Sam Novak
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 24.21 | 2018-01-26 | 2018 HSA Groundhog Invitational | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.50 | AA+0.71s to AAA·+3.91s to Sectionals | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAC fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:00.16 | A+1.37s to AA·+11.17s to Sectionals | 2026-03-15 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:07.79 | AA+5.20s to AAA·+20.30s to Sectionals | 2026-03-13 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:36.44 | AA+6.45s to AAA·+43.55s to Sectionals | 2026-03-15 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:27.14 | AAA+24.55s to AAAA·+78.65s to Sectionals | 2026-03-12 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 30.75 | 2018-01-26 | 2018 HSA Groundhog Invitational | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.58 | A+0.39s to AA·+7.09s to Sectionals | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAC fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:05.32 | AA+2.53s to AAA·+9.23s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAC fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:23.19 | A+1.20s to AA·+21.80s to Sectionals | 2026-03-13 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.55 | AA+1.36s to AAA·+5.86s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAC fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:26.70 | +3.81s to B·+32.71s to Sectionals | 2024-02-03 | 2024 Schroeder YMCA A+ Presented by Speedo venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:31.33 | A+6.14s to AA·+28.54s to Sectionals | 2026-03-14 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:07.56 | A+0.57s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAC fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:52.65 | B+6.86s to BB·+51.66s to Sectionals | 2024-03-09 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships slow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.69 | BB+0.60s to A·+6.70s to Sectionals | 2025-05-18 | 2025 WI SWAT LC May-Hem venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:10.60 | BB+0.21s to A·+14.01s to Sectionals | 2025-05-17 | 2025 WI SWAT LC May-Hem venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:31.18 | A+3.99s to AA·+27.69s to Sectionals | 2025-07-25 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:23.45 | A+10.36s to AA·+61.26s to Sectionals | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:59.81 | A+0.62s to AA·+109.02s to Sectionals | 2025-07-26 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 39.61 | BB+1.82s to A·+10.92s to Sectionals | 2024-07-20 | 2024 IL Swimming LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:22.38 | BB+0.49s to A·+17.99s to Sectionals | 2025-07-25 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:22.06 | +32.27s to B·+50.07s to Sectionals | 2018-06-08 | 2018 TYR Long Course Invitational |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:44.68 | B+5.09s to BB·+31.89s to Sectionals | 2025-05-17 | 2025 WI SWAT LC May-Hem venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.21 | BB+0.92s to A·+8.82s to Sectionals | 2025-05-17 | 2025 WI SWAT LC May-Hem venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:21.56 | BB+2.07s to A·+20.07s to Sectionals | 2025-05-18 | 2025 WI SWAT LC May-Hem venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:03.57 | BB+9.38s to A·+44.18s to Sectionals | 2024-07-18 | 2024 IL Swimming LC Age Group Championships venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
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 | 26.43 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-03-12 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 31.77 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-10 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.30 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-03-09 | 2024 IL Swimming SC 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 11-12 · LCM
2868 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:23.45 | 690 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:22.38 | 623 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:44.68 | 429 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:21.56 | 574 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:03.57 | 552 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
2953 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:07.79 | 767 |
| 50 BK SCY | 31.58 | 711 |
| 50 FL SCY | 29.55 | 736 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:07.56 | 739 |
| 50 BR SCY | — | 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 1:00.16
Front half 28.70s · back half 31.46s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:07.79
Front half 61.50s · back half 66.29s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:36.44
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:27.14
Front half 342.30s · back half 344.84s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:05.32
Front half 32.25s · back half 33.07s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:23.19
Front half 71.33s · back half 71.86s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:26.70
Front half 39.18s · back half 47.52s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:31.33
Front half 75.30s · back half 76.03s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:07.56
Front half 31.89s · back half 35.67s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:52.65
Front half 82.12s · back half 90.53s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:10.60
Front half 34.59s · back half 36.01s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:31.18 RT 0.78s
Front half 72.30s · back half 78.88s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:23.45 RT 0.61s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:59.81 RT 0.71s
Front half 326.43s · back half 333.38s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:22.38 RT 0.71s
Front half 40.36s · back half 42.02s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:44.68
Front half 50.70s · back half 53.98s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:21.56
Front half 38.61s · back half 42.95s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:03.57
Front half 86.88s · back half 96.69s
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.