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Good question. I'm hoping some coaches here can jump in and share their thoughts.

adam

The 2026 USA Swimming Futures Championships will be held July 29 to August 1, 2026 at five sites: Austin, Texas; Greensboro, North Carolina; Knoxville, Tennessee; Madison, Wisconsin; and Sacramento, California.

Entries are submitted through USA Swimming’s Online Meet Entry system, and each site is capped at 700 swimmers. The entry deadline is noon Mountain Time on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, or earlier if a site reaches capacity.

What swimmers may care about

The meet is conducted in LCM.
The 800 and 1500 freestyle events, plus all relays, are timed finals.
All other individual events are prelims and finals, with the fastest 32 swimmers from prelims advancing to finals.
Finals are run in D, C, B, A order.
The C and D finals are limited to the top 18-and-under swimmers who do not qualify for A or B finals.
Prelims start at 9:00 a.m. and finals start at 5:30 p.m.
Practice is available the day before competition and on meet days.
Swimmers may enter any number of events they qualify for, but may only swim three individual events per day and six total individual events during the meet, excluding time trials.
Bonus events are allowed based on how many qualifying events a swimmer has.
Swimmers may enter the 50 butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke if they have either the 50 standard or the corresponding 100 standard.
The 800 and 1500 freestyle require positive check-in before the scratch deadline.
Time trials may be offered at the Meet Referee’s discretion, with a limit of two per swimmer.

What coaches may care about

Teams and athletes may choose any Futures site until that site reaches capacity.
Seeding order is LCM, then SCY, then non-conforming LCM, then non-conforming SCY, then bonus entries.
There will be a virtual technical meeting the evening before Day 1 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
Coaches are responsible for all information in the meet packet, technical meeting updates, and event website postings.
Day 1 scratches close 15 minutes after the technical meeting ends.
Later-day scratches are due 30 minutes after the start of the previous evening’s finals.
Unproven entries must be cleared before the scratch deadline or the swimmer will be scratched.
False or incorrect entry times may trigger a $100 penalty per time.
If a site fills, swimmers who achieve a new qualifying standard before the late qualifying deadline may still add that event through the special NQS entry process.
Late entries are allowed only if the site cap has not been reached, and they require a processing fee and higher event fees.
Relay-only swimmers are allowed and may also swim time trials.
Each team may enter up to two relays per event, but A and B relays must use eight different swimmers.
Coaches must be current USA Swimming members in good standing and should be ready to show membership through the USA Swimming app.

What parents may care about

Team awards are presented for the top three men’s, women’s, and combined teams.
Individual high-point awards go to the top-scoring male and female swimmers.
Warm-up safety rules are strict: feet-first entries only except in designated sprint lanes and times.
No fins, snorkels, paddles, or similar equipment are allowed in the competition pool.
Deck changes are prohibited.
Audio or visual recording is not allowed in locker rooms, restrooms, changing areas, or behind the blocks while athletes are in vulnerable positions.
Athletes who are 18 or who turn 18 during the meet must complete Athlete Protection Training to remain eligible.
Doping control may occur at the meet.
The meet follows USA Swimming Safe Sport rules, including the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy and mandatory reporting obligations.

Site-by-site notes

Site	Venue	Parking / tickets highlights
Austin, TX	Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center	Garage passes are sold before the meet.
Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Aquatic Center	Daily parking is $5, coaches get complimentary parking passes at registration, and the facility is cashless for parking, tickets, and concessions.
Knoxville, TN	Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center	Limited public parking. All-session and daily ticket options are available.
Madison, WI	Soderholm Family Aquatic Center	Paid campus parking is nearby, and children 6 and under are free.
Sacramento, CA	North Natomas Aquatic Center	Free parking is available nearby, but parking at North Natomas Regional Park is restricted on Saturday because of the farmers market. Children 6 and under are free.

Event format highlights

The meet includes 50-meter butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke events on Days 2 through 4, plus championship events such as 100 and 200 stroke races, 200 and 400 freestyle, 200 and 400 IM, distance freestyle, and relays.

The fastest-seeded heats of the women’s and men’s distance freestyle events are swum during finals, while earlier heats are swum in the preliminary session in alternating women’s and men’s order.

Order of events

Day	Event #	Women	Men
Day 1	1	200 Meter Freestyle	2
Day 1	3	100 Meter Breaststroke	4
Day 1	5	200 Meter Butterfly	6
Day 1	7	200 Meter Medley Relay*	8
Day 1	9	800 Meter Freestyle^	-
Day 1	10	-	1500 Meter Freestyle^
Day 1	11	200 Meter Freestyle Relay**	12
Day 2	13	100 Meter Freestyle	14
Day 2	15	400 Meter Individual Medley	16
Day 2	17	100 Meter Backstroke	18
Day 2	19	50 Meter Butterfly^^	20
Day 2	21	800 Meter Freestyle Relay***	22
Day 3	23	50 Meter Backstroke^^	24
Day 3	25	400 Meter Freestyle	26
Day 3	27	100 Meter Butterfly	28
Day 3	29	200 Meter Breaststroke	30
Day 3	31	400 Meter Freestyle Relay***	32
Day 4	33	200 Meter Individual Medley	34
Day 4	35	50 Meter Freestyle	36
Day 4	37	200 Meter Backstroke	38
Day 4	39	50 Meter Breaststroke^^	40
Day 4	41	1500 Meter Freestyle^	-
Day 4	42	-	800 Meter Freestyle^
Day 4	43	400 Meter Medley Relay***	44

All heats of Events 7 and 8 will be contested in the preliminary session immediately after Event 6 and before Event 9.
** All heats of Events 11 and 12 will be contested in the finals session after Event 10.
*** For all other relays, all but the fastest two seeded heats will be swum in preliminaries; the fastest two seeded heats will be swum at the end of that day’s finals session.
^ Distance freestyle heats are swum slowest to fastest, alternating women’s and men’s heats, with the fastest-seeded heats in finals.
^^ Athletes may enter the 50 Fly, Back, and/or Breast if they have achieved the 50 standard or the corresponding 100 standard.

Quick checklist

For swimmers

Confirm qualifying times are visible in SWIMS and within the qualification period.
Decide site choice early before the 700-swimmer cap is reached.
Watch scratch and positive check-in deadlines, especially for distance events.
Bring required waivers and be ready for warm-up and Safe Sport rules.

For coaches

Double-check proof of times before submitting OME entries.
Print OME confirmations and attend the virtu al technical meeting.
Track bonus entries, relay entries, and daily event limits carefully.
Prepare for possible flighting, fly-over starts, and time trial procedures.

For parents

Book travel and hotels early because site caps and hotel availability may tighten.
Review venue-specific parking, ticketing, and bag policies before arrival.
Plan for full-day sessions with prelims in the morning and finals in the evening.

Link to full meet information PDF

adam

@Shiny_Walrus408 Thank you for the explanation. Your club name has been corrected to CAC Boulder Riptide

adam

Thanks for flagging this.

We pulled results from multiple sources, which caused some naming issues and duplicate swimmers. We can fix both.

I see CAC already listed:
https://swimstandards.com/clubs/co/colorado-athletic-club

Can you confirm if CAC Riptide is the same club or different?

For duplicate swimmers, please email the list (names/links) to support@swimstandards.com.

Thanks,
Adam

adam

Previously, this feature was shown as Club Swimmers. We have renamed the component to Club Roster and updated the ranking formula, so this post explains the current roster-ranking method.

Our goal is to rank swimmers using a more complete view of performance, with an emphasis on power points, depth across events, and strength of standards achieved.

What data is used

Club roster rankings are based on swims from the selected season.

We look at swimmers who have at least one USA Swimming motivational standard at the B level or higher during the selected season. For roster ranking, scoring is deduplicated by event, so each event counts only once per swimmer and only that swimmer’s best power-point score for the event is used. Age group and course do not create separate scoring events, which means versions such as 50 Freestyle SCY and 50 Freestyle LCM are treated as the same event for roster scoring.

How swimmers are ranked

Swimmers are ranked by Score, then tie-breakers:

Score = top 5 power points total
Tie-breaker 1 = best power point
Tie-breaker 2 = stronger standards profile
Final tie-breakers = performance score and total qualified events

What “stronger standards profile” means

If two swimmers have the same Score and best power point, we compare the strength of their standards profile.

A swimmer with more AAAA swims ranks ahead of one with fewer AAAA swims. If that is still tied, we compare AAA swims, then AA, then A, then BB, then B.

This helps reward not just one standout swim, but the overall quality of a swimmer’s event lineup.

Performance Score

As an additional tie-breaker, we calculate a Performance Score:

AAAA × 7
AAA × 6
AA × 5
A × 4
BB × 3
B × 2

This gives extra weight to swimmers who consistently perform at higher standards across multiple events.

Why we changed the method

Our previous club ranking approach relied more heavily on club size and on counting how many events a swimmer achieved within a selected standards range. The new method is more consistent across teams and does a better job highlighting swimmers with stronger overall performance quality.

What you see on club pages

On club roster pages, swimmers are shown in rank order based on this formula. Each swimmer row may include:

total qualified events
standards breakdown
Score
best power point

This makes it easier to understand both rank and the performance behind it.

Open to improvement

As always, we are open to feedback. Ranking swimmers is not a perfect science, and there are different ways to value depth, versatility, and peak performance. We will continue refining the experience as we learn from swimmers, parents, and coaches.

You can explore club rosters by visiting: https://swimstandards.com/clubs

Note: Viewing the full club roster is available to registered users only. Visitors who are not logged in can see the top 25 swimmers, and a free Swim Standards account is required to unlock the complete roster.

adam

USA Swimming is expanding recognition of stroke 50s (50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast) for 15–18 swimmers, following the addition of these events to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games program.

Previously, these events were only formally recognized through the 13–14 age group. With renewed national focus, USA Swimming has confirmed that National Age Group (NAG) Records will now also be tracked for:

15–16
17–18

What’s updated on Swim Standards

We’ve fully implemented support for these events across the platform:

Added 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast for 15–16 and 17–18
Integrated 2024–2028 USA Swimming time standards
Created NAG record support across SCY, SCM, and LCM
Enabled season-aware rankings validation (25–26 and beyond)
Backfilled historical swims that previously showed “NA” standards
Updated rankings data across all LSCs and stroke collections
Improved mobile display (invalid/sentinel points now show as N/A)

Result

These events are now:

Fully recognized in rankings
Properly scored with standards
Historically consistent (no more missing standards for past swims)

🔗 Learn More

👉 USA Swimming Recognized Events
👉 View Rankings

We’ll continue tracking updates as USA Swimming evolves event recognition and record policies leading into 2028.

adam

@merry_tang360 is it this one? https://swimstandards.com/meets/2026-ca-rmdascs-14-under-spring-age-group-championships-0312

adam

@merry_tang360
Thank you for reaching out. It looks like there is a delay, as the results have not yet been posted on the SCS website. We will add them as soon as they become available.

adam

We’ve updated the Specialty section on swimmer profiles and dashboards to give a more balanced view of event strengths across strokes and race types.

How Specialty (v2) works

This profile uses power points from your best event/course entries.

Examples:

100 Fly SCY
200 Fly LCM

We normalize the display to a fixed ceiling:

1200 points = 100%
Example: 820 points = about 68.3%

Stroke Radar

The stroke radar uses a weighted average of your top 3 entries in each stroke:

Top 1 = 1.0x
Top 2 = 0.75x
Top 3 = 0.5x

This helps reduce noise from one single standout swim and gives a more stable picture of overall specialty.

Sprint / Mid / Distance

We also show a Sprint / Mid / Distance profile using the same weighted method.

Buckets:

Sprint: 50 / 100
Mid: 200 / 400 / 500
Distance: 1000+

Data Confidence

On the radar tooltip, n means the number of valid event/course entries counted for that stroke before top-3 weighting.

If a swimmer has fewer than 5 total entries, we show a Limited Data badge to indicate the profile may shift quickly as more results are added.

Why we changed it

The goal of Specialty (v2) is to make the profile:

more stable
less dependent on one swim
easier to compare across strokes
more useful for swimmers, parents, and coaches

If you have feedback on the new Specialty profile, reply in this thread.

adam

We just rolled out a dashboard update to make it easier for swim families to track progress throughout the season.

📊 Season Summary

Quickly see:

Total swims and meets
Breakdown of AAAA / AAA / AA / A / BB times

🎯 Goal Time Drops

See exactly how much time is needed to reach the next standard.

📈 Updated Specialty Radar

The specialty radar chart now considers the top 3 events in each stroke for a more accurate view of a swimmer’s strengths – Learn more

⚙️ Account Settings

You can now:

Edit your username
Update your team
Request access to become a Team Record Editor

If you haven’t claimed your swimmer profile yet, now is a great time.

👉 https://swimstandards.com

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