We’re introducing three ways to discover and follow top performances throughout the 2026–27 season. Each one looks at performances a little differently. Weekly Top Swims — Live Now Weekly Top Swims shows the top 18 & Under swims that actually happened during each week. Monday through Sunday Based on the actual swim date Ranked by Power Points Updated live as results are added to Swim Standards Browse up to the Top 500 For example, the Aug. 31–Sept. 6 ranking includes swims performed during that exact date range, even if the results were added to Swim Standards later. Weekly Top Performers — First Edition Sept. 16 Our popular Weekly Top Performances series is returning for the 2026–27 SCY season with a clearer name: Weekly Top Performers. The format remains the same. Each edition features the Top 10 performers for girls and boys in: 10 & Under 11–12 13–14 15–18 Performers are ranked by Power Points, with each swimmer represented by their highest-rated performance. Unlike Weekly Top Swims, this series is based on when results are added to Swim Standards, with the regular weekly data period running Thursday through Wednesday. Because the new season has just started, our first edition will include eligible 2026–27 SCY performances added through Wednesday, Sept. 16. Power 100 — Coming Sept. 18 We’re also introducing something completely new: Power 100. Power 100 will rank the 100 highest-rated 18 & Under performances of the 2026–27 season by Power Points. Top 100 Girls + Boys SCY + LCM All events One national chart Updated every Friday Unlike the other weekly features, Power 100 is season-to-date. As new performances are added throughout the season, swimmers can enter the Power 100 or move up and down the chart. Weekly snapshots will let you follow chart movement, new entries, peak positions, and more as the season progresses. The first Power 100 will be released Friday, Sept. 18. Follow the Weekly Updates We’ll also share Weekly Top Performers, Power 100, and other highlights throughout the season on Instagram. 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @swimstandards Three different ways to look at the season Weekly Top Swims → What actually happened that week Weekly Top Performers → Top performers from results added that week Power 100 → Where the top performances rank across the entire season We hope these give swimmers, families, coaches, and swimming fans some fun new ways to follow performances throughout 2026–27. Let us know what you think!

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The 2026 TYR Futures Championships split the country into five regional meets this week — Austin, Greensboro, Knoxville, Madison, and Sacramento — all racing the same dates (July 29–August 1) and the same 34 individual events. The meets haven't started yet, but the psych sheets are already out — and they point to some sites being a lot harder to make an A-final at than others. How We Measured It For each of the 34 individual events, we compared the 8th-place seed time — the projected cutoff to make an A-final — across all five sites, and tracked which site has the fastest cutoff. More wins means a deeper, more competitive field going in. The Projected Ranking Rank Site Fastest Seeded Cutoff In (out of 34 events) 1 Madison, WI 13 2 Austin, TX 9 3 Knoxville, TN 7 4 Greensboro, NC 5 5 Sacramento, CA 0 Based on seed times, Madison has the fastest cutoff in more events than any other site — more than a third of the entire program. Sacramento doesn't have the fastest cutoff in a single event. A Real Example: Men's 100 Fly Here's the seeded 8th-place time in the men's 100 fly at each site: Site 8th Place Seed Time Madison 54.91 Austin 55.66 Greensboro 55.76 Knoxville 56.26 Sacramento 57.11 Going into the meet, a swimmer seeded at 55.5 projects to make the A-final in Sacramento, Knoxville, or Greensboro — but misses it entirely in Madison. Not Just Wins — Consistency Madison isn't seeded to win all 34 events, and no site is. But in the events where Madison doesn't have the fastest cutoff, its seed times are still typically within a fraction of a second of whoever does. Sacramento's gaps are bigger — its seed cutoffs often trail the leader by several seconds, not fractions of one. That's the real gap between #1 and #5 heading in: Madison projects to win often and stay close everywhere else. Sacramento projects to rarely win and fall well behind when it doesn't. Field Size Backs It Up Site Total Entries Knoxville 2,744 Madison 2,701 Austin 2,644 Greensboro 2,257 Sacramento 1,928 Sacramento's field is roughly 800 swimmers smaller than Knoxville's — nearly 30% — consistent with also projecting as the shallowest field. Who to Watch at Each Site Looking at who tops the psych sheets in the marquee individual events (50/100 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM), a few names stand out at each site: Sacramento — Olivia Detter (PASA, 20) is seeded #1 in three events: the 50 free (26.05), 100 free (57.46), and 100 fly (1:01.30). Knoxville — Josh Toothman (Blazing Barracudas, 20) tops both sprint frees, seeded 22.65/50.70. Lainy Kruger (Gator Swim Club, 21) leads the women's 100 and 200 free. Austin — Carter Wright (Bolles School Sharks, 19) is the top seed in both the men's 100 free and 100 back. Greensboro — The clear headliner: Reina Liu (TAC, 16) is seeded #1 in five different events — the 100 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 50 free. Madison — Stuart Seymour (Northwestern University, 21) tops three men's events, while Molly Sweeney (Carmel Swim Club, 18) tops three on the women's side. The Takeaway If you're swimming Futures in Madison this summer, you're facing a tougher projected road to the A-final than swimmers at any of the other four sites. If you're swimming in Sacramento, the field — while still a legitimate championship meet — projects as the least competitive of the five. This isn't a knock on any athlete. Futures assigns swimmers to sites by home region, not competitive balance, so nobody chose their field. But it's a useful reality check when comparing results across sites once the meets wrap: an A-final finish at Madison and an A-final finish at Sacramento won't have required the same time. Psych Sheets Austin Greensboro Knoxville Madison Sacramento Data based on official 2026 Futures Championship psych sheets as of publication, all five sites, meets held July 29–August 1. This is a pre-meet projection based on seed times, not final results — seed times reflect entries at time of export and are subject to change with scratches, add-ons, or updates ahead of competition.

The first SCY Weekly Top Performers of the 2026–27 season is here. This is the SCY companion to last year's LCM Weekly Top Performances series — same format, clearer name. Ranked by Power Points One top swim per swimmer Top 10 per age group, girls and boys separately Groups: 10&U, 11–12, 13–14, 15–18 This edition covers new-season swims entered into Swim Standards between September 1–16. Starting next week, editions will follow our regular Thursday–Wednesday window. 10&U Girls Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Iris Liu 9 Unattached 50 Breast 33.87 AAAA 1031 2 Adeline Farrier 10 CAT 500 Free 5:25.57 AAAA 986 3 Chooch Branich 9 Unattached 50 Back 32.61 AAA 904 4 Daisy Lange 10 WAC 500 Free 5:37.14 AAAA 897 5 Olivia Posegay 9 NTRO 100 Back 1:11.20 AAA 892 6 Alexa Jenner 10 PSC 100 Fly 1:04.80 AAAA 877 7 Natalie Chong 10 SSAN 100 Breast 1:15.02 AAAA 847 8 Hadley Wheeler 10 SSAN 50 Back 31.12 AAAA 835 9 Miller Lippe 10 NTRO 50 Fly 29.74 AAAA 829 10 Sienna Hermann 10 LCAC 50 Fly 29.78 AAAA 826 Iris Liu's 50 breast tops the group with room to spare, but the standout is how many events are represented — six different strokes/distances across the top 10, a sign this list is still filling in early in the season. Boys Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Ethan Zhang 9 VACA 100 Free 58.77 AAAA 965 2 Evan Jun 9 KSC 50 Breast 37.08 AAA 855 3 Eric Zeng 9 CANY 50 Back 33.65 AAA 816 4 Lucas Guillen 9 757 50 Free 29.15 AA 785 5 Paxton Goldsborough 10 ASC 50 Fly 30.06 AAAA 785 6 Evan Wang 9 ROSE 50 Fly 32.70 AA 768 7 Max Muse 9 AUB 50 Fly 32.74 AA 766 8 Jonathan Nelson 10 UVA 50 Back 32.33 AAA 764 9 Harrison Kashyap 9 PSC 200 Free 2:21.45 AA 755 10 Carson Swift 10 NTRO 50 Free 28.07 AAA 743 Ethan Zhang's 58.77 in the 100 free is comfortably the class of the group at 965 points — nearly 100 points clear of second place. 11–12 Girls Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Alannah Rodriguez 11 PSC 100 Fly 1:01.83 AAA 850 2 Isla Hodge 12 SCAL 50 Fly 26.93 AAAA 835 3 Allison Sullivan 12 NTRO 50 Back 28.76 AAAA 795 4 Emma Zhang 11 NTRO 100 Back 1:04.79 AAA 790 5 Mia Jane Helfer 12 BOWS 50 Breast 32.27 AAAA 781 6 Lillian Segovia 11 TBAC 500 Free 5:31.12 AAA 772 7 Ellie Phan 11 SOFL 400 IM 5:05.77 AAA 767 8 Riley Hamlin 12 KSC 50 Back 29.13 AAA 765 9 Leah Ortega 12 SCS 50 Breast 32.61 AAAA 759 10 Alexa Olson 11 HSC 50 Fly 29.03 AA 756 NTRO puts two swimmers in the top four, with Allison Sullivan and Emma Zhang both cracking 800 points in backstroke. Boys Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Hudson Wenzel 11 H2A 50 Fly 25.80 AAAA 1010 2 Junyou He 11 ROSE 50 Back 27.40 AAAA 1001 3 Jiaming Liu 12 ROSE 50 Breast 28.86 AAAA 959 4 Olin Woo 12 ROSE 50 Breast 29.53 AAAA 911 5 Bronson Jenner 12 PSC 200 Fly 2:05.25 AAAA 911 6 Sasiphruek Trongprasit 11 LIFE 100 Breast 1:09.32 AAA 909 7 Hunter Gumbayan 12 SRA 100 Free 50.45 AAAA 906 8 Ken Seo 11 Unattached 50 Back 29.03 AAA 878 9 Ernest Hsu 11 ROSE 50 Breast 33.03 AAA 844 10 Logan Nelson 12 SACC 100 Free 52.55 AAAA 817 The deepest team showing of the week: ROSE lands four swimmers in this top 10 alone, three of them in breaststroke. Hudson Wenzel and Junyou He headline with the two highest point totals across the entire board. 13–14 Girls Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Laine Langenbrunner 13 FAST 50 Back 27.23 AAA 882 2 Abigail Cowart 14 AHAC 50 Free 23.50 AAAA 865 3 Olivia Holt 14 Unattached 100 Fly 56.30 AAAA 843 4 Elle Lourie 13 LIFE 50 Back 27.70 AAA 838 5 Amelia Avetisyan 14 ROSE 50 Breast 30.71 AAAA 809 6 Haley Horak 14 SSAN 50 Breast 30.77 AAAA 805 7 Juliana Limbaugh 13 LIFE 100 Back 59.29 AAA 805 8 Sage Rydberg 13 THSC 50 Breast 31.48 AAAA 789 9 Violet Perrigue 13 ROSE 50 Free 24.93 AAA 783 10 Alison Cox 13 KSC 50 Back 28.29 AAA 783 Backstroke is the story here — four of the top 10 swims come in the 50 or 100 back, led by 13-year-old Laine Langenbrunner. Boys Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Jett Hatchard 13 UNSSC 200 Back 1:50.56 AAAA 1049 2 Jacob Lee 13 ROSE 50 Breast 26.90 AAAA 986 3 Parker Wheeler 13 WAC 100 Fly 52.90 AAA 930 4 Oliver Lin 14 GCAT 1000 Free 9:32.96 AAAA 896 5 Cameron Johnson 13 BST 50 Fly 24.75 AAAA 895 6 Hunter Bloomstine 13 MELB 100 Breast 1:01.47 AAA 890 7 Samuel Stern 14 OST 100 Breast 59.43 AAAA 878 8 Holt Jollands 13 RAYS 50 Fly 25.05 AAA 866 9 Samuel Nagy 13 AASC 200 Breast 2:14.17 AAA 865 10 Maciej Cyz 14 PSC 200 IM 1:56.83 AAAA 851 Jett Hatchard's 1:50.56 in the 200 back is the single highest point total in this edition, 1049 points, and it isn't particularly close. 15–18 Girls Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Cadence Johnson 17 BATS 50 Back 26.36 AAA 865 2 Charissa Higgs 15 NTRO 50 Breast 30.45 AAAA 823 3 Ava Lowrance 15 TNT 50 Breast 30.56 AAAA 814 4 Maria Gutierrez Paredes 16 NTRO 50 Fly 25.45 AAAA 804 5 Ariel Ninomiya 17 GOLD 50 Back 26.98 AAA 804 6 Hanne Peeters 15 Unattached 100 Back 57.44 AAA 796 7 Hannah Parkin 17 FAST 50 Back 27.16 AAA 787 8 Ainsley Boerckel 15 UNPSC 100 Fly 57.23 AAA 781 9 Wynne Bisque 16 NTRO 50 Back 27.23 AAA 780 10 Lilly Younica 15 757 50 Back 27.37 AAA 778 NTRO shows up three times in the girls' top 10, and backstroke dominates again — six of ten swims. Boys Rank Swimmer Age Team Event Time Standard Points 1 Andrew Hilsmier 18 WAKE 100 Free 43.05 AAAA 943 2 Amare San Diego 16 KSC 100 Breast 55.79 AAAA 923 3 David Rainer 16 TNT 100 Free 44.83 AAAA 898 4 Henry Yang 17 ROSE 50 Breast 25.36 AAAA 897 5 Caleb Caponera 16 FAA 100 Breast 56.44 AAAA 897 6 Thomas Nelson 16 WAKE 100 Free 45.23 AAAA 876 7 Andres Herrera 17 S&S 100 Free 44.83 AAAA 867 8 Jeremy Hah 16 ROSE 50 Breast 26.19 AAAA 857 9 Lexington Ng 16 ROSE 50 Breast 26.20 AAAA 856 10 Clark Capps 16 AHAC 50 Fly 22.90 AAAA 851 ROSE's breaststroke pipeline shows up again with three swimmers here, all AAAA. Note that David Rainer and Andres Herrera post the exact same 44.83 in the 100 free but land in different spots — the tiebreak comes down to when the swim was added to the database. Week at a Glance Highest point total: Jett Hatchard, 200 back, 1049 points (13–14 boys) Deepest team showing: ROSE, with swimmers across the 11–12, 13–14, and 15–18 boys boards, mostly in breaststroke Theme of the week: backstroke, especially on the girls' side — it's the most common event across three of the four age groups Rankings reflect swims added to Swim Standards between September 1–16, 2026 — not necessarily when the swim happened. "Unattached" swimmers are shown without a team link. All events and times are SCY (short course yards).

The USA Swimming Western Zone runs two top-tier Zone Championship meets each summer, backed by a tier of regional Speedo Sectional meets that funnel qualifiers up. The structure looks complicated at first glance, but it breaks down cleanly once you separate "Zone Championships" from "Sectionals." The Two Core Zone Championships These are the marquee events — one for the youngest age-group swimmers, one for the older/open group. Western Zone Senior Championships Open to athletes 19 and under. The 2026 meet runs July 28–August 1 at Clovis West High School Pool in Fresno, CA. Western Zone Age Group Championships A four-day meet for roughly 700 athletes 14 and under, representing 17 "all-star" teams drawn from the Zone's LSCs. The 2026 meet returns to Boise, with competition at the Idaho Central Aquatic Center, running August 5–8, 2026. How the Zone Is Organized The Western Zone is made up of two official Sections: California–Nevada Section Western Region Section The Western Region Section is further divided into two spring regions: Four Corners — Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Northwest — Alaska, Hawaii, Inland Empire, Montana, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Snake River, Wyoming (Note: this list defines which LSCs belong to each region — it doesn't necessarily determine where the meet is physically held. In 2026, for example, Four Corners' Spring Sectional is being hosted in Carmel, IN, outside the region's home states.) The Sectional Tier Sectionals sit below Zone Championships and are split by region. As covered in the earlier breakdown, the Western Zone has two official Sections — California–Nevada (CA–NV) and Western Region — with Western Region further dividing into Four Corners and Northwest for Spring meets, then combining for Summer. Where it gets more nuanced: CA–NV doesn't run just one Summer Sectional. The 2026 CA–NV Summer Sectionals are being held July 16–19 in Walnut, CA, hosted by Brea Aquatics and the Southern California LSC, and July 23–26 in Novato, CA, hosted by Thunder Coast Aquatics and Pacific Swimming. Two meets, same section, same season — swimmers from across the CA–NV LSCs are split between them. 2026 Meet Reference Table Meet Dates Location Western Zone Senior Championships Jul 28–Aug 1 Fresno, CA Western Zone Age Group Championships Aug 5–8 Boise, ID CA–NV Summer Sectionals (Walnut) Jul 16–19 Walnut, CA CA–NV Summer Sectionals (Novato) Jul 23–26 Novato, CA Western Region Summer Sectional Jul 16–19 Gresham, OR Four Corners Spring Sectional Mar 26–29 Carmel, IN Pacific Northwest (Northwest) Spring Sectional Mar 12–15 Federal Way, WA CA–NV Winter Sectional dates TBD/unconfirmed for 2026 — A note on that last row: We weren't able to confirm firm December 2026 CA–NV Winter Sectional dates in this search — last year's edition ran mid-to-late December in the Brea/Walnut area, so a similar timing is likely, but I'd treat that one as unconfirmed until the Western Zone posts it. Where to Find Time Standards Every meet listed above has a corresponding qualifying-times page — these are the ones currently live on Swim Standards: Western Zone Senior Championships Time Standards Western Zone Age Group Championships Time Standards CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Time Standards Western Region Summer Speedo Sectional Time Standards Four Corners Spring Speedo Sectional Time Standards Pacific Northwest Spring Speedo Sectional Time Standards Spring/Summer Far Western Championships Time Standards (adjacent championship, not a Sectional) Northwest Age Group Regionals Time Standards (Age Group tier, not Sectional) Key Takeaways Two Zone Championships: Senior (Fresno, Jul 28–Aug 1) and Age Group (Boise, Aug 5–8). CA–NV runs two Summer Sectional meets in 2026 — Walnut and Novato — not one combined event. Western Region splits in Spring (Four Corners + Northwest/Pacific Northwest) and recombines in Summer. Winter CA–NV Sectional is likely but not yet confirmed for 2026 — worth checking the Western Zone site as the date approaches. Full time-standards pages for every meet above are on Swim Standards.

Summer might be winding down, but there's still time for one more pool party! 🏊🎉 If you're planning an end-of-summer pool party, swim team celebration, birthday, or backyard get-together and need an inexpensive last-minute party favor, these 120 Glitter Summer Temporary Tattoos are a fun little addition. And at only $3.99 at the time of writing, you can entertain an entire group without spending much at all. 🌴 120 Different Summer Designs With 120 patterns, there's plenty for everyone to choose from. The designs include summer favorites like: 🦈 Sharks 🧜‍♀️ Mermaids 🍉 Watermelons 🏄 Surfboards 🏖️ Beach balls 🦀 Crabs 🍍 Pineapples 🦋 Butterflies 🥥 Coconuts ☀️ Suns 🩴 Flip-flops Put the sheets out on a table and let everyone pick their favorites. 🏊 Perfect for a Swim Team Party Finished with your summer swim season? These could make a fun little activity for an end-of-season swim team party. Kids can pick out tattoos before jumping into the pool, trade designs with their teammates, or see who can create the funniest combination. You could even turn it into a little team challenge: Shark for the sprinters. 🦈 Mermaid for the distance swimmers. 🧜‍♀️ Surfboard for the backstrokers. 🏄 Okay... maybe let the swimmers decide who gets what. 😂 🎁 Easy Party Favor You don't necessarily need to create expensive goodie bags for every guest. Split the tattoo sheets between party favor bags or combine them with a few other inexpensive summer items like: Sunglasses Candy Stickers Glow sticks Small pool toys Water balloons It's an easy way to add something extra without dramatically increasing your party budget. 💦 Apply in Seconds Temporary tattoos are also incredibly easy to use. According to the product instructions, you simply use water and hold the tattoo in place for around 15 seconds. That makes them an easy activity even when you have a large group of kids waiting for their turn. 🎉 One More Summer Celebration Use them for: Pool parties Swim team parties End-of-season celebrations Birthday parties Beach days Backyard parties Summer camps Family gatherings Summer isn't over quite yet, so you might as well squeeze in one more day of poolside fun. Price at the time of writing: $3.99 (Prices may change over time.) 🛒 Check It Out For only a few dollars, you get 120 colorful summer designs, making these an easy last-minute addition to your final pool parties of the season. 👉 View the 120-Piece Summer Temporary Tattoo Set on Amazon

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