley14 · LCM

3:00.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley15 · LCM

2:50.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley16 · LCM

2:43.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley17-24 · LCM

2:38.00

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200 IM200 Individual Medley25&O · LCM

3:40.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle11-12 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle13 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle14 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle15 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle16 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

5:00.00

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400 Free400 Freestyle25&O · LCM

5:00.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley13 · LCM

5:40.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley14 · LCM

5:40.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley15 · LCM

5:40.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley16 · LCM

5:40.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley17-24 · LCM

5:40.00

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400 IM400 Individual Medley25&O · LCM

5:40.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle13 · LCM

10:10.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle14 · LCM

10:10.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle15 · LCM

10:10.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle16 · LCM

10:10.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

10:10.00

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800 Free800 Freestyle25&O · LCM

10:10.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle13 · LCM

21:00.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle14 · LCM

21:00.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle15 · LCM

21:00.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle16 · LCM

21:00.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle17-24 · LCM

21:00.00

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1500 Free1500 Freestyle25&O · LCM

21:00.00

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Standards sourced from the official entry conditions published by Swimming NT for 2026 Country Swimming Championships.

Qualifying times are sourced from official competition entry documents published by state and national swimming bodies. Always confirm against the official entry conditions for the specific meet.

About these standards & times. Qualifying standards are the official times published by state and national swimming bodies for each listed meet and season — always confirm against the official document for your competition. Your swimmer's best times come from published Australian competition results, added automatically. The gap shown is the swimmer's best time minus the standard; a time at or under the standard has met it.

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Browse by championship: Every meet below has its published qualifying times on its own page.

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New to qualifying times? Read our parent's guide to QTs in Australian swimming for an explanation of how state vs national standards work, qualification windows, and course differences.

If the standard you need is long course and your swimmer's best time is short course, see short course vs long course. To judge whether a gap is realistic this season, compare against average swim times by age and typical year-on-year improvement rates.

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