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All time standard charts have been checked carefully and are believed accurate, but errors do occur.
The times listed in meet information sheets will govern in any case for entry into a meet.
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2008 Pacific Senior Program Time Standards
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Following are the 2008 time standards for Pacific's senior program, and separately, the 2008 sectional and national championship time standards:
The Pacific senior time standards and sectional time standards are unchanged for 2008.
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There are changes to the Santa Clara International standards for 2008.
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Background on Pacific's senior program and senior time standards.
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2008 Pacific Swimming Far Westerns meet entry time standards
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(also known as Q times)
Following are the meet entry time standards for 2008 Short Course Far Westerns in March and Long Course Far Westerns in August:
- Girls and boys meet entry times for 2008 Far Westerns (note: a revised version of this chart was uploaded 4/22/08 to correct the short course meter time standard for the 13-14 girls 400 meter IM to read 5:31.39. The 2008 Pacific Swim Guide shows this time correctly.)
Please note that there is now a single set of Far Westerns meet entry time standards in three formats: short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters. This single set of standards will be used for entries for both 2008 short course and long course Far Westerns. Once a swimmer has a Far Westerns cut in any course, he or she may use that time to enter either Far Westerns meet. Time conversions are not required or allowed.
Far Westerns times are unchanged for 2008.
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2008 Pacific Swimming Junior Olympics meet entry time standards
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Following are the time standards for the Junior Olympics meets which are held in March, July, and December.
- Girls and boys meet entry times for 2008 Junior Olympics (note: a revised version of this chart was uploaded on 1/27/08 to correct several erroneous 13-14 short course meter time standards. All the short course yards times in the prior version of this chart are correct. Also, the JO time standards in the 2008 swim guide are correct.)
There is now a single set of Junior Olympics (JO) meet entry time standards in three formats: short course yards, short course meters, and long course meters. This single set of standards will be used at all three JO meets. Once a swimmer has a JO cut in any course, he or she may use that time to enter any JO meet. Time conversions are not required or allowed.
JO times are unchanged for 2008.
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2008 Pacific Swimming Age Group Times Summary
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For 2008, there are no changes to Pacific's C, B, BB, A, AA, AAA, and AAAA time standards. As noted above, there are also no changes to the Junior Olympics (JO) and Far Western (Q) time standards for 2008.
In addition, there are no changes to Pacific Recognition Times (PRTs) for 2008.
Follow this link for consideration time standards for Pacific's 2008 North American Challenge Cup and Western Zone Championship teams, which have recently been announced. There are changes to the Western Zone standards.
Effective in 2008, USA Swimming has discontinued the National Age Group Reportable Times (NRT) standard.
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2008 Pacific Swimming Age Group Times (listed by age group)
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These charts include B, A, and PRT times for 8/unders and B, BB, A, AA, AAA, PRT, and AAAA times for all other age groups. Both short course and long course standards are included. Note that a C time for a given event is any time slower than the listed B time.
Please note that effective in 2008, USA Swimming has discontinued the National Age Group Reportable Time standard (NRT).
Follow this link for consideration time standards for Pacific's 2008 North American Challenge Cup and Western Zone Championship teams.
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This file includes the B, BB, A, AA, AAA, PRT, and AAAA times (as applicable) for all age groups; and the Junior Olympic and Far Western meet time standards.
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If you use Hy-Tek, these files are for you. (These will be updated shortly for 2008.)
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Background on Pacific's age group program and age group time standards.
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Conversions Between Short Course and Long Course Times
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Pacific Swimming no longer requires that entry times be converted between long course and short course. For meets that require that entry times be proved (such as JOs, Far Westerns, and certain meets in the senior program), meet entry time standards will be provided in both short course and long course, and you may enter a qualifying time achieved in either course.
However, it is important to note that Pacific's Rules and Regulations still specify that when you have achieved a specific class level (for example, B or A) in an event in one course, you are considered to be qualified at that same level in all courses. Accordingly, you must always enter a time which maintains the class for which you've qualified in an event.
For example, if you've achieved an A time in an event short course but have never swum the event or have never achieved at this level in the event long course, you must enter at least a minimum long course A time when you enter the event in a long course meet.
Follow these links for more detail on age group program and senior program meet entry requirements.
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