Luke Nelson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.89 | BB+0.80s to A | 2024-12-05 | 2024 Utah Swimming SC Senior Championship fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.57 | A+0.18s to AA | 2026-02-20 | 2026 UT 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 3:38.48 | +83.09s to B | 2021-10-29 | 2021 UT Dia de los Muertos slow pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:00.82 | B+19.73s to BB | 2024-09-26 | LA Intrasquad slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.00 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2026 UT 6A State OBS fast pool | |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.12 | AA+1.63s to AAA | 2026-02-20 | 2026 UT 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:58.30 | AA+3.51s to AAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 Speedo Sectionals (North) - West Fargo venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:00.77 | +24.78s to B | 2021-11-19 | 2021 UT LEHI Thanksgiving Inv slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:25.42 | +9.93s to B | 2022-12-22 | Lehi Grinchmas Special slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.14 | A+0.55s to AA | 2025-12-04 | 2025 UT SC Senior Championships fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.37 | BB+0.68s to A | 2025-02-15 | 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:05.60 | 2024-09-26 | LA Intrasquad slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:12.07 | BB+3.88s to A | 2024-12-05 | 2024 Utah Swimming SC Senior Championship fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCM | 1:03.87 | BB+0.58s to A | 2025-05-16 | SDAT Summer Fun SCM Meet 2025 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCM | 2:24.65 | BB+6.26s to A | 2025-05-17 | SDAT Summer Fun SCM Meet 2025 venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCM | 1:10.61 | B+2.72s to BB | 2025-05-17 | SDAT Summer Fun SCM Meet 2025 venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.64 | A+0.95s to AA | 2026-06-12 | 2026 UT CHAT INVITATIONAL venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.84 | A+1.75s to AA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 UT CHAT INVITATIONAL venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:22.55 | BB+9.26s to A | 2024-07-19 | 2024 LC SR CHAMPS venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.86 | AA+0.47s to AAA | 2025-07-10 | 2025 Utah Swimming LC Senior Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.04 | A+0.35s to AA | 2025-07-10 | 2025 Utah Swimming LC Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:23.15 | A+2.16s to AA | 2025-07-10 | 2025 Utah Swimming LC Senior Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 53.16 | +12.27s to B | 2022-06-27 | 2022 UT HAST RWB BC venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 30.15 | A+1.26s to AA | 2026-06-30 | 2026 UT HAST RWB Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:08.80 | BB+3.61s to A | 2016-06-15 | 50th Annual Cottonwood Heights Invitational |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:35.86 | BB+7.27s to A | 2024-07-18 | 2024 LC SR CHAMPS 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 | 26.28 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-02-29 | 2024 UTAGS Short Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.14 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-03-02 | 2024 UTAGS Short Course Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.90 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2023-03-03 | 2023 UT SC Age Group Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 40.21 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2022-07-20 | 2022 UT LC Champs |
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
1775 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:00.82 | 430 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:58.30 | 758 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:12.07 | 587 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
2340 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:22.55 | 520 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:05.04 | 716 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:08.80 | 538 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:35.86 | 566 |
| 100 BR 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 50.57
Front half 24.39s · back half 26.18s
200 Freestyle SCY 3:38.48
Front half 47.06s · back half 171.42s
100 Backstroke SCY 54.12
Front half 26.23s · back half 27.89s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:58.30
Front half 56.39s · back half 61.91s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:25.42
Front half 41.19s · back half 44.23s
100 Butterfly SCY 57.37 RT 0.46s
Front half 26.62s · back half 30.75s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:05.60
Front half 30.14s · back half 35.46s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:12.07
Front half 58.98s · back half 73.09s
100 Backstroke SCM 1:03.87
Front half 31.02s · back half 32.85s
200 Backstroke SCM 2:24.65
Front half 71.40s · back half 73.25s
100 Butterfly SCM 1:10.61
Front half 33.45s · back half 37.16s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.84
Front half 28.84s · back half 31.00s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:22.55
Front half 69.39s · back half 73.16s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:05.04
Front half 30.78s · back half 34.26s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:35.86
Front half 71.44s · back half 84.42s
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.