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 Southern Masters Swimming

Distances by Course

USMS Records are kept for the following:
  • Pool Events
    • SCY, LCM, SCM
    • Individual and Relay
  • Long Distance Events
    • Pool and Open Water (OW)
    • Yards, Kilometers, Miles
    • Individual and Relay
The USMS Rule Book contains all USMS Records.
See: Part 6, Appendix A: Records

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While all the distances listed below are not swum at every meet, this list represents the possibilities.

Records are kept by gender and age bracket.  So there are Female and Male categories for ages 18-24, 25-29, then x0-x4, and x5-x9, past 100.  (Yes, there are records in the 100+ category.)

Relay Age Brackets
(description pending)

Long Distance Events
(description pending)

SCY Individual
 LCM Individual
 SCM Individual
Freestyle
50 yd
100 yd
200 yd
500 yd
1000 yd
1650 yd

Backstroke
50 yd
100 yd
200 yd

Breaststroke
50 yd
100 yd
200 yd

Butterfly
50 yd
100 yd
200 yd

Individual Medley
100 yd
200 yd
400 yd
 Freestyle
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr
400 mtr
800 mtr
1500 mtr

Backstroke
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Breaststroke
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Butterfly
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Individual Medley
200 mtr
400 mtr
 Freestyle
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr
400 mtr
800 mtr
1500 mtr

Backstroke
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Breaststroke
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Butterfly
50 mtr
100 mtr
200 mtr

Individual Medley
100 mtr
200 mtr
400 mtr
SCY Relay
 LCM Relay
 SCM Relay
Freestyle and Medley
Women, Men, Mixed

200 yd
400 yd
800 yd
 Freestyle and Medley
Women, Men, Mixed

200 mtr
400 mtr
800 mtr 		Freestyle and Medley
Women, Men, Mixed

200 mtr
400 mtr
800 mtr

Long Distance Individual Records
 Long Distance Team Records
1 hour postal
3000 Y postal
6000 Y postal
5K postal
10K postal
1-mile cable
2-mile cable
 1 hour postal
3 x 3000 Y postal
4 x 3000 Y postal
3 x 6000 Y postal
4 x 6000 Y postal
4 x 5K postal
4 x 10K postal