Kara Brady
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.20 | A+0.71s to AA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL MAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.64 | AA+1.55s to AAA | 2024-03-09 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:55.46 | AAA+1.97s to AAAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:10.30 | AAA+4.21s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:19.85 | AAAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 17:44.80 | AAAA | 2025-03-13 | 2025 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.36 | AAA+0.37s to AAAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.60 | AAA+0.61s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:05.63 | AAA+1.94s to AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:05.30 | BB+0.31s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL MAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:21.31 | A+2.52s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL MAC Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:59.14 | A+1.15s to AA | 2025-01-01 | CATS Aquatic Team |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.97 | AAA+1.38s to AAAA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.54 | AAA+1.85s to AAAA | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:13.13 | AAA+3.74s to AAAA | 2025-07-26 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:38.69 | AAA+6.50s to AAAA | 2025-07-25 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:32.38 | AAA+11.59s to AAAA | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:15.70 | AA+30.51s to AAA | 2024-05-17 | 2024 MAC LC Midwest Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.96 | AAA+1.17s to AAAA | 2026-06-27 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.62 | AA+0.23s to AAA | 2026-06-26 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:29.88 | AA+0.69s to AAA | 2026-06-28 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.63 | AAAA | 2025-08-07 | 2025 Central Zone 14 & Under Championship Mee |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:13.35 | A+2.86s to AA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:59.39 | B+2.10s to BB | 2024-05-05 | Daniel Jaekel Friendship Classic 2024 slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:34.58 | AA+1.79s to AAA | 2026-01-01 | DePauw University |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:35.65 | AA+10.36s to AAA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
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 | 56.41 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-03-09 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.22 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-25 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.57 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-26 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:15.57 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 |
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 15-16 · LCM
3710 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:38.69 | 873 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:29.88 | 816 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:59.39 | 484 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:34.58 | 798 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:35.65 | 739 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3138 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:55.46 | 907 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.60 | 923 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:05.30 | 623 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:21.31 | 685 |
| 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 56.64
Front half 27.78s · back half 28.86s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:55.46
Front half 56.23s · back half 59.23s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:10.30
Front half 153.36s · back half 156.94s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:19.85
Front half 308.82s · back half 311.03s
1650 Freestyle SCY 17:44.80 RT 0.73s
100 Backstroke SCY 57.60
Front half 28.17s · back half 29.43s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.63
Front half 60.44s · back half 65.19s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:05.30
Front half 30.47s · back half 34.83s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:21.31
Front half 67.95s · back half 73.36s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:59.14 split/total mismatch
Front half 30.53s · back half 268.61s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.54 RT 0.76s
Front half 29.65s · back half 31.89s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.13 RT 0.79s
Front half 65.10s · back half 68.03s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:38.69
Front half 137.69s · back half 141.00s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:32.38 RT 0.76s
Front half 285.29s · back half 287.09s
1500 Freestyle LCM 19:15.70
Front half 578.38s · back half 577.32s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.62
Front half 33.81s · back half 35.81s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:29.88
Front half 72.19s · back half 77.69s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:59.39
Front half 84.41s · back half 94.98s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:34.58 split/total mismatch
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:35.65
Front half 163.55s · back half 172.10s
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.