Michael Powell
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.12 | AA+0.03s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | Cal Invitational Swim Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 47.39 | AAA+1.30s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | Cal Invitational Swim Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:40.01 | AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:23.90 | AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:00.55 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 15:04.77 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 24.70 | AA+0.11s to AAA | 2026-02-14 | 2026 Santa Clara Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 52.77 | AA+0.28s to AAA | 2026-01-17 | Cal Invitational Swim Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:53.49 | AAA+3.90s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | Cal Invitational Swim Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:04.78 | BB+0.09s to A | 2026-01-24 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.64 | AA+0.15s to AAA | 2026-02-07 | Alto Feb 7-8 CBA Valentines Day venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 51.92 | AAA+2.33s to AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:51.05 | AAAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:55.43 | AAA+3.24s to AAAA | 2026-01-24 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:10.92 | AAA+9.43s to AAAA | 2026-02-08 | Alto Feb 7-8 CBA Valentines Day venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.51 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 DACA LC CBA Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 54.15 | AAA+1.16s to AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 DACA LC CBA Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:59.24 | AAA+2.65s to AAAA | 2026-06-14 | 2026 DACA LC CBA Meet venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:04.38 | AAAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:26.68 | AAAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 15:49.38 | AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:15.38 | AA+0.59s to AAA | 2026-06-28 | Pacific Swimming Long Course Senior Open venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.31 | AAA+0.92s to AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 DACA LC CBA Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 58.33 | AAA+1.34s to AAAA | 2026-06-27 | Pacific Swimming Long Course Senior Open venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:09.53 | AAA+2.34s to AAAA | 2026-06-28 | Pacific Swimming Long Course Senior Open venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:13.85 | AAA+3.86s to AAAA | 2026-06-27 | Pacific Swimming Long Course Senior Open 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 Freestyle | SCY | 22.34 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-01-24 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.78 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-01-24 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.98 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-01 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 47.26 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-05-09 | 2026 CCS Swimming & Diving Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 45.90 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-02-27 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:42.41 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2026-02-26 | 2026 CA NV Speedo Sect @ CCA |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.09 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-01-25 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.67 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-01-25 | 2026 Zone 1 North Championships |
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
4656 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:23.90 | 1099 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:53.49 | 859 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:51.05 | 966 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:55.43 | 879 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:10.92 | 853 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4169 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:40.01 | 1005 |
| 100 BK SCY | 52.77 | 795 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:04.78 | 645 |
| 100 FL SCY | 51.92 | 845 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:55.43 | 879 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 47.39
Front half 23.12s · back half 24.27s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.01
Front half 48.61s · back half 51.40s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:23.90
Front half 129.98s · back half 133.92s
100 Backstroke SCY 52.77
Front half 26.06s · back half 26.71s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:53.49
Front half 54.88s · back half 58.61s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:04.78
Front half 30.83s · back half 33.95s
100 Butterfly SCY 51.92
Front half 24.76s · back half 27.16s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:51.05
Front half 52.82s · back half 58.23s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:55.43
Front half 53.80s · back half 61.63s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:10.92
Front half 120.11s · back half 130.81s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:04.38 RT 0.62s
Front half 119.87s · back half 124.51s
800 Freestyle LCM 8:26.68 RT 0.61s
Front half 251.77s · back half 254.91s
1500 Freestyle LCM 15:49.38 RT 0.63s
Front half 474.33s · back half 475.05s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:15.38
Front half 64.98s · back half 70.40s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:09.53
Front half 62.63s · back half 66.90s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:13.85
Front half 62.13s · back half 71.72s
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.