SA State Short Course Championships qualifying times — 15 years
Every published 2026 SA State Short Course Championships standard for 15 years — 18 events, boys and girls.
| Event | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | 28.50 | 30.20 |
| 100m Freestyle | 1:03.65 | 1:06.60 |
| 200m Freestyle | 2:18.00 | 2:24.20 |
| 400m Freestyle | 4:50.00 | 5:10.00 |
| 800m Freestyle | 10:18.00 | 10:26.00 |
| 1500m Freestyle | 19:20.00 | 20:02.00 |
| 50m Backstroke | 35.50 | 36.50 |
| 100m Backstroke | 1:15.00 | 1:18.90 |
| 200m Backstroke | 2:42.25 | 2:49.00 |
| 50m Breaststroke | 40.50 | 42.00 |
| 100m Breaststroke | 1:27.75 | 1:30.00 |
| 200m Breaststroke | 3:00.80 | 3:11.00 |
| 50m Butterfly | 31.85 | 34.30 |
| 100m Butterfly | 1:16.30 | 1:18.50 |
| 200m Butterfly | 2:52.00 | 2:55.00 |
| 100m Ind. Medley | 1:15.50 | 1:20.00 |
| 200m Ind. Medley | 2:39.00 | 2:48.00 |
| 400m Ind. Medley | 5:45.00 | 5:50.00 |
The qualifying swim may be long course (50m) or short course (25m). “—” means no standard is published for that event at this age.
Age as at 28 August 2026. A swimmer is measured against the row for the age they will be on that date — not the age they are when they swim the qualifying time.
SA State SC by age
Entry conditions for this meet
- Dates
- 28–30 August 2026 (next edition to be announced)
- Age at meet
- Age as at 28 August 2026
- Who can enter
- Ages 11 and over
- Age group or Open
- A combined age and open championships: athletes 16 and under may enter their eligible age-group event or the open event (if qualified), but not both. Events without a cut in an age group — the 200m-and-longer strokes and the distance freestyles for younger ages — are entered on the Open standard
- Qualifying window
- The published program states no qualifying window
- Multi Class
- Multi Class events run as Open events entered on a Multi Class Point Score: 75 MCPS for the 50s, 100s and 100 IM, 100 MCPS for the 200 Free and 150/200 IM, 125 MCPS for the 400 Free
Source · 2026 standards
Transcribed from the qualifying-times table in Swimming SA's 2026 State Short Course Championships program of events (captured 2 September 2026).
These are the most recent standards Swimming SA has published. New qualifying times are released ahead of each edition — always check the current meet information before entering.
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