swimCaden Merritt
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 31.97 | BB+1.88s to A | 2026-03-06 | 2026 Swim Atlanta Best of the South |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:12.85 | B+2.26s to BB | 2026-01-11 | 2026 CAT Frozen Frenzy venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:48.79 | +2.20s to B | 2026-01-10 | 2026 CAT Frozen Frenzy venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 7:26.80 | +0.61s to B | 2026-02-15 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 39.10 | B+1.01s to BB | 2025-10-26 | 2025 CAT Trick or Treat Meet slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:22.10 | BB+6.51s to A | 2026-03-06 | 2026 Swim Atlanta Best of the South |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 3:06.77 | B+12.58s to BB | 2025-12-14 | 2025 Ugly Sweater Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 40.02 | BB+0.53s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:26.32 | BB+1.33s to A | 2026-02-28 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:21.60 | B+2.71s to BB | 2025-10-24 | 2025 CAT Trick or Treat Meet slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.37 | A+0.28s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:15.58 | A+3.69s to AA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 3:17.13 | +5.34s to B | 2025-10-24 | 2025 CAT Trick or Treat Meet slow pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:17.59 | BB+2.30s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:44.00 | BB+0.31s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.66 | BB+0.47s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.64 | BB+2.35s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:52.07 | BB+9.38s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:58.04 | BB+13.65s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 44.46 | B+0.47s to BB | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:39.92 | B+3.43s to BB | 2025-06-28 | EAC Independence Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 46.15 | BB+1.16s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:46.00 | BB+6.71s to A | 2026-04-17 | 2026 STAR April Friday Night at the Races - venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 37.65 | A+1.46s to AA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:27.10 | BB+0.61s to A | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:05.27 | A+6.08s to AA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:38.55 | A+15.26s to AA | 2026-06-18 | 2026 Tennessee Aquatics June Invitational |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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 | 31.85 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-03-01 | 2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 39.19 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-20 | NCS LC AG Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 45.54 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-07-19 | NCS LC AG Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 41.40 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-06-07 | STAR Andres E. Hartle 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 11-12 · LCM
2278 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:58.04 | 509 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:39.92 | 349 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:46.00 | 413 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:27.10 | 471 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:05.27 | 536 |
IMR 11-12 · LCM
2403 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:52.07 | 476 |
| 50 BK LCM | 44.46 | 393 |
| 50 BR LCM | 46.15 | 478 |
| 50 FL LCM | 37.65 | 520 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:05.27 | 536 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:12.85
Front half 35.43s · back half 37.42s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:48.79
Front half 82.87s · back half 85.92s
500 Freestyle SCY 7:26.80
100 Backstroke SCY 1:22.10 split/total mismatch
Front half 39.44s · back half 42.66s
200 Backstroke SCY 3:06.77
Front half 92.90s · back half 93.87s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:26.32
Front half 41.48s · back half 44.84s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:21.60
Front half 96.23s · back half 105.37s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:15.58
Front half 36.08s · back half 39.50s
200 Butterfly SCY 3:17.13
Front half 92.53s · back half 104.60s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:17.59
Front half 36.36s · back half 41.23s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:44.00
Front half 77.53s · back half 86.47s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:39.92
Front half 49.96s · back half 49.96s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:46.00
Front half 50.95s · back half 55.05s
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.