The Swim Nova Scotia AAA Time Standards are qualifying benchmarks for swimmers aiming to compete in the Nova Scotia AAA Championships. These standards are categorized by age group, gender, and course type.
| Gender | Age | Stroke | SC | LC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12 & U | Free | 200 Free | 02:45.42 | 02:48.80 |
| Female | 12 & U | Free | 400 Free | 05:50.09 | 05:57.23 |
| Female | 12 & U | Free | 800 Free | 12:08.74 | 12:23.61 |
| Female | 12 & U | Free | 1500 Free | 23:50.84 | 24:20.13 |
| Female | 12 & U | Back | 200 Back | 03:06.38 | 03:10.18 |
| Female | 12 & U | Breast | 200 Breast | 03:32.00 | 03:36.33 |
| Female | 12 & U | Fly | 200 Fly | 03:11.34 | 03:15.24 |
| Female | 12 & U | Medley | 200 Medley | 03:08.19 | 03:13.01 |
| Female | 12 & U | Medley | 400 Medley | 06:40.00 | 06:50.24 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Free | 200 Free | 02:33.95 | 02:37.91 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Free | 400 Free | 05:27.79 | 05:35.28 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Free | 800 Free | 11:19.30 | 11:36.63 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Free | 1500 Free | 22:13.26 | 22:47.44 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Back | 200 Back | 02:54.42 | 02:57.98 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Breast | 200 Breast | 03:18.40 | 03:22.45 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Fly | 200 Fly | 02:59.06 | 03:02.71 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Medley | 200 Medley | 02:55.89 | 02:59.48 |
| Female | 13 - 14 | Medley | 400 Medley | 06:13.81 | 06:21.44 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 50 Free | 30.54 | 31.16 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 100 Free | 01:06.04 | 01:07.39 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 200 Free | 02:22.94 | 02:25.86 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 400 Free | 05:01.67 | 05:09.33 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 800 Free | 10:28.11 | 10:41.94 |
| Female | 15 & O | Free | 1500 Free | 20:32.33 | 20:58.83 |
| Female | 15 & O | Back | 50 Back | 35.94 | 36.67 |
| Female | 15 & O | Back | 100 Back | 01:14.31 | 01:15.83 |
| Female | 15 & O | Back | 200 Back | 02:40.58 | 02:43.86 |
| Female | 15 & O | Breast | 50 Breast | 39.82 | 40.63 |
| Female | 15 & O | Breast | 100 Breast | 01:25.61 | 01:27.36 |
| Female | 15 & O | Breast | 200 Breast | 03:03.94 | 03:07.69 |
| Female | 15 & O | Fly | 50 Fly | 33.67 | 34.36 |
| Female | 15 & O | Fly | 100 Fly | 01:12.33 | 01:14.11 |
| Female | 15 & O | Fly | 200 Fly | 02:41.33 | 02:45.44 |
| Female | 15 & O | Medley | 200 Medley | 02:42.71 | 02:46.03 |
| Female | 15 & O | Medley | 400 Medley | 05:45.57 | 05:52.62 |
| Male | 12 & U | Free | 200 Free | 02:49.87 | 02:53.34 |
| Male | 12 & U | Free | 400 Free | 05:58.58 | 06:07.74 |
| Male | 12 & U | Free | 800 Free | 12:35.61 | 12:51.50 |
| Male | 12 & U | Free | 1500 Free | 24:03.61 | 24:33.41 |
| Male | 12 & U | Back | 200 Back | 03:12.03 | 03:15.95 |
| Male | 12 & U | Breast | 200 Breast | 03:38.30 | 03:42.76 |
| Male | 12 & U | Fly | 200 Fly | 03:17.24 | 03:21.27 |
| Male | 12 & U | Medley | 200 Medley | 03:13.09 | 03:17.02 |
| Male | 12 & U | Medley | 400 Medley | 06:51.70 | 07:00.11 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Free | 200 Free | 02:35.79 | 02:38.98 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Free | 400 Free | 05:28.88 | 05:37.28 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Free | 800 Free | 11:33.02 | 11:47.58 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Free | 1500 Free | 22:04.32 | 22:31.35 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Back | 200 Back | 02:56.13 | 02:59.72 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Breast | 200 Breast | 03:20.22 | 03:24.31 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Fly | 200 Fly | 02:57.97 | 03:01.60 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Medley | 200 Medley | 02:57.09 | 03:00.70 |
| Male | 13 - 14 | Medley | 400 Medley | 06:17.60 | 06:25.31 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 50 Free | 28.25 | 28.84 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 100 Free | 01:01.25 | 01:02.51 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 200 Free | 02:13.98 | 02:16.71 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 400 Free | 04:47.35 | 04:53.22 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 800 Free | 09:50.41 | 10:02.45 |
| Male | 15 & O | Free | 1500 Free | 19:11.58 | 19:35.08 |
| Male | 15 & O | Back | 50 Back | 33.15 | 33.82 |
| Male | 15 & O | Back | 100 Back | 01:09.89 | 01:11.25 |
| Male | 15 & O | Back | 200 Back | 02:31.12 | 02:34.93 |
| Male | 15 & O | Breast | 50 Breast | 36.34 | 37.09 |
| Male | 15 & O | Breast | 100 Breast | 01:19.22 | 01:20.84 |
| Male | 15 & O | Breast | 200 Breast | 02:52.52 | 02:56.04 |
| Male | 15 & O | Fly | 50 Fly | 30.50 | 31.12 |
| Male | 15 & O | Fly | 100 Fly | 01:07.13 | 01:08.49 |
| Male | 15 & O | Fly | 200 Fly | 02:32.64 | 02:35.75 |
| Male | 15 & O | Medley | 200 Medley | 02:32.65 | 02:35.76 |
| Male | 15 & O | Medley | 400 Medley | 05:26.42 | 05:33.09 |
Notes: All time standards are set to the tenth. Swimmers must equal or better the standard to qualify. For example: 1:50.90 qualifies, 1:50.91 does not qualify.
SC (Short Course) refers to competitions held in pools measuring 25 meters in length, while LC (Long Course) refers to competitions held in pools with 50 meters in length (Olympic standard).
Swim Nova Scotia Time Standards: Oct 2023 to Jul 2025
Effective: Sep 2024
Source: Swim Nova Scotia
