Blake Nelson
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.56 | AAA+0.87s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.27s to Futures | 2024-10-18 | 2024 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.83 | AAA+1.34s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.44s to Futures | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:43.12 | AAA+2.53s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.53s to Futures | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.81 | AA+0.52s to AAA·+1.12s to Futures | 2024-10-18 | 2024 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 51.26 | AAA+2.07s to AAAA·Futures ✓+2.07s to Winter JNs | 2025-03-16 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:53.09 | AAA+4.80s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.30s to Futures | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.81 | AA+0.82s to AAA·+2.52s to Futures | 2024-10-18 | 2024 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.14 | AAA+0.95s to AAAA·+1.25s to Futures | 2024-10-18 | 2024 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.03 | BB+3.84s to A·+4.84s to Sectionals | 2022-10-23 | 2022 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:57.29 | AA+1.10s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.40s to Futures | 2024-10-19 | 2024 CO Scary FAST Invite venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.95 | AAA+0.96s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.36s to Futures | 2024-07-14 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.42 | AAA+0.73s to AAAA·Futures ✓+0.83s to Winter JNs | 2024-03-08 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:00.42 | AAA+5.23s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.63s to Futures | 2024-07-12 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:35.53 | A+6.54s to AA·+1.14s to Sectionals | 2024-06-22 | 2024 RST Rushmore Classic Swim Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.37 | A+0.78s to AA·+3.48s to Futures | 2021-07-25 | 2021 ND LC Championship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 59.76 | AAA+1.07s to AAAA·Futures ✓+0.97s to Winter JNs | 2024-07-12 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:13.48 | AAA+5.79s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.59s to Futures | 2024-07-13 | 2024 CZ North Section Summer Sectionals venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:06.59 | +25.60s to B·+35.70s to Futures | 2015-07-12 | AQST Summer Sizzler Swim Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:16.96 | +49.87s to B·+63.26s to Sectionals | 2015-07-11 | AQST Summer Sizzler Swim Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 55.70 | +20.91s to B·+29.41s to Futures | 2015-05-30 | 2015 Aquastorm Early Bird Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:34.95 | +19.96s to B·+31.86s to Sectionals | 2018-08-02 | 2018 MN Central Zone 14 & U Championship |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:22.94 | A+1.05s to AA·Sectionals ✓+10.15s to Futures | 2024-06-21 | 2024 RST Rushmore Classic Swim Meet venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.63 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-14 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:41.15 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-13 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 51.10 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-03-15 | 2025 MN RSC CZ North Section Spring Champions |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.08 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2021 ND LC Championship | |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:04.35 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-03-07 | 2024 USA Swimming Speedo Championship Series |
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 · LCM
2295 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:35.53 | 702 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:13.48 | 859 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:22.94 | 734 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3168 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:43.12 | 917 |
| 100 BK SCY | 51.26 | 867 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:00.03 | 546 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:57.29 | 838 |
| 100 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 46.83
Front half 22.63s · back half 24.20s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:43.12
Front half 49.14s · back half 53.98s
100 Backstroke SCY 51.26
Front half 24.65s · back half 26.61s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:53.09
Front half 53.03s · back half 60.06s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:00.03
Front half 28.07s · back half 31.96s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:57.29
Front half 54.55s · back half 62.74s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:00.42 RT 0.70s
Front half 57.89s · back half 62.53s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:35.53
Front half 133.57s · back half 141.96s
100 Backstroke LCM 59.76 RT 0.64s
Front half 28.69s · back half 31.07s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:13.48 RT 0.67s
Front half 64.15s · back half 69.33s
100 Breaststroke LCM 2:16.96
Front half 67.00s · back half 69.96s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:22.94
Front half 66.16s · back half 76.78s
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.