Sierra Nevada Swimming Zone Team 2027

How Sierra Nevada Swimming picks its team

Ranked by a published score

Filled by levels, eight per gender and age group: three long course AAA times is automatic, then any three AAA, two long course AAA, one long course and one short course AAA, two short course AAA, one long course AAA, then best standards. Ties go to the number of AAA times, then Power Points.

Team size: 8 girls and 8 boys per age group.

From Sierra Nevada Swimming's 2026 selection document. 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 Sierra Nevada 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.

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Questions parents ask

How is the Sierra Nevada Swimming Zone team picked?

Filled by levels, eight per gender and age group: three long course AAA times is automatic, then any three AAA, two long course AAA, one long course and one short course AAA, two short course AAA, one long course AAA, then best standards. Ties go to the number of AAA times, then Power Points. Team size: 8 girls and 8 boys per age group.

When and where is Age Group Zones in 2027?

The Western Zone Age Group Championships is August 4–7, 2027, Sacramento, California. It's long course, for ages 10 & under, 11-12 and 13-14. Each LSC sends up to 80 swimmers and 400 entries.

What time do you need for Zones?

USA Swimming AAA times are the meet's qualifying standard. For Sierra Nevada Swimming, a cut may not be enough on its own, because the team is ranked once swimmers qualify.

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.