IMX / IMR
This USA Swimming program encourages swimmers to be well-rounded, incentivizing competing in all strokes over various distances determined by age group and by track.
BEST PRACTICES
As you sign up for meets, you will often see “qualifying times” or “A meet” or “BB meet”… these all refer to what we call in swimming time standards.
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Every four years (or "Quad"), USA Swimming establishes time standards based on performance data from all swimmers across the country over the past four seasons. Accordingly, this is always aligned with the Olympics -- "cuts" for each of its major meets, from BB or age group meets through Olympic Trials.
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You will also find posted here the time standards for the short course yards (this is the FALL/WINTER season, when we swim 50 yard, 100 yard, and 200 yard (or more) swims in lengths of 25 yards.
IMX
The IMX ranking includes a series of five or six events at longer distances.
9-10 YEAR OLDS IMX
200 Free,
100 Back,
100 Breast,
100 Fly,
200 IM
11-12 YEAR OLDS IMX
500 Free (SCY)/ 400 Free (LCM),
100 Back,
100 Breast,
100 Fly,
200 IM
13-18 YEAR OLDS IMX
500 Free (SCY)/ 400 Free (LCM),
200 Back,
200 Breast,
200 Fly,
200 IM,
400 IM
IMR
IM Ready is the little brother of IM Xtreme, tailored toward our younger swimmers. Does 200 yards seem a little much? Then start getting "IM Ready" by swimming shorter distances, and keeping track of your improvements.
9-10 YEAR OLDS IMR
100 Free,
50 Back,
50 Breast,
50 Fly,
100 IM (SCY) / 200 IM (LCM)
11-12 YEAR OLDS IMR
200 Free,
50 Back,
50 Breast,
50 Fly,
100 IM (SCY) / 200 IM (LCM)
13-18 YEAR OLDS IMR
200 Free,
100 Back,
100 Breast,
100 Fly,
200 IM