swimMargaret Rusche
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.81 | AA+0.42s to AAA | 2021-11-20 | The 2021 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.02 | AA+1.93s to AAA | 2021-11-21 | The 2021 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:02.34 | AA+3.45s to AAA | 2022-11-20 | The 2022 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:00.48 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2021-11-21 | The Mark J. Braun Fall Classic 2023 fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:08.74 | AAA+5.05s to AAAA | 2022-03-24 | 2022 VA EZ South Region Speedo Champs |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:28.39 | +0.90s to B | 2018-11-17 | The 2018 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.67 | AAA+0.88s to AAAA | 2021-11-21 | The Mark J. Braun Fall Classic 2023 fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:10.91 | AAA+4.72s to AAAA | 2022-11-19 | The 2022 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:19.16 | 2018-11-18 | The 2018 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:13.10 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2022-11-19 | The 2022 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:38.36 | AAA+6.27s to AAAA | 2022-11-18 | The 2022 Mark J. Braun Fall Classic venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.62 | AA+0.63s to AAA | 2024-05-19 | 2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:04.64 | AA+2.15s to AAA | 2021-06-18 | Holtrey Summer Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:21.31 | AA+5.82s to AAA | 2024-07-12 | 2024 AM WV LCM Age Group Championships venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:56.75 | AA+11.56s to AAA | 2023-06-23 | Holtrey Summer Classic venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:39.63 | A+25.44s to AA | 2021-06-20 | Holtrey Summer Classic venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 20:59.48 | BB+31.99s to A | 2024-06-26 | Swim Fest |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.05 | AAA+0.26s to AAAA | 2025-07-31 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.69 | AA+0.30s to AAA | 2025-07-29 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:29.54 | AA+0.35s to AAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:11.68 | BB+5.89s to A | 2024-06-26 | Swim Fest |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 29.79 | AAAA | 2025-07-29 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.19 | AAA+2.90s to AAAA | 2025-07-31 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:17.80 | AAAA | 2024-08-01 | 2024 LC Senior Zone Championship |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:33.68 | AA+0.89s to AAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:27.28 | AA+1.99s to AAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 ISCA Summer Senior Blast venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.63 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-05-19 | 2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional |
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 · LCM
4797 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:56.75 | 723 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:29.54 | 822 |
| 200 BR LCM | 3:11.68 | 574 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:17.80 | 1068 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:33.68 | 812 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:27.28 | 798 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3672 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:02.34 | 762 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:00.48 | 797 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:28.39 | 388 |
| 100 FL SCY | 57.67 | 905 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:13.10 | 820 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 57.02
Front half 27.43s · back half 29.59s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:02.34
Front half 58.96s · back half 63.38s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:28.39
Front half 42.54s · back half 45.85s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:10.91
Front half 61.10s · back half 69.81s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:19.16
Front half 35.43s · back half 43.73s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:13.10
Front half 60.48s · back half 72.62s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:38.36
Front half 130.85s · back half 147.51s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:04.64
Front half 31.42s · back half 33.22s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:21.31
Front half 68.75s · back half 72.56s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:56.75
Front half 146.20s · back half 150.55s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:39.63
Front half 317.27s · back half 322.36s
1500 Freestyle LCM 20:59.48 split/total mismatch
200 Backstroke LCM 2:29.54
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:11.68 split/total mismatch
Front half 94.35s · back half 97.33s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.19
Front half 31.37s · back half 35.82s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:17.80 split/total mismatch
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:33.68
Front half 71.29s · back half 82.39s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:27.28
Front half 155.32s · back half 171.96s
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.