FINA Point Scoring allows comparisons of results among different events. The FINA Point Scoring assigns point values to swimming performances, the more points the better the performance - World class performances score 1000 or more. The base times are recalculated every year, based on the average of the top ten of the All Time World Rankings. For short course (SCM) the base times are defined with the cut of date of June 30th. For long course (LCM) the base times are defined at the end of the year (December 31st).