Selection Criteria for 2010 Zone Team

Qualification Period : May 1, 2010 through July 11, 2010

Zone Team members will be chosen from Applicants according to the following priorities for the 11-12 and 13-14 age groups which will have 7 swimmers per age group. Selection for the 15-18 age groups will be similar except that there is a total of 10 swimmers per age group.

First Priority: Applicantswho would have scored in the Zone Meet from the previous year (i.e. at least 1 time equal to or faster than the 10th place time in Preliminaries).

  • Applicants will be ranked by the points they would have scored, and the top 6 swimmers will be selected.
  • Should there be a tie for the 6th position, the tie will be broken by applying the Second Priority, Third Priority, etc.
  • If there are less than 6 applicants with Top Ten times, the Second Priority will be used to fill the remaining positions.

Second Priority: Applicants with times within 2% of the 10th place time in Preliminaries in the Zone Meet from the previous year.

  • Based on times from Preliminaries in the Zone Meet from the previous year, applicants will be credited 10 points for an 11th place, 9 points for a 12th place, etc. finish and ranked by their total points. Any positions remaining to be filled after selection according to the First Priority will be filled by those with the most points.
  • Should there be a tie for the 6th position, the tie will be broken by applying the Third Priority.
  • If there are less than 6 applicants selected by the First and Second Priorities, the Third Priority will be used to fill the remaining positions.

Third Priority: Applicants will be selected according to a weighted power point system.

  • Hytek Age Group Power Pointsfor a swimmer’s 4highest events will be used. The same points will be used for all swimmers, by gender, in the 15-18 age groups.
  • In order to give more emphasis to events swam at the end of the season, points will be reduced by 1% per weekend beginning on weekend of June 18-20 (i.e. June 18-20 – 99%, June 11-13 – 98%, etc.)

Staff Pick: The coaching staff will select the 7th position, with coaches nominating swimmers and a vote held by the coaching staff.

First Priority / Second Priority
Women / 11-12 / 50 / Free / 28.89L / 29.47L
Women / 11-12 / 100 / Free / 1:03.23L / 1:04.49L
Women / 11-12 / 200 / Free / 2:16.82L / 2:19.56L
Women / 11-12 / 400 / Free / 4:46.79L / 4:52.53L
Women / 11-12 / 50 / Back / 33.91L / 34.59L
Women / 11-12 / 100 / Back / 1:11.69L / 1:13.12L
Women / 11-12 / 50 / Breast / 37.43L / 38.18L
Women / 11-12 / 100 / Breast / 1:23.59L / 1:25.26L
Women / 11-12 / 50 / Fly / 31.19L / 31.81L
Women / 11-12 / 100 / Fly / 1:09.69L / 1:11.08L
Women / 11-12 / 200 / IM / 2:34.46L / 2:37.55L
First Priority / Second Priority
Women / 13-14 / 50 / Free / 28.50L / 29.07L
Women / 13-14 / 100 / Free / 1:01.27L / 1:02.50L
Women / 13-14 / 200 / Free / 2:10.34L / 2:12.95L
Women / 13-14 / 400 / Free / 4:35.68L / 4:41.19L
Women / 13-14 / 800 / Free / 9:27.14L / 9:38.48L
Women / 13-14 / 100 / Back / 1:09.51L / 1:10.90L
Women / 13-14 / 200 / Back / 2:28.50L / 2:31.47L
Women / 13-14 / 100 / Breast / 1:19.81L / 1:21.41L
Women / 13-14 / 200 / Breast / 2:50.31L / 2:53.72L
Women / 13-14 / 100 / Fly / 1:06.35L / 1:07.68L
Women / 13-14 / 200 / Fly / 2:27.64L / 2:30.59L
Women / 13-14 / 200 / IM / 2:29.16L / 2:32.14L
Women / 13-14 / 400 / IM / 5:12.17L / 5:18.41L
First Priority / Second Priority
Women / 15-18 / 50 / Free / 27.94L / 28.50L
Women / 15-18 / 100 / Free / 1:00.42L / 1:01.63L
Women / 15-18 / 200 / Free / 2:09.84L / 2:12.44L
Women / 15-18 / 400 / Free / 4:32.86L / 4:38.32L
Women / 15-18 / 800 / Free / 9:17.23L / 9:28.37L
Women / 15-18 / 100 / Back / 1:07.81L / 1:09.17L
Women / 15-18 / 200 / Back / 2:26.25L / 2:29.18L
Women / 15-18 / 100 / Breast / 1:16.69L / 1:18.22L
Women / 15-18 / 200 / Breast / 2:44.39L / 2:47.68L
Women / 15-18 / 100 / Fly / 1:05.73L / 1:07.04L
Women / 15-18 / 200 / Fly / 2:25.74L / 2:28.65L
Women / 15-18 / 200 / IM / 2:27.10L / 2:30.04L
Women / 15-18 / 400 / IM / 5:11.90L / 5:18.14L
First Priority / Second Priority
Men / 11-12 / 50 / Free / 28.35L / 28.92L
Men / 11-12 / 100 / Free / 1:01.59L / 1:02.82L
Men / 11-12 / 200 / Free / 2:13.18L / 2:15.84L
Men / 11-12 / 400 / Free / 4:40.96L / 4:46.58L
Men / 11-12 / 50 / Back / 33.21L / 33.87L
Men / 11-12 / 100 / Back / 1:12.53L / 1:13.98L
Men / 11-12 / 50 / Breast / 35.99L / 36.71L
Men / 11-12 / 100 / Breast / 1:19.78L / 1:21.38L
Men / 11-12 / 50 / Fly / 30.10L / 30.70L
Men / 11-12 / 100 / Fly / 1:06.30L / 1:07.63L
Men / 11-12 / 200 / IM / 2:31.79L / 2:34.83L
First Priority / Second Priority
Men / 13-14 / 50 / Free / 25.76L / 26.28L
Men / 13-14 / 100 / Free / 56.46L / 57.59L
Men / 13-14 / 200 / Free / 2:02.32L / 2:04.77L
Men / 13-14 / 400 / Free / 4:21.55L / 4:26.78L
Men / 13-14 / 1500 / Free / 17:24.91L / 17:45.81L
Men / 13-14 / 100 / Back / 1:04.09L / 1:05.37L
Men / 13-14 / 200 / Back / 2:17.16L / 2:19.90L
Men / 13-14 / 100 / Breast / 1:13.05L / 1:14.51L
Men / 13-14 / 200 / Breast / 2:37.11L / 2:40.25L
Men / 13-14 / 100 / Fly / 1:01.75L / 1:02.99L
Men / 13-14 / 200 / Fly / 2:20.06L / 2:22.86L
Men / 13-14 / 200 / IM / 2:18.78L / 2:21.56L
Men / 13-14 / 400 / IM / 4:58.50L / 5:04.47L
First Priority / Second Priority
Men / 15-18 / 50 / Free / 24.87L / 25.37L
Men / 15-18 / 100 / Free / 54.34L / 55.43L
Men / 15-18 / 200 / Free / 1:57.56L / 1:59.91L
Men / 15-18 / 400 / Free / 4:11.30L / 4:16.33L
Men / 15-18 / 1500 / Free / 16:46.66L / 17:06.79L
Men / 15-18 / 100 / Back / 1:01.93L / 1:03.17L
Men / 15-18 / 200 / Back / 2:14.82L / 2:17.52L
Men / 15-18 / 100 / Breast / 1:09.11L / 1:10.49L
Men / 15-18 / 200 / Breast / 2:29.37L / 2:32.36L
Men / 15-18 / 100 / Fly / 59.04L / 1:00.22L
Men / 15-18 / 200 / Fly / 2:12.40L / 2:15.05L
Men / 15-18 / 200 / IM / 2:13.93L / 2:16.61L
Men / 15-18 / 400 / IM / 4:42.94L / 4:48.60L