Qualifying Times
Swimmers must achieve Qualifying Times in order to be eligible to compete at State Championship events.
For Victorian and National Qualifying Times, please click on the appropriate link:
Victorian Qualifying Times 2008 (Updated)
Victorian Qualifying Times - Short Course Qualifying Times 2008/2009 (84kb PDF) (Updated 28th April 2008)
- Long Course Qualifying Times 2008/2009 (140kb PDF) (As at September 2008)
For Conversion Factors, see below.
National Qualifying Times 2009
Australian Age Qualifying Times 2009 (pdf 72kb) - Updated August 2008
Note: National Times must have been swum with SAT (electronic timing) at an approved meet in long-course mode (NOT short-course).
Conversion Factors
Long course to Short course conversion table (& vice versa) (For Victorian Times only)
|
Stroke
|
Distance
|
15/Over
|
14/Under
|
|
Freestyle
|
50m
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
|
100m
|
0.9
|
0.7
|
|
|
200m
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
|
|
400m
|
3.8
|
3.1
|
|
|
800m
|
11.3
|
6.5
|
|
|
1500m
|
20.0
|
12.0
|
|
|
Backstroke
|
50m
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
|
100m
|
1.5
|
1.1
|
|
|
200m
|
3.0
|
2.4
|
|
|
Breaststroke
|
50m
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
|
100m
|
1.5
|
1.0
|
|
|
200m
|
3.5
|
2.2
|
|
|
Butterfly
|
50m
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
|
100m
|
1.3
|
1.0
|
|
|
200m
|
3.3
|
2.0
|
|
|
Individual Medley
|
200m
|
3.6
|
2.5
|
|
400m
|
8.1
|
5.5
|
25m Short Course Time - Add constant to obtain 50m long course time
50m long course time - Subtract constant to obtain 25m short course time
These conversion factors apply to the age of the individual on the first day of the meet - not the event age group. If your time was achieved in a 25m pool and the competition you are entering is being swum in a 50m pool, you must add the constant to obtain the entry time. Conversely, if the time was achieved in a 50m pool and the competition you are entering is being swum in a 25m pool, you need to deduct the constant to obtain the entry time.
