Shay Donovan
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.26 | AAA+1.97s to AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.62 | AAA+0.73s to AAAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:17.11 | AAAA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 28.23 | AA+0.84s to AAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:05.40 | AAA+0.81s to AAAA | 2024-03-13 | 1466378 |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:25.13 | AAAA | 2024-03-13 | 1466378 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.29 | AA+1.90s to AAA | 2025-06-08 | 2025 Lisa Coole Memorial Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.75 | AAA+5.76s to AAAA | 2024-07-24 | 2024 USAS Futures Championships-Minneapolis venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:35.21 | AAA+7.42s to AAAA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.25 | AAA+1.56s to AAAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:15.80 | AAA+2.11s to AAAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:39.34 | AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.47 | AA+1.28s to AAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:23.79 | AAA+1.10s to AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:13.50 | AAA+8.71s to AAAA | 2024-06-02 | 2024 LSC Duel in the Pool venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.59 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:10.54 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-25 | 2024 USAS Futures Championships-Minneapolis |
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
3698 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:35.21 | 893 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:39.34 | 965 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:23.79 | 962 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:13.50 | 878 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3510 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:12.75 | 850 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:15.80 | 896 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:07.47 | 802 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:23.79 | 962 |
| 100 BK 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 53.26 split/total mismatch
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:04.62
Front half 30.72s · back half 33.90s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:17.11
Front half 66.82s · back half 70.29s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.29
Front half 30.43s · back half 32.86s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.75
Front half 63.89s · back half 68.86s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:35.21 RT 0.78s
Front half 136.90s · back half 138.31s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:15.80
Front half 36.31s · back half 39.49s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:39.34 RT 0.72s
Front half 77.71s · back half 81.63s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.47 RT 0.81s
Front half 31.69s · back half 35.78s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:23.79
Front half 70.03s · back half 73.76s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:13.50
Front half 153.67s · back half 159.83s
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.