FINA posts qualifying times for 2013 World Championships

FINA posts qualifying times for 2013 Worlds

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--FINA today has posted the qualifying times and
system for the 15th World Championships, which are next year in
Barcelona, Spain. The Swimming portion of the 2013 Worlds will be July
28-August 4.
http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2959


The 2013 Worlds will again use an A/B qualifying time system, where:
  -the B standard is the qualifying time to enter 1 swimmer per event
per nation; and
  -the A standard is the qualifying time to enter 2 swimmers per event
per nation.

For nations with 2 or less swimmers per gender who meet qualifying
times, a new bylaw is in place (FINA BL 9.3.6.2) which provides for the
following:
  -a nation with no swimmers with qualifying times may enter up-to 2
males and 2 females;*
  -a nation with 1 or 2 swimmers with qualifying times may enter up-to a
maximum of 4 swimmers, provided there are no more than 2 per gender;*
  -a nation with only 3 swimmers with qualifying times may enter a
fourth swimmer, provided that both genders are represented.*
*Note: The swimmers with qualifying times who are entered must have swum
at their nation's National Championships, and will be allowed to enter
up-to 2 events.



Qualifying Times (all are long course):

  MALES
     Event      A time     B time
    50 free      22.33      23.11
   100 free      48.93      50.64
   200 free    1:48.42    1:52.21
   400 free    3:49.55    3:57.58
   800 free    7:59.06    8:15.83
  1500 free   15:14.38   15:46.38

    50 back      25.43      26.32
   100 back      54.43      56.34
   200 back    1:58.48    2:02.63

    50 breaststroke     28.00     28.98
   100 breaststroke   1:00.86   1:02.99
   200 breaststroke   2:12.78   2:17.43

    50 fly      23.96       24.80
   100 fly      52.57       54.41
   200 fly    1:57.03     2:01.13

   200 IM     1:59.99     2:04.19
   400 IM     4:18.99     4:28.05



  FEMALES
     Event     A time     B time
    50 free     25.34      26.29
   100 free     54.86      56.78
   200 free   1:58.74    2:02.90
   400 free   4:09.81    4:18.55
   800 free   8:34.33    8:52.33
  1500 free  16:26.36   17:00.88

    50 back     28.84      29.85
   100 back   1:01.39    1:03.54
   200 back   2:11.09    2:15.68

    50 breaststroke     32.00     33.12
   100 breaststroke   1:08.63   1:11.03
   200 breaststroke   2:27.88   2:33.06

    50 fly     26.83       27.77
   100 fly     58.89     1:00.95
   200 fly   2:09.38     2:13.91

   200 IM    2:14.97     2:19.69
   400 IM    4:44.53     4:54.49