Nicholas Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.16 | AAA+0.47s to AAAA | 2025-11-24 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.37 | AAA+0.88s to AAAA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:45.79 | AAA+2.00s to AAAA | 2026-01-17 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:53.37 | AAA+11.08s to AAAA | 2026-01-23 | CA 2026 NOVA Janurary Age-Group Intrasquad venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 26.82 | AA+1.13s to AAA | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 58.46 | A+1.37s to AA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.53 | AA+0.04s to AAA | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 59.08 | AAA+0.09s to AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:08.04 | AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.04 | AAA+0.75s to AAAA | 2025-11-24 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.15 | AA+1.16s to AAA | 2025-03-15 | 2025 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ Armada venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:57.33 | AAA+1.84s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 57.47 | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:57.46 | AAA+1.77s to AAAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:11.39 | AAA+2.70s to AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.84 | AAA+0.85s to AAAA | 2026-05-24 | 2026 Speedo Grand Challenge Time Trials venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.36 | AAA+1.87s to AAAA | 2026-01-19 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:06.27 | AA+0.48s to AAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 18:10.36 | AA+22.67s to AAA | 2022-08-03 | 2022 Western Zone Age Group Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:18.72 | +36.13s to B | 2022-08-03 | 2022 Western Zone Age Group Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:08.98 | AAA+0.39s to AAAA | 2025-05-23 | 2025 CA 29th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:29.24 | AAAA | 2025-04-11 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.62 | AA+1.93s to AAA | 2026-06-07 | 2026 FAST 4th Annual Jon Urbanchek Invitation venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:17.22 | AAA+5.43s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:18.00 | AAA+3.91s to AAAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:53.43 | AAA+5.24s to AAAA | 2026-05-23 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:51.41 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-13 | 2025 SCS Spring Age Group Champs @ Armada |
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 15-16 · SCY
4437 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:53.37 | 835 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:08.04 | 936 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:57.33 | 885 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:57.46 | 894 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:11.39 | 887 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
4134 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:45.79 | 896 |
| 100 BK SCY | 58.46 | 651 |
| 100 BR SCY | 59.08 | 931 |
| 100 FL SCY | 55.15 | 762 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:57.46 | 894 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 48.37
Front half 23.18s · back half 25.19s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:45.79
Front half 50.77s · back half 55.02s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:53.37
Front half 146.58s · back half 146.79s
100 Backstroke SCY 58.46
Front half 28.44s · back half 30.02s
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.08
Front half 27.59s · back half 31.49s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:08.04
Front half 61.34s · back half 66.70s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.15
Front half 25.72s · back half 29.43s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:57.33
Front half 56.16s · back half 61.17s
100 Individual Medley SCY 57.47
Front half 26.82s · back half 30.65s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.46
Front half 55.90s · back half 61.56s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:11.39
Front half 125.29s · back half 126.10s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.36
Front half 27.60s · back half 28.76s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.27
Front half 59.95s · back half 66.32s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:08.98
Front half 32.65s · back half 36.33s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:29.24
Front half 70.86s · back half 78.38s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.62
Front half 30.22s · back half 33.40s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:17.22
Front half 65.43s · back half 71.79s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:18.00
Front half 66.65s · back half 71.35s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:53.43
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.