swimJames Bowers
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 33.01 | B+0.42s to BB | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:13.09 | B+2.50s to BB | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:43.76 | B+9.07s to BB | 2024-11-16 | GBSA - 2024 Thanksgiving Swim Fest venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 9:07.46 | +101.27s to B | 2023-12-09 | 2023 ASC Holiday Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 40.48 | B+2.39s to BB | 2024-12-08 | 2024 NAAC Holiday Blast slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:21.02 | BB+5.43s to A | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 50.19 | +3.30s to B | 2024-11-16 | GBSA - 2024 Thanksgiving Swim Fest venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 39.45 | B+2.56s to BB | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:24.90 | B+3.21s to BB | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:12.41 | B+14.22s to BB | 2024-12-07 | 2024 NAAC Holiday Blast slow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 36.35 | BB+2.16s to A | 2025-07-12 | 2025 NBAC Mid Summer Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:20.12 | BB+4.83s to A | 2025-07-27 | 2025 Maryland Long Course Junior Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 3:02.15 | B+5.96s to BB | 2025-07-11 | 2025 NBAC Mid Summer Classic venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 6:11.76 | BB+27.37s to A | 2025-04-05 | 2025 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80s" LCM Sw venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 24:34.83 | BB+65.34s to A | 2025-06-13 | 2025 CAC Schools Out For Summer slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 42.89 | BB+2.60s to A | 2025-04-04 | 2025 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80s" LCM Sw venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:30.67 | BB+2.48s to A | 2025-04-05 | 2025 CAC Spring "Swimming to the 80s" LCM Sw venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:10.95 | BB+4.96s to A | 2025-05-10 | 2025 NAAC MOTHER'S DAY MEET venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 55.72 | +2.33s to B | 2025-07-27 | 2025 Maryland Long Course Junior Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 41.87 | B+0.28s to BB | 2025-07-12 | 2025 NBAC Mid Summer Classic venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:40.89 | +0.20s to B | 2024-07-27 | 2024 Maryland Long Course Junior Championship venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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 | 38.52 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2023-10-15 | 2023 CBAC Eric T. Askins Memorial Meet |
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 · LCM
1237 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 6:11.76 | 454 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:30.67 | 467 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:40.89 | 316 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 11-12 · LCM
1804 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 3:02.15 | 401 |
| 50 BK LCM | 42.89 | 438 |
| 50 BR LCM | 55.72 | 271 |
| 50 FL LCM | 41.87 | 378 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:40.89 | 316 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 2:43.76
Front half 80.44s · back half 83.32s
500 Freestyle SCY 9:07.46
Front half 261.80s · back half 285.66s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:12.41
Front half 94.40s · back half 98.01s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:20.12
Front half 38.60s · back half 41.52s
200 Freestyle LCM 3:02.15
Front half 88.70s · back half 93.45s
400 Freestyle LCM 6:11.76
Front half 256.12s · back half 115.64s
1500 Freestyle LCM 24:34.83
100 Backstroke LCM 1:30.67
Front half 44.57s · back half 46.10s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:10.95
Front half 96.15s · back half 94.80s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:40.89
Front half 105.33s · back half 115.56s
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.