Noah Buikema
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.66 | BB+0.57s to A | 2026-01-18 | 2026 ST AAAA NS Frostbite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.65 | BB+1.06s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 ST HPAC STX Champs South venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:54.98 | A+3.79s to AA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 ST HPAC STX Champs South venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:29.66 | BB+14.77s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 ST HPAC STX Champs South venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.29 | +1.10s to B | 2024-12-15 | 2024 ST AAAA NS Winter Wonderland venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.81 | +1.02s to B | 2024-03-09 | 2024 AAAA SW SCY End of Season Splash venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.56 | +3.57s to B | 2025-09-28 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Wanna Showdown Dual Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.35 | A+0.76s to AA | 2025-12-12 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Winter Wonderland fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.57 | BB+0.88s to A | 2025-10-26 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Spooky Splash venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:13.49 | BB+6.00s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 ST AAAA SC Senior Champs venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:22.60 | B+3.71s to BB | 2025-10-25 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Spooky Splash venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.80 | BB+0.01s to A | 2025-06-22 | 2025 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:02.96 | BB+2.37s to A | 2026-05-21 | 2026 ST NIST End of School Sprints venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:19.61 | BB+6.32s to A | 2026-05-15 | 2026 ST NIST Salute to the Troops venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:05.91 | BB+21.62s to A | 2025-06-22 | 2025 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite fast pool |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:50.43 | B+10.44s to BB | 2025-05-18 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Salute to the Troops fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:18.21 | B+5.12s to BB | 2025-06-22 | 2025 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:49.73 | B+10.44s to BB | 2025-06-21 | 2025 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 30.08 | A+1.19s to AA | 2026-05-06 | 2026 ST NIST May Race Night venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.75 | BB+0.56s to A | 2025-06-29 | 2025 ST HPAC Long Course STX Championship venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:41.58 | B+4.09s to BB | 2025-06-20 | 2025 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:49.38 | B+8.49s to BB | 2025-04-11 | 2025 ST AAAA NS Spring into Long Course 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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · LCM
1837 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:05.91 | 513 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:49.73 | 417 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:41.58 | 466 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:49.38 | 441 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2120 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:54.98 | 661 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:07.81 | 374 |
| 100 FL SCY | 57.57 | 619 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:22.60 | 466 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.65
Front half 25.43s · back half 28.22s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:54.98
Front half 55.13s · back half 59.85s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:29.66
Front half 159.71s · back half 169.95s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.81
Front half 32.64s · back half 35.17s
100 Butterfly SCY 57.57
Front half 28.01s · back half 29.56s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:13.49
Front half 61.85s · back half 71.64s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:22.60
Front half 64.93s · back half 77.67s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:19.61
Front half 65.31s · back half 74.30s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:05.91
Front half 148.38s · back half 157.53s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:50.43
Front half 318.83s · back half 331.60s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:49.73
Front half 83.32s · back half 86.41s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:05.75
Front half 30.36s · back half 35.39s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:49.38
Front half 73.85s · back half 95.53s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.