Barrett Mertens

Mage 16OZFAST

189 plausible swims · 36 meets · 2019-07-25 → 2026-07-26

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 25.30 BB+0.91s to A·+2.71s to Sectionals 2025-03-08 Senior Champs 2025venue
100 Freestyle SCY 55.78 BB+2.29s to A·+6.79s to Sectionals 2024-11-24 2024 Ozark A Championshipsvenue
200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.21 BB+2.42s to A·+11.72s to Sectionals 2026-01-17 2026 MLK Celebration Invitationalvenue
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 2026venue
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 Invitationalvenue
200 Backstroke SCY 2:08.51 BB+1.22s to A·+7.12s to Sectionals 2025-03-09 Senior Champs 2025venue
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 2026venue
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.20 BB+4.01s to A·+8.61s to Sectionals 2026-03-08 Senior Champs 2026venue
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 2026venue
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:56.58 BB+18.89s to A·+32.59s to Sectionals 2026-02-14 FAST Last Chance 2026venue
50 Freestyle LCM 27.67 A+0.58s to AA·+1.68s to Sectionals 2026-07-23 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.12 A+1.13s to AA·+3.53s to Sectionals 2026-07-25 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
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 Celebrationvenue
50 Backstroke LCM 31.24 A+0.15s to AA·+2.55s to Sectionals 2026-07-24 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
100 Backstroke LCM 1:07.17 A+1.88s to AA·+2.78s to Sectionals 2026-07-26 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
200 Backstroke LCM 2:30.01 BB+2.32s to A·+10.22s to Sectionals 2026-07-23 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:29.11 B+5.62s to BB·+16.32s to Sectionals 2025-07-12 2025 METS Independence Celebrationvenue
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.92 BB+6.43s to A·+14.13s to Sectionals 2023-04-14 Sanction #: OZ-6209
100 Butterfly LCM 1:06.77 BB+0.78s to A·+5.28s to Sectionals 2026-07-24 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:28.72 A+3.73s to AA·+9.33s to Sectionals 2026-07-25 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copiedvenue
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

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 25.90 flat 200 Free Relay 2024-12-15 2024 Saluki Merry Swim Invitational
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 SCY 28.02 flat 200 Medley Relay 2025-03-08 Senior Champs 2025
50 Breaststroke SCY 34.15 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) 2024-12-14 2024 Saluki Merry Swim Invitational
50 Freestyle LCM 27.06 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 4) 2025-07-27 2025 Ozark Long Course Champs
100 Freestyle LCM 58.40 flat 400 Free Relay 2026-07-23 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copied
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.84 flying 400 Free Relay (leg 2) 2025-07-26 2025 Ozark Long Course Champs
200 Freestyle LCM 2:19.18 flat 800 Free Relay 2026-07-25 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copied
200 Freestyle LCM 2:20.44 flying 800 Free Relay (leg 4) 2025-07-24 2025 Ozark Long Course Champs
50 Backstroke LCM 30.21 flat 200 Medley Relay 2025-07-27 2025 Ozark Long Course Champs
100 Backstroke LCM 1:07.73 flat 400 Medley Relay 2026-07-24 2026 Ozark Long Course Champs - copied

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)

EventTime 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)

EventTime 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 1:00.12

28.96
31.16

Front half 28.96s · back half 31.16s

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 1:07.17

32.55
34.62

Front half 32.55s · back half 34.62s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:30.01

35.33
38.12
39.17
37.39

Front half 73.45s · back half 76.56s

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 1:06.77

31.22
35.55

Front half 31.22s · back half 35.55s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:28.72

31.56
39.18
44.45
33.53

Front half 70.74s · back half 77.98s

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.

Swim history

Every recorded swim, newest first
DateEventCourse TimeAge RoundMeet

Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.

Progression

Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.

50 Freestyle SCY 25.30 15 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 55.78 10 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 14 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 39.02 8 swims
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:08.72 10 swims
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.20 6 swims
50 Butterfly SCY 40.64 3 swims
100 Butterfly SCY 50.95 13 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:22.52 5 swims
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:23.33 2 swims
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:09.82 11 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:56.58 1 swim
50 Freestyle LCM 27.67 8 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.12 7 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:30.35 2 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 5:16.45 2 swims
50 Backstroke LCM 31.24 5 swims
100 Backstroke LCM 1:07.17 7 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:30.01 7 swims
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:29.11 3 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.92 2 swims
100 Butterfly LCM 1:06.77 7 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:28.72 6 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:57.64 1 swim