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

For 16-year-old girls (LCM), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 1:18.39 to a AAAA standard of 58.79. 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 (LCM)

Median
1:07.80
50th percentile
Top 10%
1:01.51
faster than 90%
Top 1%
58.04
elite

A typical (median) 16-year-old girl swims the 100 freestyle around 1:07.80 (LCM). Cracking the top 10% takes about 1:01.51, and the fastest 1% go under 58.04. Based on 10,386 swimmers with a recorded time.

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

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

StandardTime
B1:18.39
BB1:12.79
A1:07.19
AA1:04.39
AAA1:01.59
AAAA58.79

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

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 1:07.80 (LCM). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 1:01.51. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 1:18.39 and AAAA is 58.79. Based on 10,386 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 58.04 in the 100 freestyle (LCM) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 58.79. The top 10% are under 1:01.51.

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

The median 16-year-old girl swims about 1:07.80 in the 100 freestyle (LCM), based on 10,386 swimmers with a recorded time.

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

For 15-16 girls (LCM), the 100 Free motivational cuts are B 1:18.39, BB 1:12.79, A 1:07.19, AA 1:04.39, AAA 1:01.59, AAAA 58.79.

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