Dawson Chu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.90 | BB+0.21s to A | 2025-01-01 | 2025 CO HRA SBL Turkey Trot |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.54 | BB+1.55s to A | 2024-11-17 | 2024 CO TOPS Fall Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:54.48 | A+4.29s to AA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 CO PPA Harvest Heats |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:16.53 | BB+3.84s to A | 2025-02-23 | 2025 CO Colorado Senior Meet venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:37.45 | BB+40.46s to A | 2026-01-31 | 2026 CO HRA SBL Distance Meet venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 17:27.80 | AA+44.01s to AAA | 2026-01-16 | ISCA January Classic 2026 |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 22.09 | 2016-11-06 | 2016 CO CMA Mountain High Point Challenge slow pool | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.76 | +7.87s to B | 2019-12-20 | 2019 CO ROCK Holiday Pentathlon venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:03.33 | B+2.44s to BB | 2024-11-17 | 2024 CO TOPS Fall Invite venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:11.44 | BB+7.65s to A | 2024-11-16 | 2024 CO TOPS Fall Invite venue |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.86 | 2016-11-06 | 2016 CO CMA Mountain High Point Challenge slow pool | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.09 | +3.50s to B | 2020-11-01 | 2020 CO ROCKtoberfest IntraSquad venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.82 | A+0.23s to AA | 2025-03-29 | 2025 Four Corners Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:59.21 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 CO PPA Harvest Heats |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.72 | AA+0.43s to AAA | 2026-01-16 | ISCA January Classic 2026 |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 53.73 | AA+2.14s to AAA | 2025-03-29 | 2025 Four Corners Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:58.69 | AA+2.80s to AAA | 2026-01-16 | ISCA January Classic 2026 |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:03.48 | 2023-09-17 | 2023 CO Loveland Quad Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.07 | A+0.58s to AA | 2026-05-08 | 2026 CO OB CHSAA 5A State Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:17.55 | AA+6.76s to AAA | 2026-01-16 | ISCA January Classic 2026 venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.79 | A+0.50s to AA | 2025-06-19 | 2025 Tennessee Aquatics June Invite |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.02 | A+1.33s to AA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 CO TOPS SBL Summer Sizzler venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:11.77 | BB+0.18s to A | 2025-06-28 | 2025 CO Zone 2 DU Meet venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:42.23 | BB+1.54s to A | 2024-07-20 | 2024 CO CSI Senior LC Championships venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:21.35 | BB+33.66s to A | 2023-04-15 | 2023 CO FST LC Spring Fever venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 20:38.40 | B+20.01s to BB | 2024-06-23 | 2024 CO ACES Summer Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 33.39 | BB+1.40s to A | 2026-06-10 | 2026 CO HRA Sprint Eliminator venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.54 | BB+2.55s to A | 2025-07-12 | 2025 CO TOPS SBL Summer Sizzler |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:29.04 | BB+3.15s to A | 2024-07-21 | 2024 CO CSI Senior LC Championships venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.11 | A+0.42s to AA | 2026-06-10 | 2026 CO HRA Sprint Eliminator venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:11.91 | A+0.32s to AA | 2025-06-19 | 2025 Tennessee Aquatics June Invite |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:34.84 | AA+5.15s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.65 | AA+0.26s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.32 | AA+2.43s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:21.22 | A+3.33s to AA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:18.72 | AA+3.03s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:59.26 | AA+7.77s to AAA | 2024-07-31 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 33.20 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2019-11-02 | 2019 CO CMA Mountain High Point Challenge |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.11 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-12-07 | 2024 CO CSI Pioneer Open |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 58.29 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2022-02-27 | 2022 CO CSI SC Age Group Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.40 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-10 | 2024 CO NJ Mile High Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:07.04 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2022-07-21 | 2022 CO CSI Senior LC Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.80 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-31 | WZ LCM Senior Champs 2024 |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:20.23 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2022-07-21 | 2022 CO CSI Senior LC 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 · SCY
4576 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:16.53 | 637 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:11.44 | 553 |
| 200 BR SCY | 1:59.21 | 1063 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:58.69 | 791 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.07 | 743 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:17.55 | 789 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3549 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:11.77 | 659 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:09.54 | 585 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:11.91 | 741 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:01.32 | 761 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:18.72 | 803 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.54
Front half 25.53s · back half 28.01s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:16.53
Front half 152.74s · back half 163.79s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:03.33
Front half 30.69s · back half 32.64s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:11.44
Front half 65.26s · back half 66.18s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.82
Front half 29.13s · back half 32.69s
100 Butterfly SCY 53.73
Front half 25.21s · back half 28.52s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:03.48
Front half 28.83s · back half 34.65s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.07
Front half 56.86s · back half 65.21s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:17.55
Front half 124.84s · back half 132.71s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.02
Front half 28.77s · back half 30.25s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:11.77
Front half 63.24s · back half 68.53s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.23
Front half 137.98s · back half 144.25s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:21.35
Front half 308.59s · back half 312.76s
1500 Freestyle LCM 20:38.40
Front half 591.41s · back half 646.99s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:29.04
Front half 73.53s · back half 75.51s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.91
Front half 34.12s · back half 37.79s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:34.84
Front half 73.18s · back half 81.66s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:01.32
Front half 28.15s · back half 33.17s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:21.22
Front half 65.14s · back half 76.08s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:18.72
Front half 64.49s · back half 74.23s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:59.26
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.