The North West Region 2027 championships
- Region
- Swim England North West: clubs affiliated to the North West region
- 2027 dates
- 10 to 11 April and 1 to 2 May 2027, Manchester Aquatics Centre; 24 to 25 April 2027, Liverpool Aquatics Centre (subject to 50m pool availability)
- Pool
- Long course (50m)
- Age groups
- 11/12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and over; age at 31 December 2027
- Qualifying window
- 4 May 2026 to 23 March 2027
- Times shown
- 2027 consideration times
How North West Region times work
The North West Summer Championships publish consideration times (CT), not qualifying times, for every event and age group, for women and girls and for men and open.
A time must be faster than the consideration time: equalling it is not enough. Once entries close, the fastest entries in each age group are accepted. In 2026 that was the fastest 24 per age group, and the fastest 8 in the 800 and 1500 freestyle.
The meet is swum long course. In 2026 short course (25m) times were accepted once converted, with no preference for either pool. This checker converts 25m times with Swim England's equivalent-time method, so a converted time is approximate.
For 2027, times must be swum between 4 May 2026 and 23 March 2027, and age is taken at 31 December 2027.
Not yet confirmed for 2027: The 2027 consideration times are published; the full 2027 conditions (entry limits, how 25m times are converted, closing date) are not out yet. The entry limits and conversion rule here are from 2026. Para swimming consideration times are to follow and are not on this page.
Full times tables
Long course (50m) times; a 25m time is converted to 50m before it is compared.
Women / Girls
| Event | 11/12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free | 32.59 | 30.99 | 29.99 | 29.59 | 28.99 | 28.59 |
| 100 Free | 1:11.59 | 1:07.59 | 1:05.59 | 1:04.59 | 1:02.99 | 1:01.99 |
| 200 Free | 2:36.59 | 2:26.99 | 2:21.99 | 2:18.99 | 2:15.99 | 2:13.99 |
| 400 Free | 5:33.99 | 5:15.59 | 4:57.59 | 4:52.59 | 4:47.59 | 4:43.59 |
| 800 Free | 11:24.99 | 10:42.59 | 10:05.59 | 9:57.99 | 9:49.99 | 9:47.99 |
| 1500 Free | 21:29.99 | 20:34.99 | 19:45.99 | 19:09.99 | 18:59.99 | 18:44.99 |
| 50 Back | 38.59 | 35.99 | 34.99 | 33.99 | 33.59 | 32.59 |
| 100 Back | 1:21.99 | 1:16.99 | 1:13.99 | 1:12.59 | 1:10.99 | 1:09.59 |
| 200 Back | 2:56.59 | 2:45.99 | 2:39.99 | 2:36.99 | 2:34.99 | 2:32.99 |
| 50 Breast | 42.59 | 40.59 | 38.59 | 37.99 | 37.59 | 36.99 |
| 100 Breast | 1:33.99 | 1:28.99 | 1:24.99 | 1:23.59 | 1:22.59 | 1:21.59 |
| 200 Breast | 3:21.99 | 3:12.99 | 3:03.99 | 3:01.99 | 2:59.99 | 2:56.99 |
| 50 Fly | 35.99 | 33.99 | 32.99 | 31.99 | 31.59 | 30.59 |
| 100 Fly | 1:25.99 | 1:18.99 | 1:14.59 | 1:11.99 | 1:10.59 | 1:07.99 |
| 200 Fly | 3:18.99 | 3:05.59 | 2:51.99 | 2:41.99 | 2:39.99 | 2:37.99 |
| 200 IM | 2:56.99 | 2:48.59 | 2:41.59 | 2:37.99 | 2:36.59 | 2:32.59 |
| 400 IM | 6:24.99 | 6:05.99 | 5:46.99 | 5:38.99 | 5:36.99 | 5:34.99 |
Men / Open
| Event | 11/12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 & over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Free | 32.99 | 30.99 | 28.99 | 27.99 | 26.99 | 25.99 |
| 100 Free | 1:12.59 | 1:07.59 | 1:03.59 | 1:00.59 | 58.59 | 56.59 |
| 200 Free | 2:37.99 | 2:26.99 | 2:18.99 | 2:14.59 | 2:09.99 | 2:05.59 |
| 400 Free | 5:39.99 | 5:17.99 | 4:57.99 | 4:47.59 | 4:41.99 | 4:34.59 |
| 800 Free | 11:29.99 | 10:39.99 | 10:05.99 | 9:47.59 | 9:36.59 | 9:24.59 |
| 1500 Free | 21:29.99 | 20:34.99 | 19:24.99 | 18:44.99 | 18:24.99 | 17:59.99 |
| 50 Back | 38.59 | 35.99 | 33.59 | 31.99 | 30.99 | 29.59 |
| 100 Back | 1:22.59 | 1:18.59 | 1:12.59 | 1:08.99 | 1:06.99 | 1:04.99 |
| 200 Back | 2:59.59 | 2:48.59 | 2:36.59 | 2:29.99 | 2:25.99 | 2:20.99 |
| 50 Breast | 43.99 | 39.99 | 37.59 | 35.59 | 33.99 | 32.99 |
| 100 Breast | 1:37.59 | 1:30.99 | 1:23.59 | 1:18.99 | 1:16.59 | 1:13.59 |
| 200 Breast | 3:29.99 | 3:14.99 | 3:01.99 | 2:52.99 | 2:47.99 | 2:43.99 |
| 50 Fly | 36.99 | 33.99 | 31.99 | 29.99 | 28.99 | 27.99 |
| 100 Fly | 1:29.99 | 1:19.99 | 1:12.99 | 1:07.99 | 1:04.99 | 1:02.99 |
| 200 Fly | 3:18.99 | 3:05.59 | 2:50.99 | 2:35.99 | 2:32.99 | 2:26.99 |
| 200 IM | 2:59.99 | 2:48.59 | 2:38.99 | 2:30.59 | 2:26.99 | 2:24.99 |
| 400 IM | 6:24.99 | 6:05.99 | 5:45.99 | 5:29.99 | 5:19.99 | 5:12.99 |
Notes on the published times
- Times are the 2027 North West Summer Championships consideration times (long course). They are consideration times, not qualifying times: once entries close, the fastest entries in each age group are accepted (in 2026, the fastest 24, and the fastest 8 in the 800 and 1500 freestyle).
- A time must be faster than the consideration time; equalling it is not enough.
- Short course (25m) times count once converted to long course; in 2026 no preference was given to either pool. This checker converts with Swim England's equivalent-time method, so treat converted 25m times as approximate.
- Age is taken at 31 December 2027. The championships are swum over three weekends in April and May 2027 in Manchester and Liverpool.
Questions
No. A consideration time is the minimum to enter. After entries close, the fastest entries in each age group are accepted, so a time well under the CT is safer than one just under it.
No. The North West rule is "faster than": 32.59 does not meet a 32.59 consideration time, 32.58 does.
In 2026 they did, once converted to long course, with no preference for either pool. This checker converts them for you; the official entry system's conversion may differ by a few hundredths.
By age on 31 December 2027. 11 and 12-year-olds share the 11/12 group; the oldest group is 17 and over.
Yes. Enter a membership number or name under Find your swimmer, and their best times are filled in from the rankings.
Sources and updates
Times copied from the SENW entry system's 2027 consideration times page (meet code SS27); entry limits and the short course rule from the 2026 document. Always check the official documents; the county's decision is final.
North West Summer Championships 2027 consideration times, SENW entry system · SENW Summer Championships 2027: consideration times released · North West Summer Regionals 2026 consideration times and conditions (PDF)