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Queensland Short Course qualifying times

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

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

When
Around August, short course
Who can enter
Age groups 11 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 7 age groups.

11 years12 years13 years14 years15 years16 years17 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, Hancock Prospecting Queensland Short Course Championships
Age groupMaleFemale
11 years36.2635.54
12 years33.8533.85
13 years29.9331.91
14 years28.7530.84
15 years27.2829.73
16 years27.0429.47
17 years & over25.8528.94

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 Short Course 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.

Also in this state

Other QLD championships

Queensland Championships

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

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Queensland Country

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

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Queensland Sprint

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

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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'.

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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).

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