{"id":7513,"date":"2026-05-25T14:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tbspanthers.british-school.org\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:39:45","slug":"swimming-selection-trials-2026-27-criteria-and-selection-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tbspanthers.british-school.org\/index.php\/swimming-selection-trials-2026-27-criteria-and-selection-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming Selection Trials 2026\u201327: Criteria and Selection Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"panthers-swim-criteria\">\n\n  <style>\n    .panthers-swim-criteria {\n      --navy: #071f3d;\n      --navy-2: #0b2d55;\n      --gold: #d6a735;\n      --gold-soft: #fff3cf;\n      --aqua: #1597a8;\n      --aqua-soft: #e8fbff;\n      --light: #f7f9fc;\n      --card: #ffffff;\n      --text: #263238;\n      --muted: #607080;\n      --border: #e5e9f0;\n      --green: #1f8f5f;\n      --blue: #2878b5;\n      --orange: 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through timed swims and age-appropriate stroke expectations. The final score is based on\n      performance timings and overall ranking within the category.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"psw-important-read\">\n    <h2>SELECTION ELIGIBILITY<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li><strong>U9:<\/strong> Students must swim two strokes over 25 metres. Final score is out of <strong>80<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>U11:<\/strong> Students must swim three strokes. Front Crawl, Backstroke and Breaststroke are 50m, while Butterfly is 25m. Final score is out of <strong>120<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>U14:<\/strong> Students must swim three different strokes over 50 metres. Final score is out of <strong>120<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>U17 &#038; U19:<\/strong> Students must swim three different strokes over 50 metres. Final score is out of <strong>120<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li>Selection will consider the required team balance and the stated gender ratio of <strong>11 boys and 11 girls<\/strong> where applicable.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"psw-section\">\n    <h2>Overview<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      The swimming trial is based on timed performance. Students complete the required strokes for their age group,\n      and the time achieved in each stroke is matched with the performance table. This makes the process transparent\n      because parents can clearly see what distance was swum, how the time was converted into points, and how the final\n      score was calculated.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"psw-grid\">\n      <div class=\"psw-mini-card\">\n        <span class=\"psw-icon\">\ud83c\udfca<\/span>\n        <strong>Timed Swimming<\/strong>\n        <span>Students complete age-appropriate swimming distances and their timings are recorded for each selected stroke.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"psw-mini-card\">\n        <span class=\"psw-icon\">\u23f1\ufe0f<\/span>\n        <strong>Performance Table<\/strong>\n        <span>Each stroke timing is converted into marks using the age-group and gender-specific timing table.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"psw-mini-card\">\n        <span class=\"psw-icon\">\ud83c\udfaf<\/span>\n        <strong>Final Ranking<\/strong>\n        <span>Scores are added across the required strokes to support final ranking and selection consideration.<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"psw-note\">\n      <strong>Note:<\/strong> The timing tables below show key benchmark bands for selection clarity. Coaches will use the full internal timing sheet\n      during trials to allocate the exact mark for every recorded time.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"psw-section\">\n    <h2>How the Swimming Trial Will Be Assessed<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"psw-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Age Group<\/th>\n            <th>Trial Requirement<\/th>\n            <th>Scoring Structure<\/th>\n            <th>Total Score<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">U9<\/td>\n            <td>Two strokes over 25m.<\/td>\n            <td>Each selected stroke is marked out of 40 based on the timing table.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"psw-badge gold\">\/80<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">U11<\/td>\n            <td>Three strokes: 50m FC, 50m BC, 50m BR and 25m BF option.<\/td>\n            <td>Each selected stroke is marked out of 40 based on the timing table.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"psw-badge gold\">\/120<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">U14<\/td>\n            <td>Three different strokes over 50m.<\/td>\n            <td>Each selected stroke is marked out of 40 based on the timing table.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"psw-badge gold\">\/120<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">U17 &#038; U19<\/td>\n            <td>Three different strokes over 50m.<\/td>\n            <td>Each selected stroke is marked out of 40 based on the timing table.<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"psw-badge gold\">\/120<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"psw-tabs\">\n\n    <input class=\"psw-tab-input\" type=\"radio\" name=\"psw-tabs\" id=\"psw-tab-u9\" checked>\n    <input class=\"psw-tab-input\" type=\"radio\" name=\"psw-tabs\" id=\"psw-tab-u11\">\n    <input class=\"psw-tab-input\" type=\"radio\" name=\"psw-tabs\" id=\"psw-tab-u14\">\n    <input class=\"psw-tab-input\" type=\"radio\" name=\"psw-tabs\" id=\"psw-tab-u17\">\n\n    <div class=\"psw-tab-labels\">\n      <label for=\"psw-tab-u9\">U9<\/label>\n      <label for=\"psw-tab-u11\">U11<\/label>\n      <label for=\"psw-tab-u14\">U14<\/label>\n      <label for=\"psw-tab-u17\">U17 &#038; U19<\/label>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"psw-panels\">\n\n      <div class=\"psw-tab-content\" id=\"psw-panel-u9\">\n        <div class=\"psw-age-header\">\n          <h2>U9 Swimming Trial Criteria<\/h2>\n          <p>\n            U9 students swim two strokes over 25 metres. Each selected stroke is scored out of 40 using the timing table.\n          <\/p>\n          <div class=\"psw-pill-row\">\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">25m Swim<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Two Strokes<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Timing \/40 Per Stroke<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Total \/80<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"psw-timing-grid\">\n          <div>\n            <h3>U9 Girls \u2014 Key 25m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:20<\/td><td>0:26<\/td><td>0:28<\/td><td>0:27<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:25<\/td><td>0:31<\/td><td>0:33<\/td><td>0:32<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:30<\/td><td>0:36<\/td><td>0:38<\/td><td>0:37<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:35<\/td><td>0:41<\/td><td>0:56<\/td><td>0:42<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><td>0:46<\/td><td>1:01<\/td><td>0:47<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>0:51<\/td><td>1:06<\/td><td>0:52<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:56<\/td><td>1:11<\/td><td>0:57<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>1:01<\/td><td>1:18<\/td><td>1:02<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>1:21<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <h3>U9 Boys \u2014 Key 25m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:19<\/td><td>0:25<\/td><td>0:27<\/td><td>0:26<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:24<\/td><td>0:30<\/td><td>0:32<\/td><td>0:31<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:29<\/td><td>0:35<\/td><td>0:37<\/td><td>0:36<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:34<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:41<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:39<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>0:46<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>0:44<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>0:51<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>0:49<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>0:56<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:17<\/td><td>1:01<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>1:21<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"psw-tab-content\" id=\"psw-panel-u11\">\n        <div class=\"psw-age-header\">\n          <h2>U11 Swimming Trial Criteria<\/h2>\n          <p>\n            U11 students swim three strokes. Front Crawl, Backstroke and Breaststroke are assessed over 50 metres, and Butterfly is assessed over 25 metres.\n            Each selected stroke is scored out of 40 using the timing table.\n          <\/p>\n          <div class=\"psw-pill-row\">\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Three Strokes<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">50m FC \/ BC \/ BR<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">25m BF<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Timing \/40 Per Stroke<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Total \/120<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"psw-timing-grid\">\n          <div>\n            <h3>U11 Girls \u2014 Key Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly 25m<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:25<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>0:30<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>0:35<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:25<\/td><td>1:25<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:30<\/td><td>1:30<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><td>1:34<\/td><td>1:34<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <h3>U11 Boys \u2014 Key Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke 50m<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly 25m<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:39<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><td>0:24<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:44<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><td>0:29<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:49<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>0:34<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><td>1:09<\/td><td>1:09<\/td><td>0:39<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><td>1:14<\/td><td>1:14<\/td><td>0:44<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><td>0:49<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:09<\/td><td>1:24<\/td><td>1:24<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:14<\/td><td>1:29<\/td><td>1:29<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:18<\/td><td>1:33<\/td><td>1:33<\/td><td>1:03<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"psw-tab-content\" id=\"psw-panel-u14\">\n        <div class=\"psw-age-header\">\n          <h2>U14 Swimming Trial Criteria<\/h2>\n          <p>\n            U14 students must swim three different strokes over 50 metres. Each selected stroke is scored out of 40 using the timing table.\n          <\/p>\n          <div class=\"psw-pill-row\">\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">50m Swim<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Three Strokes<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Timing \/40 Per Stroke<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Total \/120<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"psw-timing-grid\">\n          <div>\n            <h3>U14 Girls \u2014 Key 50m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Freestyle<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:38<\/td><td>0:48<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:46<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:43<\/td><td>0:52<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:48<\/td><td>0:57<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:53<\/td><td>1:02<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>1:07<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>1:03<\/td><td>1:12<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:08<\/td><td>1:17<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:13<\/td><td>1:22<\/td><td>1:25<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:17<\/td><td>1:26<\/td><td>1:29<\/td><td>1:24<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <h3>U14 Boys \u2014 Key 50m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Freestyle<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:36<\/td><td>0:46<\/td><td>0:48<\/td><td>0:44<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:41<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:53<\/td><td>0:49<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:46<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:51<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:03<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:56<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:08<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>1:01<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:13<\/td><td>1:09<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:06<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:18<\/td><td>1:14<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:11<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><td>1:23<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:24<\/td><td>1:27<\/td><td>1:23<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"psw-tab-content\" id=\"psw-panel-u17\">\n        <div class=\"psw-age-header\">\n          <h2>U17 &#038; U19 Swimming Trial Criteria<\/h2>\n          <p>\n            U17 and U19 students must swim three different strokes over 50 metres. Each selected stroke is scored out of 40 using the timing table.\n          <\/p>\n          <div class=\"psw-pill-row\">\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">50m Swim<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Three Strokes<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Timing \/40 Per Stroke<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">Total \/120<\/span>\n            <span class=\"psw-pill\">11 Boys + 11 Girls<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"psw-timing-grid\">\n          <div>\n            <h3>U17 &#038; U19 Girls \u2014 Key 50m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:35<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>0:42<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:47<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>0:52<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>0:57<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:02<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:07<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:12<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><td>1:20<\/td><td>1:17<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:14<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><td>1:24<\/td><td>1:21<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div>\n            <h3>U17 &#038; U19 Boys \u2014 Key 50m Timing Benchmarks<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"psw-table compact\">\n                <thead>\n                  <tr>\n                    <th>Marks<\/th>\n                    <th>Front Crawl<\/th>\n                    <th>Backstroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Breaststroke<\/th>\n                    <th>Butterfly<\/th>\n                  <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">40<\/td><td>0:34<\/td><td>0:38<\/td><td>0:43<\/td><td>0:40<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">35<\/td><td>0:39<\/td><td>0:43<\/td><td>0:48<\/td><td>0:45<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">30<\/td><td>0:44<\/td><td>0:48<\/td><td>0:53<\/td><td>0:50<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">25<\/td><td>0:49<\/td><td>0:53<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>0:55<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">20<\/td><td>0:54<\/td><td>0:58<\/td><td>1:03<\/td><td>1:00<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">15<\/td><td>0:59<\/td><td>1:03<\/td><td>1:08<\/td><td>1:05<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">10<\/td><td>1:04<\/td><td>1:08<\/td><td>1:13<\/td><td>1:10<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">5<\/td><td>1:09<\/td><td>1:13<\/td><td>1:18<\/td><td>1:15<\/td><\/tr>\n                  <tr><td class=\"psw-area\">1<\/td><td>1:13<\/td><td>1:17<\/td><td>1:22<\/td><td>1:19<\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"psw-section\">\n    <h2>General Selection Guidance<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"psw-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"psw-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Selection Point<\/th>\n            <th>Explanation<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">Required Strokes<\/td>\n            <td>Students must complete the required number of strokes for their age category to be considered for final ranking.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">Timing-Based Score<\/td>\n            <td>The score is determined by the time achieved in each stroke using the age-group timing table.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">Combined Ranking<\/td>\n            <td>Students are ranked based on their combined score across the required strokes.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td class=\"psw-area\">Final Team Balance<\/td>\n            <td>Selection may also consider stroke coverage, overall ranking, age category needs and the required boys\/girls ratio.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"psw-footer-note\">\n      <strong>Parent Note:<\/strong> A strong swimming time supports selection, but final selection is not based on one stroke alone.\n      Coaches will consider the student\u2019s total score across the required strokes, overall ranking, stroke coverage and team balance.\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"pfc-important-read\">\n  <h2>Important \u2014 Must Read<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>\n      Each student will be ranked based on their combined performance across all key football assessment areas.\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      Meeting the minimum expected standard does not assure final selection. It serves only as the minimum eligibility standard to be considered for ranking and evaluation.\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      Final selection will be based on the overall ranking across the trial tasks, along with positional requirements, team balance and suitability for the Panthers Football team.\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panthers Swimming Trials 2026\u201327 Swimming Team Selection Criteria Panthers Swimming Trials 2026\u201327 are designed to provide a clear, fair and measurable selection process. 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