Elaine Birkhold
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.31 | AAA+0.52s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.42s to Futures | 2026-02-28 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCAvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.93 | AAA+0.24s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.04s to Futures | 2024-12-22 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.01 | AAA+0.32s to AAAA·Futures ✓+2.92s to Winter JNs | 2024-12-20 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:10.74 | AAA+9.45s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+8.15s to Futures | 2024-12-21 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.31 | AAA+0.92s to AAAA·+1.02s to Futures | 2026-04-12 | 2026 Far Western SC Hosted By SCSCvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.42 | AAA+1.53s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.33s to Futures | 2026-02-28 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCAvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.70 | AAA+0.91s to AAAA·+1.91s to Futures | 2026-03-29 | PSL March CBA+venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.52 | AA+2.23s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+4.03s to Futures | 2026-03-29 | PSL March CBA+venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.66 | AAA+0.57s to AAAA·+0.97s to Futures | 2026-03-29 | PSL March CBA+venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.83 | AA+1.64s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.24s to Futures | 2026-01-18 | Cal Invitational Swim Meetvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:15.58 | AA+5.89s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+10.19s to Futures | 2022-04-01 | 2022 Western Zone SCY Senior Zonesfast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 59.42 | 2026-03-28 | PSL March CBA+venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.51 | AAA+1.92s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.12s to Futures | 2024-12-22 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:35.08 | AAA+9.49s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.39s to Futures | 2024-12-20 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREAvenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.45 | AA+0.06s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.06s to Futures | 2026-07-26 | 2026 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionalsvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.16 | AAA+1.47s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.87s to Futures | 2026-07-23 | 2026 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionalsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:10.08 | AAA+2.99s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.29s to Futures | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:49.31 | AA+8.22s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+20.52s to Futures | 2026-06-12 | BAC Long Coursevenue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.31 | AAA+1.22s to AAAA·+1.42s to Futures | 2026-07-23 | 2026 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionalsvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.87 | AA+1.48s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.08s to Futures | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:28.11 | AAA+6.62s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.12s to Futures | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:12.34 | BB+0.05s to A·+3.05s to Sectionals | 2023-08-03 | 2023 Western Zone Age Group Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:33.07 | AA+6.58s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+11.18s to Futures | 2023-08-05 | 2023 Western Zone Age Group Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:30.42 | AA+0.53s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+4.23s to Futures | 2026-07-26 | 2026 PC Novato CA/NV Speedo Sectionalsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
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 Freestyle | SCY | 24.00 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-01-24 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.90 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-05-02 | 2026 WCAL Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.99 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-01-25 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.70 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2023-08-05 | 2023 Western Zone Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.41 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2023-08-02 | 2023 Western Zone Age Group Championships |
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 17-18 · SCY
3391 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:10.74 | 876 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:15.58 | 730 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.51 | 912 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:35.08 | 873 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4296 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:52.01 | 957 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.42 | 878 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:09.52 | 765 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.83 | 784 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.51 | 912 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.93 RT 0.63s
Front half 24.97s · back half 26.96s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:52.01 RT 0.62s
Front half 54.86s · back half 57.15s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:10.74 RT 0.66s
Front half 151.99s · back half 158.75s
100 Backstroke SCY 57.42
Front half 27.88s · back half 29.54s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.83
Front half 27.99s · back half 31.84s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.58
Front half 62.95s · back half 72.63s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.51 RT 0.61s
Front half 59.10s · back half 67.41s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:35.08 RT 0.67s
Front half 129.83s · back half 145.25s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.16
Front half 29.06s · back half 31.10s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:10.08
Front half 62.18s · back half 67.90s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:49.31
Front half 141.51s · back half 147.80s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.87 split/total mismatch
Front half 33.84s · back half 36.03s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:28.11 split/total mismatch
100 Butterfly LCM 1:12.34
Front half 33.14s · back half 39.20s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:33.07
Front half 73.54s · back half 79.53s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.42
Front half 71.02s · back half 79.40s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.