Ben Gardner
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.31 | BB+1.62s to A | 2026-03-08 | PYSA Champs 2026 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.28 | B+0.49s to BB | 2026-03-07 | PYSA Champs 2026 venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:16.46 | B+8.07s to BB | 2025-10-11 | 2025 TYDE Andy Craver Autumn Leaves Inv venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:07.28 | B+17.79s to BB | 2025-11-08 | 2025 HOKI November Invitational - copied venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.03 | B+2.54s to BB | 2026-03-08 | PYSA Champs 2026 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:43.86 | +12.07s to B | 2025-10-18 | LY 2025 YMCA October Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:22.41 | +3.82s to B | 2025-10-11 | 2025 TYDE Andy Craver Autumn Leaves Inv venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:09.37 | +0.68s to B | 2026-03-07 | PYSA Champs 2026 venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:06.26 | +32.07s to B | 2023-11-05 | 2023 HOKI 13&Over November Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.35 | +1.06s to B | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:24.94 | BB+7.75s to A | 2026-06-20 | 2026 Firefish June Jam venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 44.54 | +5.85s to B | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:21.01 | B+5.62s to BB | 2026-06-20 | 2026 Firefish June Jam venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 50.36 | +7.77s to B | 2024-06-01 | 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:49.51 | +18.12s to B | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.87 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-07 | PYSA Champs 2026 |
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
957 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:07.28 | 425 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:43.86 | 308 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:06.26 | 224 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
1799 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:16.46 | 417 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:07.03 | 432 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:22.41 | 343 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:09.37 | 383 |
| 200 IM SCY | 3:06.26 | 224 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 59.28
Front half 28.21s · back half 31.07s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:16.46
Front half 65.80s · back half 70.66s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:07.28
Front half 181.45s · back half 185.83s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.03
Front half 32.76s · back half 34.27s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:43.86
Front half 79.12s · back half 84.74s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:22.41
Front half 39.11s · back half 43.30s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:09.37
Front half 30.75s · back half 38.62s
200 Individual Medley SCY 3:06.26
200 Freestyle LCM 2:24.94
Front half 68.69s · back half 76.25s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:21.01 RT 0.83s
Front half 39.39s · back half 41.62s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:49.51 RT 0.81s
Front half 52.46s · back half 57.05s
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.