Sam Paley
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.83 | BB+0.64s to A | 2017-03-19 | Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.16 | BB+2.17s to A | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:16.80 | BB+9.11s to A | 2017-03-04 | SHEN AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:31.16 | B+18.17s to BB | 2014-11-22 | Harvest Invitational slow pool |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 14:09.68 | +18.69s to B | 2013-12-08 | Super Splash 2013 venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 21:37.04 | B+0.95s to BB | 2015-12-20 | Piranhas December Distance Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 39.98 | +4.79s to B | 2011-12-17 | Saratoga 12&Under Mini-Meet slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:12.98 | B+3.79s to BB | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 41.23 | +0.24s to B | 2013-01-27 | Thoroughbred Splash 2013 venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:25.93 | +0.34s to B | 2017-03-04 | SHEN AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 37.91 | +3.12s to B | 2012-11-17 | Harvest Invitational slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:11.45 | B+2.66s to BB | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:22.15 | 2012-12-02 | December Super Splash 2012 venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:34.72 | B+0.43s to BB | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride 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 | 27.27 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2016-11-12 | 2016 Pilgrims Pride |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 33.77 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2011-03-05 | AD Silver Short Course 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
937 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:31.16 | 439 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:34.72 | 498 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2315 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:16.80 | 525 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:12.98 | 427 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:25.93 | 405 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:11.45 | 460 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:34.72 | 498 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:01.16
Front half 28.98s · back half 32.18s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:16.80
Front half 65.95s · back half 70.85s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:31.16
Front half 187.68s · back half 203.48s
1000 Freestyle SCY 14:09.68
Front half 421.60s · back half 428.08s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:12.98
Front half 35.32s · back half 37.66s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:25.93
Front half 40.71s · back half 45.22s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:11.45
Front half 32.56s · back half 38.89s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:22.15
Front half 39.13s · back half 43.02s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:34.72
Front half 72.93s · back half 81.79s
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.