Max Halpern
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.87 | AAA+0.48s to AAAA | 2025-11-15 | 2025 MOR Atlantic Invitational Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.62 | AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:39.75 | AAAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:31.29 | AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:31.42 | AAAA | 2025-11-14 | 2025 MOR Atlantic Invitational Meet venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:04.59 | AAAA | 2025-10-25 | 2025 CAT Trick or Treat Meet slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.62 | AA+2.33s to AAA | 2025-09-26 | 2025 Blue White Intrasquad venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:54.11 | AAA+2.72s to AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.08 | A+1.89s to AA | 2026-01-10 | 2026 CAT Frozen Frenzy venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:15.33 | AA+4.04s to AAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.57 | AAA+0.08s to AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:52.61 | AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 55.02 | 2026-01-10 | 2026 CAT Frozen Frenzy venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:58.03 | AAA+4.54s to AAAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 NC TAC Speedo Champions Series ESSZ venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:17.00 | AA+2.51s to AAA | 2026-02-20 | 2026 NCS SC SR Champs venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.56 | AAA+0.77s to AAAA | 2025-05-17 | NCAC Meet on the Hill 2025 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.16 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:54.62 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:08.58 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:34.88 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:40.67 | AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCSA Summer Swimming Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.62 | AAA+1.23s to AAAA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:04.60 | AA+2.11s to AAA | 2025-06-14 | 2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:20.35 | AA+4.96s to AAA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.47 | A+1.08s to AA | 2026-04-25 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:44.55 | A+4.06s to AA | 2025-05-18 | NCAC Meet on the Hill 2025 venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 59.95 | AAA+2.16s to AAAA | 2025-06-13 | 2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:15.70 | AA+0.31s to AAA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 NCAC Quad Meet venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:17.58 | AAA+5.19s to AAAA | 2025-05-16 | NCAC Meet on the Hill 2025 venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:54.92 | AAA+12.83s to AAAA | 2025-06-13 | 2025 GCY Sprint and Distance 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 | 22.02 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-02-21 | 2026 NCS SC SR Champs |
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 · SCY
5474 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:31.29 | 1056 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:54.11 | 912 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:15.33 | 793 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:52.61 | 1002 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:58.03 | 881 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:17.00 | 830 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
4390 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:39.75 | 1068 |
| 100 BK SCY | 55.62 | 756 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:05.08 | 696 |
| 100 FL SCY | 50.57 | 989 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:58.03 | 881 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.62
Front half 22.28s · back half 24.34s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:39.75
Front half 48.40s · back half 51.35s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:31.29
Front half 132.73s · back half 138.56s
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:31.42
Front half 285.35s · back half 286.07s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:04.59
100 Backstroke SCY 55.62 RT 0.63s
Front half 27.37s · back half 28.25s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:54.11 RT 0.73s
Front half 55.06s · back half 59.05s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.08
Front half 30.81s · back half 34.27s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:15.33
Front half 64.56s · back half 70.77s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.57
Front half 24.00s · back half 26.57s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:52.61
Front half 52.99s · back half 59.62s
100 Individual Medley SCY 55.02
Front half 25.47s · back half 29.55s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:58.03
Front half 54.10s · back half 63.93s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:17.00
Front half 121.59s · back half 135.41s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:04.60
Front half 31.80s · back half 32.80s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:20.35 RT 0.67s
Front half 69.13s · back half 71.22s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.55
Front half 79.21s · back half 85.34s
100 Butterfly LCM 59.95
Front half 28.30s · back half 31.65s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:15.70
Front half 62.24s · back half 73.46s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:17.58
Front half 62.86s · back half 74.72s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:54.92
Front half 139.90s · back half 155.02s
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.