Derek Hitchens
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.11 | AAA+0.62s to AAAA | 2024-01-01 | FAST - CA |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:36.08 | AAAA | 2024-05-04 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 1 venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:35.83 | AAA+2.24s to AAAA | 2024-01-01 | FAST - CA |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 48.55 | AAAA | 2024-05-04 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 1 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:47.20 | AAAA | 2025-03-02 | 2025 RBAC March Madness Spring Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 48.45 | AAAA | 2025-02-28 | 2025 RBAC March Madness Spring Championship venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:46.21 | AAAA | 2025-02-27 | 2025 RBAC March Madness Spring Championship venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 23.87 | AAAA | 2025-05-23 | 2025 CA 29th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 50.46 | AAAA | 2025-07-31 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:48.55 | AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 3:59.16 | AAAA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:33.99 | AAAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:42.96 | AAA+18.87s to AAAA | 2025-07-11 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:00.39 | AAA+1.70s to AAAA | 2021-08-06 | 2021 Western Zone Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:19.72 | AA+5.93s to AAA | 2021-08-04 | 2021 Western Zone Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:38.19 | A+1.70s to AA | 2025-07-11 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 54.89 | AAAA | 2025-05-24 | 2025 CA 29th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:00.24 | AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:08.43 | AAAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 44.53 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-05-11 | 2024 CIF SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 22.33 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-05-11 | 2024 CIF SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.70 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2019-08-07 | 2019 Western Zone Age Group 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 17-18 · LCM
4656 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 3:59.16 | 1073 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:19.72 | 749 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:38.19 | 721 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:00.24 | 1100 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:08.43 | 1013 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
4068 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 1:48.55 | 1100 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:00.39 | 894 |
| 100 FL LCM | 54.89 | 1061 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:08.43 | 1013 |
| 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
200 Freestyle SCY 1:36.08 RT 0.60s
Front half 46.68s · back half 49.40s
100 Backstroke SCY 48.55
Front half 23.54s · back half 25.01s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:47.20
Front half 51.86s · back half 55.34s
100 Butterfly SCY 48.45
Front half 22.89s · back half 25.56s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:46.21
Front half 50.32s · back half 55.89s
100 Freestyle LCM 50.46 RT 0.62s
Front half 24.20s · back half 26.26s
200 Freestyle LCM 1:48.55 RT 0.62s
Front half 52.83s · back half 55.72s
400 Freestyle LCM 3:59.16
Front half 118.94s · back half 120.22s
800 Freestyle LCM 8:33.99
Front half 261.16s · back half 252.83s
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:42.96
100 Backstroke LCM 1:00.39
Front half 28.49s · back half 31.90s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:19.72
Front half 69.37s · back half 70.35s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:38.19
Front half 76.19s · back half 82.00s
100 Butterfly LCM 54.89
Front half 25.87s · back half 29.02s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:00.24 RT 0.66s
Front half 56.95s · back half 63.29s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:08.43 RT 0.63s
Front half 59.73s · back half 68.70s
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.