Richard Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.68 | AAA+0.09s to AAAA | 2023-03-09 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.88 | AAA+0.19s to AAAA | 2023-03-09 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:00.26 | AAA+3.27s to AAAA | 2022-03-05 | AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:39.07 | B+9.08s to BB | 2018-12-08 | North Country Invitational |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 45.94 | +7.45s to B | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:13.66 | BB+4.37s to A | 2020-02-29 | RPI AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:56.24 | +3.35s to B | 2018-12-08 | North Country Invitational |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 33.14 | AAA+1.65s to AAAA | 2019-11-23 | Greater Syracuse Invitational |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:08.13 | AAA+0.34s to AAAA | 2023-03-09 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:29.99 | AAA+2.60s to AAAA | 2023-03-05 | AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 31.48 | BB+0.29s to A | 2018-11-10 | 2018 Bluefins Pilgrims Pride |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.69 | AA+0.20s to AAA | 2023-03-05 | AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:11.20 | BB+1.21s to A | 2018-11-10 | 2018 Bluefins Pilgrims Pride |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:16.36 | AAA+4.27s to AAAA | 2023-03-05 | AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 33.43 | BB+1.34s to A | 2018-06-10 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:10.86 | BB+0.47s to A | 2019-06-08 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:30.14 | A+2.95s to AA | 2021-07-30 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2021 |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 43.30 | B+2.11s to BB | 2018-06-10 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 2:04.34 | +27.15s to B | 2016-06-11 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 47.89 | B+2.00s to BB | 2017-06-10 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:25.33 | AA+2.24s to AAA | 2021-07-30 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2021 |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:10.03 | A+2.84s to AA | 2021-07-30 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2021 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 50.44 | +8.45s to B | 2017-06-10 | Clinton Cudas Colgate Classic Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.00 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2018-11-10 | 2018 Bluefins Pilgrims Pride |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.75 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2019-03-16 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 54.37 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2022-03-11 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 35.59 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2018-03-17 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships |
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 11-12 · SCY
3747 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:39.07 | 491 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:13.66 | 526 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:08.13 | 985 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:02.69 | 837 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:16.36 | 908 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
3248 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:00.26 | 920 |
| 50 BK SCY | 45.94 | 231 |
| 50 BR SCY | 33.14 | 857 |
| 50 FL SCY | 31.48 | 609 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:11.20 | 631 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 2:00.26
Front half 58.12s · back half 62.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:13.66
Front half 34.66s · back half 39.00s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:29.99
Front half 69.71s · back half 80.28s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.69
Front half 28.81s · back half 33.88s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:16.36
Front half 66.25s · back half 70.11s
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.