The NCAA has released its 2024 championship qualifying standards for Division I and Division II programs.
The times have continued to creep faster. Automatic “A” qualifying standards are calculated with the three-year average of eighth place for each event. Provisional “B” standards are calculated using a three-year average of the top 125 times.
There also is a long-course conversion.
For the men’s Division I field, 11 of the 13 events saw a faster qualifying time (only the 1650 free and 200 backstroke remained the same). In relays, the 400 free and 200 medley relays are a faster cut, while the others are the same as last year.
For the Division I women, only five events got faster, led by the 200 breaststroke, which is nearly a half second (o.45) faster. The 100 butterfly is 0.23 faster.
Meanwhile, the 500 got slower at 4:37.89, 2.13 seconds slower than last year’s cut.
All five relays are the same as last year as well as the IM events, 100 free, 200 free, 200 butterfly and 200 backstroke.
Here is a look at the event-by-event breakdown:
MEN’S SWIMMING STANDARDS
EVENT A Standard B Standard
50 Freestyle 18.82, 19.79
100 Freestyle 41.50, 43.46
200 Freestyle 1:31.74, 1:35.79
500 Freestyle 4:10.74, 4:21.99
1,650 Freestyle 14:37.31, 15:25.12
100 Butterfly 44.64, 47.08
200 Butterfly 1:40.16, 1:45.89
100 Backstroke 44.71, 47.47
200 Backstroke 1:39.13, 1:44.60
100 Breaststroke 51.10, 53.63
200 Breaststroke 1:51.09, 1:57.44
200 Individual Medley 1:41.03, 1:46.16
400 Individual Medley 3:38.90, 3:50.68
MEN’S RELAY STANDARDS
EVENT QUALIFYING PROVISIONAL
200 Freestyle Relay 1:16.80, 1:17.38
400 Freestyle Relay 2:50.44, 2:51.86
800 Freestyle Relay 6:16.02,6:18.94
200 Medley Relay 1:23.71, 1:24.32
400 Medley Relay 3:04.96, 3:06.84
MEN’S DIVING STANDARDS
*Qualifying point total in any 6 dive list with standard DD
EVENT POINTS
1-Meter Diving 300*
3-Meter Diving 320*
Platform Diving 300*
2024 Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Qualifying Standards
WOMEN’S SWIMMING STANDARDS
EVENT A Standard B Standard
50 Freestyle 21.63, 22.67
100 Freestyle 47.18, 49.36
200 Freestyle 1:42.84, 1:47.12
500 Freestyle 4:37.89, 4:47.20
1,650 Freestyle 15:52.41, 16:30.59
100 Butterfly 50.69, 53.63
200 Butterfly 1:52.86, 1:59.23
100 Backstroke 50.88, 53.82
200 Backstroke 1:50.50, 1:57.07
100 Breaststroke 58.02, 1:01.46
200 Breaststroke 2:05.73, 2:13.86
200 Individual Medley 1:53.66, 1:59.56
400 Individual Medley 4:03.62, 4:17.30
WOMEN’S RELAY STANDARDS
EVENT QUALIFYING PROVISIONAL
200 Freestyle Relay 1:28.43, 1:29.21
400 Freestyle Relay 3:14.10, 3:16.25
800 Freestyle Relay 7:00.86, 7:05.88
200 Medley Relay 1:36.24, 1:37.00
400 Medley Relay 3:31.38, 3:33.48
WOMEN’S DIVING STANDARDS
*Qualifying point total in any 6 dive list with standard DD
**Qualifying point total in any 5 dive list with standard DD
EVENT POINTS
1-Meter Diving 265* / 220**
3-Meter Diving 280* / 235**
Platform Diving 225**
2023-24 NCAA Division II Men’s Qualifying Standards
NCAA Event A standard B standard
50 Freestyle 19.48, 20.46
100 Freestyle 43.12, 45.28
200 Freestyle 1:35.45, 1:40.22
500 Freestyle 4:21.76, 4:34.84
1000 Freestyle 9:02.63, 9:29.76
1650 Freestyle 15:12.53, 15:58.15
100 Backstroke 46.47, 48.79
200 Backstroke 1:42.78, 1:47.92
100 Breaststroke 52.91, 55.56
200 Breaststroke 1:55.12, 2:00.87
100 Butterfly 46.45, 48.77
200 Butterfly 1:44.66, 1:49.89
200 Individual Medley 1:45.86, 1:51.15
400 Individual Medley 3:48.07, 3:59.48
NCAA RELAY QUALIFYING PROVISIONAL
200 Freestyle Relay N/A 1:20.49
400 Freestyle Relay N/A 2:58.47
800 Freestyle Relay N/A 6:35.56
200 Medley Relay N/A 1:27.99
400 Medley Relay N/A 3:14.86
Diving Dual-6 Optionals Championship-11 Dives
1-Meter Diving Points * 285 440
3-Meter Diving Points # 295 460
* A minimum degree of difficulty on the 1-Meter six optional dives shall be a 14.0
# A minimum degree of difficulty on the 3-Meter six optional dives shall be a 15.0
2023-24 NCAA Division II Men’s Qualifying Standards
Event A standard B standard
50 Freestyle 22.72, 23.86
100 Freestyle 49.58, 52.06
200 Freestyle 1:47.70, 1:53.08
500 Freestyle 4:50.30, 5:04.82
1000 Freestyle 9:54.77, 10:24.51
1650 Freestyle 16:31.17, 17:20.73
100 Backstroke 53.51, 56.18
200 Backstroke 1:57.00, 2:02.85
100 Breaststroke 1:01.03, 1:04.08
200 Breaststroke 2:13.06, 2:19.71
100 Butterfly 53.37, 56.04
200 Butterfly 1:59.30, 2:05.26
200 Individual Medley 1:59.39, 2:05.36
400 Individual Medley 4:17.69, 4:30.57
RELAY QUALIFYING PROVISIONAL
200 Freestyle Relay N/A 1:33.83
400 Freestyle Relay N/A 3:25.19
800 Freestyle Relay N/A 7:29.84
200 Medley Relay N/A 1:42.84
400 Medley Relay N/A 3:45.49
NCAA Diving Dual-6 Optionals Championship-11 Dives
1-Meter Diving Points * 255 390
3-Meter Diving Points # 265 420
* A minimum degree of difficulty on the 1-Meter six optional dives shall be a 13.0
# A minimum degree of difficulty on the 3-Meter six optional dives shall be a 13.3
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