Alex Townsend
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 44.21 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | SA- Best of the South |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 53.81 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | SA- Best of the South |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:17.16 | +11.57s to B | 2016-05-13 | 2016 CO OB Jeffco Boys Leqague Championships` venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:57.80 | AA+1.61s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | SA- Best of the South |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.20 | AAA+0.21s to AAAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.27 | AAAA | 2026-04-30 | Fort Lauderdale Open venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:56.82 | AAA+1.63s to AAAA | 2025-07-11 | 2025 NC LC SR Championships venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:26.41 | AA+9.12s to AAA | 2023-06-16 | 2023 Virginia Commonwealth Games venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:00.69 | AAA+2.00s to AAAA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:16.61 | AA+2.82s to AAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 NC LC SR Championships venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 30.66 | AAAA | 2025-05-15 | 2025 Charlotte Open venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:04.84 | AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:21.42 | AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 25.05 | AAAA | 2025-06-04 | 2025 National Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 54.74 | AAAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:04.69 | AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:04.97 | AAAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:36.19 | AAAA | 2025-07-31 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 25.35 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2016-05-14 | 2016 CO OB Jeffco Boys Leqague Championships` |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.25 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.33 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:53.99 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-31 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 24.66 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-08-01 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 55.04 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National 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
5694 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:26.41 | 776 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:16.61 | 801 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:21.42 | 1010 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:04.69 | 1014 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:04.97 | 1099 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:36.19 | 994 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
5007 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 1:56.82 | 946 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:00.69 | 881 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:04.84 | 1011 |
| 100 FL LCM | 54.74 | 1070 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:04.97 | 1099 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 44.21 split/total mismatch
Front half 21.56s · back half 22.65s
100 Breaststroke SCY 53.81 split/total mismatch
Front half 20.03s · back half 33.78s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:17.16
Front half 34.75s · back half 42.41s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.80 split/total mismatch
100 Freestyle LCM 52.27 RT 0.62s
Front half 24.85s · back half 27.42s
200 Freestyle LCM 1:56.82
Front half 57.18s · back half 59.64s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:26.41 RT 0.71s
Front half 132.56s · back half 133.85s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:16.61
Front half 66.85s · back half 69.76s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:04.84 RT 0.67s
Front half 30.27s · back half 34.57s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:21.42 RT 0.67s
Front half 67.54s · back half 73.88s
100 Butterfly LCM 54.74 RT 0.65s
Front half 25.48s · back half 29.26s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:04.69 RT 0.65s
Front half 59.96s · back half 64.73s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:04.97 RT 0.66s
Front half 58.99s · back half 65.98s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:36.19 RT 0.65s
Front half 133.74s · back half 142.45s
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.