Christian Zhang
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.50 | AAA+0.81s to AAAA·+0.11s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 1704704 |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.55 | AAA+2.06s to AAAA·+1.06s to Sectionals | 2026-04-02 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:47.66 | AAA+3.87s to AAAA·+1.37s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 1704704 |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.98 | AAA+0.49s to AAAA·+1.29s to Futures | 2025-12-11 | 2025 East Coast WinterFest |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.42 | AAA+2.33s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.93s to Futures | 2026-04-01 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:59.72 | AA+0.43s to AAA·+1.13s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 1704704 |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 35.90 | B+1.11s to BB·+9.61s to Futures | 2023-12-10 | 2023 East Coast WinterFest venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 27.35 | A+0.76s to AA·+4.46s to Futures | 2023-12-08 | 2023 East Coast WinterFest venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.02 | AAA+0.53s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.43s to Futures | 2026-01-01 | 1704704 |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:58.58 | AAA+3.09s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.89s to Futures | 2025-12-11 | 2025 East Coast WinterFest |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:37.09 | A+4.70s to AA·+22.00s to Sectionals | 2025-01-18 | 2025 MA AMS Tri State Cup venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.19 | AAA+1.20s to AAAA·+2.30s to Futures | 2026-07-13 | 1714404 |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.15 | AA+2.36s to AAA·+4.16s to Sectionals | 2026-07-13 | 1714404 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.86 | AAA+0.47s to AAAA·+1.57s to Futures | 2026-07-13 | 1714404 |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:03.03 | AA+1.34s to AAA·+2.84s to Sectionals | 2025-07-12 | 2025 Middle Atlantic Swimming LC Senior Champ venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:30.20 | A+5.91s to AA·+13.91s to Sectionals | 2025-07-12 | 2025 Middle Atlantic Swimming LC Senior Champ venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.37 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-01-14 | AMS MA Tri State Cup |
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
2310 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 1:59.72 | 790 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:58.58 | 858 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:37.09 | 662 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2566 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:47.66 | 850 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.42 | 808 |
| 100 FL SCY | 52.02 | 908 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.55 RT 0.63s
Front half 23.48s · back half 26.07s
100 Backstroke SCY 54.42
Front half 26.21s · back half 28.21s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:37.09
Front half 132.46s · back half 144.63s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.15 split/total mismatch
Front half 31.91s · back half 34.24s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:03.03
Front half 29.16s · back half 33.87s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:30.20
Front half 71.69s · back half 78.51s
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.