Richard Zhang
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.06 | BB+0.67s to A | 2026-02-27 | Meet Results for |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.11 | A+1.82s to AA | 2025-03-02 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.46 | A+1.47s to AA | 2025-03-01 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:03.78 | AA+12.69s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:56.46 | A+22.47s to AA | 2025-10-04 | 2025 October KATY Senior Invitational venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 18:33.66 | BB+10.87s to A | 2025-02-28 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:04.87 | B+1.98s to BB | 2024-03-01 | 2024 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (SHRK) |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:14.05 | BB+6.76s to A | 2026-02-27 | Meet Results for |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.50 | BB+1.01s to A | 2025-11-14 | MAC 2025 Great Goggled Gobbler Classic Meet |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.23 | BB+0.24s to A | 2025-02-28 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:27.77 | BB+4.58s to A | 2024-11-10 | MAC 2024 Great Goggled Gobbler Classic Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.25 | BB+2.06s to A | 2024-03-01 | 2024 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (SHRK) venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.88 | B+0.39s to BB | 2024-10-06 | 2024 Fleet Fall Kickoff Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:20.17 | B+0.18s to BB | 2024-10-05 | 2024 Fleet Fall Kickoff Invitational venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:04.66 | 2024-09-21 | 2024 Katy Purple Black & White Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:08.96 | A+4.67s to AA | 2025-02-28 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:42.88 | BB+5.19s to A | 2025-11-14 | MAC 2025 Great Goggled Gobbler Classic Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.53 | BB+0.24s to A | 2026-06-04 | 18th Annual Bill Nixon Memorial |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.18 | AA+0.69s to AAA | 2025-01-03 | 2025 KATY January Westpark Tollway Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:13.64 | A+4.45s to AA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 Long Course Gulf Age Group Championships venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:43.59 | A+7.90s to AA | 2024-06-07 | BATS June Invite 2024 venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:54.84 | A+23.55s to AA | 2025-04-25 | Meet Results for |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 5:27.00 | +289.11s to B | 2026-05-02 | Hosted by Katy Aquatics |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:13.97 | B+0.18s to BB | 2026-06-04 | 18th Annual Bill Nixon Memorial |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:16.89 | AA+1.50s to AAA | 2026-06-26 | 2026 BATS June Invite |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 38.86 | BB+2.97s to A | 2024-06-09 | BATS June Invite 2024 venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:20.24 | BB+3.25s to A | 2026-06-26 | 2026 BATS June Invite |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:53.69 | BB+6.20s to A | 2026-01-02 | 2026 KATY January Westpark Tollway Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:12.77 | B+1.28s to BB | 2024-06-21 | 2024 Aggieland June Long Course Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:38.30 | BB+10.61s to A | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Texas Senior Circuit I |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:22.78 | AA+4.09s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Texas Senior Circuit I |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:29.74 | BB+7.35s to A | 2025-04-25 | Meet Results for |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 Freestyle | SCY | 56.12 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-02 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.41 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-01 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
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
4069 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:43.59 | 689 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:16.89 | 840 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:53.69 | 592 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:38.30 | 538 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.78 | 791 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:29.74 | 619 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
3069 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:13.64 | 679 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:13.97 | 520 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:20.24 | 584 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:12.77 | 495 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.78 | 791 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.11
Front half 25.87s · back half 27.24s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.46
Front half 55.36s · back half 58.10s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:56.46 split/total mismatch
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.77
Front half 72.48s · back half 75.29s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.88
Front half 30.15s · back half 32.73s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:20.17
Front half 66.79s · back half 73.38s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:04.66
Front half 30.53s · back half 34.13s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:42.88 split/total mismatch
100 Freestyle LCM 57.18
200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.64
Front half 64.65s · back half 68.99s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:43.59
Front half 141.64s · back half 141.95s
50 Backstroke LCM 5:27.00
Front half 159.59s · back half 167.41s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:13.97 split/total mismatch
Front half 31.73s · back half 42.24s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:20.24 split/total mismatch
Front half 30.93s · back half 49.31s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.69
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:22.78 split/total mismatch
Front half 158.48s · back half -15.70s
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.