The 2024 18 & Under Spring Cup is a USA Swimming sanctioned meet that will occur in 3 sites nationally. Teams may pick their preferred site and will not be regionally restricted. These meets will be capped at 800 athletes.
UPDATE: Recently, the time standards for this meet have been changed to allow more swimmers to be eligible. Originally the Spring Cup Time Standards and Futures Standards were similar. Currently, the time standards have been lowered. The updated times are listed below.
Men’s Times can be viewed here…
| EVENT | SCY | LCM |
| 50 FR | 24.49 | 28.09 |
| 100 FR | 53.09 | 1:00.69 |
| 200 FR | 1:53.79 | 2:10.99 |
| 400/500 FR | 5:05.09 | 4:35.29 |
| 800/1000 FR | 10:28.79 | 9:27.39 |
| 1500/1650 FR | 17:25.69 | 18:06.09 |
| 100 BK | 58.99 | 1:07.89 |
| 200 BK | 2:07.19 | 2:26.99 |
| 100 BR | 1:06.89 | 1:17.19 |
| 200 BR | 2:24.69 | 2:46.69 |
| 100 FL | 58.19 | 1:05.79 |
| 200 FL | 2:08.89 | 2:25.09 |
| 200 IM | 2:09.29 | 2:28.49 |
| 400 IM | 4:33.39 | 5:12.99 |
Qualifying Period
The qualification period is December 1, 2022 to Noon Mountain Time on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, or until the site’s capacity limit has been reached.
Event Dates
The 18 & Under Spring Cup will be held at 3 sites on May 2, 2024 through May 5, 2024 (Thu – Sun).
Max Entries & Bonus
Each swimmer is limited to 6 individual events per meet.
Each swimmer can only swim 3 events per day (including time trials).
Bonuses are permitted. Any athlete who qualifies for 1 individual event will be permitted to enter and swim in up to 2 bonus events. No qualifying standards for bonuses.
Venue (3 Sites)
Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Center
501 Seabreeze Boulevard | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Elkhart Health And Aquatics
200 East Jackson Boulevard | Elkhart, IN 46516
Skyline Aquatics Center
845 South Crimson Road | Mesa, AZ 85208
Course Type
Each venue is a Long Course Meters (LCM) set up.
Links
Tickets – Ticket sales have not been announced.