swimEthan Vales
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.59 | A+0.20s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- LWSA venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.41 | A+2.12s to AA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ISI Summer LWSA Regional venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:51.78 | AA+4.69s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- LWSA venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.26 | A+1.17s to AA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ISI Summer LWSA Regional venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.24 | A+1.55s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- LWSA venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.91 | AAA+0.32s to AAAA | 2026-03-08 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 59.70 | AAA+1.91s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:06.98 | AAA+1.69s to AAAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:00.67 | AA+1.78s to AAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 SC Illinois Senior Championships - copi venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:25.32 | AA+10.83s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 ISI Summer LWSA Regional venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 32.24 | AAA+0.75s to AAAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:10.61 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:31.18 | AAA+4.69s to AAAA | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.89 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- LWSA |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:09.99 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-08-02 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior 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 15-16 · SCY
2539 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR SCY | 2:06.98 | 960 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.67 | 825 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:25.32 | 754 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
3180 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:51.78 | 759 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.24 | 694 |
| 100 BR SCY | 59.70 | 902 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:00.67 | 825 |
| 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 53.41
Front half 25.45s · back half 27.96s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:51.78
Front half 53.43s · back half 58.35s
100 Backstroke SCY 57.24
Front half 27.97s · back half 29.27s
100 Breaststroke SCY 59.70
Front half 28.11s · back half 31.59s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:06.98
Front half 61.42s · back half 65.56s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:00.67
Front half 58.89s · back half 61.78s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:25.32
Front half 131.64s · back half 133.68s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:10.61 RT 0.68s
Front half 32.77s · back half 37.84s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:31.18 RT 0.69s
Front half 72.57s · back half 78.61s
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.