Kara Jones
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.60 | A+0.41s to AA | 2026-06-20 | West Coast B Champtionships fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:03.64 | A+2.25s to AA | 2026-02-07 | CVST Sweetheart Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:15.26 | A+1.07s to AA | 2026-06-20 | West Coast B Champtionships fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:05.46 | A+6.27s to AA | 2025-10-10 | 2025 GTSA TYR Swim Classic venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:22.32 | A+0.83s to AA | 2026-01-30 | 2026 FAST February Helping Hands Invite venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 21:17.85 | A+39.66s to AA | 2026-04-12 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.89 | AA+1.40s to AAA | 2026-03-08 | 2026 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.16 | AA+0.97s to AAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:28.98 | A+1.09s to AA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 38.68 | BB+0.99s to A | 2026-04-11 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:25.96 | BB+3.77s to A | 2026-02-22 | Bay Area Spring Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:20.11 | B+8.92s to BB | 2026-02-01 | 2026 FAST February Helping Hands Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.84 | A+0.45s to AA | 2026-07-02 | Berkeley 2026 Summer Time Trials venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:09.26 | A+0.37s to AA | 2026-02-07 | CVST Sweetheart Meet venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:48.55 | BB+11.36s to A | 2024-11-03 | CAT Fall Harvest Championship Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:11.96 | A+1.87s to AA | 2026-04-11 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:30.79 | AA+6.20s to AAA | 2026-03-05 | 2026 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:14.99 | AA+6.70s to AAA | 2026-04-10 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.01 | A+0.02s to AA | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:12.53 | A+2.14s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 2026 WFLA SPRING OPEN venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:32.62 | AA+5.83s to AAA | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:34.75 | A+11.96s to AA | 2026-05-01 | 2026 WFLA SPRING OPEN venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:59.55 | AA+13.36s to AAA | 2026-05-17 | 2026 Kent B. Holdren Memorial Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.00 | A+0.11s to AA | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:19.83 | AA+2.94s to AAA | 2026-05-03 | 2026 WFLA SPRING OPEN venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:51.74 | A+0.75s to AA | 2026-07-09 | 2026 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 44.48 | BB+1.79s to A | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:36.73 | BB+2.74s to A | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 34.39 | A+0.10s to AA | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:17.02 | AA+2.23s to AAA | 2026-06-05 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:51.83 | AA+6.24s to AAA | 2026-05-01 | 2026 WFLA SPRING OPEN |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:14.46 | A+5.77s to AA | 2026-05-16 | 2026 Kent B. Holdren Memorial Meet venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
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 | 31.04 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-12-06 | 2024 CAT Jingle Bell Invitational Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.64 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-06 | 2024 CAT Jingle Bell Invitational Meet |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 36.26 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-10-27 | 2024 GTSA TYR Swim Classic at Berkeley |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 36.68 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-07-14 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 42.51 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-07-13 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 37.52 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-01-17 | 2025 CAT Al Soltis Memorial Invitational Meet |
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 · LCM
3600 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:34.75 | 682 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:19.83 | 761 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:36.73 | 604 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:17.02 | 776 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:51.83 | 777 |
IMR 11-12 · LCM
3646 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:32.62 | 768 |
| 50 BK LCM | 37.00 | 748 |
| 50 BR LCM | 44.48 | 593 |
| 50 FL LCM | 34.39 | 760 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:51.83 | 777 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:03.64
Front half 30.96s · back half 32.68s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:15.26
Front half 65.15s · back half 70.11s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:05.46
Front half 183.72s · back half 181.74s
1000 Freestyle SCY 12:22.32 RT 0.77s
Front half 372.07s · back half 370.25s
1650 Freestyle SCY 21:17.85
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:25.96
Front half 41.09s · back half 44.87s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:20.11
Front half 97.60s · back half 102.51s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:09.26
Front half 32.44s · back half 36.82s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:48.55
Front half 81.75s · back half 86.80s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:11.96
Front half 33.05s · back half 38.91s
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:14.99
Front half 150.25s · back half 164.74s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:32.62
Front half 72.21s · back half 80.41s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:34.75
Front half 168.78s · back half 165.97s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:59.55
Front half 325.92s · back half 333.63s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:36.73
Front half 45.55s · back half 51.18s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:17.02
Front half 36.96s · back half 40.06s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:51.83
Front half 81.14s · back half 90.69s
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:14.46
Front half 175.92s · back half 198.54s
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.