Zak Ballard
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.05 | BB+1.46s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 MN RSC Minnesota Regional Championship - venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 58.12 | BB+2.33s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN RSC Minnesota Regional Championship - venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:15.52 | B+3.13s to BB | 2025-11-09 | 2025 MN WOLF HOWL AT THE MOON INVITE venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:31.95 | BB+1.16s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN RSC Minnesota Regional Championship - venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 37.21 | +3.52s to B | 2025-02-02 | 2025 MN NSAC Winter Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:13.73 | +2.34s to B | 2025-10-11 | 2025 MN RSC Fall Frenzy venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 3:04.47 | +29.28s to B | 2024-02-17 | 2024 MN RSC President's Day Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.61 | A+0.92s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 MN RSC Minnesota Regional Championship - venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.78 | BB+0.69s to A | 2026-03-21 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:32.88 | BB+2.59s to A | 2026-03-22 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 35.47 | +2.28s to B | 2025-02-02 | 2025 MN NSAC Winter Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:23.57 | +13.08s to B | 2024-12-07 | 2024 MN RIPT JINGLE BELL INVITE slow pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:05.04 | 2026-02-28 | 2026 MN RSC Minnesota Regional Championship - venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:40.53 | +2.54s to B | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:40.60 | +2.91s to B | 2025-10-12 | 2025 MN RSC Fall Frenzy venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.40 | BB+2.01s to A | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:08.00 | BB+3.61s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:24.33 | BB+3.74s to A | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:27.09 | B+2.20s to BB | 2025-06-20 | 2025 MN MAN Red White & Blue Invite venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 11:22.14 | B+9.05s to BB | 2025-06-15 | 2025 MN RSC Summerfest venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.58 | B+0.89s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 MN RSC Summer Jam venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:17.28 | BB+5.59s to A | 2026-05-31 | 2026 MN RSC Summer Jam venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:46.84 | BB+10.85s to A | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 39.55 | BB+1.76s to A | 2026-05-31 | 2026 MN RSC Summer Jam venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:23.52 | BB+2.93s to A | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:13.00 | B+3.61s to BB | 2025-07-19 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 34.46 | BB+2.47s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 3:13.20 | +13.11s to B | 2026-05-30 | 2026 MN RSC Summer Jam venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:43.02 | BB+6.13s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 14.
Pool tags are a venue speed heuristic (median deviation of all swims there vs each swimmer's typical time) — see the venue page for the method.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 45.02 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.
IMX / IMR
IMX 13-14 · LCM
2477 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:27.09 | 509 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:46.84 | 545 |
| 200 BR LCM | 3:13.00 | 489 |
| 200 FL LCM | 3:13.20 | 339 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:43.02 | 595 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · LCM
2345 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:24.33 | 618 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:17.28 | 536 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:23.52 | 596 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:43.02 | 595 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 58.12
Front half 28.14s · back half 29.98s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:15.52
Front half 65.49s · back half 70.03s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:31.95
Front half 164.16s · back half 167.79s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:13.73
Front half 36.05s · back half 37.68s
200 Backstroke SCY 3:04.47
Front half 88.38s · back half 96.09s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.78
Front half 33.06s · back half 36.72s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:32.88
Front half 73.20s · back half 79.68s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:23.57
Front half 37.78s · back half 45.79s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:05.04
Front half 30.67s · back half 34.37s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:40.53
Front half 76.84s · back half 83.69s
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:40.60
Front half 171.60s · back half 169.00s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:08.00
Front half 33.26s · back half 34.74s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:24.33
Front half 71.39s · back half 72.94s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:27.09
Front half 162.14s · back half 164.95s
800 Freestyle LCM 11:22.14
Front half 339.27s · back half 342.87s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:17.28
Front half 37.93s · back half 39.35s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:46.84
Front half 84.00s · back half 82.84s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:23.52
Front half 39.41s · back half 44.11s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:13.00
Front half 93.05s · back half 99.95s
200 Butterfly LCM 3:13.20
Front half 89.12s · back half 104.08s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:43.02
Front half 81.46s · back half 81.56s
Reaction time
From electronically-timed starts only (~2% of corpus swims carry a reaction time). PRs with a recorded reaction show an RT chip in the splits section above.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.