Cole Nelson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.74 | AAA+0.65s to AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 47.22 | AAA+1.13s to AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:41.17 | AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:33.62 | AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:27.94 | AAAA | 2025-10-31 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 15:42.95 | AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.49 | +3.30s to B | 2020-07-19 | NOVA Intra-Squad Meet slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.41 | A+0.52s to AA | 2025-11-22 | NOVA Cranberry Contender venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:56.44 | AA+1.65s to AAA | 2025-11-02 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 34.30 | B+0.91s to BB | 2021-12-09 | 2021 VA 10th HOKI S&T Winter Champs |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.93 | BB+1.24s to A | 2023-10-27 | NOVA Senior Classic |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:17.72 | A+2.83s to AA | 2024-02-24 | 2024 Central District 13&O Championships fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.60 | AA+0.11s to AAA | 2025-10-12 | TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.95 | BB+0.26s to A | 2023-10-27 | NOVA Senior Classic |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:01.47 | AA+4.58s to AAA | 2024-02-29 | 2024 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 56.80 | 2025-10-11 | TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:56.33 | AAA+4.14s to AAAA | 2025-11-02 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:23.58 | AA+10.59s to AAA | 2023-01-21 | NOVA January Distance Tune-Up venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.32 | AAA+0.93s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.78 | AAA+0.79s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:54.84 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:01.59 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:22.83 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:05.36 | AAAA | 2024-07-18 | 2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.45 | A+1.76s to AA | 2024-01-14 | NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:21.01 | A+0.02s to AA | 2023-05-19 | HNVR Storm Surge 2023 |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 41.06 | +0.17s to B | 2022-05-14 | 2022 VA NOVA-S Freedom Splash venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.44 | BB+1.95s to A | 2024-01-13 | NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:51.42 | BB+6.73s to A | 2023-06-03 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 32.49 | BB+2.30s to A | 2022-05-15 | 2022 VA NOVA-S Freedom Splash venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.98 | A+1.59s to AA | 2026-01-17 | NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:20.17 | A+0.88s to AA | 2023-07-22 | 2023 VA LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:15.55 | AAA+5.56s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:36.36 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 45.34 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-08 | 2026 VSI SC Senior 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 · LCM
4903 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:01.59 | 1041 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:21.01 | 728 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:51.42 | 567 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:20.17 | 714 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:15.55 | 861 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:36.36 | 992 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3791 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 1:54.84 | 996 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:06.45 | 671 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:17.44 | 593 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:03.98 | 670 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:15.55 | 861 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:27.94
Front half 283.99s · back half 283.95s
100 Backstroke SCY 55.41
Front half 27.01s · back half 28.40s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:56.44
Front half 56.64s · back half 59.80s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:17.72
Front half 65.53s · back half 72.19s
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.80
Front half 26.77s · back half 30.03s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:56.33
Front half 54.42s · back half 61.91s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.58
Front half 125.51s · back half 138.07s
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:05.36
Front half 481.41s · back half 483.95s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.45
Front half 32.69s · back half 33.76s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:17.44
Front half 36.11s · back half 41.33s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:51.42
Front half 83.87s · back half 87.55s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.98
Front half 29.87s · back half 34.11s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:20.17
Front half 67.54s · back half 72.63s
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.