Ethan Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.04 | AA+0.35s to AAA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 CA CCAQ WAG Qualifier venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.08 | AA+1.39s to AAA | 2025-12-07 | 2025 CA CCAQ WAG Qualifier venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.61 | A+3.42s to AA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 CA CCAQ WAG Qualifier venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:34.74 | BB+22.05s to A | 2025-09-28 | 2025 CA RAA AB/C SC Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 59.65 | BB+3.46s to A | 2025-09-28 | 2025 CA RAA AB/C SC Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:13.59 | BB+9.80s to A | 2025-09-27 | 2025 CA RAA AB/C SC Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.19 | AA+0.90s to AAA | 2026-02-01 | 2026 CA Eastern Committee Winter SCY Champs fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.93 | BB+0.74s to A | 2025-11-08 | 2025 Legends of Coaching Series_Peter Daland venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:09.87 | BB+3.08s to A | 2025-09-28 | 2025 CA RAA AB/C SC Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.37 | AA+0.28s to AAA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 CA CCAQ Eastern Committee LC Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.21 | AA+2.02s to AAA | 2026-06-12 | ARMADA-2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:15.79 | BB+4.20s to A | 2025-05-24 | 2025 CA RST BB/B/C Long Course Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.13 | A+0.54s to AA | 2026-06-26 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:09.41 | BB+2.42s to A | 2026-06-26 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:37.80 | BB+11.91s to A | 2026-06-13 | ARMADA-2026 SCS June AG Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:22.36 | B+1.47s to BB | 2025-07-13 | 2025 CA CCAQ Eastern Committee LC Champs venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:16.23 | +5.74s to B | 2023-06-23 | 2023 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.80 | A+0.21s to AA | 2025-05-24 | 2025 CA RST BB/B/C Long Course Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:06.26 | BB+1.97s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:34.52 | BB+6.43s to A | 2026-06-26 | 2026 SE Richard Quick Invitational |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
Pool tags are a venue speed heuristic (median deviation of all swims there vs each swimmer's typical time) — see the venue page for the method.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.29 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-11-08 | 2025 Legends of Coaching Series_Peter Daland |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.59 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-02-26 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.22 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.30 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.20 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SI CA/NV Speedo Sectionals Oceanside |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.21 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-07-12 | 2025 CA CCAQ Eastern Committee LC Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.84 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-07-26 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.01 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-25 | 2025 CA SCS Summer A/G Champs |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.52 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-07-13 | 2025 CA CCAQ Eastern Committee LC Champs |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 29.91 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-06-15 | 2025 June Age Group Invite |
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 · SCY
1681 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:34.74 | 538 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:13.59 | 526 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:09.87 | 617 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
2868 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:15.79 | 602 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:09.41 | 589 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:22.36 | 493 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:06.26 | 603 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:34.52 | 581 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.08
Front half 23.63s · back half 25.45s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.61
Front half 56.84s · back half 56.77s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:34.74
Front half 168.09s · back half 166.65s
100 Backstroke SCY 59.65
Front half 29.06s · back half 30.59s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:13.59
Front half 64.48s · back half 69.11s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:09.87
Front half 60.64s · back half 69.23s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:15.79
Front half 66.99s · back half 68.80s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:09.41
Front half 33.22s · back half 36.19s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:37.80
Front half 75.87s · back half 81.93s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:22.36
Front half 37.92s · back half 44.44s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:16.23
Front half 93.24s · back half 102.99s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:34.52
Front half 72.09s · back half 82.43s
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.