Kai Liu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.94 | AA+0.55s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.71 | AA+0.72s to AAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 ST LSAC 5th Annual Graceland venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:47.84 | AA+0.75s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:03.81 | AA+12.72s to AAA | 2025-12-05 | 2025 ST LSAC 5th Annual Graceland venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.81 | BB+0.52s to A | 2024-09-22 | 2024 ST WLOO Short Course Kick Off slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 53.97 | AA+0.68s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:58.73 | AA+2.04s to AAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 ST LSAC 5th Annual Graceland venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.66 | AA+0.77s to AAA | 2025-02-23 | 2025 ST AAAA STAGS Championship venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.95 | A+1.76s to AA | 2025-09-27 | 2025 ST ASC IMR IMX Challenge venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:26.53 | BB+3.34s to A | 2025-10-19 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&Over Fall Kick Off Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.84 | AAA+1.05s to AAAA | 2025-02-22 | 2025 ST AAAA STAGS Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.70 | AA+0.81s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:05.06 | A+1.27s to AA | 2025-02-21 | 2025 ST AAAA STAGS Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.17 | AA+3.28s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 ST AAAA SC Senior Champs venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:36.48 | A+10.39s to AA | 2024-10-18 | 2024 ST ASC Bob Thompson Open venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.03 | AA+0.14s to AAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 ST TXLA Texas Open Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.48 | AAA+2.59s to AAAA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:06.69 | AA+3.10s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ST AAAA Long Course Senior Champs venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.90 | AA+1.11s to AAA | 2026-04-19 | 2026 ST WLOO Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:02.26 | AAA+2.67s to AAAA | 2025-07-11 | 2025 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:17.54 | AA+2.15s to AAA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.74 | A+0.35s to AA | 2025-04-27 | 2025 ST WLOO Waterloo Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:18.47 | BB+1.48s to A | 2024-06-16 | 2024 ST ASC Firecracker venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:55.79 | BB+8.30s to A | 2025-05-10 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.57 | AA+0.38s to AAA | 2026-04-19 | 2026 ST WLOO Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.48 | AAA+2.69s to AAAA | 2026-05-16 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:24.17 | A+2.58s to AA | 2025-06-15 | 2025 ST ASC Firecracker venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:20.46 | AA+1.77s to AAA | 2026-06-12 | 2026 ST TXLA Texas Open Invite venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:16.69 | A+7.70s to AA | 2025-05-09 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.46 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.42 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-01 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.18 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-02-29 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.06 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.44 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-03-03 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.56 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-19 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.94 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-07-21 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:04.66 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-18 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs |
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 · SCY
4380 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:03.81 | 752 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:58.73 | 810 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:26.53 | 625 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:05.06 | 731 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.17 | 795 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:36.48 | 667 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3994 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:47.84 | 845 |
| 100 BK SCY | 53.97 | 828 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:04.95 | 700 |
| 100 FL SCY | 53.70 | 826 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.17 | 795 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.71
Front half 23.77s · back half 25.94s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:47.84 RT 0.62s
Front half 51.99s · back half 55.85s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:03.81
Front half 149.50s · back half 154.31s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:58.73
Front half 58.47s · back half 60.26s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:04.95
Front half 29.96s · back half 34.99s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:26.53
Front half 69.12s · back half 77.41s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:05.06
Front half 58.31s · back half 66.75s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.17
Front half 55.90s · back half 66.27s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:36.48
Front half 132.33s · back half 144.15s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:06.69
Front half 60.39s · back half 66.30s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:02.26
Front half 30.32s · back half 31.94s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.54
Front half 65.83s · back half 71.71s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:18.47
Front half 36.02s · back half 42.45s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:55.79
Front half 82.09s · back half 93.70s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:24.17
Front half 67.09s · back half 77.08s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.46
Front half 63.12s · back half 77.34s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:16.69
Front half 151.07s · back half 165.62s
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.