Kate Mecham
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 29.72 | B+0.23s to BB | 2025-11-20 | Pre-Region 3 Invite - copied venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:07.67 | B+3.68s to BB | 2025-11-20 | Pre-Region 3 Invite - copied venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:20.79 | B+2.50s to BB | 2025-11-07 | 2025 Greg Fernley OBS fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 7:08.52 | +26.83s to B | 2024-02-10 | 2024 UVRays Heart Attack Open venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.84 | B+1.15s to BB | Pre-Region 3 Invite - copied venue | |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:10.29 | B+1.10s to BB | 2026-02-20 | 2026 UT 6A State OBS fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:40.48 | B+10.39s to BB | 2024-11-21 | LA Thanksgiving Special slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 45.57 | +4.58s to B | 2023-10-24 | LA Spooky Sprints slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:34.15 | +8.56s to B | 2024-02-09 | 2024 UVRays Heart Attack Open venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 41.59 | +6.80s to B | 2022-11-11 | 2022 OA Thanksgiving Turkey Meat venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:21.02 | 2023-12-16 | LA Grinchmas Special slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:55.97 | +9.78s to B | 2024-01-20 | 2024 OA Winter Blast venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 35.03 | B+1.44s to BB | 2026-05-29 | 2026 UT CHAT Non-Qualifier venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:15.63 | B+2.94s to BB | 2026-06-06 | Speed Lake City 2026 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:53.51 | +4.12s to B | 2025-06-06 | Speed Lake City 2025 venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 38.40 | B+0.01s to BB | 2025-06-06 | Speed Lake City 2025 venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:24.48 | B+3.59s to BB | 2026-06-12 | 2026 UT CHAT INVITATIONAL venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:02.16 | B+6.97s to BB | 2025-06-06 | Speed Lake City 2025 venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 51.28 | +4.99s to B | 2023-06-26 | 2023 UT HAST RWB BC Medals Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:10.77 | +32.48s to B | 2022-06-27 | 2022 UT HAST RWB BC venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.29 | B+0.10s to BB | 2026-06-06 | Speed Lake City 2026 venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:07.70 | B+10.51s to BB | 2025-06-07 | Speed Lake City 2025 venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · SCY
1080 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 7:08.52 | 334 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:40.48 | 408 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:55.97 | 338 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1606 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:20.79 | 482 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:10.29 | 478 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:34.15 | 308 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:55.97 | 338 |
| 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 1:07.67
Front half 32.66s · back half 35.01s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:20.79
Front half 69.29s · back half 71.50s
500 Freestyle SCY 7:08.52
Front half 218.63s · back half 209.89s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:10.29
Front half 33.88s · back half 36.41s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:40.48
Front half 80.47s · back half 80.01s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:34.15
Front half 45.13s · back half 49.02s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:21.02
Front half 16.80s · back half 64.22s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:55.97
Front half 86.09s · back half 89.88s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:15.63
Front half 36.04s · back half 39.59s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:53.51
Front half 86.95s · back half 86.56s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:24.48
Front half 41.47s · back half 43.01s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:02.16
Front half 89.63s · back half 92.53s
100 Breaststroke LCM 2:10.77
Front half 61.94s · back half 68.83s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:07.70
Front half 90.04s · back half 97.66s
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.