Barrett Mertens

Mage 16OZFAST

165 plausible swims · 32 meets · 2019-07-25 → 2026-03-08

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	25.30	BB+0.91s to A·+2.71s to Sectionals	2025-03-08	Senior Champs 2025 venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	55.78	BB+2.29s to A·+6.79s to Sectionals	2024-11-24	2024 Ozark A Championships venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:59.21	BB+2.42s to A·+11.72s to Sectionals	2026-01-17	2026 MLK Celebration Invitational venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	6:47.07	+36.68s to B·+114.18s to Sectionals	2022-11-18	2022 Fall FASTival
1000 Freestyle	SCY	11:58.48	B+1.79s to BB·+109.99s to Sectionals	2026-02-14	FAST Last Chance 2026 venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	38.34	+6.55s to B·+13.85s to Sectionals	2022-03-05	HEATLightning and 8 & Under Champs
100 Backstroke	SCY	58.56	BB+0.47s to A·+2.47s to Sectionals	2026-01-17	2026 MLK Celebration Invitational venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:08.51	BB+1.22s to A·+7.12s to Sectionals	2025-03-09	Senior Champs 2025 venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	39.02	+2.33s to B·+11.83s to Sectionals	2021-12-10	Parkway Winter Classic 2021
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:08.72	BB+2.73s to A·+5.13s to Sectionals	2026-02-14	FAST Last Chance 2026 venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:27.20	BB+4.01s to A·+8.61s to Sectionals	2026-03-08	Senior Champs 2026 venue
50 Butterfly	SCY	40.64	+8.85s to B·+16.95s to Sectionals	2021-10-23	2021 METS Splash of the Titans
100 Butterfly	SCY	50.95	AAA+0.46s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.36s to Futures	2025-01-01	2025MLK Invitational
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:22.52	B+2.53s to BB·+19.73s to Sectionals	2026-01-01	2026 MLK Invitational
100 Individual Medley	SCY	1:23.33		2022-03-05	HEATLightning and 8 & Under Champs
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:09.82	BB+0.13s to A·+8.83s to Sectionals	2026-03-07	Senior Champs 2026 venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:56.58	BB+18.89s to A·+32.59s to Sectionals	2026-02-14	FAST Last Chance 2026 venue
50 Freestyle	LCM	27.97	A+0.88s to AA·+1.98s to Sectionals	2025-07-24	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	1:02.14	BB+0.55s to A·+5.55s to Sectionals	2025-07-26	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:30.35	B+4.36s to BB·+26.86s to Sectionals	2024-07-13	2024 Independence Celebration
400 Freestyle	LCM	5:16.45	B+4.86s to BB·+54.26s to Sectionals	2025-07-12	2025 METS Independence Celebration venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	31.50	A+0.41s to AA·+2.81s to Sectionals	2025-07-25	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:09.04	BB+0.95s to A·+4.65s to Sectionals	2025-07-27	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:32.83	BB+5.14s to A·+13.04s to Sectionals	2025-07-24	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:29.11	B+5.62s to BB·+16.32s to Sectionals	2025-07-12	2025 METS Independence Celebration venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:53.92	BB+6.43s to A·+14.13s to Sectionals	2023-04-14	Sanction #: OZ-6209
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:07.79	BB+1.80s to A·+6.30s to Sectionals	2025-07-25	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:33.77	BB+2.48s to A·+14.38s to Sectionals	2025-07-26	2025 Ozark Long Course Champs venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	6:57.64	+41.45s to B·+115.75s to Sectionals	2023-05-05	2023 John Traube Memorial Meet

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.

National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.

Fastest relay legs

Leg	Course	Time	Start	Relay	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	25.10	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 3)	2024-11-24	2024 Ozark A Championships
100 Freestyle	SCY	55.24	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 3)	2024-11-24	2024 Ozark A Championships
50 Backstroke	LCM	30.21	flat	200 Medley Relay	2025-07-27	2025 Ozark Long Course 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 15-16 · SCY

3263 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
500 FR SCY	6:47.07	312
200 BK SCY	2:08.51	639
200 BR SCY	2:27.20	616
200 FL SCY	2:22.52	494
200 IM SCY	2:09.82	662
400 IM SCY	4:56.58	540

IMR 15-16 · SCY

3494 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR SCY	1:59.21	626
100 BK SCY	58.56	648
100 BR SCY	1:08.72	591
100 FL SCY	50.95	967
200 IM SCY	2:09.82	662

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 55.78

26.69

29.09

Front half 26.69s · back half 29.09s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.21

27.25

30.90

30.92

30.14

Front half 58.15s · back half 61.06s

1000 Freestyle SCY 11:58.48

30.32

34.49

35.48

36.37

36.20

36.11

36.60

36.17

36.83

37.04

36.81

36.88

36.69

37.32

36.75

36.37

36.23

36.12

35.73

33.97

Front half 355.61s · back half 362.87s

100 Backstroke SCY 58.56

28.60

29.96

Front half 28.60s · back half 29.96s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:08.51

30.36

32.34

33.12

32.69

Front half 62.70s · back half 65.81s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:08.72

32.14

36.58

Front half 32.14s · back half 36.58s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.20

32.80

37.33

38.35

38.72

Front half 70.13s · back half 77.07s

100 Butterfly SCY 50.95 split/total mismatch

32.70

37.12

29.78

21.17

200 Butterfly SCY 2:22.52 split/total mismatch

36.30

40.32

44.72

42.38

30.70

36.02

38.60

37.20

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:09.82

27.58

32.48

38.73

31.03

Front half 60.06s · back half 69.76s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:56.58

29.08

35.03

37.60

37.80

42.98

44.49

35.29

34.31

Front half 139.51s · back half 157.07s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.14

30.09

32.05

Front half 30.09s · back half 32.05s

400 Freestyle LCM 5:16.45

33.29

38.31

40.63

41.12

41.65

41.04

40.73

39.68

Front half 153.35s · back half 163.10s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.04

33.25

35.79

Front half 33.25s · back half 35.79s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:32.83

35.60

38.76

39.51

38.96

Front half 74.36s · back half 78.47s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:29.11

41.72

47.39

Front half 41.72s · back half 47.39s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.92 split/total mismatch

101.31

111.94

83.76

90.16

100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.79

31.77

36.02

Front half 31.77s · back half 36.02s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:33.77

31.81

39.18

46.97

35.81

Front half 70.99s · back half 82.78s

400 Individual Medley LCM 6:57.64

90.72

112.21

116.32

98.39

Front half 202.93s · back half 214.71s

Reaction time

fastest 0.66s average 0.680s slowest 0.71s 3 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 25.30 14 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 55.78 9 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.21 8 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 6:47.07 1 swim

1000 Freestyle SCY 11:58.48 1 swim

50 Backstroke SCY 38.34 4 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 58.56 20 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:08.51 12 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 39.02 8 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:08.72 10 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.20 5 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 40.64 3 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 50.95 11 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:22.52 4 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:23.33 2 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:09.82 10 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:56.58 1 swim

50 Freestyle LCM 27.97 7 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.14 5 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:30.35 2 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 5:16.45 2 swims

50 Backstroke LCM 31.50 2 swims

100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.04 5 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:32.83 5 swims

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:29.11 3 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.92 2 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.79 5 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:33.77 3 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 6:57.64 1 swim