Boys Age 17 Motivational Time Standards (LCM)
USA Swimming 2025-2028 motivational standards for boys age 17 in Long Course Meters (LCM). B is the entry standard, AAAA the fastest.
For boys age 17 in long course meters (LCM), the 100 Free AAAA standard is 52.99 and the B entry standard is 1:10.69.
| Standard | 50 Free | 100 Free | 200 Free | 100 Back | 200 Back | 100 Breast | 200 Breast | 100 Fly | 200 Fly | 200 IM | 400 IM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 32.49 | 1:10.69 | 2:35.49 | 1:18.69 | 2:51.59 | 1:28.09 | 3:12.19 | 1:15.99 | 2:49.59 | 2:53.29 | 6:12.19 |
| BB | 30.19 | 1:05.69 | 2:24.39 | 1:13.09 | 2:39.29 | 1:21.79 | 2:58.49 | 1:10.59 | 2:37.49 | 2:40.89 | 5:45.59 |
| A | 27.79 | 1:00.59 | 2:13.29 | 1:07.49 | 2:27.09 | 1:15.49 | 2:44.69 | 1:05.19 | 2:25.39 | 2:28.59 | 5:18.99 |
| AA | 26.69 | 58.09 | 2:07.69 | 1:04.69 | 2:20.99 | 1:12.39 | 2:37.89 | 1:02.39 | 2:19.29 | 2:22.39 | 5:05.69 |
| AAA | 25.49 | 55.59 | 2:02.19 | 1:01.89 | 2:14.79 | 1:09.19 | 2:30.99 | 59.69 | 2:13.19 | 2:16.19 | 4:52.39 |
| AAAA | 24.39 | 52.99 | 1:56.59 | 59.09 | 2:08.69 | 1:06.09 | 2:24.19 | 56.99 | 2:07.19 | 2:09.99 | 4:39.09 |
Times shown as mm:ss.hh, or seconds where under a minute. These are the official USA Swimming motivational standards for the 2025-2028 quad. They are not qualifying times for any particular meet, which your LSC sets separately.
From our research
The LCM Cut Coaches Notice: Boys' 100 Free AAAA at 17 Meant 87% D1
The full analysis of this table: where swimmers who beat each cut actually ended up, how deep every event's AAAA reaches into the future-college-swimmer field, and what to do at this age. Read the analysis →
Among the future college swimmers in our race database who beat this age-17 100 Free AAAA cut (52.99), the eventual college destinations split roughly D1 87%, D2 9%, D3 3%, with the remaining 1% at NAIA and junior colleges. That is a distribution among the swimmers in our database who made college rosters — not an admission probability.
What these standards are for
Motivational standards give a swimmer a ladder to climb that does not depend on who else showed up to the meet. Hitting the next letter is progress you can measure even in a season where the placings do not go your way. They are set nationally by USA Swimming for the four-year quad, so the same B or AAA means the same time everywhere in the country.
Comparing across courses
If your swimmer's time is in a different course than the table you are reading, convert it with our course converter first. Conventional (Hy-Tek-style) conversion factors run optimistic for age-group swimmers — measured on swimmers in our database who raced both courses, the error at this age's AAA pace reaches 7.2 seconds in the 400 IM. Our converter uses factors calibrated on real age-group double-swims instead.
Standards reproduced from USA Swimming's published 2025-2028 tables for reference. Always confirm against the official document before entering a meet.
Page reviewed August 30, 2026 · Ivan Tsai · Swim to College