Nicolas Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.26 | BB+0.17s to A | 2026-03-08 | 2026 CA Arcadia Riptides "Last Ditch" Meet fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:08.74 | BB+3.55s to A | 2026-03-07 | 2026 CA Arcadia Riptides "Last Ditch" Meet fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:30.26 | BB+7.47s to A | 2025-12-06 | 2025 CA Trident Swim Club SC Dec Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:44.44 | BB+21.95s to A | 2026-01-19 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.12 | B+0.03s to BB | 2025-09-14 | 2025 DARE Launch & Lunge Season Opener venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:21.85 | BB+6.26s to A | 2026-03-07 | 2026 CA Arcadia Riptides "Last Ditch" Meet fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 40.07 | BB+0.58s to A | 2025-09-13 | 2025 DARE Launch & Lunge Season Opener venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:28.12 | BB+3.13s to A | 2025-09-14 | 2025 DARE Launch & Lunge Season Opener venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.69 | A+1.60s to AA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 CA Fast Before The Feast venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:16.91 | BB+1.32s to A | 2026-03-08 | 2026 CA Arcadia Riptides "Last Ditch" Meet fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:18.35 | BB+3.06s to A | 2025-11-22 | 2025 CA Fast Before The Feast venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:43.65 | A+7.16s to AA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 CA Arcadia Riptides "Last Ditch" Meet fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.22 | BB+0.03s to A | 2026-04-11 | Armada Lc April Meet -April 11-12-2026 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.91 | BB+2.62s to A | 2026-04-12 | Armada Lc April Meet -April 11-12-2026 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:51.37 | BB+8.68s to A | 2026-04-11 | Armada Lc April Meet -April 11-12-2026 venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:32.32 | BB+4.13s to A | 2026-04-12 | Armada Lc April Meet -April 11-12-2026 venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 45.26 | BB+0.27s to A | 2024-07-26 | 2024 CA SCS/ BREA Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:40.35 | BB+1.06s to A | 2026-05-02 | 26 ESA Dolphins Swim Team venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 38.01 | BB+0.02s to A | 2026-05-03 | 26 ESA Dolphins Swim Team venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:25.73 | A+3.54s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 26 ESA Dolphins Swim Team venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:04.30 | A+5.11s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 26 ESA Dolphins Swim Team venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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 | 39.91 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA SCAT/SCS WAG |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 41.36 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-15 | 2025 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ Armada |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 35.77 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-24 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 41.93 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-24 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
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 11-12 · SCY
2288 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:44.44 | 472 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:21.85 | 383 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:28.12 | 455 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:16.91 | 453 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:43.65 | 525 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
2331 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:30.26 | 471 |
| 50 BK SCY | 38.12 | 404 |
| 50 BR SCY | 40.07 | 485 |
| 50 FL SCY | 33.69 | 497 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:18.35 | 474 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:08.74
Front half 32.25s · back half 36.49s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:30.26
Front half 72.26s · back half 78.00s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:44.44
Front half 198.13s · back half 206.31s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:21.85
Front half 39.50s · back half 42.35s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:28.12
Front half 43.41s · back half 44.71s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:16.91
Front half 35.05s · back half 41.86s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:18.35
Front half 35.58s · back half 42.77s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:43.65
Front half 76.80s · back half 86.85s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:17.91
Front half 35.96s · back half 41.95s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:51.37
Front half 80.68s · back half 90.69s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:32.32
Front half 43.77s · back half 48.55s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:04.30
Front half 86.96s · back half 97.34s
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.