Benjamin Chu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 12.30 | 2024-09-21 | 2024 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.15 | BB+0.46s to A | 2025-12-06 | 2025 Tualatin Hills Holiday Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.33 | BB+1.34s to A | 2025-10-25 | 2025 Spooktacular Swim Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.86 | A+0.67s to AA | 2025-12-05 | 2025 Tualatin Hills Holiday Classic venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:58.23 | AA+11.54s to AAA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 Tualatin Hills Holiday Classic venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:15.68 | AA+13.39s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Four Corners Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 17:01.75 | AA+17.96s to AAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 Tualatin Hills Holiday Classic venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 22.03 | 2017-01-28 | 2017 Winter Open venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.25 | B+0.56s to BB | 2025-09-20 | 2025 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.55 | BB+1.36s to A | 2026-01-03 | January Storm venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:47.46 | AAAA | 2025-01-16 | 2025 PN VAST 48th Annual Washington Open |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.24 | 2017-01-28 | 2017 Winter Open venue | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.80 | BB+2.21s to A | 2023-09-23 | 2023 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.85 | BB+2.66s to A | 2026-01-31 | 2026 Winter Open venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:17.34 | A+3.55s to AA | 2026-03-12 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 25.43 | 2017-01-29 | 2017 Winter Open venue | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 27.91 | BB+1.42s to A | 2025-09-20 | 2025 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.58 | BB+0.39s to A | 2026-01-03 | January Storm venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:00.17 | AA+4.28s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Four Corners Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:00.93 | 2024-09-21 | 2024 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:01.16 | AA+4.97s to AAA | 2026-01-15 | 2026 PN VAST 49th Annual Washington Open- APP |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:15.77 | AA+4.98s to AAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.93 | BB+1.54s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 SUNBURN CLASSIC venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.63 | BB+0.44s to A | 2025-06-06 | 2025 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:11.43 | A+5.24s to AA | 2023-07-22 | 2023 IES LC Championships venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:32.43 | A+3.44s to AA | 2023-07-21 | 2023 IES LC Championships venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:16.36 | AA+17.57s to AAA | 2024-08-03 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 17:41.02 | AA+30.03s to AAA | 2024-07-30 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 46.56 | +9.27s to B | 2018-07-29 | 2018 Inland Empire Long Course Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:08.43 | BB+1.44s to A | 2026-05-03 | 2026 THSC Spring Invite venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:26.96 | BB+1.07s to A | 2026-05-02 | 2026 THSC Spring Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 52.00 | +11.01s to B | 2018-07-28 | 2018 Inland Empire Long Course Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:21.37 | B+0.48s to BB | 2024-07-14 | 2024 SUNBURN CLASSIC venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:43.98 | BB+0.69s to A | 2026-05-30 | 2026 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 45.68 | +10.89s to B | 2018-07-29 | 2018 Inland Empire Long Course Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:04.26 | A+2.67s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 2026 THSC Spring Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:24.63 | BB+0.74s to A | 2025-06-07 | 2025 TRI-CITY INVITATIONAL venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:22.16 | A+0.27s to AA | 2024-08-03 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:58.82 | AA+7.33s to AAA | 2024-07-31 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
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 | 31.93 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2020-01-05 | January Storm |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.89 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-03 | 2024 IES Short Course Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 36.35 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2019-01-26 | 2019 Winter Open |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.39 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-02-28 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.65 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-01 | 2025 IES Short Course 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 · SCY
4795 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:58.23 | 761 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:47.46 | 1012 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:17.34 | 695 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:00.17 | 762 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:01.16 | 760 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:15.77 | 805 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3351 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.86 | 738 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.55 | 613 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:06.85 | 587 |
| 100 FL SCY | 56.58 | 653 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:01.16 | 760 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.33
Front half 25.45s · back half 27.88s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.86
Front half 53.72s · back half 57.14s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:58.23
Front half 148.26s · back half 149.97s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:15.68
Front half 303.14s · back half 312.54s
1650 Freestyle SCY 17:01.75
50 Backstroke SCY 29.25
Front half 14.71s · back half 14.54s
100 Backstroke SCY 57.55
Front half 28.26s · back half 29.29s
50 Breaststroke SCY 32.80
Front half 15.37s · back half 17.43s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.85
Front half 32.20s · back half 34.65s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:17.34 RT 0.64s
Front half 66.23s · back half 71.11s
50 Butterfly SCY 27.91
Front half 12.86s · back half 15.05s
100 Butterfly SCY 56.58
Front half 26.78s · back half 29.80s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:00.17
Front half 57.24s · back half 62.93s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:00.93
Front half 28.36s · back half 32.57s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:01.16
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:15.77 RT 0.65s
Front half 121.14s · back half 134.63s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:11.43
Front half 63.50s · back half 67.93s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:32.43
Front half 134.41s · back half 138.02s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:16.36
Front half 278.04s · back half 278.32s
1500 Freestyle LCM 17:41.02
Front half 528.49s · back half 532.53s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:08.43
Front half 33.33s · back half 35.10s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:26.96
Front half 72.52s · back half 74.44s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:43.98
Front half 78.65s · back half 85.33s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:04.26
Front half 30.55s · back half 33.71s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:24.63
Front half 68.53s · back half 76.10s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:22.16
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:58.82
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.