Sam Cave
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.11 | AAA+0.02s to AAAA | 2026-03-31 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.63 | AA+0.34s to AAA | 2026-04-03 | 2026 YMCA Short Course Nationals fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:58.92 | BB+2.93s to A | 2023-03-15 | 2023 CT SC Age Group Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:00.56 | BB+3.27s to A | 2025-11-16 | 2025 CT CPAC November AGQ venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.00 | AA+1.61s to AAA | 2026-04-03 | 2026 YMCA SCY Time Trials venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.61 | AA+0.12s to AAA | 2025-12-13 | 35th Annual Winter Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.00 | A+0.71s to AA | 2026-02-14 | 021426wyw results rev021426 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.16 | AA+1.57s to AAA | 2025-06-06 | 060625grym results |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.01 | A+0.42s to AA | 2026-05-01 | 050126grym results |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.05 | BB+1.56s to A | 2025-06-06 | 060625grym results |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.51 | BB+0.32s to A | 2025-06-06 | 060625grym results |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 Backstroke | SCY | 56.82 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-12-13 | 35th Annual Winter Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.04 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-12-12 | 35th Annual Winter 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.
IMX / IMR
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2608 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:58.92 | 598 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:00.56 | 526 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:01.00 | 773 |
| 100 FL SCY | 55.00 | 711 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Backstroke SCY 1:00.56
Front half 29.61s · back half 30.95s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.00 RT 0.68s
Front half 28.27s · back half 32.73s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.00 split/total mismatch
Front half 26.04s · back half 28.96s
100 Freestyle LCM 57.16 split/total mismatch
Front half 27.30s · back half 29.86s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:17.05 split/total mismatch
Front half 35.69s · back half 41.36s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.51 split/total mismatch
Front half 30.57s · back half 34.94s
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.