swimAlex Varden
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.30 | BB+0.21s to A | 2025-10-05 | 2025 SE War Eagle Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.79 | BB+0.50s to A | 2025-12-07 | 2025 SE Christmas in Auburn venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:21.34 | BB+7.65s to A | 2026-02-07 | 2026 SES Region 3 Champions venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.37 | A+0.18s to AA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SE Southeastern Winter SC Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.52 | BB+1.23s to A | 2025-12-07 | 2025 SE Christmas in Auburn venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 38.83 | BB+2.14s to A | 2026-01-18 | 2026 SE Ralph Crocker Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:25.73 | B+0.24s to BB | 2026-02-08 | 2026 SES Region 3 Champions venue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 16.79 | 2024-09-22 | 2024 SE BSL Sprint Into Fall slow pool | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.11 | A+0.42s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SE Southeastern Winter SC Championships venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:11.28 | BB+1.29s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SE Southeastern Winter SC Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.27 | B+1.08s to BB | 2025-06-21 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 47.76 | B+1.87s to BB | 2025-06-21 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.63 | BB+1.34s to A | 2025-06-21 | 2025 SE Richard Quick Invitational 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 Butterfly | SCY | 29.24 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-02-07 | 2026 SES Region 3 Champions |
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 · SCY
1094 points (2/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.52 | 600 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:25.73 | 494 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
3150 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:21.34 | 567 |
| 50 BK SCY | 31.37 | 725 |
| 50 BR SCY | 38.83 | 533 |
| 50 FL SCY | 30.11 | 696 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:11.28 | 629 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:01.79
Front half 29.30s · back half 32.49s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:21.34
Front half 68.16s · back half 73.18s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:25.73
Front half 40.29s · back half 45.44s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:11.28
Front half 31.70s · back half 39.58s
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.