Western Australia · 2026–27 standards

WA LC State Pathway qualifying times

WA Age & Open LC State Pathway Meets 1–4. A series of four long-course pathway meets through spring — one shared set of State Development qualifying times covers all four dates.

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

Dates: 18 October, 31 October, 14 November and 28 November 2026
Who can enter: Ages 13 and over
Qualifying window: Entry times achieved since 1 January 2025 are accepted
Course: Long-course standards, with a published short-course converted table for swimmers who have NO long-course time — once a swimmer holds any long-course time, entry is judged on it against the long-course standard

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.

13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Open

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, WA Age & Open LC State Pathway Meets 1–4
Age group	Male	Female
13 years	38.02	40.33
14 years	36.64	39.58
15 years	35.66	39.23
16 years	35.11	39.09
17 years	34.67	38.77
18 years	34.49	38.77
Open	34.31	38.59

50m Freestyle · Long course standard shown. Open an age group for the short-course column and every other event.

Source · 2026–27 standards

Transcribed from the six official Swimming WA qualifying-times documents for the 2026-27 season (captured 2 September 2026).

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

Also in this state

Other WA championships

WA SC Age & Open

Swimming WA's short-course state championships for swimmers aged 13 and over — juniors (9–12) have their own Junior SC meet.

View times

WA Junior SC

The short-course junior state championships for 9–12 year olds — WA's accessible first state meet in the winter season.

View times

WA LC Age & Open

Swimming WA's marquee long-course state championships in December, for swimmers aged 13 and over.

View times

WA Country

The championships for WA's country clubs — an extra meet on top of the state championships, covering the full age range from 9 years to open.

View times

WA Junior LC

The long-course junior state championships for 9–12 year olds, closing out WA's summer season in April.

View times

Is your swimmer inside the WA LC Pathway cut?

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Western Australia · 2026–27 standards

WA LC State Pathway qualifying times

WA Age & Open LC State Pathway Meets 1–4. A series of four long-course pathway meets through spring — one shared set of State Development qualifying times covers all four dates.

The rules

How this meet qualifies swimmers

Dates: 18 October, 31 October, 14 November and 28 November 2026
Who can enter: Ages 13 and over
Qualifying window: Entry times achieved since 1 January 2025 are accepted
Course: Long-course standards, with a published short-course converted table for swimmers who have NO long-course time — once a swimmer holds any long-course time, entry is judged on it against the long-course standard

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.

13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Open

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, WA Age & Open LC State Pathway Meets 1–4
Age group	Male	Female
13 years	38.02	40.33
14 years	36.64	39.58
15 years	35.66	39.23
16 years	35.11	39.09
17 years	34.67	38.77
18 years	34.49	38.77
Open	34.31	38.59

50m Freestyle · Long course standard shown. Open an age group for the short-course column and every other event.

Source · 2026–27 standards

Transcribed from the six official Swimming WA qualifying-times documents for the 2026-27 season (captured 2 September 2026).

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

Also in this state

Other WA championships

WA SC Age & Open

Swimming WA's short-course state championships for swimmers aged 13 and over — juniors (9–12) have their own Junior SC meet.

View times

WA Junior SC

The short-course junior state championships for 9–12 year olds — WA's accessible first state meet in the winter season.

View times

WA LC Age & Open

Swimming WA's marquee long-course state championships in December, for swimmers aged 13 and over.

View times

WA Country

The championships for WA's country clubs — an extra meet on top of the state championships, covering the full age range from 9 years to open.

View times

WA Junior LC

The long-course junior state championships for 9–12 year olds, closing out WA's summer season in April.

View times

Is your swimmer inside the WA LC Pathway 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.

Check a time free Track every gap automatically

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