Penelope Chao

Fage 12FLGANCSZNCNCAC

120 plausible swims · 16 meets · 2025-01-01 → 2026-03-28

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	26.47	AAA+0.68s to AAAA·+1.58s to Sectionals	2025-09-26	2025 Blue White Intrasquad venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	54.13	AAAA·+0.04s to Sectionals	2026-03-28	2026 NCAC Spring Tar Heel States - copied venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:53.74	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.45s to Futures	2026-02-27	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	5:07.80	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+5.21s to Futures	2026-02-28	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	10:29.45	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+8.96s to Futures	2025-11-21	2025 YOTA/Arena Turkey Classic venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	28.96	AAAA·+0.37s to Sectionals	2025-12-14	Triad Tropic Invitational - copied venue
100 Backstroke	SCY	58.63	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.54s to Futures	2026-03-22	2026 NC TAC ESSZ Age Group Sectionals venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:06.47	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.28s to Futures	2026-01-18	GSA January Jump Start 2026 venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	33.35	AAA+0.36s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+3.56s to Futures	2025-12-14	Triad Tropic Invitational - copied venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:09.52	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.03s to Futures	2025-01-01	SA- Best of the South
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:27.22	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+4.53s to Futures	2026-03-01	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue
50 Butterfly	SCY	27.60	AAAA·+0.21s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	SA- Best of the South
100 Butterfly	SCY	58.35	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.76s to Futures	2026-03-21	2026 NC TAC ESSZ Age Group Sectionals venue
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:08.60	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+3.21s to Futures	2026-02-28	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	1:02.72	AAAA	2025-12-13	Triad Tropic Invitational - copied venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:07.11	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.72s to Futures	2026-03-01	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:33.07	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.38s to Futures	2025-12-12	Triad Tropic Invitational - copied venue
50 Freestyle	LCM	29.86	AAA+0.57s to AAAA·+1.47s to Sectionals	2025-06-29	EAC Independence Invitational venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	1:04.99	AAA+0.70s to AAAA·+3.70s to Sectionals	2025-06-14	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:13.40	AAAA·+1.31s to Sectionals	2025-07-31	2025 FL Southern Zone Age Group Championship venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:42.72	AAAA·+3.93s to Sectionals	2025-08-01	2025 FL Southern Zone Age Group Championship venue
50 Backstroke	LCM	33.64	AAAA·+0.75s to Sectionals	2025-06-14	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:11.48	AAAA·+1.69s to Sectionals	2025-06-15	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:36.72	AAA+0.63s to AAAA·+4.73s to Sectionals	2025-06-29	EAC Independence Invitational venue
50 Breaststroke	LCM	37.19	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+2.40s to Futures	2025-06-14	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:19.60	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+3.61s to Futures	2025-08-01	2025 FL Southern Zone Age Group Championship venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:51.33	AAAA·Sectionals ✓+7.94s to Futures	2025-06-27	EAC Independence Invitational venue
50 Butterfly	LCM	31.43	AAA+0.04s to AAAA·+0.14s to Sectionals	2025-06-15	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:09.49	AAAA·+2.10s to Sectionals	2025-06-13	2025 GCY Sprint and Distance venue
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:38.62	AAA+0.33s to AAAA·+7.33s to Sectionals	2025-06-28	EAC Independence Invitational venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:36.20	AAAA·+4.81s to Sectionals	2025-06-29	EAC Independence Invitational venue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.

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	24.89	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 4)	2026-03-01	2026 NCS SC AG CHAMPS
50 Butterfly	SCY	26.97	flying	200 Medley Relay (leg 3)	2026-01-17	GSA January Jump Start 2026
50 Freestyle	LCM	29.08	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 2)	2025-07-20	NCS LC AG 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 11-12 · SCY

5487 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
500 FR SCY	5:07.80	1100
100 BK SCY	58.63	1100
100 BR SCY	1:09.52	1087
100 FL SCY	58.35	1100
200 IM SCY	2:07.11	1100

IMR 11-12 · SCY

5146 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR SCY	1:53.74	1100
50 BK SCY	28.96	1013
50 BR SCY	33.35	967
50 FL SCY	27.60	1009
100 IM SCY	1:02.72	1057

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 54.13 RT 0.65s

26.33

27.80

Front half 26.33s · back half 27.80s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.74

26.18

28.24

29.25

30.07

Front half 54.42s · back half 59.32s

500 Freestyle SCY 5:07.80

26.94

30.31

30.93

30.98

30.59

31.13

31.67

32.03

31.97

31.25

Front half 149.75s · back half 158.05s

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:29.45

28.63

31.00

31.29

31.75

31.65

31.60

31.70

31.81

31.80

31.26

32.08

32.01

31.99

31.88

32.12

31.83

31.09

31.57

31.68

30.71

Front half 312.49s · back half 316.96s

100 Backstroke SCY 58.63

28.71

29.92

Front half 28.71s · back half 29.92s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:06.47

29.64

31.87

32.36

32.60

Front half 61.51s · back half 64.96s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.52 split/total mismatch

32.59

4.34

Front half 32.59s · back half 36.93s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.22

33.15

37.15

37.83

39.09

Front half 70.30s · back half 76.92s

100 Butterfly SCY 58.35

27.16

31.19

Front half 27.16s · back half 31.19s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:08.60

28.79

32.34

32.79

34.68

Front half 61.13s · back half 67.47s

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:02.72

28.94

33.78

Front half 28.94s · back half 33.78s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.11

27.54

31.33

37.73

30.51

Front half 58.87s · back half 68.24s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:33.07

28.59

33.20

34.88

34.40

38.62

39.77

31.97

31.64

Front half 131.07s · back half 142.00s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:04.99

31.33

33.66

Front half 31.33s · back half 33.66s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.40

30.89

33.83

34.07

34.61

Front half 64.72s · back half 68.68s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.72

32.04

35.12

36.07

36.26

36.61

36.13

35.68

34.81

Front half 139.49s · back half 143.23s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:11.48

35.15

36.33

Front half 35.15s · back half 36.33s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:36.72

37.77

40.32

39.88

38.75

Front half 78.09s · back half 78.63s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:19.60

37.04

42.56

Front half 37.04s · back half 42.56s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:51.33

38.11

43.79

44.81

44.62

Front half 81.90s · back half 89.43s

100 Butterfly LCM 1:09.49

33.08

36.41

Front half 33.08s · back half 36.41s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:38.62

34.26

39.56

41.54

43.26

Front half 73.82s · back half 84.80s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:36.20

34.00

39.38

45.48

37.34

Front half 73.38s · back half 82.82s

Reaction time

fastest 0.55s average 1.044s slowest 1.96s 9 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 26.47 2 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 54.13 4 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.74 5 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 5:07.80 3 swims

1000 Freestyle SCY 10:29.45 2 swims

50 Backstroke SCY 28.96 7 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 58.63 8 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:06.47 3 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 33.35 3 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.52 6 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:27.22 3 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 27.60 3 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 58.35 8 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:08.60 5 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 1:02.72 5 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.11 7 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:33.07 2 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 29.86 2 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 1:04.99 3 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 2:13.40 7 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:42.72 4 swims

50 Backstroke LCM 33.64 1 swim

100 Backstroke LCM 1:11.48 1 swim

200 Backstroke LCM 2:36.72 1 swim

50 Breaststroke LCM 37.19 8 swims

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:19.60 6 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:51.33 3 swims

50 Butterfly LCM 31.43 3 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:09.49 2 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:38.62 1 swim

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:36.20 2 swims