Benjamin Pope
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 20.95 | AAA+0.26s to AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.32 | AAA+0.83s to AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:40.18 | AAAA | 2025-02-01 | HHAC Trials/Finals Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:14.08 | BB+1.39s to A | 2025-11-21 | 2025 CT GLAS Turkey Trot Distance |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 19:33.25 | BB+78.26s to A | 2022-01-14 | 2022 CT CDOG January Distance Meet |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.20 | AA+0.91s to AAA | 2025-10-26 | HHAC Halloween Pentathlon venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.60 | BB+1.41s to A | 2018-12-16 | SAQ Holiday Trials/Finals Meet |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:02.15 | A+3.56s to AA | 2024-01-27 | CT HHAC Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.51 | A+1.22s to AA | 2025-10-26 | HHAC Halloween Pentathlon venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 55.41 | AAAA | 2024-01-27 | CT HHAC Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:14.82 | A+1.03s to AA | 2025-11-21 | WHAT Age Group Qualifier venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 22.64 | AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 49.76 | AAA+0.57s to AAAA | 2026-03-27 | 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:20.61 | B+3.62s to BB | 2022-02-04 | CT BULL February Meet venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:03.49 | A+2.00s to AA | 2025-10-26 | HHAC Halloween Pentathlon venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 23.76 | AAAA | 2024-08-03 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.51 | AAA+0.82s to AAAA | 2025-06-27 | WHAT June LC Trials/Finals Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:06.76 | A+0.57s to AA | 2025-05-16 | CT WHAT Trials/Finals Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.01 | AAA+1.02s to AAAA | 2026-05-29 | MAC May Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.36 | BB+2.37s to A | 2024-05-10 | CT WRAT Spring Invite slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:42.01 | B+3.92s to BB | 2022-05-21 | CT SAQ LCM May Qualifier slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:22.75 | B+1.86s to BB | 2024-05-10 | CT WRAT Spring Invite slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 25.66 | AAAA | 2025-06-27 | WHAT June LC Trials/Finals Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.88 | A+0.29s to AA | 2025-05-30 | MAC May/June Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:27.22 | A+5.33s to AA | 2024-05-10 | CT WRAT Spring Invite slow pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:30.13 | BB+12.14s to A | 2024-05-10 | CT WRAT Spring Invite slow pool |
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 | LCM | 24.05 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-07-31 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 23.53 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-30 | 2024 YMCA Long Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.78 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-08-01 | 2024 YMCA Long 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
3270 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:14.08 | 652 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:02.15 | 689 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:14.82 | 735 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:20.61 | 476 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:03.49 | 718 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4320 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:40.18 | 1000 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.60 | 611 |
| 100 BR SCY | 55.41 | 1031 |
| 100 FL SCY | 49.76 | 960 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:03.49 | 718 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.32
Front half 22.24s · back half 24.08s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.18 split/total mismatch
500 Freestyle SCY 5:14.08 split/total mismatch
100 Backstroke SCY 57.60
Front half 27.78s · back half 29.82s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:02.15
100 Breaststroke SCY 55.41
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.82 split/total mismatch
100 Butterfly SCY 49.76
Front half 22.98s · back half 26.78s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:20.61
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.76 split/total mismatch
200 Backstroke LCM 2:42.01
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.