Margaret Payton
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.16 | A+0.07s to AA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.18 | A+0.59s to AA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:05.95 | A+3.66s to AA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 ECA Southeastern Classic venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:35.72 | A+5.73s to AA | 2026-03-26 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 35.56 | +0.37s to B | 2025-09-27 | 2025 ECA Splash & Dash Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:13.59 | B+4.40s to BB | 2026-01-11 | 2026 CAT Frozen Frenzy venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 36.05 | BB+0.86s to A | 2025-09-27 | 2025 ECA Splash & Dash Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:14.68 | BB+1.29s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:41.25 | BB+1.16s to A | 2026-02-14 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.55 | BB+0.66s to A | 2025-09-27 | 2025 ECA Splash & Dash Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:11.61 | B+2.82s to BB | 2025-10-11 | 2025 CAT Rock the Block slow pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:11.95 | 2025-09-27 | 2025 ECA Splash & Dash Invitational venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:25.01 | BB+2.62s to A | 2026-02-15 | 2026 CAT Valentine Splash venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:08.97 | BB+5.48s to A | 2025-11-22 | 2025 ECA Southeastern Classic venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.10 | BB+0.11s to A | 2025-06-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:08.04 | BB+0.95s to A | 2025-06-22 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:33.29 | BB+8.10s to A | 2025-06-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:20.42 | BB+13.73s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCAC Summer Tar Heel States venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 11:04.50 | BB+29.11s to A | 2025-06-22 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.88 | +0.49s to B | 2022-06-17 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:24.60 | B+3.71s to BB | 2025-06-22 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:12.16 | +3.47s to B | 2022-06-19 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 45.16 | B+2.17s to BB | 2022-06-17 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:32.46 | B+1.17s to BB | 2025-06-21 | 2025 TAC TITANS Summer Trident venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:33.17 | +0.08s to B | 2022-06-18 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.85 | B+0.66s to BB | 2022-06-17 | 2022 VA SwimRVA Summer Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 3:06.95 | +0.46s to B | 2025-06-08 | STAR Andres E. Hartle Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:49.60 | BB+6.01s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 NCAC Summer Tar Heel States venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:59.79 | BB+12.80s to A | 2025-07-24 | 2025 NCAC Summer Tar Heel States venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 Breaststroke | SCY | 38.57 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-28 | 2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied |
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 · LCM
2921 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:20.42 | 566 |
| 200 BK LCM | 3:12.16 | 380 |
| 200 BR LCM | 3:33.17 | 403 |
| 200 FL LCM | 3:06.95 | 405 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:49.60 | 586 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:59.79 | 581 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2769 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:05.95 | 673 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:13.59 | 417 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:14.68 | 617 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:11.61 | 457 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:25.01 | 605 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 57.18
Front half 27.26s · back half 29.92s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:05.95
Front half 60.05s · back half 65.90s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:35.72
Front half 165.97s · back half 169.75s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:13.59
Front half 35.54s · back half 38.05s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:14.68
Front half 35.08s · back half 39.60s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:41.25
Front half 78.32s · back half 82.93s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:11.61
Front half 32.41s · back half 39.20s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:11.95
Front half 34.76s · back half 37.19s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:25.01
Front half 70.14s · back half 74.87s
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:08.97
Front half 156.35s · back half 152.62s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:08.04
Front half 32.33s · back half 35.71s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:33.29
Front half 75.92s · back half 77.37s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:20.42 RT 1.63s
Front half 158.69s · back half 161.73s
800 Freestyle LCM 11:04.50
Front half 332.23s · back half 332.27s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:24.60
Front half 41.02s · back half 43.58s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:12.16
Front half 95.88s · back half 96.28s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:32.46
Front half 43.85s · back half 48.61s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:33.17
Front half 103.86s · back half 109.31s
200 Butterfly LCM 3:06.95
Front half 84.36s · back half 102.59s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:49.60
Front half 80.77s · back half 88.83s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:59.79
Front half 178.31s · back half 181.48s
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.