Cara Chow
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.52 | A+0.43s to AA | 2024-05-01 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 3 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.66 | BB+0.67s to A | 2026-01-24 | CA 2026 Senior Racing Series Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.25 | BB+9.56s to A | 2025-07-20 | 2025 CA SOCAL Orange Committee Summer Champ venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:57.49 | BB+13.20s to A | 2025-10-11 | CA 2025 NOVA October Intrasquad Meet venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 21:54.54 | B+18.45s to BB | 2026-01-23 | CA 2026 Senior Racing Series Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.63 | BB+1.44s to A | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.33 | B+1.14s to BB | 2025-07-20 | 2025 CA SOCAL Orange Committee Summer Champ venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 34.31 | A+0.62s to AA | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:15.21 | BB+1.82s to A | 2024-05-01 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 3 venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:51.05 | BB+10.96s to A | 2025-10-18 | CA 2025 NOVA IMX Intrasquad Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.32 | BB+0.43s to A | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:06.90 | BB+3.41s to A | 2025-12-13 | 2025 CA SCS/SCAT WAG venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:33.27 | BB+11.78s to A | 2025-12-14 | 2025 CA SCS/SCAT WAG venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:09.35 | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:30.01 | BB+7.62s to A | 2025-10-18 | CA 2025 NOVA IMX Intrasquad Meet venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.85 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-05-03 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 3 |
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
2157 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:57.49 | 575 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:51.05 | 530 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:33.27 | 505 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:30.01 | 547 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2710 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.25 | 520 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.33 | 478 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:15.21 | 604 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:06.90 | 561 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:30.01 | 547 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 59.66
Front half 28.41s · back half 31.25s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:17.25
Front half 63.38s · back half 73.87s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:57.49
Front half 176.86s · back half 180.63s
1650 Freestyle SCY 21:54.54
100 Backstroke SCY 1:10.33
Front half 34.14s · back half 36.19s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:15.21 RT 0.64s
Front half 34.93s · back half 40.28s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:51.05
Front half 78.34s · back half 92.71s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:06.90
Front half 30.42s · back half 36.48s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:33.27
Front half 71.30s · back half 81.97s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:09.35
Front half 32.84s · back half 36.51s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:30.01
Front half 69.91s · back half 80.10s
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.