Ariana Zhao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.76 | Sectionals ✓+0.77s to Futures | 2024-03-23 | 2024 EZ North Region Speedo Sectional Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.06 | Sectionals ✓+2.07s to Futures | 2024-03-24 | 2024 EZ North Region Speedo Sectional Champs venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.76 | Sectionals ✓+5.57s to Futures | 2024-12-20 | 2024 NE CS SCY New England Senior Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:15.60 | +0.61s to Sectionals | 2024-11-23 | 2024 NE NSSC Prelims/Finals at PA venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.26 | Sectionals ✓+2.07s to Futures | 2024-10-12 | 2024 NE PHX Oct Meet slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.81 | Sectionals ✓+0.42s to Futures | 2024-12-22 | 2024 NE CS SCY New England Senior Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:57.81 | Futures ✓+2.42s to US Open | 2024-03-24 | 2024 EZ North Region Speedo Sectional Champs venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:08.83 | Sectionals ✓+6.44s to Futures | 2024-11-23 | 2024 NE NSSC Prelims/Finals at PA venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.44 | Sectionals ✓+1.35s to Futures | 2024-11-24 | 2024 NE NSSC Prelims/Finals at PA venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:01.41 | Sectionals ✓+0.92s to Futures | 2024-03-23 | 2024 EZ North Region Speedo Sectional Champs venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:05.56 | Sectionals ✓+4.47s to Futures | 2024-11-24 | 2024 NE NSSC Prelims/Finals at PA venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:32.36 | Sectionals ✓+13.57s to Futures | 2024-12-20 | 2024 NE CS SCY New England Senior Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.37 | Sectionals ✓+0.78s to Futures | 2024-07-11 | 2024 NE BGSC LCM Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.14 | Sectionals ✓+1.45s to Futures | 2024-03-08 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.55 | Sectionals ✓+7.56s to Futures | 2024-03-09 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.04 | Sectionals ✓+0.25s to Futures | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:03.40 | Futures ✓+0.11s to US Open | 2026-06-27 | 2026 Eric Namesnik Memorial Invite venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:15.10 | US Open ✓+0.51s to Nationals | 2026-06-28 | 2026 Eric Namesnik Memorial Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:22.51 | +2.52s to Sectionals | 2024-06-29 | 2024 NE NSSC June 28 MIT Specialty venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:55.69 | +2.90s to Sectionals | 2024-06-28 | 2024 NE NSSC June 28 MIT Specialty venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.35 | Futures ✓+0.16s to US Open | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.85 | Futures ✓+0.46s to US Open | 2024-03-09 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:26.73 | Sectionals ✓+8.34s to Futures | 2024-06-02 | 2024 NE CRA MIT Team Specialty LC Meet venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:23.50 | Sectionals ✓+2.21s to Futures | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
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.
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 | LCM | 26.39 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-01 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.44 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.68 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:08.22 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-31 | 2025 Speedo Junior National 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.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 52.06
Front half 25.02s · back half 27.04s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.76
Front half 55.36s · back half 58.40s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:15.60
Front half 154.22s · back half 161.38s
100 Backstroke SCY 54.81
Front half 26.66s · back half 28.15s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.81
Front half 56.69s · back half 61.12s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:08.83
Front half 32.50s · back half 36.33s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.44
Front half 26.13s · back half 29.31s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.41
Front half 58.45s · back half 62.96s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:05.56
Front half 57.20s · back half 68.36s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:32.36
Front half 127.76s · back half 144.60s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.55
Front half 63.60s · back half 68.95s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.40
Front half 30.94s · back half 32.46s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:15.10
Front half 65.49s · back half 69.61s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:55.69
Front half 85.44s · back half 90.25s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.85
Front half 29.32s · back half 32.53s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:26.73
Front half 67.83s · back half 78.90s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:23.50 RT 0.64s
Front half 65.92s · back half 77.58s
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.