Queensland Championships qualifying times
Hancock Prospecting Queensland Championships. Queensland's marquee state age championships, held around December in long course.
How this meet qualifies swimmers
- When
- Around December, long course
- Who can enter
- Minimum age 12 — there is no under-12 standard
- Qualifying window
- Times achieved on or after 1 January 2025
- Course
- Swimming Queensland publishes a long-course and a short-course standard; a swim on either course qualifies
Choose an age group for the full cut table
Every event with a published standard, for boys and girls, across 7 age groups.
50m Freestyle across every age group
The quickest way to see how the standard tightens as a swimmer ages up.
| Age group | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 12 years | 33.11 | 32.46 |
| 13 years | 30.05 | 31.17 |
| 14 years | 28.14 | 30.14 |
| 15 years | 26.72 | 29.08 |
| 16 years | 26.49 | 28.83 |
| 17 & 18 years | 25.35 | 28.38 |
| Open | 24.54 | 28.32 |
50m Freestyle · Long course standard shown. Open an age group for the short-course column and every other event.
Source · 2026 standards
Transcribed from the 2026 Queensland Championships meet information published by Swimming Queensland.
These are the most recent standards Swimming Queensland has published. Times for a later edition replace them once released — always check the current meet information before entering.
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