Darius Cotovici
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 13.70 | 2025-10-11 | 2025 PN MMSC Fall Invite venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.15 | AA+0.66s to AAA | 2024-09-28 | 2024 PN IST Sockeye Sprints |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.88 | A+0.39s to AA | 2025-05-16 | 2025 PN SRST Pacific Coast Invitational |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.36 | B+4.97s to BB | 2025-12-14 | 2025 PN 14&Under Short Course Champs-Approved venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:02.47 | AAA+12.98s to AAAA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 PN SRST StingRay Invitational |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.85 | BB+0.96s to A | 2026-04-19 | 2026 PN MMSC Marlins Madness- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:04.15 | BB+2.96s to A | 2026-03-19 | 2026 NW Region Age Group Champs- Approved |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:29.09 | B+5.00s to BB | 2026-03-08 | 2026 PDST Mar Pentathlon Last Chance Approved venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.39 | AA+0.10s to AAA | 2026-04-18 | 2026 PN MMSC Marlins Madness- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.57 | AA+1.18s to AAA | 2026-05-22 | 2026 PN SRST Pacific Coast Invitational-App |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:32.93 | BB+2.64s to A | 2025-03-29 | 2025 PN Spring Finale - Division 3 |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.35 | BB+0.96s to A | 2025-11-23 | 2025 PN Nov. AGI, Division 2 (SMAC) venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:06.00 | B+0.51s to BB | 2025-12-14 | 2025 PN 14&Under Short Course Champs-Approved venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:24.63 | BB+10.14s to A | 2026-03-07 | 2026 PDST Mar Pentathlon Last Chance Approved |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:02.57 | 2025-03-20 | 2025 PN MMSC Marlins Madness | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:14.58 | A+4.79s to AA | 2025-02-21 | 2025 PN SRST Champs Qualifier |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:18.33 | B+4.74s to BB | 2025-11-15 | 2025 PN IST November Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.91 | BB+0.52s to A | 2026-05-31 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:09.03 | BB+4.64s to A | 2025-01-01 | Velocity Swimming |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:38.66 | B+6.37s to BB | 2025-01-01 | Velocity Swimming |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:44.10 | B+19.21s to BB | 2025-01-01 | Velocity Swimming |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.73 | B+0.04s to BB | 2026-05-31 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:19.73 | B+2.04s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:45.88 | BB+9.89s to A | 2026-06-13 | 2026 PN IST June Invtational- Approved venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.87 | AA+1.18s to AAA | 2026-05-30 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:20.15 | A+2.96s to AA | 2026-05-29 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:04.33 | BB+9.54s to A | 2026-05-31 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 34.46 | BB+2.47s to A | 2026-05-29 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:22.19 | +1.90s to B | 2026-05-31 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:55.29 | B+5.40s to BB | 2026-05-30 | 2026 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
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 | 28.25 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-10-27 | 2024 PN TAC Fall Thunderbird Open |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.70 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-09-27 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Sprints |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 32.42 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-09-29 | 2024 PN IST Sockeye Sprints |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:00.52 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-16 | 2025 PN MMSC Marlins Madness |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.72 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-12-14 | 2025 PN 14&Under Short Course Champs-Approved |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.70 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-10-25 | 2025 PN TAC Fall Thunderbird Open |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 46.17 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 PN VAST Summer Blowout Tri Meet |
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
3697 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:02.47 | 874 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:29.09 | 470 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:32.93 | 631 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:24.63 | 537 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:14.58 | 682 |
| 400 IM SCY | 5:18.33 | 503 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
3064 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.36 | 471 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:04.15 | 579 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:04.57 | 818 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:06.00 | 514 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:14.58 | 682 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 2:17.36 RT 0.65s
Front half 66.94s · back half 70.42s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:02.47 split/total mismatch
100 Backstroke SCY 1:04.15
Front half 30.90s · back half 33.25s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:29.09
Front half 71.06s · back half 78.03s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:06.00 RT 0.60s
Front half 30.56s · back half 35.44s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:14.58
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:18.33
Front half 157.39s · back half 160.94s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:19.73
Front half 39.09s · back half 40.64s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:20.15
Front half 37.80s · back half 42.35s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:04.33
Front half 87.07s · back half 97.26s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:22.19
Front half 37.05s · back half 45.14s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:55.29
Front half 83.32s · back half 91.97s
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.