Margaret Chester
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.70 | AAA+0.01s to AAAA | 2025-11-08 | 2025 TAC TITANS Big Southern Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.60 | AAA+0.31s to AAAA | 2026-03-26 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.14 | AAA+0.75s to AAAA | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:14.70 | AA+1.81s to AAA | 2025-11-06 | 2025 TAC TITANS Big Southern Classic venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:14.30 | AA+18.71s to AAA | 2026-01-10 | 2026 CO FAST vs TOPS vs RIP venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.51 | B+2.12s to BB | 2024-10-04 | 2024 CO CUDA vs RIP Dual venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:12.35 | B+3.26s to BB | 2024-11-24 | 2024 CO CUDA Pentathlon XXXVII venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.36 | AA+0.37s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | Colorado Swimming Championship Meet |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.91 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2025-11-07 | 2025 TAC TITANS Big Southern Classic venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:31.27 | AA+5.98s to AAA | 2025-02-23 | 2025 CO Colorado Senior Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.32 | A+0.63s to AA | 2023-09-30 | 2023 CO CUDA vs RIP Dual venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 58.31 | AA+0.32s to AAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:33.02 | B+1.13s to BB | 2023-03-04 | 2023 CO CSI SCY 14&U Silver State venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:07.03 | 2023-09-30 | 2023 CO CUDA vs RIP Dual venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:20.68 | A+4.19s to AA | 2024-11-24 | 2024 CO CUDA Pentathlon XXXVII venue |
| 50 Freestyle | SCM | 44.08 | +9.29s to B | 2020-09-12 | 2020 CO RIP vs FAC Dual venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCM | 1:24.69 | +9.10s to B | 2021-05-16 | 2021 CO RIP May Tri Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCM | 54.69 | +9.70s to B | 2020-09-12 | 2020 CO RIP vs FAC Dual venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCM | 1:47.97 | +13.88s to B | 2021-05-16 | 2021 CO RIP May Tri Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCM | 1:48.91 | 2020-09-12 | 2020 CO RIP vs FAC Dual venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCM | 3:32.53 | +28.94s to B | 2021-05-16 | 2021 CO RIP May Tri Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.07 | AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON TIME TRIALS |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.45 | AAA+0.86s to AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:10.84 | AAA+3.85s to AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:52.21 | AA+11.62s to AAA | 2024-08-01 | GroupA - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:09.04 | A+1.05s to AA | 2025-05-16 | 2025 CO ACES Spring Invite venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:41.74 | A+17.65s to AA | 2026-05-29 | 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:03.50 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 CO Junior National Camp |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 38.18 | A+0.19s to AA | 2026-05-29 | 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:19.28 | AA+1.99s to AAA | 2024-03-16 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:58.49 | A+2.10s to AA | 2023-07-22 | 2023 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:10.81 | A+1.62s to AA | 2025-06-01 | 2025 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:53.71 | B+0.72s to BB | 2023-07-07 | 2023 CO Zone 2 VMAC venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:36.13 | AA+6.64s to AAA | 2026-05-30 | 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 23.15 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-26 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.95 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2022-03-13 | 2022 CO JH Mile High Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.95 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.75 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Four Corner Speedo Sectionals - Carmel - |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.20 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2023-12-01 | 2023 CO CSI Pioneer Open |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.88 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-01 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.01 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-03-15 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.83 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-03 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:14.84 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-31 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.57 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-14 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:22.85 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-17 | 2024 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals |
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 17-18 · SCY
2780 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:14.70 | 843 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:31.27 | 767 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:33.02 | 507 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:20.68 | 663 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
4163 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:10.84 | 888 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:03.50 | 1047 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:19.28 | 783 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:10.81 | 693 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:36.13 | 752 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.60
Front half 25.18s · back half 26.42s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:52.14
Front half 54.63s · back half 57.51s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:14.70
Front half 157.25s · back half 157.45s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:14.30
Front half 335.92s · back half 338.38s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:12.35
Front half 36.14s · back half 36.21s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.91
Front half 31.89s · back half 35.02s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:31.27
Front half 73.68s · back half 77.59s
100 Butterfly SCY 58.31
Front half 27.97s · back half 30.34s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:33.02
Front half 73.74s · back half 79.28s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:07.03
Front half 32.00s · back half 35.03s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:20.68
Front half 70.78s · back half 69.90s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.45 split/total mismatch
Front half 28.89s · back half 30.56s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:10.84 split/total mismatch
400 Freestyle LCM 4:52.21
Front half 145.61s · back half 146.60s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:09.04
Front half 307.99s · back half 301.05s
1500 Freestyle LCM 19:41.74
Front half 592.99s · back half 588.75s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:58.49
Front half 86.56s · back half 91.93s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:10.81
Front half 34.11s · back half 36.70s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:53.71
Front half 80.03s · back half 93.68s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:36.13
Front half 77.98s · back half 78.15s
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.