Benjamin Carton
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 29.98 | +1.09s to B | 2025-12-06 | EGRA 2025 Winter Washout venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:00.92 | B+2.13s to BB | 2026-03-08 | 2026 Lake Michigan Regional Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:26.81 | +8.52s to B | 2025-05-09 | EGRA Intrasquad 2025 venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:48.59 | +32.30s to B | 2024-11-17 | 2024 GR Gales of November Open Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.54 | +0.85s to B | 2026-03-08 | 2026 Lake Michigan Regional Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:15.55 | +6.06s to B | 2025-11-16 | 2025 GR Gales of November Open Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:37.30 | +5.51s to B | 2025-12-06 | EGRA 2025 Winter Washout venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 42.38 | +4.89s to B | 2026-01-18 | MLA 2026 Big Lake Invite fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:13.11 | 2026-03-07 | 2026 Lake Michigan Regional Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:47.59 | +13.40s to B | 2025-12-06 | EGRA 2025 Winter Washout venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.68 | B+1.69s to BB | 2026-06-06 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.75 | A+0.06s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 2026 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:33.26 | B+4.67s to BB | 2026-06-20 | 2026 Summer Solstice Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 38.25 | B+2.36s to BB | 2026-06-07 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:22.65 | +1.46s to B | 2026-06-20 | 2026 Summer Solstice Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:20.24 | +24.05s to B | 2025-05-02 | 2025 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 50.21 | +7.62s to B | 2026-05-02 | 2026 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 43.22 | +6.73s to B | 2025-06-13 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:25.62 | +26.83s to B | 2025-05-02 | 2025 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 35.72 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-11-16 | 2025 GR Gales of November Open Invitational |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.53 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-08 | 2026 Lake Michigan Regional Meet |
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 · SCY
965 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:48.59 | 309 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:37.30 | 348 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:47.59 | 308 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
1087 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:33.26 | 450 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:22.65 | 372 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:25.62 | 265 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 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 1:00.92
Front half 29.11s · back half 31.81s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:26.81
Front half 70.96s · back half 75.85s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:48.59
Front half 203.42s · back half 205.17s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:15.55 RT 0.87s
Front half 37.51s · back half 38.04s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:37.30
Front half 77.22s · back half 80.08s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:13.11
Front half 33.20s · back half 39.91s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:47.59
Front half 78.44s · back half 89.15s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:33.26
Front half 72.72s · back half 80.54s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:22.65
Front half 40.67s · back half 41.98s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:25.62
Front half 98.99s · back half 106.63s
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.