What's a good long course 50 breaststroke time for a 8-year-old girl?

For 8-year-old girls (LCM), USA Swimming motivational times run from a B standard of 1:02.19 to a AAAA standard of 42.09. Enter a time below to see exactly where it ranks nationally and which cut it's closest to.

National 50 Breast times — 8-year-old girls (LCM)

Average
1:05.65
50th percentile
Top 10%
55.23
faster than 90%
Top 1%
48.87
elite

The average (median) 8-year-old girl swims the 50 breaststroke around 1:05.65 (LCM). Cracking the top 10% takes about 55.23, and the fastest 1% go under 48.87. Based on 6,168 swimmers with a recorded time.

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50 Breast motivational standards — 10 & Under girls (LCM)

StandardTime
B1:02.19
BB55.49
A48.79
AA46.49
AAA44.29
AAAA42.09

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

Average 50 Breast time by age — girls (LCM)

AgeAverageTop 10%
8-year-old girls1:05.6555.23
9-year-old girls1:00.1650.93
10-year-old girls55.2046.45
11-year-old girls51.2243.39
12-year-old girls47.7640.83
13-year-old girls45.8238.97
14-year-old girls43.8337.52
15-year-old girls42.4636.50
16-year-old girls41.1235.73
17-year-old girls39.8735.01
18-year-old girls38.3034.09

Average = the median recorded 50 Breast time (LCM) for that age. Top 10% = faster than 90% of girls the same age.

Frequently asked questions

What's a good 50 breaststroke time for a 8-year-old girl?

A typical (median) 8-year-old girl swims the 50 breaststroke around 1:05.65 (LCM). A good time is faster than that — cracking the top 10% takes about 55.23. For reference, the USA Swimming B motivational standard is 1:02.19 and AAAA is 42.09. Based on 6,168 swimmers with a recorded time.

What's a fast 50 breaststroke time for a 8-year-old girl?

The fastest 1% of 8-year-old girls go under 48.87 in the 50 breaststroke (LCM) — around the AAAA motivational standard of 42.09. The top 10% are under 55.23.

What's the average 50 breaststroke time for a 8-year-old girl?

The median 8-year-old girl swims about 1:05.65 in the 50 breaststroke (LCM), based on 6,168 swimmers with a recorded time.

What are the USA Swimming motivational standards for the 8-and-under 50 Breast?

For 10 & Under girls (LCM), the 50 Breast motivational cuts are B 1:02.19, BB 55.49, A 48.79, AA 46.49, AAA 44.29, AAAA 42.09.

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