Ryan Watson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:46.90 | AA+1.51s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+5.31s to Futures | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:51.02 | AA+4.33s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+13.93s to Futures | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.91 | AA+0.62s to AAA·+0.42s to Sectionals | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 53.03 | AA+1.44s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.54s to Futures | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:53.14 | AAA+4.85s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.35s to Futures | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 54.48 | A+0.59s to AA·+0.49s to Sectionals | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copivenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:00.05 | AA+3.86s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+6.16s to Futures | 2025-11-21 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:14.14 | AA+15.35s to AAA·+3.35s to Sectionals | 2025-07-31 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 28.73 | AAA+0.74s to AAAA·+0.04s to Sectionals | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:01.93 | AA+0.54s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.34s to Futures | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:12.59 | AAA+4.90s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.70s to Futures | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.18 | AA+2.29s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.19s to Futures | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 Backstroke | SCY | 25.35 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-11-23 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalenge |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 53.51 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.23 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-07-28 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:04.34 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
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
2467 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:51.02 | 819 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:53.14 | 867 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.05 | 781 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3118 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:46.90 | 823 |
| 100 BK SCY | 53.03 | 783 |
| 100 FL SCY | 54.48 | 731 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.05 | 781 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Butterfly SCY 54.48
Front half 25.91s · back half 28.57s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:14.14 RT 0.79s
Front half 276.50s · back half 277.64s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:01.93 RT 0.64s
Front half 29.34s · back half 32.59s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:12.59 RT 0.66s
Front half 63.79s · back half 68.80s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.18 RT 0.78s
Front half 28.90s · back half 32.28s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.