Kai Poulsen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.12 | A+1.03s to AA | 2024-02-23 | 2024 UT 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.23 | BB+2.24s to A | 2024-02-23 | 2024 UT 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:26.03 | B+7.74s to BB | 2024-03-09 | WFFM Senior Finale 2024 venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 7:40.58 | +58.89s to B | 2021-11-19 | 2021 UT MAC-PSC Nov Dual venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 18.33 | 2020-07-13 | 2020 UT WSC Vitual Meet One venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 39.86 | +4.67s to B | 2019-09-20 | 2019 UT PSC Cookie Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:19.26 | +4.77s to B | 2021-09-18 | 2021 UT PSC/WVA Cookie Kick Off slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:58.39 | +16.80s to B | 2022-03-12 | 2022 UT SC Beehive Finale venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 58.06 | +17.07s to B | 2019-02-16 | 2019 UT CHAT Last Chance Inv slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 43.19 | +8.40s to B | 2020-07-13 | 2020 UT WSC Vitual Meet One venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:15.91 | +1.82s to B | 2024-03-09 | WFFM Senior Finale 2024 venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:14.11 | +27.92s to B | 2021-11-19 | 2021 UT MAC-PSC Nov Dual venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.96 | BB+1.97s to A | 2025-06-28 | WFFM Red White and Black 2025 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:11.88 | BB+4.79s to A | 2023-05-23 | Kearns LC Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:50.63 | +1.24s to B | 2023-04-15 | WFFM Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 6:54.49 | +56.70s to B | 2022-06-03 | 2022 UT CHAT Non-Qualifier venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 38.39 | BB+2.90s to A | 2025-06-27 | WFFM Red White and Black 2025 venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:27.08 | B+6.19s to BB | 2025-06-28 | WFFM Red White and Black 2025 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:31.60 | +22.91s to B | 2021-06-25 | 2021 UT Westside Summer Splash slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:11.60 | +25.31s to B | 2019-06-28 | 2019 UT SDAT Summer Spectacular venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 38.79 | B+2.60s to BB | 2025-06-27 | WFFM Red White and Black 2025 venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 2:02.31 | +38.02s to B | 2021-06-25 | 2021 UT Westside Summer Splash slow pool |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.47 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2022-03-03 | 2022 UT SC Age Group Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:03.06 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2022-03-05 | 2022 UT SC Age Group Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.75 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2022-03-12 | 2022 UT SC Beehive Finale |
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
818 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 7:40.58 | 269 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:58.39 | 297 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:14.11 | 252 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1400 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:26.03 | 431 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:19.26 | 333 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:15.91 | 384 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:14.11 | 252 |
| 100 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 1:01.23 RT 0.70s
Front half 29.78s · back half 31.45s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:26.03
Front half 70.32s · back half 75.71s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:19.26
Front half 39.04s · back half 40.22s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:58.39
Front half 39.80s · back half 138.59s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:15.91
Front half 33.83s · back half 42.08s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:14.11
Front half 90.44s · back half 103.67s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:11.88
Front half 34.02s · back half 37.86s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:50.63
Front half 80.44s · back half 90.19s
400 Freestyle LCM 6:54.49
Front half 207.95s · back half 206.54s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:31.60
Front half 102.51s · back half 109.09s
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.