Sam Hobson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 10.53 | 2024-09-21 | 2024 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 20.44 | AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.27 | AAA+0.18s to AAAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.57 | A+1.38s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 8:37.75 | +150.46s to B | 2018-12-08 | 2018 IE VS Christmas Open venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 20.82 | 2017-03-12 | 2017 IE Farewell To Short Course venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.64 | AA+0.05s to AAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 52.72 | AA+0.23s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:18.93 | B+3.24s to BB | 2025-12-06 | 2025 IE VS Christmas Open venue |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 26.52 | 2017-02-11 | 2017 IES 14 & Under Junior Champs venue | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.92 | AA+0.63s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.05 | BB+0.36s to A | 2026-03-14 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise venue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 21.25 | 2017-02-12 | 2017 IES 14 & Under Junior Champs venue | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 22.65 | AAAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.16 | AA+1.17s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 IES Short Course Championships fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 59.80 | 2025-09-20 | 2025 IE MRA Sprint Shootout venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:17.80 | BB+9.61s to A | 2025-10-25 | 2025 IE VS Very Scary Open fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.95 | AAA+0.56s to AAAA | 2026-06-21 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.83 | AA+2.24s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:29.02 | B+4.63s to BB | 2022-07-23 | 2022 IES LC Junior Olympics venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:43.26 | +11.67s to B | 2022-06-03 | 2022 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.34 | AA+0.95s to AAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:04.82 | A+0.13s to AA | 2025-07-17 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:51.25 | B+11.96s to BB | 2024-07-13 | 2024 Sizzlin' Summer Splash slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.22 | BB+1.23s to A | 2026-06-20 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:29.11 | +1.02s to B | 2026-06-21 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.51 | AA+0.82s to AAA | 2026-06-21 | 2026 IE VS Starlight Open (USAS) slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.43 | A+1.04s to AA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:55.02 | +1.73s to B | 2022-07-22 | 2022 IES LC Junior Olympics venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 | 21.54 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-11-15 | 2025 Thankswimming Open - copied |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 20.57 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-12 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 47.06 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-13 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.11 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-01-13 | 2024 PN VAST 47th Annual Washington Open |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:04.64 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2020-03-07 | 2020 IES SC Junior Olympics |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.33 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2023-10-14 | 2023 EAST/TCCC Octoberfest |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.95 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-12 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.02 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-15 | 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise |
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
1169 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:43.26 | 363 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:51.25 | 406 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:55.02 | 400 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3442 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:52.57 | 705 |
| 100 BK SCY | 52.72 | 797 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:05.05 | 637 |
| 100 FL SCY | 53.16 | 787 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.80 | 516 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.27
Front half 22.01s · back half 24.26s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:52.57
Front half 54.90s · back half 57.67s
500 Freestyle SCY 8:37.75
Front half 257.53s · back half 260.22s
100 Backstroke SCY 52.72
Front half 25.65s · back half 27.07s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.05
Front half 29.59s · back half 35.46s
100 Butterfly SCY 53.16
Front half 24.40s · back half 28.76s
100 Individual Medley SCY 59.80
Front half 25.99s · back half 33.81s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.80
Front half 60.52s · back half 77.28s
100 Freestyle LCM 57.83
Front half 27.81s · back half 30.02s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:29.02
Front half 70.89s · back half 78.13s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:43.26
Front half 166.17s · back half 177.09s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:51.25
Front half 84.73s · back half 86.52s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.43
Front half 29.59s · back half 33.84s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:55.02
Front half 78.34s · back half 96.68s
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.