North Dakota Swimming Zone Team 2027

How North Dakota Swimming picks its team

Anyone with the cut can go

A AAA time is automatic. Open spots (up to two per event per age group) go to the North Dakota top-10 long course list.

From North Dakota Swimming's 2026 selection information. LSCs post their 2027 rules in the spring; we update this page when they do.

Who's on track: the Power Score top 3

Every North Dakota Swimming swimmer ranked by their best 6 USA Swimming Power Points across the Zones events, either course, last 12 months. How the Power Score works. North Dakota Swimming doesn't pick its team by a score, so this is a readiness ranking, not a team prediction.

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Questions parents ask

How is the North Dakota Swimming Zone team picked?

A AAA time is automatic. Open spots (up to two per event per age group) go to the North Dakota top-10 long course list.

When and where is Age Group Zones in 2027?

The Central Zone 14 & Under Championships is August 5–8, 2027, Region 2, West Fargo, North Dakota. It's long course, for ages 10 & under, 11-12 and 13-14. No limit per LSC.

What time do you need for Zones?

In 2026 any National AAA time, in any course, qualified. Each 2027 region sets its own standards, which aren't posted yet. For North Dakota Swimming, the cut is the whole test: anyone who holds it and applies can go.

What is the MySwimApp Power Score?

The sum of a swimmer's best 6 USA Swimming Power Points across the Zones events, in either course, over the last 12 months. Power Points put a 50 free and a 400 IM on one scale and adjust for age, so it ranks everyone in an age group the way most scored Zones selections do.