Matthew Cao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.60 | AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.09 | A+0.10s to AA | 2024-01-21 | 2024 PN BBST Aly Fell Memorial Sprint Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.92 | AA+2.23s to AAA | 2024-01-21 | 2024 PN BBST Aly Fell Memorial Sprint Classic venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:36.24 | AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:19.92 | AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:00.64 | AAA+1.65s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.95 | AAA+2.46s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:55.19 | AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 32.08 | AAA+0.09s to AAAA | 2025-04-12 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:10.17 | AAA+1.58s to AAAA | 2025-04-13 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:26.77 | AAAA | 2025-04-11 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.69 | AAA+0.30s to AAAA | 2025-04-12 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.77 | AA+0.08s to AAA | 2025-04-13 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:15.43 | AAA+3.64s to AAAA | 2025-04-11 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:11.37 | AAAA | 2025-04-13 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:43.87 | AAAA | 2025-04-12 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.87 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.35 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-04-10 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.18 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-04-10 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 55.51 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-04-11 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.51 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-04-13 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 8:07.23 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-04-12 | 2025 CA MVN Fran Crippen SMOC |
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 15-16 · LCM
3828 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR LCM | 2:26.77 | 982 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:15.43 | 860 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:11.37 | 1016 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:43.87 | 970 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3400 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.92 | 777 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:00.64 | 861 |
| 100 FL SCY | 53.95 | 814 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:55.19 | 948 |
| 100 BK 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 52.09
Front half 24.72s · back half 27.37s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.92
Front half 52.84s · back half 58.08s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:36.24 RT 0.72s
Front half 135.12s · back half 141.12s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:19.92 RT 0.80s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.64 RT 0.70s
Front half 28.64s · back half 32.00s
100 Butterfly SCY 53.95 RT 0.73s
Front half 25.27s · back half 28.68s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.19 RT 0.71s
Front half 54.47s · back half 60.72s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:10.17
Front half 33.00s · back half 37.17s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.77
Front half 70.96s · back half 75.81s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.77
Front half 28.58s · back half 33.19s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:15.43
Front half 64.36s · back half 71.07s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:11.37
Front half 64.78s · back half 66.59s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:43.87
Front half 138.56s · back half 145.31s
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.