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Is there any standard for gauging one swimmer's level of competence?
I mean nationally recognized, ie, if you break this time, you are entitled a *** swimmer.
Take a look at the Event Rankings on the USMS web site.
The only time swim meet with Qualifying Times are the two National USMS Championships http://www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php . Besides that each team may have standards. Check with your local USMS team.
the only time standards that I have seen are for age groupers 10 & under up to 17-18.
But I don't think that there are enough results in all the masters age groups to make it worth the effort to make a chart. otherwise it would be cool to see a time standards for masters.
So, if you don't meet the qualifying time listed, does that mean you can't enter the event for that meet? Just curious, because when you look at the event results, there are times far slower than the qualifying times for that event.
No, as a Masters swimmer you can enter any three events you wish regardless of time. But if you want to swim up to three additional events (for a total of 6) you have to have met the QTs for those three bonus events.