What's a good 100 butterfly time for a 12-year-old girl?

For 12-year-old girls (SCY), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 1:25.79 to a AAAA standard of 1:01.79. Enter a time below to see exactly where it ranks nationally and which cut it's closest to.

National 100 Fly times — 12-year-old girls (SCY)

Average
1:19.12
50th percentile
Top 10%
1:06.68
faster than 90%
Top 1%
1:01.00
elite

The average (median) 12-year-old girl swims the 100 butterfly around 1:19.12 (SCY). Cracking the top 10% takes about 1:06.68, and the fastest 1% go under 1:01.00. Based on 16,857 swimmers with a recorded time.

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Enter a 100 Fly (SCY) time to see the national percentile for 12 girls and the nearest USA Swimming cut.

100 Fly motivational standards — 11-12 girls (SCY)

StandardTime
B1:25.79
BB1:18.89
A1:12.09
AA1:08.59
AAA1:05.19
AAAA1:01.79

USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times. A time faster than a level's cut counts as that standard achieved.

Average 100 Fly time by age — girls (SCY)

AgeAverageTop 10%
8-year-old girls1:46.571:27.87
9-year-old girls1:41.841:22.95
10-year-old girls1:33.201:16.44
11-year-old girls1:26.071:10.81
12-year-old girls1:19.121:06.68
13-year-old girls1:15.571:03.91
14-year-old girls1:11.301:01.52
15-year-old girls1:08.2659.87
16-year-old girls1:06.0058.66
17-year-old girls1:04.2057.71
18-year-old girls1:01.7156.38

Average = the median recorded 100 Fly time (SCY) for that age. Top 10% = faster than 90% of girls the same age.

Frequently asked questions

What's a good 100 butterfly time for a 12-year-old girl?

A typical (median) 12-year-old girl swims the 100 butterfly around 1:19.12 (SCY). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 1:06.68. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 1:25.79 and AAAA is 1:01.79. Based on 16,857 swimmers with a recorded time.

What's a fast 100 butterfly time for a 12-year-old girl?

The fastest 1% of 12-year-old girls go under 1:01.00 in the 100 butterfly (SCY) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 1:01.79. The top 10% are under 1:06.68.

What's the average 100 butterfly time for a 12-year-old girl?

The median 12-year-old girl swims about 1:19.12 in the 100 butterfly (SCY), based on 16,857 swimmers with a recorded time.

What are the USA Swimming motivational standards for the 12-and-up 100 Fly?

For 11-12 girls (SCY), the 100 Fly motivational cuts are B 1:25.79, BB 1:18.89, A 1:12.09, AA 1:08.59, AAA 1:05.19, AAAA 1:01.79.

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