Chester Chaser 2026 — Qualifying Times
Upper Qualifying Times
Chester Chaser 2026
Chester le Street Leisure Centre • 17–18 October 2026 • Level 3 • Licence No. 3NE261969
Important: These are UPPER time limits. Swimmers must NOT be faster than the times shown for their age group and event. All times must be converted to 25m pool times using ASA Conversion tables. NQT = No Qualifying Time required. N/A = event not available for that age group. 50m events have no limits.
Open / Male — Must not be faster than
Age on day: Sunday 18 October 2026
| Event | Age 9 | Age 10 | Age 11 | Age 12 | Age 13 | Age 14 | 15+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Freestyle | NQT | 1:10.6 | 1:06.6 | 1:02.5 | 59.2 | 55.0 | 52.0 |
| 200m Freestyle | NQT | 2:32.3 | 2:24.0 | 2:15.6 | 2:08.7 | 2:02.8 | 1:55.4 |
| 400m Freestyle | n/a | 5:20.3 | 5:00.4 | 4:44.0 | 4:25.9 | 4:12.9 | 4:02.6 |
| 50m Backstroke | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Backstroke | NQT | 1:16.4 | 1:13.3 | 1:09.9 | 1:02.7 | 1:00.8 | 56.6 |
| 200m Backstroke | NQT | 2:45.8 | 2:38.1 | 2:28.2 | 2:22.9 | 2:12.9 | 2:04.3 |
| 50m Breaststroke | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Breaststroke | NQT | 1:30.8 | 1:24.0 | 1:18.5 | 1:13.3 | 1:10.2 | 1:05.4 |
| 200m Breaststroke | NQT | 3:12.1 | 3:00.7 | 2:53.6 | 2:40.2 | 2:32.1 | 2:23.3 |
| 50m Butterfly | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Butterfly | NQT | 1:22.6 | 1:14.4 | 1:09.4 | 1:04.2 | 59.2 | 54.9 |
| 200m Butterfly | NQT | 3:00.8 | 2:42.7 | 2:32.1 | 2:21.3 | 2:12.9 | 2:02.1 |
| 100m Individual Medley | NQT | 1:22.4 | 1:18.2 | 1:13.9 | 1:09.8 | 1:06.5 | 1:02.0 |
| 200m Individual Medley | NQT | 2:51.9 | 2:39.4 | 2:29.2 | 2:20.6 | 2:12.9 | 2:08.2 |
| 400m Individual Medley | n/a | n/a | 5:46.6 | 5:20.2 | 5:00.6 | 4:40.4 | 4:30.7 |
Female — Must not be faster than
Age on day: Sunday 18 October 2026
| Event | Age 9 | Age 10 | Age 11 | Age 12 | Age 13 | Age 14 | 15+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Freestyle | NQT | 1:12.2 | 1:02.5 | 1:02.0 | 1:00.8 | 59.8 | 56.5 |
| 200m Freestyle | NQT | 2:17.2 | 2:14.5 | 2:12.9 | 2:09.9 | 2:06.9 | 2:03.8 |
| 400m Freestyle | n/a | 5:24.9 | 4:50.1 | 4:42.6 | 4:32.2 | 4:28.1 | 4:20.8 |
| 50m Backstroke | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Backstroke | NQT | 1:21.4 | 1:09.1 | 1:08.2 | 1:07.8 | 1:05.6 | 1:01.9 |
| 200m Backstroke | NQT | 2:52.2 | 2:31.1 | 2:29.3 | 2:25.3 | 2:20.6 | 2:11.9 |
| 50m Breaststroke | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Breaststroke | NQT | 1:33.3 | 1:20.1 | 1:19.3 | 1:17.1 | 1:13.8 | 1:10.0 |
| 200m Breaststroke | NQT | 3:18.3 | 2:52.4 | 2:49.3 | 2:42.5 | 2:39.7 | 2:30.6 |
| 50m Butterfly | No limits | ||||||
| 100m Butterfly | NQT | 1:22.5 | 1:11.7 | 1:09.0 | 1:06.8 | 1:05.0 | 1:01.4 |
| 200m Butterfly | NQT | 3:03.1 | 2:40.5 | 2:35.8 | 2:27.2 | 2:20.4 | 2:12.9 |
| 100m Individual Medley | NQT | 1:20.8 | 1:18.0 | 1:14.3 | 1:11.7 | 1:10.8 | 1:08.8 |
| 200m Individual Medley | NQT | 2:54.8 | 2:43.2 | 2:34.7 | 2:30.7 | 2:27.7 | 2:24.1 |
| 400m Individual Medley | n/a | n/a | 5:44.3 | 5:25.6 | 5:15.3 | 5:09.7 | 5:02.9 |