Elise Kao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.61 | AAA+0.82s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.72s to Futures | 2025-10-25 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.20 | AAA+1.51s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.31s to Futures | 2025-10-26 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:56.24 | AAA+4.55s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+3.95s to Futures | 2025-10-25 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:20.67 | AA+5.08s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+18.08s to Futures | 2025-10-26 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.43 | AA+0.74s to AAA·+2.14s to Futures | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Pacific Committee SC Chmpionship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:02.53 | A+1.34s to AA·+1.14s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Pacific Committee SC Chmpionship venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:20.05 | BB+1.56s to A·+6.76s to Sectionals | 2025-02-02 | 2025 CA TORR Polar Plunge venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:58.15 | B+4.66s to BB·+25.36s to Sectionals | 2025-02-01 | 2025 CA TORR Polar Plunge venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.36 | AAA+0.27s to AAAA·+0.67s to Futures | 2025-10-26 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 58.67 | AA+0.48s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.08s to Futures | 2025-10-25 | TORR Spooky Splash venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:14.82 | AA+5.13s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+9.43s to Futures | 2025-02-22 | 2025 Pacific Committee SC Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:17.91 | A+1.42s to AA·+1.42s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Pacific Committee SC Chmpionship venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:57.22 | A+6.33s to AA·+5.63s to Sectionals | 2025-12-13 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA WAG venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.04 | AAA+0.95s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.65s to Futures | 2026-06-14 | ARMADA-2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.41 | AAA+1.72s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.12s to Futures | 2026-05-24 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:11.85 | AAA+4.76s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.06s to Futures | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs CANY venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:45.51 | AA+4.42s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+16.72s to Futures | 2026-06-13 | ARMADA-2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:10.90 | AA+2.51s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+4.11s to Futures | 2025-07-27 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs CANY venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:36.01 | A+1.02s to AA·+2.62s to Sectionals | 2025-07-24 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs CANY venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 29.67 | AAA+0.48s to AAAA·+0.18s to Futures | 2026-05-24 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.15 | AA+0.86s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.46s to Futures | 2026-05-23 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:49.22 | BB+9.33s to A·+14.93s to Sectionals | 2025-06-01 | CITI Summer Sizzler venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:41.58 | A+4.89s to AA·+4.59s to Sectionals | 2025-06-01 | CITI Summer Sizzler venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.31 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Pacific Committee SC Chmpionship |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.32 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-19 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 54.07 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-22 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.64 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Pacific Committee SC Chmpionship |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.92 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-12-14 | 2025 CA SCS/RAA WAG |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:01.29 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-12-14 | 2024 CA RAA/SCS WAG |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.56 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-07-27 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs CANY |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:11.91 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-27 | 2024 CA SCS/RAA Summer A/G Champs |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 29.59 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-06-14 | ARMADA-2026 SCS June AG Invite |
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 · SCY
4018 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:20.67 | 797 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:20.05 | 614 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:58.15 | 469 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:14.82 | 742 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.91 | 704 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:57.22 | 692 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3111 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:11.85 | 868 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:10.90 | 752 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:07.15 | 813 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:41.58 | 678 |
| 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 Freestyle SCY 53.20
Front half 25.88s · back half 27.32s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:56.24
Front half 57.01s · back half 59.23s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:20.67
Front half 155.67s · back half 165.00s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:02.53
Front half 30.58s · back half 31.95s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:20.05
Front half 68.90s · back half 71.15s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:58.15
Front half 86.16s · back half 91.99s
100 Butterfly SCY 58.67
Front half 27.87s · back half 30.80s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:14.82
Front half 64.69s · back half 70.13s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.91
Front half 63.03s · back half 74.88s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:57.22
Front half 138.78s · back half 158.44s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.41
Front half 29.01s · back half 31.40s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:11.85
Front half 63.66s · back half 68.19s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:45.51
Front half 140.62s · back half 144.89s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:36.01
Front half 75.56s · back half 80.45s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.15
Front half 31.74s · back half 35.41s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:49.22
Front half 77.95s · back half 91.27s
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.