Sam Zhou
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.76 | AAA+0.67s to AAAA | 2025-03-02 | 2025 RBAC March Madness Spring Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.04 | AAA+1.95s to AAAA | 2026-01-19 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.66 | AA+0.07s to AAA | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 50.50 | AAA+0.41s to AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.28 | AAA+0.29s to AAAA | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 55.82 | AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:03.82 | AAA+0.63s to AAAA | 2025-11-23 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 22.68 | AAAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.24 | AAA+0.65s to AAAA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 Southern Pacific Invite venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 53.57 | 2025-09-20 | CA 2025 NOVA Back-to-School Meet venue | |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:09.81 | AAA+8.32s to AAAA | 2026-01-17 | YARDS----2026 Road to Sofi venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.19 | AAA+0.80s to AAAA | 2024-07-28 | 2024 CA SCS/GWSC Summer A/G Champs slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:00.66 | AAA+1.57s to AAAA | 2025-05-25 | 2025 CA 29th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 30.32 | AAAA | 2026-05-24 | 2026 CA 30th NOVA-Speedo Grand Challenge venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:05.45 | AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:24.21 | AAA+0.02s to AAAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 25.94 | AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 57.69 | AAA+0.70s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:19.03 | AA+5.84s to AAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:15.43 | AAA+5.44s to AAAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:54.62 | AA+2.23s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | Finals -2026 Road to Sofi - copied venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.95 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-02-18 | 2024 President's Day Senior Classic Meet |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.06 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-05-04 | 2024 CIF-SS Division 1 |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 49.96 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-12-20 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:06.77 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-26 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
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
3366 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR LCM | 2:24.21 | 952 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:19.03 | 731 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:15.43 | 864 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:54.62 | 819 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3643 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK LCM | 1:00.66 | 882 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:05.45 | 983 |
| 100 FL LCM | 57.69 | 914 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:15.43 | 864 |
| 200 FR 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 48.04
Front half 23.04s · back half 25.00s
100 Backstroke SCY 50.50
Front half 24.21s · back half 26.29s
100 Breaststroke SCY 55.82
Front half 26.38s · back half 29.44s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:03.82
Front half 58.51s · back half 65.31s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.24
Front half 23.16s · back half 27.08s
100 Individual Medley SCY 53.57
Front half 24.65s · back half 28.92s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:09.81
Front half 119.16s · back half 130.65s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:00.66
Front half 29.28s · back half 31.38s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:05.45
Front half 31.13s · back half 34.32s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:24.21
Front half 68.76s · back half 75.45s
100 Butterfly LCM 57.69
Front half 26.81s · back half 30.88s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:19.03
Front half 62.85s · back half 76.18s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:15.43
Front half 63.75s · back half 71.68s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:54.62
Front half 141.97s · back half 152.65s
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.