Queensland · 2026 standards

Queensland Country Championships qualifying times

Queensland Country Championships. The Country championships, held around January, for swimmers at Country-eligible Queensland clubs.

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

When: Around January
Who can enter: Country-eligible clubs, age groups 10 to 16, and 17 & over
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

Age groups

Choose an age group for the full cut table

Every event with a published standard, for boys and girls, across 8 age groups.

10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years & over

At a glance

50m Freestyle across every age group

The quickest way to see how the standard tightens as a swimmer ages up.

50m Freestyle qualifying times by age group, Queensland Country Championships
Age group	Male	Female
10 years	38.38	38.88
11 years	35.35	35.40
12 years	33.20	33.20
13 years	30.94	32.42
14 years	29.26	31.75
15 years	28.06	30.54
16 years	27.82	30.29
17 years & over	26.62	29.80

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 Country Championships qualifying times 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.

Also in this state

Other QLD championships

Queensland Championships

Queensland's marquee state age championships, held around December in long course.

View times

Queensland Short Course

Queensland's short-course state championships, held around August — the meet that also runs a 100 IM.

View times

Queensland Sprint

The Sprint championships, held around February — a 50m-only meet across the four strokes, open from the 10s up.

View times

QLD LC Prep #1

The first of two long-course preparation meets before the Queensland Championships, and a chance to swim a Championships qualifying time. Its own cuts are easier than the Championships'.

View times

QLD LC Prep #2

The second long-course preparation meet before the Queensland Championships, with its own cuts (tighter than Prep Meet #1 in several events).

View times

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Queensland · 2026 standards

Queensland Country Championships qualifying times

Queensland Country Championships. The Country championships, held around January, for swimmers at Country-eligible Queensland clubs.

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

When: Around January
Who can enter: Country-eligible clubs, age groups 10 to 16, and 17 & over
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

Age groups

Choose an age group for the full cut table

Every event with a published standard, for boys and girls, across 8 age groups.

10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years & over

At a glance

50m Freestyle across every age group

The quickest way to see how the standard tightens as a swimmer ages up.

50m Freestyle qualifying times by age group, Queensland Country Championships
Age group	Male	Female
10 years	38.38	38.88
11 years	35.35	35.40
12 years	33.20	33.20
13 years	30.94	32.42
14 years	29.26	31.75
15 years	28.06	30.54
16 years	27.82	30.29
17 years & over	26.62	29.80

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 Country Championships qualifying times 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.

Also in this state

Other QLD championships

Queensland Championships

Queensland's marquee state age championships, held around December in long course.

View times

Queensland Short Course

Queensland's short-course state championships, held around August — the meet that also runs a 100 IM.

View times

Queensland Sprint

The Sprint championships, held around February — a 50m-only meet across the four strokes, open from the 10s up.

View times

QLD LC Prep #1

The first of two long-course preparation meets before the Queensland Championships, and a chance to swim a Championships qualifying time. Its own cuts are easier than the Championships'.

View times

QLD LC Prep #2

The second long-course preparation meet before the Queensland Championships, with its own cuts (tighter than Prep Meet #1 in several events).

View times

Is your swimmer inside the Queensland Country cut?

Rate My Swim takes an age, event and time and shows the exact gap to this meet's standard — plus where that time ranks for the age group. Free, no sign-up.

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Rate My Swim is free and needs no sign-up. A free SwimDNA profile takes a minute to set up.