Ben Hammers
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.50 | AA+0.81s to AAA | 2023-03-12 | 2023 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.16 | A+0.27s to AA | 2023-03-09 | 2023 Northwest Spring Speedo Sectionals venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:01.21 | BB+6.32s to A | 2022-12-11 | 222 CO Bill Spahn Mid-Season Finale venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:05.23 | +0.44s to B | 2021-10-23 | 2021 CO Scary FAST Open venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.15 | +0.26s to B | 2020-10-23 | 2020 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:02.14 | B+1.25s to BB | 2023-01-22 | 2023 CO FAST Winter Open venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:21.61 | B+7.52s to BB | 2023-01-21 | 2023 CO FAST Winter Open venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:11.87 | B+2.28s to BB | 2021-11-21 | 2021 CO CUDA Pentathlon XXXIV venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:49.66 | +6.77s to B | 2022-01-23 | 2022 CO FAST Winter Open venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.11 | B+1.42s to BB | 2020-10-23 | 2020 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.61 | BB+3.42s to A | 2022-01-23 | 2022 CO FAST Winter Open venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:42.26 | +14.77s to B | 2020-10-24 | 2020 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:19.51 | B+2.22s to BB | 2022-12-10 | 222 CO Bill Spahn Mid-Season Finale venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.12 | AA+1.03s to AAA | 2022-07-29 | Finals - Western Zone Senior Champs fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.95 | A+2.26s to AA | 2022-07-27 | Finals - Western Zone Senior Champs fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:28.66 | B+6.07s to BB | 2021-06-26 | 2021 CO TOPS Summer Invitational venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:24.15 | B+20.16s to BB | 2022-07-17 | 2022 CO NCS Gold District Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 36.61 | B+2.02s to BB | 2021-04-23 | 2021 CO FAST Spring Splash LC Open venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:16.56 | B+3.97s to BB | 2022-07-17 | 2022 CO NCS Gold District Championships venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:49.90 | B+11.81s to BB | 2022-07-16 | 2022 CO NCS Gold District Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:26.87 | B+5.98s to BB | 2022-06-11 | 2022 CO FAST June Bonanza venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 31.51 | BB+1.62s to A | 2021-06-27 | 2021 CO TOPS Summer Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:11.68 | B+1.99s to BB | 2022-07-01 | 2022 CO Grand Junction Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:45.44 | B+5.05s to BB | 2022-07-03 | 2022 CO Grand Junction Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:07.00 | B+22.51s to BB | 2021-07-09 | 2021 NCS Gold District Championships venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 22.46 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2023-03-05 | 2023 CO NCS Winter District Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.47 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2023-03-04 | 2023 CO NCS Winter District Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.78 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2021-07-22 | 2021 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:09.96 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2021-07-22 | 2021 CO CSI Senior LC State 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 17-18 · SCY
2031 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:05.23 | 414 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:21.61 | 442 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:49.66 | 368 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:42.26 | 309 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:19.51 | 498 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2579 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:01.21 | 564 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:02.14 | 487 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:11.87 | 472 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.61 | 558 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:19.51 | 498 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 50.16 RT 0.55s
Front half 23.53s · back half 26.63s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.21
Front half 57.55s · back half 63.66s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:05.23
Front half 173.09s · back half 192.14s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:02.14
Front half 30.75s · back half 31.39s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:21.61
Front half 68.69s · back half 72.92s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:11.87
Front half 33.75s · back half 38.12s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:49.66
Front half 78.51s · back half 91.15s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.61
Front half 26.99s · back half 32.62s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:42.26
Front half 73.67s · back half 88.59s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:19.51
Front half 62.94s · back half 76.57s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.95
Front half 27.63s · back half 32.32s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:28.66
Front half 65.70s · back half 82.96s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:24.15
Front half 156.73s · back half 167.42s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:16.56
Front half 37.65s · back half 38.91s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:49.90
Front half 84.26s · back half 85.64s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:26.87
Front half 40.15s · back half 46.72s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:11.68
Front half 31.30s · back half 40.38s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:45.44
Front half 74.81s · back half 90.63s
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:07.00
Front half 167.23s · back half 199.77s
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.