Ethan Balough
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 32.22 | +1.13s to B | 2023-12-02 | 2023 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:14.29 | +6.70s to B | 2023-12-03 | 2023 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 3:23.91 | +56.12s to B | 2022-02-20 | 2022 VA North District 12 & Under Champs slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 52.54 | +17.15s to B | 2022-11-12 | 2022 VA Fall Aqua-Fest venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:33.39 | +19.00s to B | 2023-12-02 | 2023 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 49.93 | +9.44s to B | 2022-11-13 | 2022 VA Fall Aqua-Fest venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:54.20 | +29.91s to B | 2023-01-08 | 2023 RAYS Jeff Rouse Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 51.45 | +16.76s to B | 2023-01-07 | 2023 RAYS Jeff Rouse Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:50.49 | 2023-01-21 | 2023 HNVR Duck Bowl venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:29.97 | +45.28s to B | 2023-12-03 | 2023 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 37.28 | +1.59s to B | 2023-07-08 | 2023 RAYS Summer Awards venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:27.85 | +9.66s to B | 2023-07-09 | 2023 RAYS Summer Awards venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 3:18.84 | +28.85s to B | 2023-06-17 | SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 47.96 | +6.77s to B | 2023-07-08 | 2023 RAYS Summer Awards venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:59.62 | +32.23s to B | 2022-06-18 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 4:33.78 | +83.99s to B | 2022-06-04 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 54.45 | +8.56s to B | 2023-06-17 | SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:06.84 | +29.65s to B | 2023-04-29 | 2023 Helen Wang Sunflower Classic venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 4:31.32 | +57.93s to B | 2022-01-01 | 2021 VSI Regional Summer Awards - LSC 2 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 55.07 | +16.08s to B | 2023-06-18 | SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
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 | LCM | 44.42 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2022-06-19 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer 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 13-14 · LCM
299 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK LCM | 4:33.78 | 123 |
| 200 BR LCM | 4:31.32 | 176 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 IM LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
657 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 3:23.91 | 144 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:33.39 | 187 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:54.20 | 147 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:29.97 | 179 |
| 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 1:14.29
Front half 35.09s · back half 39.20s
200 Freestyle SCY 3:23.91 RT 1.44s
Front half 93.53s · back half 110.38s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:54.20
Front half 52.42s · back half 61.78s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:29.97
Front half 97.35s · back half 112.62s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:27.85
Front half 40.16s · back half 47.69s
200 Freestyle LCM 3:18.84
Front half 91.35s · back half 107.49s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:59.62
Front half 57.16s · back half 62.46s
200 Backstroke LCM 4:33.78
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.