Branden Nelson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.12 | A+0.73s to AA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 Summer Area 3 Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.48 | A+1.19s to AA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Fl Swimming Spring Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:57.20 | BB+0.41s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Spring Area 3 Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:13.14 | A+8.85s to AA | 2026-04-10 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.38 | B+1.79s to BB | 2024-12-07 | 2024 CAT Jingle Bell Invitational Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:05.40 | B+2.51s to BB | 2025-03-02 | 2025 Spring Area 3 Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:34.50 | +6.01s to B | 2024-10-26 | 2024 GTSA TYR Swim Classic at Berkeley venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.56 | A+0.37s to AA | 2025-03-14 | 2025 Florida Swimming Spring Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.82 | A+2.63s to AA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 Florida Swimming FLAGs - SOUTH venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:23.33 | BB+0.14s to A | 2025-03-14 | 2025 Florida Swimming Spring Senior Champs venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.75 | A+0.66s to AA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Fl Swimming Spring Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.74 | BB+2.05s to A | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Spring Area 3 Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:11.38 | BB+2.19s to A | 2026-04-12 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:14.99 | BB+5.30s to A | 2025-12-07 | RAFC Winter Classic venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.55 | A+0.46s to AA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.67 | A+1.68s to AA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:16.31 | BB+1.52s to A | 2025-06-08 | 2025 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:45.51 | A+9.82s to AA | 2026-05-17 | 2026 SAINT PETE'S 2nd LONG COURSE MEET venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:25.43 | +5.94s to B | 2024-06-09 | 2024 TAMPA BAY SWIM CLASSIC venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.92 | AA+1.03s to AAA | 2026-05-15 | 2026 SAINT PETE'S 2nd LONG COURSE MEET venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:15.09 | A+1.30s to AA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 Florida Summer Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:44.67 | A+4.18s to AA | 2026-05-31 | Stingrays Summer Sizzle fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 30.33 | A+0.84s to AA | 2026-05-30 | Stingrays Summer Sizzle fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:09.43 | BB+3.44s to A | 2025-05-18 | 2025 SYS Memorial Meet venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:31.08 | BB+3.39s to A | 2026-05-16 | 2026 SAINT PETE'S 2nd LONG COURSE MEET venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:33.30 | BB+2.01s to A | 2026-05-17 | 2026 SAINT PETE'S 2nd LONG COURSE MEET venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:43.25 | BB+20.86s to A | 2025-05-17 | 2025 SYS Memorial Meet venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 | 24.73 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-06 | 2025 Florida Swimming FLAGs - SOUTH |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 54.78 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-09 | 2025 Florida Swimming FLAGs - SOUTH |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 58.55 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-03 | 2024 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:05.65 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-02-29 | 2024 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.48 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-04-12 | 2026 GTSA TYR Spring Championship |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.68 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-02-29 | 2024 Florida Swimming FLAGS NORTH |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.78 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-06 | 2025 Florida Swimming FLAGs - SOUTH |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 27.32 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-10-12 | 2025 GTSA TYR Swim Classic |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.94 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-12 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.66 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:21.95 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-11 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.14 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-11 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:20.64 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-12 | 2024 FL Summer Age Group 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 · LCM
3178 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:45.51 | 676 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:44.67 | 695 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:31.08 | 619 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:33.30 | 639 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:43.25 | 549 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2986 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:57.20 | 659 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:05.40 | 465 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:05.82 | 673 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.74 | 600 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:14.99 | 589 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 52.48
Front half 25.43s · back half 27.05s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:57.20
Front half 57.45s · back half 59.75s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:13.14
Front half 155.00s · back half 158.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:05.40
Front half 31.70s · back half 33.70s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:34.50
Front half 75.37s · back half 79.13s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.82
Front half 31.43s · back half 34.39s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:23.33
Front half 68.47s · back half 74.86s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.74
Front half 27.79s · back half 31.95s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:11.38
Front half 62.07s · back half 69.31s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:14.99
Front half 64.80s · back half 70.19s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.67
Front half 29.03s · back half 31.64s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:16.31
Front half 65.74s · back half 70.57s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:45.51
Front half 137.57s · back half 147.94s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:25.43
Front half 39.15s · back half 46.28s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:15.09 RT 0.73s
Front half 35.32s · back half 39.77s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.67
Front half 26.21s · back half 138.46s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:09.43
Front half 32.36s · back half 37.07s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:31.08
Front half 68.82s · back half 82.26s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:33.30
Front half 75.61s · back half 77.69s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:43.25
Front half 175.24s · back half 168.01s
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.