Emma McDonald
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 29.87 | BB+1.28s to A | 2026-04-18 | April Spring Sprints venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:08.47 | B+1.18s to BB | 2025-12-06 | 2025 Christmas Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:36.14 | B+9.65s to BB | 2024-12-08 | 2024 NAAC Holiday Blast slow pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:49.57 | B+18.98s to BB | 2026-01-17 | PVS January Open 2026 - Fairland venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 16:20.78 | +104.99s to B | 2023-12-29 | 2023 ASC IMX Challenge venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 35.60 | B+1.01s to BB | 2026-04-18 | April Spring Sprints venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:19.59 | +0.30s to B | 2026-01-17 | PVS January Open 2026 - Fairland venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 41.32 | B+1.23s to BB | 2026-04-18 | April Spring Sprints venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:30.79 | B+6.30s to BB | 2024-11-08 | 2024 CAC 4th Annual Zach Spain B&Slower Meet |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:16.52 | +0.53s to B | 2024-11-08 | 2024 CAC 4th Annual Zach Spain B&Slower Meet |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.01 | BB+1.52s to A | 2026-04-18 | April Spring Sprints venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:44.01 | +25.12s to B | 2023-11-10 | 2023 CAC 3rd Annual Zachary Spain Memorial B |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 3:10.19 | +13.90s to B | 2025-11-21 | 2025 Fall Festivus |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:17.84 | 2026-04-18 | April Spring Sprints venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:52.28 | B+8.19s to BB | 2025-11-21 | 2025 Fall Festivus |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
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 | 30.98 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-16 | 2025 Speedo Maryland Junior Championship - Si |
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 13-14 · SCY
1541 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:49.57 | 430 |
| 200 BR SCY | 3:16.52 | 387 |
| 200 FL SCY | 3:10.19 | 307 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:52.28 | 417 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
1760 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:36.14 | 402 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:19.59 | 380 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:30.79 | 392 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:44.01 | 169 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:52.28 | 417 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:08.47
Front half 32.93s · back half 35.54s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:36.14
Front half 76.62s · back half 79.52s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:49.57
Front half 200.65s · back half 208.92s
1000 Freestyle SCY 16:20.78
100 Backstroke SCY 1:19.59
Front half 37.34s · back half 42.25s
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.