What's a good 100 breaststroke time for a 16-year-old girl?

For 16-year-old girls (SCY), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 1:25.89 to a AAAA standard of 1:04.49. Enter a time below to see exactly where it ranks nationally and which cut it's closest to.

National 100 Breast times — 16-year-old girls (SCY)

Average
1:18.04
50th percentile
Top 10%
1:08.19
faster than 90%
Top 1%
1:03.31
elite

The average (median) 16-year-old girl swims the 100 breaststroke around 1:18.04 (SCY). Cracking the top 10% takes about 1:08.19, and the fastest 1% go under 1:03.31. Based on 10,698 swimmers with a recorded time.

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Enter a 100 Breast (SCY) time to see the national percentile for 16 girls and the nearest USA Swimming cut.

100 Breast motivational standards — 15-16 girls (SCY)

StandardTime
B1:25.89
BB1:19.79
A1:13.69
AA1:10.59
AAA1:07.49
AAAA1:04.49

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

Average 100 Breast time by age — girls (SCY)

AgeAverageTop 10%
8-year-old girls2:00.161:43.34
9-year-old girls1:53.891:37.25
10-year-old girls1:45.261:29.29
11-year-old girls1:38.151:23.48
12-year-old girls1:31.521:18.40
13-year-old girls1:27.971:15.31
14-year-old girls1:23.711:12.22
15-year-old girls1:20.461:09.84
16-year-old girls1:18.041:08.19
17-year-old girls1:15.721:06.94
18-year-old girls1:12.701:04.91

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

Frequently asked questions

What's a good 100 breaststroke time for a 16-year-old girl?

A typical (median) 16-year-old girl swims the 100 breaststroke around 1:18.04 (SCY). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 1:08.19. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 1:25.89 and AAAA is 1:04.49. Based on 10,698 swimmers with a recorded time.

What's a fast 100 breaststroke time for a 16-year-old girl?

The fastest 1% of 16-year-old girls go under 1:03.31 in the 100 breaststroke (SCY) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 1:04.49. The top 10% are under 1:08.19.

What's the average 100 breaststroke time for a 16-year-old girl?

The median 16-year-old girl swims about 1:18.04 in the 100 breaststroke (SCY), based on 10,698 swimmers with a recorded time.

What are the USA Swimming motivational standards for the 16-and-up 100 Breast?

For 15-16 girls (SCY), the 100 Breast motivational cuts are B 1:25.89, BB 1:19.79, A 1:13.69, AA 1:10.59, AAA 1:07.49, AAAA 1:04.49.

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