swimRyan Watson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.35 | AA+3.96s to AAA·+1.86s to Sectionals | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:00.13 | A+0.44s to AA·+7.24s to Sectionals | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.34 | A+0.45s to AA·Sectionals ✓+2.85s to Futures | 2025-03-16 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:54.00 | AA+0.51s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.21s to Futures | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 54.48 | A+0.59s to AA·+0.49s to Sectionals | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.75 | A+1.26s to AA·+1.76s to Sectionals | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:14.14 | AA+15.35s to AAA·+3.35s to Sectionals | 2025-07-31 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 28.73 | AAA+0.74s to AAAA·+0.04s to Sectionals | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:01.93 | AA+0.54s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.34s to Futures | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:12.59 | AAA+4.90s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.70s to Futures | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.18 | AA+2.29s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.19s to Futures | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 53.51 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi |
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
2325 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:00.13 | 747 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:54.00 | 847 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.75 | 731 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2959 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:49.35 | 769 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.34 | 728 |
| 100 FL SCY | 54.48 | 731 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.75 | 731 |
| 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
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.35
Front half 52.89s · back half 56.46s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:00.13
Front half 149.21s · back half 150.92s
100 Backstroke SCY 54.34
Front half 26.12s · back half 28.22s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:54.00
Front half 54.66s · back half 59.34s
100 Butterfly SCY 54.48
Front half 25.91s · back half 28.57s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.75
Front half 54.47s · back half 68.28s
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.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.