FINA Releases 2013 World Championship Qualifying Times, Procedures

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 4. TODAY, FINA posted the qualifying times and procedures for the 2013 FINA World Championships to take place in Barcelona, Spain. The meet will take place July 28-August 4.

The 2013 Worlds will again use an A/B qualifying time system, where:
-the B standard is the qualifying time to enter 1 swimmer per event per nation; and
-the A standard is the qualifying time to enter 2 swimmers per event per nation.

For nations with 2 or less swimmers per gender who meet qualifying times, a new bylaw is in place (FINA BL 9.3.6.2) which provides for the following:
-a nation with no swimmers with qualifying times may enter up-to 2 males and 2 females;*
-a nation with 1 or 2 swimmers with qualifying times may enter up-to a maximum of 4 swimmers, provided there are no more than 2 per gender;*
-a nation with only 3 swimmers with qualifying times may enter a fourth swimmer, provided that both genders are represented.*
*Note: The swimmers with qualifying times who are entered must have swum at their nation's National Championships, and will be allowed to enter up-to 2 events.

Qualifying Times (all are long course):
MALES
Event A time B time
50 free 22.33 23.11
100 free 48.93 50.64
200 free 1:48.42 1:52.21
400 free 3:49.55 3:57.58
800 free 7:59.06 8:15.83
1500 free 15:14.38 15:46.38

50 back 25.43 26.32
100 back 54.43 56.34
200 back 1:58.48 2:02.63

50 breaststroke 28.00 28.98
100 breaststroke 1:00.86 1:02.99
200 breaststroke 2:12.78 2:17.43

50 fly 23.96 24.80
100 fly 52.57 54.41
200 fly 1:57.03 2:01.13

200 IM 1:59.99 2:04.19
400 IM 4:18.99 4:28.05

FEMALES
Event A time B time
50 free 25.34 26.29
100 free 54.86 56.78
200 free 1:58.74 2:02.90
400 free 4:09.81 4:18.55
800 free 8:34.33 8:52.33
1500 free 16:26.36 17:00.88

50 back 28.84 29.85
100 back 1:01.39 1:03.54
200 back 2:11.09 2:15.68

50 breaststroke 32.00 33.12
100 breaststroke 1:08.63 1:11.03
200 breaststroke 2:27.88 2:33.06

50 fly 26.83 27.77
100 fly 58.89 1:00.95
200 fly 2:09.38 2:13.91

200 IM 2:14.97 2:19.69
400 IM 4:44.53 4:54.49

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