MTSL State Qualifying Times
2025–2026 MTSL Championship Time Standards
Working toward the MTSL State Championship Meet? Use the qualifying standards below to see the times swimmers need to achieve in order to qualify for individual events at the championship meet.
These standards are organized by age group and event. Swimmers can use them as goals throughout the season as they work toward qualifying for States.
Please note: These are the published 2025–2026 standards. Confirm with your coach whether updated 2026–2027 standards have been issued before relying on these times for the current season.
No qualifying cutoffs are required for medley relays or freestyle relays.
2026–2027 Individual Event Qualifying Times
MTSL State Championship qualifying standards for girls and boys.
| Age Group | Event | Girls | Boys |
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All times are listed in minutes:seconds.hundredths.
How State Qualification Works
Here's what swimmers and families need to know about qualifying for the MTSL State Championship.
Review the official MTSL Rules of Operation.
Swim in two MTSL meets
A swimmer must be registered with an MTSL team and compete in at least two MTSL meets. The League Championship cannot count as one of the two meets required for State.
Meet or beat the standard
The qualifying time must be achieved in an organized meet in a 25-yard or 25-meter pool during the qualifying period that begins with the previous year's State Championship.
Keep proof of the time
Official proof must be available at the State Championship. "No time," a coach's time trial, or a made-up time cannot be used for entry.
One cut earns a bonus event
A swimmer with one individual qualifying time may swim one bonus event at State and may score points in that event.
Swim individual events in your age group
A swimmer's age group is based on age on the date of competition. At championship meets, individual events must be swum in the swimmer's own age group.
League can be a last chance
Swimmers may enter non-qualified events at the League Championship. A State time achieved there may be submitted for the State Championship by the league deadline.
Relay & Pool-Conversion Rules
Relay Eligibility at State
- Relays do not have qualifying cutoff times.
- At least two of the four relay members must have achieved an individual State qualifying time during that swim year.
- Swimmers may swim up an age group on a relay, but at least two swimmers must belong to the age group in which the relay is entered.
- Mixed-gender relays are not permitted.
- Each team may enter multiple relays, but only one relay per age group and gender may score for the team.
25-Meter Pool Conversion
Convert a 25-meter time to yards by multiplying the time in seconds by 0.901.
