Ben Esper
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.72 | AA+1.13s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ISI Summer Regional Championship - SCST venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:04.13 | A+1.64s to AA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 ISI Summer Regional Championship - SCST venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:15.28 | AA+4.39s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:57.70 | AA+7.11s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.34 | AA+0.55s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.73 | AA+2.14s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:32.42 | AA+5.03s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 ISI Summer Regional Championship - SCST venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 36.63 | BB+2.94s to A | 2024-11-23 | 2024 Fall Western Great Lakes Open venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:32.84 | +2.35s to B | 2024-11-24 | 2024 Fall Western Great Lakes Open venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:14.67 | A+2.58s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:43.86 | BB+0.17s to A | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.37 | AA+0.98s to AAA | 2025-07-27 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.57 | AA+0.88s to AAA | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.67 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional 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 11-12 · SCY
2057 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:57.70 | 682 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.73 | 595 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:32.84 | 257 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:43.86 | 523 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
2241 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:15.28 | 646 |
| 50 BK SCY | 32.34 | 662 |
| 50 FL SCY | 36.63 | 386 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:14.67 | 547 |
| 50 BR 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 1:04.13
Front half 31.22s · back half 32.91s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:57.70
Front half 179.43s · back half 178.27s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:10.73
Front half 34.86s · back half 35.87s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:32.42
Front half 73.66s · back half 78.76s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:32.84
Front half 41.59s · back half 51.25s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:14.67
Front half 31.92s · back half 42.75s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:43.86
Front half 76.81s · back half 87.05s
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.