https://community.usms.org/events/f/usms-national-championship-international-events/26338/silly-question---qualifying-timesHello, I&#39;m brand new to the site and to Masters Swimming. I was wondering about the qualifying times for nationals. I&#39;ve read the rules about how many events you can enter and how many cuts you need to get. But I was only planning on entering theen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/276379?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:14:44 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f1429cb5-27ba-4593-b9ca-9419a3e6e47borca1946Nothing wrong with the thrill of gong to nats.! Let us know what you sign up for &amp; do as times after the event!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/276183?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:47:24 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:94846f4a-44c6-41b9-b5ea-350750be082dFormer MemberThanks everyone! Sorry, I don&#39;t know how I missed that link! I swear I tried to look everywhere before asking. Must have been too excited :) See you there!!!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/276136?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:32:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1fb1ea94-49b4-4da1-850f-1c5589ab387forca1946All questions are good , if someone helps you go to nationals. You can swim 3 events not making Q times in any of them so as to let all swimmers get the feel for nationals. Good for you for going.:applaud:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/276104?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:05:38 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6f08e784-3647-46a8-8c19-180cbe1be9a6jroddinHello, I&#39;m brand new to the site and to Masters Swimming. I was wondering about the qualifying times for nationals. I&#39;ve read the rules about how many events you can enter and how many cuts you need to get. But I was only planning on entering the Michigan Masters State meet before nationals which is actually held March 23-25 this year. So my events would be after the registration deadline for nationals on the 23rd. Since I won&#39;t be able to use these state times can I use time trial times from practice? This seems like a ridiculous question to me but since so many other things about Masters are more relaxed than USA Swimming I thought it would be worth asking. There is another meet I could enter earlier in March but it is listed as &#39;recognized&#39; as opposed to &#39;sanctioned&#39;. I&#39;m not sure what this means. Would times there count towards qualifying? Thanks in advance for your advice. I&#39;m excited to see you all in Greensboro!!! :-D At the top of the page for the listing of all National Championships, there is a link for a National Qualifying Times FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Here is the direct link: <a href="http://www.usms.org/comp/NQT-FAQ.pdf">www.usms.org/.../NQT-FAQ.pdf</a> I believe it answers your questions. If you still have questions, please post them here. Jeff<div style="clear:both;"></div>