David Gao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.89 | A+2.00s to AA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.60 | AAA+0.41s to AAAA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.00 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:03.28 | A+2.09s to AA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.53 | A+0.24s to AA | 2024-05-19 | 2024 MAC LC Midwest Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:03.47 | AA+2.08s to AAA | 2024-07-12 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:21.38 | A+1.59s to AA | 2024-06-08 | 2024 Synergy Dryland Summer Sizzler venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.43 | AAA+0.34s to AAAA | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 58.67 | AAA+2.38s to AAAA | 2024-06-06 | 2024 Synergy Dryland Summer Sizzler venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:20.71 | A+2.82s to AA | 2024-05-18 | 2024 MAC LC Midwest Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:22.73 | A+0.84s to AA | 2024-05-18 | 2024 MAC LC Midwest Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · LCM
2165 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK LCM | 2:21.38 | 722 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:20.71 | 705 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.73 | 738 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
2377 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK LCM | 1:03.47 | 770 |
| 100 FL LCM | 58.67 | 869 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.73 | 738 |
| 200 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 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 Backstroke SCY 55.89
Front half 27.53s · back half 28.36s
100 Butterfly SCY 52.00
Front half 24.17s · back half 27.83s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:03.28
Front half 56.89s · back half 66.39s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.47 RT 0.56s
Front half 31.17s · back half 32.30s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:21.38
100 Butterfly LCM 58.67
Front half 27.50s · back half 31.17s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:20.71
Front half 65.76s · back half 74.95s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:22.73
Front half 65.99s · back half 76.74s
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.