Choose a championship
Pick a championship above. Each checker reads the swimmer's points from the British para rankings, works out their S, SB and SM classes from those points, and shows the points and the time each event still needs.
How para points work
Para swimmers race in multi-class events: everyone swims together and the result is decided on Aquatics GB Para Swimming Points, not on time.
Points measure a swim against a world standard for the swimmer's own classification, stroke, distance and pool length. A swim equal to the standard scores 1000 points; points = 1000 × (base time ÷ swim time)³, rounded down.
Each championship sets the points a swim needs for entry, by classification group. Points are always scored in the class for the stroke (S for freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, SB for breaststroke, SM for individual medley), and the checker uses that same class to pick the group.
The British para rankings show the points beside every swim, so a look-up needs no typing. The checker uses the same 2026 base times as the rankings.
Questions
From Aquatics GB's 2026 base times, the same ones the British para rankings use. A swim equal to the base time for the swimmer's class scores 1000 points. Looked-up swims show the rankings' own points; a typed time is worked out with the same formula.
Freestyle, backstroke and butterfly use the S class, breaststroke the SB class and individual medley the SM class, and they can differ (for example S10, SB9, SM10). A look-up fills all three in from the swimmer's points.
Not for these national meets: entry is on points. Many county championships let classified swimmers enter without the qualifying time, or set a lower points line instead. Check the conditions of your county championships.
Aquatics GB updates the base times each year, usually in February, and the rankings then show points on the new base times. The checker is updated when they are published.