Cara Ford

Fage 16FLNCVATACUN-01WAVE

105 plausible swims · 12 meets · 2024-07-25 → 2026-03-28

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
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

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
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)

EventTime 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)

EventTime 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

27.22
28.35

Front half 27.22s · back half 28.35s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:55.18

27.25
29.18
29.60
29.15

Front half 56.43s · back half 58.75s

500 Freestyle SCY 5:01.53

27.73
29.97
30.42
30.29
30.59
30.60
30.48
30.63
30.75
30.07

Front half 149.00s · back half 152.53s

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:24.42

28.35
31.09
62.54
30.93
31.16
31.29
31.12
31.65
31.56
63.15
63.49
31.60
31.73
31.60
31.44
31.24
30.48

1650 Freestyle SCY 17:54.93

28.95
31.30
31.72
31.92
31.97
32.05
32.02
32.21
32.37
32.23
32.53
32.67
32.71
32.63
32.79
33.05
32.71
33.07
32.65
33.23
33.22
33.37
33.31
33.31
33.27
33.34
33.05
33.01
33.14
33.26
33.33
32.88
31.66

200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.99

33.07
35.48
36.22
35.22

Front half 68.55s · back half 71.44s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:15.78

36.23
39.55

Front half 36.23s · back half 39.55s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.69

34.20
37.53
38.37
37.59

Front half 71.73s · back half 75.96s

100 Butterfly SCY 59.31

28.31
31.00

Front half 28.31s · back half 31.00s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:07.74

29.23
32.15
32.80
33.56

Front half 61.38s · back half 66.36s

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:08.36

32.79
35.57

Front half 32.79s · back half 35.57s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.63

28.92
34.12
37.83
29.76

Front half 63.04s · back half 67.59s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:28.69

29.02
32.08
35.13
34.07
38.67
38.77
30.95
30.00

Front half 130.30s · back half 138.39s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.39

30.94
32.45

Front half 30.94s · back half 32.45s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.47

31.88
33.99
34.24
33.36

Front half 65.87s · back half 67.60s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.59

32.44
35.61
35.55
36.10
35.95
36.04
35.85
35.05

Front half 139.70s · back half 142.89s

800 Freestyle LCM 9:50.77

33.75
35.45
34.47
37.95
37.22
36.20
37.08
36.68
34.32
40.65
38.27
37.37
38.73
37.65
38.37
36.61

Front half 288.80s · back half 301.97s

1500 Freestyle LCM 18:28.08

33.51
36.49
37.25
37.05
37.10
36.94
36.80
36.88
37.07
36.97
37.25
37.31
37.64
37.00
37.33
37.26
37.26
37.15
37.56
37.17
37.34
37.09
37.62
37.09
37.49
37.18
37.20
37.25
36.59
34.24

Front half 552.59s · back half 555.49s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:14.42

36.30
38.12

Front half 36.30s · back half 38.12s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:34.94

36.51
39.16
39.57
39.70

Front half 75.67s · back half 79.27s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:27.26

42.23
45.03

Front half 42.23s · back half 45.03s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:56.86

41.34
44.89
45.13
45.50

Front half 86.23s · back half 90.63s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:29.56

33.44
37.53
38.64
39.95

Front half 70.97s · back half 78.59s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:35.36

33.79
40.95
45.31
35.31

Front half 74.74s · back half 80.62s

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:20.33

33.43
37.64
42.21
41.44
47.11
45.91
37.31
35.28

Front half 154.72s · back half 165.61s

Reaction time

fastest 0.83s average 0.830s slowest 0.83s 1 electronic start

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 27.69 1 swim
100 Freestyle SCY 55.57 1 swim
200 Freestyle SCY 1:55.18 9 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 5:01.53 6 swims
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:24.42 3 swims
1650 Freestyle SCY 17:54.93 1 swim
50 Backstroke SCY 32.95 1 swim
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.99 2 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 37.37 1 swim
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:15.78 1 swim
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.69 5 swims
50 Butterfly SCY 30.73 1 swim
100 Butterfly SCY 59.31 5 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:07.74 7 swims
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:08.36 1 swim
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.63 7 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:28.69 7 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 1:03.39 6 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.47 4 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.59 8 swims
800 Freestyle LCM 9:50.77 1 swim
1500 Freestyle LCM 18:28.08 1 swim
100 Backstroke LCM 1:14.42 5 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:34.94 2 swims
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:27.26 2 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:56.86 4 swims
200 Butterfly LCM 2:29.56 6 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:35.36 3 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:20.33 4 swims