Daniel Choi
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 37.39 | +8.90s to B·+14.20s to Sectionals | 2019-10-18 | 2019 MR COND October Fall Festival |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.31 | B+3.42s to BB·+10.32s to Sectionals | 2024-01-01 | Metropolitan Swimming Club |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.81 | AA+2.72s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+8.22s to Futures | 2025-03-20 | 2025 NJS & Scarlet Gold Championship |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:38.98 | AAA+1.19s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.89s to Futures | 2025-11-16 | 2025 NC SwimMAC November LC SC Invitational venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:30.96 | AAAA·Futures ✓+17.77s to US Open | 2025-11-15 | 2025 NC SwimMAC November LC SC Invitational venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 15:48.84 | AAAA·Futures ✓+17.45s to US Open | 2025-03-20 | 2025 NJS & Scarlet Gold Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 45.66 | +13.87s to B·+21.97s to Futures | 2019-12-13 | 2019 MR NYSA TYR Holiday Classic T/F |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:09.17 | BB+1.88s to A·+7.88s to Sectionals | 2024-01-01 | Metropolitan Swimming Club |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 51.87 | +15.18s to B·+25.58s to Futures | 2019-10-18 | 2019 MR COND October Fall Festival |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 2:12.96 | +65.67s to B·+77.77s to Sectionals | 2023-11-17 | 2023 MR LIAC Thanksgiving Invitational |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:00.78 | AA+2.39s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+7.09s to Futures | 2025-03-20 | 2025 NJS & Scarlet Gold Championship |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:31.28 | 2019-12-13 | 2019 MR NYSA TYR Holiday Classic T/F | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.16 | A+1.87s to AA·+2.17s to Sectionals | 2025-03-20 | 2025 NJS & Scarlet Gold Championship |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:13.42 | AAA+10.43s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+6.43s to Futures | 2025-11-15 | 2025 NC SwimMAC November LC SC Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.15 | BB+0.86s to A·+2.16s to Sectionals | 2024-06-22 | 2024 MR LIAC Summer Fun Invitational |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:02.56 | AAA+4.57s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.77s to Futures | 2025-07-11 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:12.94 | AAA+1.25s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.95s to Futures | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:35.75 | AAAA·Futures ✓+12.66s to US Open | 2025-07-13 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:04.52 | AAAA·US Open ✓+11.83s to Nationals | 2025-07-11 | 2025 LAI Entries venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.62 | A+1.33s to AA·+1.43s to Sectionals | 2026-04-25 | 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:26.85 | A+5.36s to AA·+5.36s to Sectionals | 2026-04-24 | 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.83 | BB+0.84s to A·+4.13s to Sectionals | 2026-04-24 | 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:44.41 | A+3.92s to AA·+3.53s to Sectionals | 2026-04-24 | 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:24.11 | A+2.52s to AA·+3.02s to Sectionals | 2025-11-16 | 2025 NC SwimMAC November LC SC Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:19.83 | AA+1.14s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+7.04s to Futures | 2026-04-24 | 2026 MR LIAC Speedo Long Island Challenge |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:55.15 | AAA+13.06s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+12.76s to Futures | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
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.
IMX / IMR
IMX 15-16 · LCM
4768 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:12.94 | 972 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:26.85 | 680 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:44.41 | 698 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:24.11 | 713 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:19.83 | 842 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:55.15 | 863 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
3074 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:02.56 | 880 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:06.62 | 712 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:17.83 | 640 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:19.83 | 842 |
| 100 FL LCM | — | 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 1:01.31
500 Freestyle SCY 4:38.98
Front half 139.84s · back half 139.14s
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:30.96
Front half 286.30s · back half 284.66s
50 Backstroke SCY 45.66 split/total mismatch
Front half 47.66s · back half -2.00s
100 Butterfly SCY 2:12.96
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:31.28
Front half 42.68s · back half 48.60s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:13.42
Front half 122.58s · back half 130.84s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:02.56
Front half 59.98s · back half 62.58s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:12.94
Front half 125.72s · back half 127.22s
800 Freestyle LCM 8:35.75
Front half 258.79s · back half 256.96s
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:04.52
100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.62
Front half 32.57s · back half 34.05s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:26.85
Front half 72.45s · back half 74.40s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:17.83
Front half 37.37s · back half 40.46s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.41
Front half 79.62s · back half 84.79s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:24.11
Front half 68.76s · back half 75.35s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:19.83
Front half 67.37s · back half 72.46s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:55.15
Front half 142.85s · back half 152.30s
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.