swimHelen Merkley
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.78 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2012-02-05 | North Country League Championships 2012 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.30 | AA+2.21s to AAA | 2012-02-05 | North Country League Championships 2012 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:08.39 | BB+0.70s to A | 2011-12-04 | December Super Splash 2011 |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:02.96 | A+1.77s to AA | 2012-02-05 | North Country League Championships 2012 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:19.42 | BB+0.93s to A | North Country League Championships 2012 venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:26.42 | BB+4.03s to A | 2011-10-29 | IM-Xtremely Spooked slow pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 | 22.06 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2012-01-08 | 2012 Starfish Trophy Invitational |
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
1211 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:19.42 | 623 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:26.42 | 588 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1889 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:08.39 | 635 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:02.96 | 666 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:26.42 | 588 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL 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 56.30
Front half 26.85s · back half 29.45s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:02.96
Front half 30.43s · back half 32.53s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.42
Front half 68.45s · back half 70.97s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:26.42
Front half 68.85s · back half 77.57s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.