WSCA NEWS: FINA posts Swimming qualifying system for 2015 World Championships
FINA posts Swimming qualifying system for 2015 World Championships: qualifying starts this weekend
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--On February 18, FINA sent the national federations the qualifying system for the Swimming portion of the 2015 World Championships. The system will again include A and B time standards, as well as a year-and-a-half qualifying window in which to achieve a time at a designated meet. FINA's posting of the system, including instructions on how a meet can become a qualifying meet, can be found online here:
http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4366&Itemid=1616
A summary of the qualifying system is below.
--QUALIFYING WINDOW--
The qualifying window for the 2015 Worlds is Saturday, March 1, 2014 through Monday, July 20, 2015.
Note: This is the Monday before the 2015 Worlds Swimming competition starts on Friday, July 24, 2015. Also, July 20 is in the middle of the 2015 Pan American Games; however, the Swimming portion of those Games is
planned to be completed before the qualifying window closes.
--MEET APPROVAL--
Meets should apply to be a qualifying meet prior to the meet occurring. All meet have until the end of this year (December 31, 2014) to apply. All qualifying meets must have referees and starters from a valid FINA
Officials list. The FINA Officials list can be found on the FINA page here:
http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=21&Itemid=1217
[note: list 18, which will be active for 2015 events, has yet to be posted]
--ENTRY LIMITS--
-A nation may enter up to 2 swimmers per individual event, and 1 relay per relay event.
-For a nation to enter 2 swimmers in an individual event, both swimmers must meet the A time standard in the event.
-If a nation wishes to enter 1 swimmer per individual event, a swimmer need only have the B time standard in the event.
-A nation with 3 swimmers with qualifying times may enter a fourth swimmer without qualifying times, provided that with the addition the nation has both male and female swimmers entered.
-A nation with 2 or less swimmers with qualifying times may enter up to a total of 4 swimmers, provided that no more than 2 are male and 2 are female.
-A swimmer entered without qualifying times must have swam at their nation's national championships or an approved qualifying meet.
-A swimmer entered without qualifying times will be allowed to enter up to 2 events each, but cannot be entered in the same event as another swimmer from their nation.
--QUALIFYING TIMES--
[All long course meters (50m). "A" times for 2 per event; "B" times for 1 per event.]
MEN A standard B standard
50 free 22.25 23.03
100 free 49.39 51.12
200 free 1:48.37 1:52.16
400 free 3:50.87 3:58.95
800 free 7:57.69 8:14.41
1500 free 15:13.98 15:45.97
50 back 25.52 26.41
100 back 54.72 56.64
200 back 1:59.19 2:03.36
50 breast 27.58 28.55
100 breast 1:00.44 1:02.56
200 breast 2:11.71 2:16.32
50 fly 23.53 24.35
100 fly 52.52 54.36
200 fly 1:57.37 2:01.48
200 I.M. 1:59.99 2:04.19
400 I.M. 4:19.21 4:28.28
WOMEN
50 free 25.23 26.11
100 free 55.05 56.98
200 free 1:58.93 2:03.09
400 free 4:12.47 4:21.31
800 free 8:35.99 8:54.05
1500 free 16:33.61 17:08.39
50 back 28.60 29.60
100 back 1:01.25 1:03.39
200 back 2:12.14 2:16.76
50 breast 31.50 32.60
100 breast 1:08.36 1:10.75
200 breast 2:28.12 2:33.30
50 fly 26.54 27.47
100 fly 59.18 1:01.25
200 fly 2:11.14 2:15.73
200 I.M. 2:13.98 2:18.67
400 I.M. 4:44.50 4:54.46
Note: The relay events do not have time standards. The relay events are:400 Free Relay (male, female, mixed), 400 Medley Relay (male, female,mixed), and 800 Free Relay (male, female).
Published by: WSCA news--Thursday, February 27, 2014
