USMS Pool National Qualifying Times

National Qualifying Times (NQTs) help shape a fast, fair, and exciting racing environment at U.S. Masters Swimming National Championships.

USMS strives to be inclusive and welcome all adult swimmers, even at our national championships. Competitors may enter up to three individual events without meeting the NQTs, or a maximum of six events if they meet the NQTs (i.e., have swum a time equal to or better than the NQTs during the past two years). Exception: Competitors entering some distance events (i.e., 1650-yard/1500-meter freestyle) must meet the NQT.

To create these standards, USMS analyzes the past three years of Top 10 results. NOTE: There are no NQTs for age groups 85+.

For short course yards (SCY), USMS averages the 10th-place time for each event. A conversion factor of 15% for sprint events (50s and 100s) and 10% for middle- and long-distance events (200 and above) is then applied to set a consistent and achievable qualifying standard.

For long course meters (LCM), USMS averages the 5th-place time and adds a conversion factor of 15% for all events.

This data-driven approach ensures that the qualification reflects real national performance trends while supporting broad participation across all age groups. For further information, you can view our FAQ's.

2026 USMS Spring Nationals (SCY) NQTs - Women

Event	18-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84
50 Free	28.81	28.18	28.76	29.16	29.24	30.28	30.93	31.63	32.22	33.69	37.03	42.52	53.25
100 Free	1:04.07	1:01.36	1:03.50	1:04.22	1:04.48	1:06.24	1:08.67	1:09.54	1:11.40	1:14.77	1:24.00	1:36.30	1:58.98
200 Free	2:15.75	2:10.81	2:15.14	2:17.44	2:19.57	2:21.47	2:25.82	2:26.42	2:28.27	2:40.72	2:59.65	3:27.97	4:36.04
500 Free	6:20.02	6:01.63	6:07.91	6:11.63	6:13.77	6:21.84	6:31.95	6:31.55	6:37.02	7:10.76	8:07.52	9:12.63	12:08.99
1000 Free	14:25.47	13:00.41	13:00.79	13:04.92	13:02.67	13:40.78	13:48.14	13:34.89	13:49.70	15:12.62	16:57.17	19:51.54	29:25.71
1650 Free	24:30.06	21:56.24	22:15.28	22:14.28	22:07.83	23:27.51	23:29.23	23:01.39	23:55.62	25:22.44	28:41.19	33:05.54	47:03.85
50 Back	33.30	32.19	33.14	33.83	33.89	35.69	35.98	37.03	38.48	41.35	44.95	53.58	1:03.87
100 Back	1:12.64	1:09.82	1:12.46	1:14.04	1:14.16	1:17.82	1:18.48	1:19.96	1:23.64	1:28.79	1:38.40	1:55.88	2:19.23
200 Back	2:35.57	2:29.87	2:34.48	2:38.44	2:38.04	2:44.85	2:46.98	2:49.39	2:55.63	3:07.16	3:26.29	4:04.49	4:51.99
50 Breast	37.14	36.55	38.16	38.49	37.36	38.76	39.76	41.45	42.75	45.96	50.01	59.99	1:14.61
100 Breast	1:21.27	1:19.05	1:22.60	1:23.96	1:22.32	1:25.15	1:27.83	1:33.01	1:34.97	1:42.75	1:51.78	2:16.60	2:50.13
200 Breast	2:58.41	2:48.88	2:59.71	2:59.05	2:55.75	3:00.51	3:07.01	3:15.29	3:21.74	3:40.52	4:00.65	4:48.85	7:02.42
50 Fly	30.97	30.33	31.10	31.27	31.92	32.97	34.12	34.71	35.53	37.62	44.30	55.86	1:20.60
100 Fly	1:08.93	1:08.02	1:09.99	1:11.42	1:12.81	1:14.96	1:20.23	1:21.07	1:23.51	1:33.26	1:58.48	3:01.77	2:48.08
200 Fly	2:48.57	2:36.39	2:44.30	2:42.61	2:48.91	3:15.88	3:08.48	3:08.29	3:17.00	3:51.61	4:48.24	5:44.86	9:22.58
100 IM	1:11.39	1:10.08	1:12.17	1:13.27	1:13.85	1:15.47	1:18.78	1:20.52	1:22.98	1:28.55	1:38.94	1:58.18	2:43.22
200 IM	2:33.34	2:30.01	2:36.01	2:35.46	2:36.43	2:40.70	2:48.37	2:50.98	2:56.83	3:16.40	3:43.26	4:22.60	6:55.70
400 IM	5:45.52	5:31.94	5:49.36	5:48.02	5:40.78	6:03.78	6:08.94	6:09.85	6:24.92	7:08.51	8:23.46	10:02.70	14:45.43

2026 USMS Spring Nationals (SCY) NQTs - Men

Event	18-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84
50 Free	24.36	23.94	24.39	24.95	25.43	26.30	26.63	27.21	27.88	29.04	30.82	33.31	38.13
100 Free	53.96	53.00	53.87	55.02	56.96	58.20	59.13	1:00.19	1:01.81	1:04.94	1:08.88	1:15.85	1:30.84
200 Free	1:57.67	1:56.06	1:56.68	1:58.60	2:01.96	2:05.97	2:08.74	2:08.70	2:15.49	2:19.31	2:30.71	2:46.82	3:23.69
500 Free	5:30.93	5:24.30	5:26.94	5:42.72	5:39.30	5:46.51	5:56.30	5:56.02	6:13.42	6:22.09	6:53.92	7:58.21	10:05.09
1000 Free	12:30.89	11:46.63	11:51.54	12:21.55	12:17.12	12:21.43	12:30.90	12:28.30	13:00.27	13:30.71	14:27.41	16:48.28	22:05.54
1650 Free	22:27.53	20:09.13	20:20.75	21:29.17	20:35.99	21:01.95	21:22.40	20:54.69	21:55.51	22:41.92	24:46.12	28:30.72	37:52.49
50 Back	28.13	27.27	27.98	28.70	30.10	30.72	31.08	32.56	33.57	34.96	37.79	42.39	49.48
100 Back	1:01.80	59.77	1:01.81	1:04.21	1:06.55	1:07.46	1:08.20	1:10.02	1:13.32	1:15.90	1:23.66	1:35.29	1:54.82
200 Back	2:17.95	2:12.26	2:15.67	2:22.18	2:24.80	2:23.78	2:27.61	2:28.79	2:35.21	2:39.80	2:56.34	3:23.84	4:09.09
50 Breast	31.01	30.16	30.88	31.85	32.15	32.70	33.81	34.88	36.04	37.42	41.44	44.49	52.42
100 Breast	1:07.83	1:06.12	1:08.00	1:10.12	1:11.03	1:11.38	1:15.39	1:17.18	1:19.96	1:23.17	1:33.82	1:41.48	2:05.15
200 Breast	2:29.40	2:23.59	2:30.10	2:33.69	2:35.36	2:35.18	2:44.61	2:48.17	2:56.53	3:01.19	3:25.07	3:35.03	4:34.87
50 Fly	26.30	25.76	26.38	27.17	27.51	28.61	28.58	29.97	30.61	32.20	34.48	38.48	50.68
100 Fly	58.84	57.46	59.11	1:01.42	1:02.04	1:03.91	1:04.42	1:07.43	1:10.70	1:15.60	1:23.81	1:46.31	2:42.28
200 Fly	2:16.51	2:11.07	2:16.76	2:24.47	2:21.25	2:30.40	2:35.38	2:42.73	2:55.68	3:11.42	3:37.20	4:26.40	11:24.49
100 IM	1:01.35	59.41	1:00.91	1:02.33	1:04.37	1:05.69	1:06.81	1:09.41	1:11.70	1:15.22	1:22.72	1:30.87	1:50.35
200 IM	2:12.47	2:09.41	2:13.33	2:14.48	2:20.34	2:21.14	2:25.57	2:28.86	2:34.96	2:42.61	2:59.11	3:26.55	5:06.35
400 IM	4:58.48	4:53.16	4:59.34	5:18.33	5:08.17	5:15.85	5:23.84	5:27.43	5:47.98	5:58.76	7:01.81	7:48.86	12:50.02

2025 USMS Summer Nationals (LCM) NQTs - Women

Event	18-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84
50 Free	33.47	32.32	32.79	33.01	33.53	33.81	34.94	36.08	36.04	37.91	40.61	45.51	58.45
100 Free	1:13.91	1:10.91	1:12.87	1:13.81	1:14.59	1:15.70	1:17.88	1:19.97	1:20.39	1:24.14	1:34.78	1:46.41	2:11.09
200 Free	2:44.17	2:41.67	2:43.70	2:44.03	2:50.04	2:49.48	2:50.89	2:54.62	2:56.93	3:05.50	3:23.39	4:00.93	5:05.52
400 Free	5:54.75	5:47.60	5:52.49	5:49.02	5:54.52	6:01.71	6:10.46	6:06.95	6:10.12	6:29.06	7:25.71	8:34.06	10:37.25
800 Free	13:09.94	12:24.66	12:33.40	12:20.88	12:33.50	12:32.08	12:46.54	12:42.97	12:48.90	13:36.06	15:27.34	18:30.21	24:08.29
1500 Free	26:47.35	27:03.09	24:46.70	23:51.31	24:54.05	25:13.60	25:32.67	24:30.02	24:26.62	26:55.88	30:01.34	35:09.10	NO TIME
50 Back	39.73	39.22	39.43	40.04	40.43	41.33	40.69	41.24	43.20	45.99	51.26	57.71	1:10.52
100 Back	1:28.31	1:26.84	1:27.06	1:28.73	1:28.91	1:33.70	1:30.57	1:31.48	1:35.47	1:43.25	1:52.69	2:10.51	2:38.75
200 Back	3:24.36	3:15.60	3:15.42	3:14.52	3:21.23	3:25.95	3:16.82	3:19.54	3:28.45	3:46.17	4:02.39	4:53.43	5:51.98
50 Breast	44.24	43.39	44.38	43.21	44.62	43.76	46.51	48.10	49.51	51.51	55.31	1:07.29	1:26.15
100 Breast	1:38.71	1:36.62	1:37.51	1:37.78	1:39.31	1:39.19	1:42.27	1:48.17	1:48.28	1:58.17	2:06.96	2:27.07	3:15.43
200 Breast	3:47.02	3:35.11	3:39.84	3:44.25	3:46.22	3:37.96	3:47.88	3:53.41	4:02.80	4:25.16	4:53.44	5:33.36	7:55.52
50 Fly	35.95	35.18	35.47	35.62	35.61	37.25	38.41	39.47	39.41	41.76	52.10	1:02.32	1:24.44
100 Fly	1:21.85	1:22.67	1:22.83	1:20.65	1:26.46	1:35.72	1:29.38	1:36.64	1:34.24	1:42.89	2:11.72	3:39.47	3:49.39
200 Fly	3:56.57	3:20.44	4:04.67	3:23.07	3:39.79	4:41.34	3:43.31	3:44.09	3:52.11	4:37.72	6:10.37	NO TIME	NO TIME
200 IM	3:06.58	3:07.79	3:05.86	3:10.58	3:11.71	3:19.41	3:17.14	3:21.06	3:27.80	3:48.63	4:17.14	5:01.74	7:14.10
400 IM	7:17.06	7:27.11	7:04.79	6:59.10	7:06.24	7:46.41	7:25.48	7:26.44	7:24.60	8:33.40	9:59.65	11:39.22	NO TIME

2025 USMS Summer Nationals (LCM) NQTs - Men

Event	18-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84
50 Free	28.65	27.86	28.08	29.14	29.35	30.41	30.64	30.95	31.74	32.74	34.83	37.76	41.56
100 Free	1:04.01	1:02.24	1:02.90	1:04.73	1:06.26	1:07.51	1:08.66	1:09.28	1:12.22	1:14.08	1:19.81	1:24.31	1:41.22
200 Free	2:29.91	2:21.24	2:26.40	2:25.32	2:31.33	2:34.71	2:37.24	2:37.86	2:42.40	2:47.66	2:57.45	3:13.30	3:59.40
400 Free	5:21.80	5:10.28	5:17.46	5:23.41	5:29.45	5:32.93	5:37.47	5:39.53	5:47.78	5:50.28	6:18.88	7:01.64	9:30.15
800 Free	11:37.23	11:14.44	11:58.71	11:36.36	11:59.77	11:40.76	11:51.23	11:48.19	12:11.44	12:22.69	13:18.25	14:59.92	20:36.78
1500 Free	25:41.00	21:53.67	23:14.97	23:28.35	23:34.65	22:56.47	23:23.40	23:07.39	23:38.22	24:05.36	26:13.59	29:38.00	46:04.17
50 Back	34.85	32.91	33.50	34.66	35.42	36.11	36.74	37.69	39.18	39.48	42.51	47.63	56.99
100 Back	1:16.56	1:13.68	1:15.91	1:19.01	1:18.58	1:20.78	1:21.50	1:20.95	1:26.63	1:26.96	1:34.55	1:50.84	2:08.54
200 Back	3:02.91	2:49.74	2:49.28	3:08.43	2:59.92	3:00.80	3:01.45	3:04.09	3:12.99	3:11.72	3:31.11	4:02.90	5:06.80
50 Breast	36.48	35.19	36.00	37.06	38.19	38.76	38.51	40.83	40.80	42.21	46.02	50.86	57.88
100 Breast	1:22.81	1:18.28	1:22.26	1:22.71	1:25.88	1:27.98	1:26.75	1:32.31	1:34.02	1:37.26	1:46.06	1:56.54	2:09.67
200 Breast	3:23.50	3:07.09	3:07.46	3:10.14	3:18.30	3:16.19	3:19.39	3:30.65	3:33.32	3:38.64	4:09.72	4:26.36	5:11.18
50 Fly	31.04	30.11	30.56	31.19	31.41	32.99	32.48	33.44	33.99	35.88	38.56	42.90	1:09.43
100 Fly	1:09.89	1:07.66	1:09.43	1:12.38	1:10.69	1:15.72	1:15.34	1:17.24	1:21.22	1:24.99	1:40.39	2:06.93	2:42.00
200 Fly	3:10.04	2:44.79	2:59.20	3:15.29	3:13.62	3:13.87	3:19.51	3:15.30	3:22.64	3:36.82	4:30.35	5:29.02	NO TIME
200 IM	2:48.36	2:41.43	2:48.54	2:51.23	2:51.88	2:58.26	2:56.08	3:03.96	3:08.87	3:09.04	3:32.59	3:55.70	5:41.89
400 IM	6:45.22	6:11.73	6:24.10	6:35.64	6:26.96	6:35.72	6:46.57	6:40.72	7:08.19	7:06.31	8:12.53	9:56.67	NO TIME