Benjamin Pope

Mage 18CTEZFLGLASIVY

115 plausible swims · 30 meets · 2018-03-29 → 2026-05-29

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
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

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
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)

EventTime 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)

EventTime 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

22.24
24.08

Front half 22.24s · back half 24.08s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.18 split/total mismatch

24.15
27.53
28.43
27.95
47.38
52.80

500 Freestyle SCY 5:14.08 split/total mismatch

39.66
37.22
26.09
29.21
30.74
31.68

100 Backstroke SCY 57.60

27.78
29.82

Front half 27.78s · back half 29.82s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:02.15

27.61
57.25
27.06
57.81
89.80
122.15

100 Breaststroke SCY 55.41

31.54
67.13
25.36
55.41

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.82 split/total mismatch

30.94
35.64
30.10
35.56
34.64
34.52

100 Butterfly SCY 49.76

22.98
26.78

Front half 22.98s · back half 26.78s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:20.61

34.00
72.54
118.16
151.79
29.38
66.30
104.27
140.61

200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.76 split/total mismatch

72.37
78.38
60.07
66.69

200 Backstroke LCM 2:42.01

81.41
167.78
81.16
162.01

Reaction time

fastest 0.64s average 0.673s slowest 0.72s 3 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 20.95 15 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 46.32 13 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.18 6 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 5:14.08 2 swims
1650 Freestyle SCY 19:33.25 2 swims
50 Backstroke SCY 25.20 1 swim
100 Backstroke SCY 57.60 8 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 2:02.15 2 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 30.51 1 swim
100 Breaststroke SCY 55.41 7 swims
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.82 1 swim
50 Butterfly SCY 22.64 4 swims
100 Butterfly SCY 49.76 8 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:20.61 1 swim
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:03.49 2 swims
50 Freestyle LCM 23.76 8 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 53.51 9 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.76 2 swims
50 Backstroke LCM 29.01 2 swims
100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.36 2 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:42.01 1 swim
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:22.75 3 swims
50 Butterfly LCM 25.66 5 swims
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.88 5 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:27.22 4 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:30.13 1 swim