Future Cuts Achieved!

Jolanthe Erb (Director of Operations)

As our swimmers compete, it is alway encouraging to see time drops in events and a progression toward various time standards. When we share meet wrap-ups, we list the different motivational time standards swimmers have achieved: B, BB, A, AA, AAA, and AAAA. Dropping a 1/100th or 1/10th of a second counts and is progress toward the next cut. Each and every achievement is a milestone!

Beyond the B - AAAA motivational time standards, USA Swimming has a few additional time standards: Sectionals, Futures, and Junior Nationals, and Nationals. (There are more as well, but it can be a bit overwhelming!) The above graphic gives a visual summary of the progression of cuts that might help a little bit.

In December, two of our swimmers, Molly Beckwith and Zachary Erb, achieved a combined three SCY Futures Cuts while swimming at the 59th Pittsburgh Christmas Meet, with Zachary dropping additional time in two events he had previously reached a Futures Cut. Molly also met three AAAA motivational cuts and two AAA cuts while Zachary met two AAA cuts while reaching their Futures Cuts.

Molly Beckwith

  • 500 Free - 5:02.28 (Futures Cut is 5:03.49)

  • coming soon - 200 Free (she is .2 of a second away!!)

Zachary Erb

  • 100 Breast* - 56.89 (Futures Cut is 58.69; *initially reached on 3/6/20 with a 58.32)

  • 200 Breast* - 2:04.03 (Futures Cut is 2:08.59; *initially reached on 3/7/20 with a 2:07.01)

  • 100 Back - 51.79 (Futures Cut is 52.09)

  • 200 IM - 1:52.03 (Futures Cut is 1:55.09)

 

Congratulations to these two on their achievements!