Galen Zhou
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.12 | A+0.03s to AA | 2025-10-12 | SMSC 47th Fall Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.92 | AA+0.63s to AAA | 2025-11-02 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:48.61 | AA+2.22s to AAA | 2025-11-01 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:12.43 | A+10.74s to AA | 2023-02-19 | CCS Age Group Championship slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.24 | BB+0.45s to A | 2025-11-21 | 2025 SLOS Pumpkin Pie Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.24 | A+1.35s to AA | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.08 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2025-12-21 | 2025 SI Winter Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.71 | AA+2.32s to AAA | 2025-04-05 | 2025 Clovis West Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:25.23 | BB+4.44s to A | 2024-12-15 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.33 | AAA+0.94s to AAAA | 2025-11-01 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 54.88 | A+0.59s to AA | 2025-12-19 | 2025 SI Winter Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:04.25 | A+2.06s to AA | 2026-02-01 | 2026 CA AGAC Winterfest Classic venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 56.25 | 2025-11-02 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:00.96 | AA+3.47s to AAA | 2025-04-05 | 2025 Clovis West Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:20.84 | AA+7.85s to AAA | 2025-10-31 | 2025 CA Tom Hamilton Memorial Invite venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.59 | AA+1.10s to AAA | 2024-08-03 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.04 | AA+2.45s to AAA | 2025-06-29 | 2025 TYR GO Challenge venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:07.30 | AA+5.11s to AAA | 2024-08-02 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:41.71 | A+9.32s to AA | 2024-07-30 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:59.89 | BB+9.10s to A | 2026-06-21 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 18:45.30 | A+38.91s to AA | 2026-06-19 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.99 | BB+0.50s to A | 2025-06-28 | 2025 TYR GO Challenge venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 32.73 | AA+0.64s to AAA | 2026-06-19 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:14.44 | A+2.05s to AA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.55 | BB+0.36s to A | 2024-07-30 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:27.57 | BB+2.18s to A | 2026-06-20 | 2026 SLOS Firecracker Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:25.42 | A+3.03s to AA | 2024-07-31 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:22.85 | BB+3.86s to A | 2025-06-27 | 2025 TYR GO Challenge venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.86 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-12-21 | 2025 SI Winter Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.02 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-05-09 | 2026 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS - |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.23 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-05-09 | 2026 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS - |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.08 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2024-12-13 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.09 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-02-15 | 2025 SI Presidents' Day Senior Classic |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.87 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-12-15 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.52 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.45 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-12-19 | 2025 SI Winter Age Group Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.95 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2023-02-19 | CCS Age Group Championship |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.44 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-30 | GroupB - WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
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 17-18 · SCY
3462 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:12.43 | 662 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:25.23 | 588 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:04.25 | 689 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.96 | 764 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:20.84 | 759 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3665 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:48.61 | 784 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.24 | 656 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:01.71 | 746 |
| 100 FL SCY | 54.88 | 715 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.96 | 764 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 48.92 RT 0.66s
Front half 23.49s · back half 25.43s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:48.61 RT 0.70s
Front half 51.90s · back half 56.71s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:12.43
Front half 154.73s · back half 157.70s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.24
Front half 27.45s · back half 28.79s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.71
Front half 28.86s · back half 32.85s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:25.23
Front half 70.00s · back half 75.23s
100 Butterfly SCY 54.88
Front half 24.97s · back half 29.91s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:04.25
Front half 58.46s · back half 65.79s
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.25 RT 0.69s
Front half 26.88s · back half 29.37s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:00.96
Front half 57.34s · back half 63.62s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:20.84 RT 0.68s
Front half 125.64s · back half 135.20s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:07.30
Front half 62.65s · back half 64.65s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:41.71
Front half 133.43s · back half 148.28s
1500 Freestyle LCM 18:45.30
Front half 561.89s · back half 563.41s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:14.44
Front half 34.44s · back half 40.00s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:27.57
Front half 66.57s · back half 81.00s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:25.42
Front half 69.11s · back half 76.31s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:22.85
Front half 158.27s · back half 164.58s
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.