Merrill Short
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.31 | A+0.02s to AA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 58.02 | A+1.03s to AA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:02.45 | AA+5.06s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:23.66 | AA+7.27s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.56 | AA+0.77s to AAA | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:03.61 | A+2.02s to AA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regional venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:32.82 | B+1.93s to BB | 2024-01-06 | LFSC Windy City Open slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:14.53 | B+5.14s to BB | 2024-01-06 | LFSC Windy City Open slow pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:04.82 | 2025-03-27 | 2025 Sun Kissed Invitational Jr/Sr Champs |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 15-16 · SCY
1306 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:23.66 | 802 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:32.82 | 504 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
1864 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:02.45 | 760 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:03.61 | 685 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:14.53 | 419 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 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 1:03.61
Front half 30.98s · back half 32.63s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:32.82
Front half 73.77s · back half 79.05s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:14.53
Front half 33.40s · back half 41.13s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.