Ben Lihou
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.23 | BB+0.64s to A | 2024-03-22 | 2024 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.35 | AA+0.16s to AAA | 2026-03-21 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:01.15 | A+4.06s to AA | 2024-02-18 | 2024 AK Age Group Championships fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:10.73 | AA+7.44s to AAA | 2026-03-19 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 17:41.53 | AA+6.04s to AAA | 2026-03-22 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.26 | AAA+1.37s to AAAA | 2026-03-19 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.41 | AA+2.02s to AAA | 2026-03-21 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:23.57 | AA+5.78s to AAA | 2026-03-22 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:29.88 | AA+4.49s to AAA | 2026-03-20 | 2026 Western Zone Short Course Senior Champ fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.99 | AA+1.10s to AAA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group LCM Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.02 | AA+1.03s to AAA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group LCM Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:13.84 | AA+4.95s to AAA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group LCM Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:19.29 | A+2.10s to AA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group Championships fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:53.94 | A+6.45s to AA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group LCM Championships |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:31.35 | A+1.06s to AA | 2025-08-06 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group LCM Championships |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 14.
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 | 26.21 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-02-18 | 2024 AK Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.95 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-02-16 | 2024 AK Age Group Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 33.58 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-02-17 | 2024 AK Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.66 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-08-09 | 2025 Western Zone Age Group 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
IMX 13-14 · SCY
2394 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:10.73 | 806 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:23.57 | 762 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:29.88 | 826 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · LCM
2215 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:13.84 | 775 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:19.29 | 696 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:31.35 | 744 |
| 100 BK LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 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 51.35
Front half 24.70s · back half 26.65s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.15 RT 0.71s
Front half 57.51s · back half 63.64s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:10.73
Front half 150.28s · back half 160.45s
1650 Freestyle SCY 17:41.53
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.41
Front half 30.31s · back half 35.10s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:23.57
Front half 67.72s · back half 75.85s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:29.88
Front half 131.01s · back half 138.87s
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.