Tristan Merkl
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.49 | A+0.10s to AA·+0.20s to Sectionals | 2024-02-23 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.33 | A+0.04s to AA·+1.64s to Sectionals | 2025-03-06 | 2025 OKS Senior State Championship |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:56.39 | A+4.40s to AA·+6.70s to Sectionals | 2024-02-25 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:23.50 | BB+6.01s to A·+28.51s to Sectionals | 2024-03-01 | 2024 OKS Senior SCY State Championships |
| 800 Freestyle | SCY | 9:20.84 | 2024-10-25 | AESC Halloween Meet 2024 | |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:28.57 | BB+26.98s to A·+79.58s to Sectionals | 2024-02-23 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 19:37.32 | BB+74.53s to A·+152.33s to Sectionals | 2024-10-25 | AESC Halloween Meet 2024 |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 59.88 | BB+1.79s to A·+2.09s to Sectionals | 2025-03-06 | 2025 OKS Senior State Championship |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:19.67 | B+1.78s to BB·+16.58s to Sectionals | 2023-11-18 | 2023 Bison Aquatic Club Turkey Meet |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.37 | AA+0.48s to AAA·+2.18s to Sectionals | 2025-03-06 | 2025 OKS Senior State Championship |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.77 | BB+3.78s to A·+4.68s to Sectionals | 2023-11-18 | 2023 Bison Aquatic Club Turkey Meet |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:29.82 | BB+6.63s to A·+10.33s to Sectionals | 2024-02-23 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 29.26 | BB+2.07s to A·+5.57s to Sectionals | 2023-11-18 | 2023 Bison Aquatic Club Turkey Meet |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:07.06 | B+4.57s to BB·+11.27s to Sectionals | 2024-10-25 | AESC Halloween Meet 2024 |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:11.91 | BB+2.22s to A·+9.02s to Sectionals | 2025-03-06 | 2025 OKS Senior State Championship |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:50.85 | BB+13.16s to A·+26.86s to Sectionals | 2024-02-24 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.55 | A+0.46s to AA·+1.26s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 22nd Annual AESC Summer Splash 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.02 | A+1.03s to AA·+2.23s to Sectionals | 2024-07-19 | 2024 OKS LCM State Championship |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:18.48 | BB+3.69s to A·+12.49s to Sectionals | 2024-01-01 | 2024 Oklahoma Sprint Festival |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:54.43 | BB+6.84s to A·+30.44s to Sectionals | 2024-07-19 | 2024 OKS LCM State Championship |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:59.83 | B+14.04s to BB·+105.84s to Sectionals | 2023-07-23 | 2023 OKS LCM State Championship venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 20:49.15 | B+6.36s to BB·+189.16s to Sectionals | 2023-07-21 | 2023 OKS LCM State Championship venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.87 | BB+0.38s to A·+4.18s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 22nd Annual AESC Summer Splash 2025 |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:10.62 | BB+2.53s to A·+5.43s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 22nd Annual AESC Summer Splash 2025 |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:39.99 | BB+12.30s to A·+16.90s to Sectionals | 2023-07-23 | 2023 OKS LCM State Championship venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.03 | AA+1.14s to AAA·+2.04s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 22nd Annual AESC Summer Splash 2025 |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:20.91 | BB+3.92s to A·+5.42s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 22nd Annual AESC Summer Splash 2025 |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:01.82 | B+0.43s to BB·+19.33s to Sectionals | 2023-07-21 | 2023 OKS LCM State Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.20 | BB+2.41s to A·+5.81s to Sectionals | 2024-06-07 | Junebugs and Fireflies |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:35.18 | +18.19s to B·+31.69s to Sectionals | 2023-05-06 | 2023 KMSC Spring Twister venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:35.58 | BB+4.29s to A·+13.59s to Sectionals | 2024-07-19 | 2024 OKS LCM State Championship |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.44 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-02-25 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.03 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-02-23 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.01 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-02-24 | 2024 OKS 14-Under SCY State Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:11.27 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2023-07-22 | 2023 OKS LCM State Championship |
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
2907 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:23.50 | 622 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:19.67 | 497 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:29.82 | 584 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:11.91 | 631 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:50.85 | 573 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2898 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:56.39 | 672 |
| 100 BK SCY | 59.88 | 606 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:09.77 | 565 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:07.06 | 424 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:11.91 | 631 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 1:56.39
Front half 54.64s · back half 61.75s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:28.57
Front half 345.33s · back half 343.24s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:19.67
Front half 68.23s · back half 71.44s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.77
Front half 32.42s · back half 37.35s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:29.82
Front half 70.96s · back half 78.86s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:50.85
Front half 141.98s · back half 148.87s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:18.48
Front half 65.60s · back half 72.88s
1500 Freestyle LCM 20:49.15
Front half 616.62s · back half 632.53s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:39.99
Front half 79.77s · back half 80.22s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:01.82
Front half 85.91s · back half 95.91s
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.