Matthew Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.54 | AA+0.85s to AAA | 2023-02-26 | 2023 Juanita Allington Memorial Senior Meet 2 fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.97 | A+0.08s to AA | 2025-01-12 | 2025 Clovis Swim Club Winter Open venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.50 | A+0.31s to AA | 2025-01-11 | 2025 Clovis Swim Club Winter Open venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:49.18 | AA+2.49s to AAA | 2025-01-18 | Fresno Dolphins Swim Team Senior Prelim-Final venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.20 | A+0.31s to AA | 2025-01-12 | 2025 Clovis Swim Club Winter Open venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:06.97 | BB+3.18s to A | 2023-01-14 | 2023 Clovis Swim Club Winter Open fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 56.53 | AAA+0.34s to AAAA | 2024-05-10 | 2024 CIF SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:07.19 | AAA+5.00s to AAAA | 2024-12-21 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.61 | AAA+1.42s to AAAA | 2025-05-10 | 2025 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:59.07 | AA+3.18s to AAA | 2025-01-12 | 2025 Clovis Swim Club Winter Open venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:53.57 | AAA+2.68s to AAAA | 2024-05-04 | 2024 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:10.33 | AAA+10.94s to AAAA | 2025-02-22 | 2025 Juanita Allington Memorial venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.57 | AA+0.48s to AAA | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.63 | A+0.94s to AA | 2021-08-04 | 2021 Western Zone Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:11.52 | A+5.33s to AA | 2024-06-22 | 2024 FDST June A/B Modified LC Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.55 | AA+0.26s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:13.31 | B+0.72s to BB | 2019-08-07 | 2019 Western Zone Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:31.31 | BB+5.42s to A | 2024-06-22 | 2024 FDST June A/B Modified LC Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:06.22 | AAA+0.93s to AAAA | 2024-03-01 | 2024 CA/NV Speedo Sectional venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:26.86 | AAA+3.97s to AAAA | 2024-03-02 | 2024 CA/NV Speedo Sectional venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.96 | AAA+0.87s to AAAA | 2025-07-24 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:01.05 | AA+2.16s to AAA | 2024-06-28 | Arena Grand Challenge 2024 venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:17.03 | AA+5.14s to AAA | 2024-06-30 | Arena Grand Challenge 2024 venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:17.88 | AA+2.19s to AAA | 2024-03-03 | 2024 CA/NV Speedo Sectional venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 21.20 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-05-04 | 2024 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.94 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-05-10 | 2025 CIF CENTRAL SECTION D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 22.87 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-12-21 | 2024 CA-NV December Sectionals At BREA |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.82 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.40 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-25 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.18 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-26 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.02 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.63 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2021-08-05 | 2021 Western Zone Age Group Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:09.68 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2019-08-09 | 2019 Western Zone 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
4888 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:49.18 | 835 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:06.97 | 613 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:07.19 | 875 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:59.07 | 783 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:53.57 | 923 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:10.33 | 859 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4284 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.50 | 745 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.20 | 733 |
| 100 BR SCY | 56.53 | 971 |
| 100 FL SCY | 50.61 | 912 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:53.57 | 923 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.97
Front half 23.85s · back half 26.12s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.50
Front half 54.28s · back half 56.22s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:49.18
Front half 142.33s · back half 146.85s
100 Backstroke SCY 54.20
200 Backstroke SCY 2:06.97
Front half 62.22s · back half 64.75s
100 Breaststroke SCY 56.53
Front half 26.50s · back half 30.03s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:07.19 RT 0.67s
Front half 60.69s · back half 66.50s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.61
Front half 23.56s · back half 27.05s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:59.07
Front half 57.76s · back half 61.31s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:53.57
Front half 53.44s · back half 60.13s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:10.33
Front half 120.32s · back half 130.01s
100 Freestyle LCM 58.63
Front half 27.90s · back half 30.73s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:11.52
Front half 62.53s · back half 68.99s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:31.31
Front half 75.22s · back half 76.09s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:06.22
Front half 31.34s · back half 34.88s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.86
Front half 70.62s · back half 76.24s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:17.03
Front half 63.49s · back half 73.54s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.88
Front half 67.61s · back half 70.27s
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.