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Melbourne Sprints qualifying times

2026 Mattioli Melbourne Sprints. Swimming Victoria's sprint meet — a 50m-only program across all four strokes, from 11 & Under to 19 & Over.

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

Dates
24–25 October 2026
Program
50m events only — freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly
Age groups
11 & Under, single years 12 to 16, 17–18, and 19 & Over
Qualifying window
Times achieved from 29 November 2025 until entries close
Course
The qualifying swim may be long course or short course
Multi Class
Multi Class entry is by points (20 MCPS), not by qualifying time
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.

11 years & under12 years13 years14 years15 years16 years17 & 18 years19 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, 2026 Mattioli Melbourne Sprints
Age groupMaleFemale
11 years & under34.7634.64
12 years33.0532.74
13 years30.6431.53
14 years30.1031.14
15 years29.4331.59
16 years28.8931.07
17 & 18 years28.1030.91
19 years & over27.8830.68

50m Freestyle. Open an age group for every other event.

Source · 2026–27 standards

Transcribed from the official Swimming Victoria qualifying-times sheet for the 2026-27 Mattioli Melbourne Sprints.

These are the most recent standards Swimming Victoria has published. New qualifying times are released ahead of each season — always check the current meet information before entering.

Also in this state

Other VIC championships

Victorian Metro LC

The Metropolitan long-course championships — the regional championship for swimmers at Melbourne-area Victorian clubs.

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Victorian Country LC

The Country long-course championships, for swimmers at Country-area Victorian clubs.

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Victorian Age LC

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

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Victorian Age SC

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

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