Cara Ford
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.69 | BB+0.30s to A·+2.80s to Sectionals | 2025-09-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blue v Green Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.57 | AA+1.08s to AAA·+1.48s to Sectionals | 2026-03-28 | 2026 TAC TITANS Tarheel States Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:55.18 | AAA+3.09s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.89s to Futures | 2026-03-26 | 2026 TAC TITANS Tarheel States Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:01.53 | AAAA·Futures ✓+7.94s to Winter JNs | 2026-03-27 | 2026 TAC TITANS Tarheel States Meet venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:24.42 | AAAA·Sectionals ✓+3.93s to Futures | 2026-01-18 | 2026 Vector Security Polar Plunge Meet venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 17:54.93 | AAA+22.44s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+40.54s to Futures | 2026-02-22 | 2026 NCS SC SR Champs venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.95 | B+0.16s to BB·+4.36s to Sectionals | 2025-09-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blue v Green Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:19.99 | BB+0.70s to A·+6.70s to Sectionals | 2026-01-18 | 2026 Vector Security Polar Plunge Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 37.37 | BB+1.98s to A·+3.78s to Sectionals | 2025-09-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blue v Green Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:15.78 | BB+1.59s to A·+4.89s to Sectionals | 2025-10-11 | TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:27.69 | AA+0.40s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+5.00s to Futures | 2025-11-08 | 2025 TAC TITANS Big Southern Classic venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.73 | BB+0.64s to A·+3.34s to Sectionals | 2025-09-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blue v Green Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.31 | AA+0.52s to AAA·+0.22s to Sectionals | 2026-03-25 | 2026 TAC TITANS Tarheel States Meet venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:07.74 | AAA+2.95s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.35s to Futures | 2025-11-08 | 2025 TAC TITANS Big Southern Classic venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:08.36 | 2025-09-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blue v Green Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:10.63 | AAA+5.14s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.24s to Futures | 2026-03-28 | 2026 TAC TITANS Tarheel States Meet venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:28.69 | AAAA·Futures ✓+7.00s to Winter JNs | 2026-03-13 | 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.39 | AA+1.70s to AAA·+2.10s to Sectionals | 2025-07-13 | 2025 NC LC SR Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:13.47 | AA+0.28s to AAA·+1.38s to Sectionals | 2025-06-13 | 2025 TAC TITANS Triangle Classic venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:42.59 | AA+0.50s to AAA·+3.80s to Sectionals | 2025-07-25 | 2025 RAFC Last Splash Invitational venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:50.77 | AA+8.38s to AAA·+15.08s to Sectionals | 2025-07-10 | 2025 NC LC SR Championships venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 18:28.08 | AAA+39.09s to AAAA·+6.29s to Sectionals | 2025-06-15 | 2025 TAC TITANS Triangle Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:14.42 | A+2.53s to AA·+4.63s to Sectionals | 2025-07-12 | 2025 NC LC SR Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:34.94 | A+0.65s to AA·+2.95s to Sectionals | 2024-07-28 | 2024 RAFC Last Splash Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:27.26 | BB+2.17s to A·+6.67s to Sectionals | 2024-07-27 | 2024 RAFC Last Splash Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:56.86 | A+2.07s to AA·+0.87s to Sectionals | 2025-07-25 | 2025 RAFC Last Splash Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:29.56 | AA+1.67s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+7.67s to Futures | 2025-07-24 | 2025 RAFC Last Splash Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:35.36 | AA+4.67s to AAA·+3.97s to Sectionals | 2025-06-15 | 2025 TAC TITANS Triangle Classic venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:20.33 | AAA+14.34s to AAAA·+0.64s to Sectionals | 2025-06-13 | 2025 TAC TITANS Triangle Classic venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:16.58 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-10 | 2025 NC LC SR 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 15-16 · SCY
5253 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:01.53 | 992 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:19.99 | 656 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:27.69 | 842 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:07.74 | 923 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.63 | 867 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:28.69 | 973 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3229 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:55.18 | 914 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:15.78 | 616 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.31 | 832 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.63 | 867 |
| 100 BK SCY | — | 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 55.57
Front half 27.22s · back half 28.35s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:55.18
Front half 56.43s · back half 58.75s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:01.53
Front half 149.00s · back half 152.53s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:24.42
1650 Freestyle SCY 17:54.93
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.99
Front half 68.55s · back half 71.44s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:15.78
Front half 36.23s · back half 39.55s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.69
Front half 71.73s · back half 75.96s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.31
Front half 28.31s · back half 31.00s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:07.74
Front half 61.38s · back half 66.36s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:08.36
Front half 32.79s · back half 35.57s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.63
Front half 63.04s · back half 67.59s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:28.69
Front half 130.30s · back half 138.39s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.39
Front half 30.94s · back half 32.45s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.47
Front half 65.87s · back half 67.60s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.59
Front half 139.70s · back half 142.89s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:50.77
Front half 288.80s · back half 301.97s
1500 Freestyle LCM 18:28.08
Front half 552.59s · back half 555.49s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:14.42
Front half 36.30s · back half 38.12s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:34.94
Front half 75.67s · back half 79.27s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:27.26
Front half 42.23s · back half 45.03s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:56.86
Front half 86.23s · back half 90.63s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:29.56
Front half 70.97s · back half 78.59s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:35.36
Front half 74.74s · back half 80.62s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:20.33
Front half 154.72s · back half 165.61s
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.