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

For 16-year-old girls (SCY), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 1:08.79 to a AAAA standard of 51.59. Enter a time below to see exactly where it ranks nationally and which cut it's closest to.

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

Average
59.43
50th percentile
Top 10%
53.95
faster than 90%
Top 1%
51.15
elite

The average (median) 16-year-old girl swims the 100 freestyle around 59.43 (SCY). Cracking the top 10% takes about 53.95, and the fastest 1% go under 51.15. Based on 16,296 swimmers with a recorded time.

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

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

StandardTime
B1:08.79
BB1:03.79
A58.89
AA56.49
AAA53.99
AAAA51.59

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

Average 100 Free time by age — girls (SCY)

AgeAverageTop 10%
8-year-old girls1:40.951:23.41
9-year-old girls1:33.631:16.58
10-year-old girls1:24.431:09.41
11-year-old girls1:16.931:04.45
12-year-old girls1:10.231:00.32
13-year-old girls1:06.4458.06
14-year-old girls1:03.0856.20
15-year-old girls1:00.9554.92
16-year-old girls59.4353.95
17-year-old girls58.2453.15
18-year-old girls56.5952.06

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

Frequently asked questions

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

A typical (median) 16-year-old girl swims the 100 freestyle around 59.43 (SCY). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 53.95. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 1:08.79 and AAAA is 51.59. Based on 16,296 swimmers with a recorded time.

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

The fastest 1% of 16-year-old girls go under 51.15 in the 100 freestyle (SCY) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 51.59. The top 10% are under 53.95.

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

The median 16-year-old girl swims about 59.43 in the 100 freestyle (SCY), based on 16,296 swimmers with a recorded time.

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

For 15-16 girls (SCY), the 100 Free motivational cuts are B 1:08.79, BB 1:03.79, A 58.89, AA 56.49, AAA 53.99, AAAA 51.59.

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