003 Qualifying Times

This series of posts examines the nature of qualifying times, motivational times, and time conversions in USA Swimming's age group program. We'll find that qualifying times for recent championship meets are, on average, unfair to women by a significant amount.

Introduction to Qualifying Times.
Age Group Championship Meets.
The Fairness of Qualifying Times.
The Fairness of Championship Meets.
Junior Olympics are Unfair.
The Fairness of Equal Acceptances.
Zone Championships are Unfair.
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Best Practices for Age Group Championships.
The Fairness of Open Events.
Sectionals, Futures, and Junior Nationals.
Elite Distance Free Events are Asymmetric.

Subpages (12): 003.001 Introduction to Time Standards 003.002 Age Group Championship Meets 003.003 The Fairness of Qualifying Times 003.004 The Fairness of Championship Meets 003.005 Junior Olympics are Unfair 003.006 The Fairness of Equal Acceptances 003.007 Zone Championships are Unfair 003.009 Best Practices for Age Group Championships 003.010 The Fairness of Open Events 003.011 Sectionals, Futures, and Junior Nationals 003.012 Elite Distance Free Events are Asymmetric Meets

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