Matthew Appel
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.22 | BB+1.63s to A | 2026-01-18 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.87 | B+1.48s to BB | 2026-01-18 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:20.93 | B+8.54s to BB | 2026-01-19 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:13.53 | B+15.14s to BB | 2026-01-10 | SMSC 2026 Triple Slam! venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 30.91 | BB+2.02s to A | 2026-02-28 | SMSC 2026 Winter BB Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:09.94 | B+3.65s to BB | 2026-01-19 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 37.66 | B+1.87s to BB | 2025-11-21 | 2025 SLOS Pumpkin Pie Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:22.14 | +1.55s to B | 2025-11-22 | 2025 SLOS Pumpkin Pie Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:08.32 | +13.03s to B | 2025-11-01 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.02 | BB+0.63s to A | 2026-02-28 | SMSC 2026 Winter BB Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:07.57 | B+2.08s to BB | 2026-01-18 | 2026 CA Trident Swim Club Winter Invite - cop venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:16.84 | 2025-08-02 | SMSC 2025 Summer BB Champs venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:33.41 | B+6.72s to BB | 2026-01-10 | SMSC 2026 Triple Slam! venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 30.06 | BB+0.67s to A | 2026-05-30 | 2026 AGAC Spring Into Summer LCM fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:10.73 | B+0.94s to BB | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:41.61 | B+9.32s to BB | 2026-04-18 | 2026 SLOS Spring Quadrathlon Challenge fast pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:47.95 | B+23.06s to BB | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 11:45.64 | B+32.55s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 AGAC Spring Into Summer LCM fast pool |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 23:03.53 | B+91.54s to BB | 2026-06-19 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.03 | BB+2.14s to A | 2026-06-19 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 40.28 | BB+2.49s to A | 2026-06-19 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:35.14 | +1.15s to B | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 32.62 | BB+0.63s to A | 2026-04-18 | 2026 SLOS Spring Quadrathlon Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:15.35 | B+0.76s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 AGAC Spring Into Summer LCM fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:59.00 | B+9.11s to BB | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:25.72 | B+22.33s to BB | 2026-04-18 | 2026 SLOS Spring Quadrathlon Challenge fast pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 14.
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 13-14 · LCM
1311 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:47.95 | 423 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:59.00 | 450 |
| 400 IM LCM | 6:25.72 | 438 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
2219 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:20.93 | 436 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:09.94 | 447 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:22.14 | 397 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:07.57 | 479 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:33.41 | 460 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:01.87
Front half 29.10s · back half 32.77s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:20.93
Front half 66.32s · back half 74.61s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:13.53
Front half 180.64s · back half 192.89s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:09.94
Front half 33.51s · back half 36.43s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:22.14
Front half 37.47s · back half 44.67s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:08.32 RT 0.83s
Front half 87.74s · back half 100.58s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:07.57
Front half 30.29s · back half 37.28s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:33.41
Front half 70.98s · back half 82.43s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:10.73
Front half 33.03s · back half 37.70s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:41.61
Front half 76.06s · back half 85.55s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:47.95
Front half 168.46s · back half 179.49s
800 Freestyle LCM 11:45.64
Front half 349.10s · back half 356.54s
1500 Freestyle LCM 23:03.53
Front half 683.12s · back half 700.41s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:35.14
Front half 43.86s · back half 51.28s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:15.35
Front half 33.60s · back half 41.75s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:59.00
Front half 81.72s · back half 97.28s
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:25.72
Front half 186.15s · back half 199.57s
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.