swimKatherine Yao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:08.77 | AA+1.78s to AAA | 2020-03-08 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:07.15 | AAA+2.96s to AAAA | 2020-03-06 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:23.96 | AAA+3.87s to AAAA | 2020-03-07 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 58.78 | AA+0.59s to AAA | 2020-03-06 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:13.86 | AA+4.17s to AAA | 2020-03-07 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:07.69 | AAA+3.10s to AAAA | 2020-03-08 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:30.33 | AAA+4.74s to AAAA | 2020-03-06 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:06.47 | AA+0.18s to AAA | 2022-01-01 | 2022 Futures Championships - College Station |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:25.88 | AAA+5.99s to AAAA | 2022-01-01 | 2022 Futures Championships - College Station |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:24.12 | AAA+1.03s to AAAA | 2022-01-01 | 2022 Futures Championships - College Station |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:01.40 | AAAA | 2022-01-01 | 2022 Futures Championships - College Station |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.28 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2020-03-06 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:56.99 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2020-03-05 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.02 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2020-03-07 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.86 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2020-03-08 | 2020 Short Course TAGS Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 35.09 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2015-07-25 | Texas Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:19.25 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2015-07-24 | Texas Age Group Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 38.64 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2015-07-26 | Texas 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 17-18 · SCY
4246 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:08.77 | 791 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:23.96 | 890 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:13.86 | 758 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.69 | 887 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:30.33 | 920 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2563 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BR SCY | 1:07.15 | 849 |
| 100 FL SCY | 58.78 | 827 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.69 | 887 |
| 200 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 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
200 Backstroke SCY 2:08.77
Front half 62.77s · back half 66.00s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:07.15
Front half 32.14s · back half 35.01s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:23.96
Front half 70.36s · back half 73.60s
100 Butterfly SCY 58.78
Front half 27.79s · back half 30.99s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.69
Front half 59.08s · back half 68.61s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:30.33
Front half 131.93s · back half 138.40s
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.