Ava Gates
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.36 | A+0.07s to AA | 2024-12-08 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.43 | BB+1.94s to A | 2023-12-02 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.70 | BB+9.61s to A | 2020-10-16 | 2020 Dual Meet with Cardinal Aquatics |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:05.89 | BB+20.80s to A | 2020-10-09 | Fall Finfest 2020 CARD v LEXD |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:22.71 | BB+24.22s to A | 2020-10-16 | 2020 Dual Meet with Cardinal Aquatics |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 20:03.57 | BB+0.68s to A | 2024-12-06 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.01 | BB+1.72s to A | 2023-10-06 | 2023 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.49 | B+0.90s to BB | 2021-01-30 | Paducah Swim Team Swimfest venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:30.93 | B+0.04s to BB | 2021-02-14 | 2021 E-town Dolphins February Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 33.13 | AA+0.64s to AAA | 2023-10-06 | 2023 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:06.16 | AAA+1.17s to AAAA | 2025-03-21 | 2025 13 & OVER Kentucky SCY Championship fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:25.43 | AAA+4.84s to AAAA | 2024-03-23 | 2024 13 & OVER Kentucky SCY Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.11 | A+0.32s to AA | 2023-10-06 | 2023 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.40 | A+1.01s to AA | 2023-12-03 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:22.16 | A+5.47s to AA | 2024-12-07 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:30.06 | 2017-02-04 | 2017 Senior Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:15.24 | AA+3.75s to AAA | 2024-12-07 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:56.53 | A+2.34s to AA | 2023-12-01 | Cardinal Christmas Classic venue |
| 800 Freestyle | SCM | 18:57.00 | +403.61s to B | 2016-09-10 | 2016 NAAC Open Water Fall Splash venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.75 | BB+0.56s to A | 2023-05-14 | 2023 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:13.65 | B+0.76s to BB | 2022-05-15 | 2022 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:43.97 | B+6.58s to BB | 2022-05-14 | 2022 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:25.89 | B+4.70s to BB | 2022-05-14 | 2022 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:58.81 | B+4.32s to BB | 2023-05-14 | 2023 Cardinal Aquatics Summer Throwdown slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.04 | AAA+0.85s to AAAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:16.79 | AAA+2.40s to AAAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:43.61 | AAA+4.02s to AAAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:16.71 | BB+4.32s to A | 2022-07-22 | 2022 KY 13 & Over LCM State Championship venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 3:10.62 | +2.43s to B | 2021-07-22 | 2021 Kentucky Swimming LC State Championship |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:36.07 | AA+5.38s to AAA | 2026-01-01 | Elizabethtown Swim Team, Inc. |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:47.98 | A+12.89s to AA | 2024-07-19 | 2024 Kentucky Swimming LC State Championship 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 | 25.74 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-01-22 | KHSAA Region Five Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 32.88 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2021-03-14 | 2021 Kentucky Swimming SC State Championship |
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
4135 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:05.89 | 555 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:30.93 | 524 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:25.43 | 882 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:22.16 | 669 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.24 | 781 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:56.53 | 724 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3459 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.70 | 535 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.49 | 503 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:06.16 | 926 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:02.40 | 714 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.24 | 781 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:01.43
Front half 29.33s · back half 32.10s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:05.89 split/total mismatch
1650 Freestyle SCY 20:03.57
100 Backstroke SCY 1:10.49
Front half 33.57s · back half 36.92s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:30.93
Front half 74.30s · back half 76.63s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:06.16
Front half 31.63s · back half 34.53s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:25.43
Front half 70.16s · back half 75.27s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.40
Front half 28.55s · back half 33.85s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:22.16
Front half 65.74s · back half 76.42s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:30.06
Front half 42.52s · back half 47.54s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:15.24
Front half 66.42s · back half 68.82s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:56.53
Front half 146.31s · back half 150.22s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:43.97
Front half 80.69s · back half 83.28s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:58.81
Front half 88.14s · back half 90.67s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:43.61
Front half 77.13s · back half 86.48s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:16.71
Front half 35.60s · back half 41.11s
200 Butterfly LCM 3:10.62
Front half 88.94s · back half 101.68s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:47.98
Front half 176.07s · back half 171.91s
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.