Lucas Popescu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 31.33 | B+0.84s to BB | 2025-02-01 | 2025 PN WEST Single-Age Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:09.53 | B+3.14s to BB | 2025-02-22 | 2025 PN SRST Champs Qualifier venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:31.95 | B+7.06s to BB | 2025-03-09 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:43.83 | B+13.84s to BB | 2025-01-11 | 2025 PN WEST IMX Intrasquad venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 14:36.92 | B+56.53s to BB | 2024-10-19 | 2024 PN WEST October Distance venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 24:00.37 | B+76.68s to BB | 2024-10-19 | 2024 PN WEST October Distance venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 40.60 | +2.11s to B | 2024-11-23 | 2024 PN November AGI Div 4 - WEST venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:24.19 | +2.00s to B | 2025-03-09 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:59.08 | +6.19s to B | 2025-03-08 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 45.98 | +2.49s to B | 2025-02-02 | 2025 PN WEST Single-Age Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:36.42 | +3.83s to B | 2025-03-08 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:48.14 | +31.65s to B | 2024-03-17 | 2024 PN WEST Show Up Invitational fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 46.60 | +9.51s to B | 2024-10-05 | 2024 PN SSCD Autumn Open venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:42.79 | +19.90s to B | 2025-01-11 | 2025 PN WEST IMX Intrasquad venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:27.34 | +5.45s to B | 2024-12-08 | 2024 PN Fall Divisional, Division 2 venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:07.41 | +8.12s to B | 2025-01-12 | 2025 PN WEST IMX Intrasquad venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 36.52 | B+1.73s to BB | 2024-04-28 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:22.21 | +0.12s to B | 2024-04-29 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:59.32 | +0.13s to B | 2024-07-13 | 2024 PN VAST Summer Blowout Tri Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 48.00 | +3.41s to B | 2024-04-29 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:44.55 | +7.36s to B | 2024-04-28 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:44.97 | +21.98s to B | 2024-04-29 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 55.94 | +6.15s to B | 2024-04-28 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
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 | 34.52 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-03 | 2024 PN MMSC NCSSL Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:18.71 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-04-13 | 2024 PN MMSC Marlins Madness |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 46.09 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-27 | 2024 PN LC 14&U Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:44.43 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-26 | 2024 PN LC 14&U Champs |
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 · SCY
1712 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:43.83 | 474 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:24.19 | 352 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:36.42 | 347 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:42.79 | 189 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:07.41 | 350 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
1640 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:31.95 | 456 |
| 50 BK SCY | 40.60 | 334 |
| 50 BR SCY | 45.98 | 321 |
| 50 FL SCY | 46.60 | 187 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:27.34 | 342 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:09.53
Front half 33.37s · back half 36.16s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:31.95
Front half 73.06s · back half 78.89s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:43.83
Front half 201.74s · back half 202.09s
1650 Freestyle SCY 24:00.37
100 Backstroke SCY 1:24.19
Front half 41.33s · back half 42.86s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:59.08
Front half 88.57s · back half 90.51s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:36.42
Front half 45.67s · back half 50.75s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:48.14
Front half 109.83s · back half 118.31s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:42.79
Front half 43.55s · back half 59.24s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:27.34
Front half 42.10s · back half 45.24s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:07.41
Front half 90.25s · back half 97.16s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:22.21
Front half 39.10s · back half 43.11s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:59.32
Front half 85.87s · back half 93.45s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:44.55 RT 0.66s
Front half 50.81s · back half 53.74s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:44.97
Front half 111.95s · back half 113.02s
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.