Nikolai Paulson

Mage 18CZIAINMIMTIAIFLY

100 plausible swims · 23 meets · 2012-02-17 → 2026-06-27

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	2:08.33	+100.74s to B	2024-06-27	mc pdf of results
100 Freestyle	SCY	50.08	A+0.19s to AA	2025-01-01	1658781
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:49.06	AA+3.67s to AAA	2026-02-26	2026 Iowa Swimming Short Course Championships
100 Backstroke	SCY	59.95	BB+3.76s to A	2025-01-01	1658770
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:06.04	BB+2.25s to A	2025-01-01	1658770
50 Breaststroke	SCY	1:00.29	+24.70s to B	2024-06-27	mc pdf of results
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:03.81	A+2.22s to AA	2012-02-17	2024 IA IFLY A3Midwest Challenge,
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:14.84	A+1.05s to AA	2012-02-17	2024 IA IFLY A3Midwest Challenge,
100 Butterfly	SCY	58.92	BB+2.73s to A	2024-01-01	1556418
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:02.46	A+1.27s to AA	2026-02-26	2026 Iowa Swimming Short Course Championships
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:01.77	A+0.28s to AA	2026-02-26	2026 Iowa Swimming Short Course Championships
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:23.55	A+1.36s to AA	2026-02-26	2026 Iowa Swimming Short Course Championships
100 Freestyle	LCM	58.88	A+1.19s to AA	2024-06-30	2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:06.79	A+0.60s to AA	2025-06-27	2025 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:31.04	A+2.05s to AA	2025-01-01	1607071
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:09.32	BB+2.33s to A	2025-05-03	2025 Dowling Catholic Riptide H2Opener
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:25.61	A+5.82s to AA	2024-07-25	2024 IA Long Course Championships venue
50 Breaststroke	LCM	34.77	A+1.08s to AA	2025-01-01	1607071
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:12.87	A+1.28s to AA	2024-07-26	2024 IA Long Course Championships venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:37.42	A+0.93s to AA	2024-07-28	2024 IA Long Course Championships venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:04.34	BB+0.05s to A	2025-05-09	2025 David Armbruster Open
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:27.70	BB+3.81s to A	2026-06-27	2026 Eric Namesnik Memorial Invite venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:20.63	AA+4.94s to AAA	2024-07-25	2024 IA Long Course Championships venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	5:04.30	AA+12.81s to AAA	2025-01-01	1607071

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.

IMX / IMR

IMX 17-18 · LCM

4254 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
400 FR LCM	4:31.04	737
200 BK LCM	2:25.61	661
200 BR LCM	2:37.42	732
200 FL LCM	2:27.70	610
200 IM LCM	2:20.63	771
400 IM LCM	5:04.30	743

IMR 17-18 · LCM

3473 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR LCM	2:06.79	740
100 BK LCM	1:09.32	591
100 BR LCM	1:12.87	712
100 FL LCM	1:04.34	659
200 IM LCM	2:20.63	771

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

50 Freestyle SCY 2:08.33 split/total mismatch

28.78

32.94

Front half 28.78s · back half 99.55s

100 Freestyle SCY 50.08 split/total mismatch

24.48

1.12

Front half 24.48s · back half 25.60s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.06 split/total mismatch

25.32

1.73

1.06

0.47

Front half 27.05s · back half 82.01s

100 Backstroke SCY 59.95

29.70

30.25

Front half 29.70s · back half 30.25s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:06.04

29.65

30.75

32.09

33.55

Front half 60.40s · back half 65.64s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.81

30.68

33.13

Front half 30.68s · back half 33.13s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.84

31.32

33.88

34.35

35.29

Front half 65.20s · back half 69.64s

100 Butterfly SCY 58.92

27.97

30.95

Front half 27.97s · back half 30.95s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:02.46 split/total mismatch

27.17

3.01

1.67

1.41

Front half 30.18s · back half 92.28s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:01.77 split/total mismatch

10.24

47.68

34.84

29.01

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.55 split/total mismatch

27.18

30.79

33.84

33.91

36.33

38.44

31.93

31.13

100 Freestyle LCM 58.88

28.86

30.02

Front half 28.86s · back half 30.02s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.79

29.12

31.65

32.95

33.07

Front half 60.77s · back half 66.02s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:31.04 split/total mismatch

31.00

33.96

34.44

34.76

34.12

34.52

34.44

33.80

200 Backstroke LCM 2:25.61

34.94

36.29

37.32

37.06

Front half 71.23s · back half 74.38s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:12.87

34.69

38.18

Front half 34.69s · back half 38.18s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:37.42

35.36

38.19

40.39

43.48

Front half 73.55s · back half 83.87s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:27.70

31.64

34.89

37.61

43.56

Front half 66.53s · back half 81.17s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.63

30.25

36.80

40.10

33.48

Front half 67.05s · back half 73.58s

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.30 split/total mismatch

30.20

34.81

39.02

39.04

44.26

45.79

36.21

34.97

Reaction time

fastest 0.70s average 0.700s slowest 0.70s 2 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 2:08.33 1 swim

100 Freestyle SCY 50.08 4 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.06 3 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 59.95 3 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:06.04 5 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.29 1 swim

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.81 4 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.84 6 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 58.92 2 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:02.46 7 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:01.77 6 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.55 2 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 58.88 1 swim

200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.79 2 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:31.04 4 swims

100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.32 2 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:25.61 7 swims

50 Breaststroke LCM 34.77 1 swim

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:12.87 8 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:37.42 10 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:04.34 3 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:27.70 2 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.63 7 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.30 9 swims