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27. SWIMMING AND DIVING – MEN'S & WOMEN'S
Section 1. Meet/Championship Dates
The NJCAA Championship Swimming and Diving Meet shall begin the first Wednesday in March and shall be concluded the
consecutive Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
April 28 - May 1, 2021 at Burt Flickinger Athletic Center; Erie, NY
March 2-5, 2022 at Indian River State Aquatics Center; Fort Pierce, FL
March 1-4, 2023 at Burt Flickinger Athletic Center; Erie, NY
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Meet Responsibilities
The Meet Director will send official entry blanks and declaration forms (Scholarship/Non-scholarship) to the interested teams and will
notify them by November 1 of the events, their order, the time schedules, limitation of competitions, the deadline for entries and any
other pertinent meet information.
Section 3. Participation Requirements
A. Colleges are required to submit entries via Team Manager “HyTek” electronic file to the Tournament Host by Tuesday of the week
before the NJCAA National Championship Meet.
B. Colleges will be financially responsible for all entries on their official entry blank.
C. No contestant shall be permitted to enter an NJCAA Championship Swimming and Diving Meet unless accompanied by (1) a coach
or faculty member of the sending institution or (2) a designated supervisory coach or faculty member from an NJCAA member
college. Designation of a supervisory person in (2) above must be in writing. It shall bear the seal of the college and signature of the
Athletic Director and President or Dean of the sending institution. It shall be sent by certified mail to the Meet Director. All
contestants must remain under the supervision of their coach or the designated supervisory person throughout the meet and until
departure from the site.
D. Meet results must be forwarded to the coach’s representative. Failure to do so can result in an appropriate fine as per the Coaches
Association bylaws.
Section 4. Meet/Championship Events and Standards
A. All national swimming and diving entries must be registered in the national swimming and diving database.
1. All meet results must be submitted electronically to the designated database coordinator within seven calendar days upon
completion of the final day/session of the meet to be official. Results submitted past the seventh calendar day mark will not
be accepted or recognized in the national swimming and diving database.
i. Coaches are encouraged to verify all meets with a Meet Verification form signed by a meet referee.
ii. Coaches are encouraged to verify all diving scores with a matching diving sheet signed by a meet referee.
iii. All meets must be completed and submitted one week prior to the national meet entry date to be considered for national
meet entry.
2. Coaches must produce proof from a meet referee verifying the meet and entry time/diving score if asked by the national meet
director. If the national entry time/diving score is not provable by the meet referee, then the next provable entry time/diving
score for that athlete registered in the national database will be used. In the case that a second time is not registered in the
national database, the athlete will be removed from that event.
Section 5. Rules Governing NJCAA National Swimming and Diving Championship
A. The NJCAA Championship shall be conducted in accordance with the current NCAA guidelines in the following sections: pool
dimensions & equipment, description of events and procedures, officials and their duties, lanes, seeding and diving competition.
B. A competitor is permitted to enter in a maximum of eight events, of which no more than four may be individual events.
C. An unlimited number of individuals may be entered, however, no team shall be allowed more than 18 female competitors and 18
male competitors as described in the following: An entrant who swims and dives shall be counted as one-fourth a competitor in the
total team limit.
D. The NJCAA National Championship Order & Schedule of Events is outlined at the end of the Swimming and Diving Sport Section.
1. 2020-2021 National Meet Qualifying Times
2020-2021 NJCAA MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING NATIONAL MEET QUALIFYING TIMES

EVENT MEN’S CUT TIME WOMEN’S CUT TIME EVENT MEN’S CUT TIME WOMEN’S CUT TIME
50 Freestyle 26.99 30.29 100 Butterfly 1:05.79 1:23.99

100 Freestyle 58.99 1:12.49 200 Butterfly 2:31.79 3:09.39
200 Freestyle 2:11.99 2:47.29 100 IM 1:07.99 1:24.69
500 Freestyle 6:05.99 7:17.99 200 IM 2:22.09 3:00.09

1000 Freestyle 13:20.99 14:59.99 400 IM 5:31.09 6:21.49
1650 Freestyle 22:26.99 24:49.99 200 Free Relay 1:58.99 2:14.99
50 Backstroke 32.89 36.29 400 Free Relay 4:10.49 4:46.99

100 Backstroke 1:09.69 1:16.99 800 Free Relay 8:48.99 10:50.19
200 Backstroke 2:31.79 2:57.59 200 Medley Relay 2:07.49 2:19.09
50 Breaststroke 39:09 42.79 400 Medley Relay 4:42.99 5:14.19
6 Dives – 185.00 6 Dives – 155.00
100 Breaststroke 1:20.99 1:30.79 1-Meter Diving
11 Dives – 285.00 11 Dives – 255.00
6 Dives – 195.00 6 Dives – 165.00
200 Breaststroke 2:51.89 3:35.49 3-Meter Diving
11 Dives – 295.00 11 Dives – 265.00
50 Butterfly 31.19 38.89