I would love to see an updated Motivational Times Chart for Masters swimmers. Does anybody out there have a more recent one? Thanks!
I would love to see an updated Motivational Times Chart for Masters swimmers. Does anybody out there have a more recent one? Thanks!
I think NQTs are the closest to what we have in Motivational Times, as they are the top 10 times + 10-15%: https://www.usms.org/events/national-championships/pool-national-championships/national-qualifying-times.
When I first started, I used to reference this Swimming Levels site, which provides times for distances by age and experience level: https://swimminglevel.com/swimming-times. However, they do not have a source. What do you think about this?
I would love a Motivational Times Chart! One way is to take times from the Event Ranking and create B, BB, A, AA, AAA, AAAA motivational standards based on percentiles: https://www.usms.org/comp/meets/toptimes.php. What do you think about this?
Thanks for your response, Jennifer! I appreciate your like to swimminglevel.com . I was unfamiliar with this site and will check it out. I am very familiar with NQT's, but they are out of reach for me anymore. The last time I made them was in 2013 for all three breaststroke events, but two hip surgeries later, I have never been able to reach them again. I can relate more to the typical scenario you outlined.
The last time one was created (by another Masters swimmer) was a 2019 SCY chart, and I am still using it today, because it's all I have. Prior to that one, another Forumite, "Swimosaur" (from the old Discussion Forums) had created Motivational Times Charts. Not knowing how they were done, I am unable to create my own.
If you know how to create one, I would LOVE IT! Here is the one from 2019:

Thanks for your response, Jennifer! I appreciate your like to swimminglevel.com . I was unfamiliar with this site and will check it out. I am very familiar with NQT's, but they are out of reach for me anymore. The last time I made them was in 2013 for all three breaststroke events, but two hip surgeries later, I have never been able to reach them again. I can relate more to the typical scenario you outlined.
The last time one was created (by another Masters swimmer) was a 2019 SCY chart, and I am still using it today, because it's all I have. Prior to that one, another Forumite, "Swimosaur" (from the old Discussion Forums) had created Motivational Times Charts. Not knowing how they were done, I am unable to create my own.
If you know how to create one, I would LOVE IT! Here is the one from 2019:
