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July 31, 2025 - 2025-2026 Senior Competiton Trial Rules Change
For the 2025-2026 swim year, Pacific Swimming approved a one year trial change to the senior competition rules. This trial raises the eligible minimum age from 11 (Senior Opens) and 12 (Senior 2) to 13 years of age for all Senior LSC Meets. Additionally, all Senior LSC Meets entries will be verified prior to the meet. To recap the rules for 2025-2026, see below:
SECTION 7 - SENIOR COMPETITION
A. Meet Formats & Qualifying
1. Senior Circuit
a. The minimum age shall be thirteen (13) years old
b. Meets to be Preliminaries and Finals and may include Time Trials.
2. Senior 2
a. The minimum age shall be thirteen (13) years old, except High School Walk-On Meets, where athletes shall have been in high school or be a minimum of fifteen (15) years old.
b. Meets shall be either Timed Finals or Preliminaries and Finals and may include Time Trials in Preliminary/Final meets.
3. Senior Open
a. The minimum age shall be thirteen (13) years old.
b. Meets shall be either Timed Finals or Preliminaries and Finals and may not include Time Trials.
4. An athlete shall qualify in any sanctioned or approved competition, or in an observed swim.
B. Eligibility
1. Senior Meets
a. In Senior Circuit and Senior 2 Preliminaries and Finals meets, athletes are eligible to enter all events in which they have equaled or bettered the listed time standards and shall not compete in more than three (3) individual events per day.
b. In Senior 2 Timed Finals and Senior Open meets athletes are eligible to enter all events in which they have equaled or bettered the listed time standard, but shall not compete in more than four (4) individual events per day.
c. Proof of time using the USA Swimming SWIMS Database as a standard shall be used to verify times for all athletes entering Senior Circuit, Senior 2, meets and Senior Open meets,. The time shall have been achieved prior to the closing date for entries to the meet. If the time cannot be proven prior to the meet, the athlete shall not be allowed to check-in for the event until the entry time has been proven. When possible, the coaches will be notified of their athletes who have not proven their entry time.
