Matt Nichols
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.08 | AA+0.99s to AAA | 2025-03-01 | 2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.37 | AA+1.08s to AAA | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.30 | AA+2.91s to AAA | 2024-12-06 | 2024 NAC SPEEDO Music City Invitational venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:50.10 | AA+1.51s to AAA | 2026-03-07 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 9:58.63 | AAA+21.64s to AAAA | 2025-03-21 | 2025 13 & OVER Kentucky SCY Championship fast pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 26.38 | A+0.69s to AA | 2024-10-04 | 2024 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.23 | A+0.34s to AA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 13 & OVER Kentucky State SCY Championship |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.44 | AA+1.15s to AAA | 2024-10-04 | 2024 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.88 | AA+2.49s to AAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:16.88 | A+1.99s to AA | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.06 | AA+0.57s to AAA | 2024-10-04 | 2024 SwimVille_USA Jack Thompson Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.87 | AA+0.88s to AAA | 2025-03-02 | 2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:29.55 | 2020-01-26 | 2020 Triton Super Sprint slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:58.05 | AA+0.56s to AAA | 2026-03-07 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:14.52 | AA+1.53s to AAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 13 & OVER Kentucky State SCY Championship |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.80 | A+0.11s to AA | 2025-05-18 | 2025 Triton Swim Festival venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 57.54 | AA+1.95s to AAA | 2025-06-21 | 2025 Synergy Dryland Summer Sizzler venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:08.68 | A+0.99s to AA | 2025-06-05 | 97th Ohio Valley Championships 2025 venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:22.19 | AA+1.60s to AAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown fast pool |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 8:57.53 | AAA+20.64s to AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown fast pool |
| 1200 Freestyle | LCM | 11:36.09 | 2024 KY Open Water State Championships venue | ||
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 17:27.63 | AA+8.54s to AAA | 2026-06-04 | 98th Ohio Valley Championships 2026 venue |
| 4000 Freestyle | LCM | 52:32.10 | 2025-07-01 | 2026 KYLSC Open Water State Championships venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.68 | A+0.99s to AA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:12.51 | BB+5.02s to A | 2023-06-09 | 95th Ohio Valley Championships 2023 venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:29.45 | BB+2.36s to A | 2024-05-19 | 2024 Triton Swim Festival venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.39 | AA+1.30s to AAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:15.07 | A+2.68s to AA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown fast pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:42.01 | A+4.12s to AA | 2024-07-24 | 2024 Southern Zone Senior LC Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.19 | AA+0.50s to AAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.88 | AA+1.19s to AAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:34.40 | BB+9.01s to A | 2023-07-08 | 43rd Annual Seahawk Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:21.87 | AA+5.68s to AAA | 2025-07-17 | 25 KYLSC Long Course Championship |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:55.60 | AA+3.21s to AAA | 2025-06-19 | 2025 Synergy Dryland Summer Sizzler 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 | 1:00.01 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2020-01-11 | 2020 Iron Swimmer Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.30 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TNAQ Senior Summer Showdown |
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
4193 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:22.19 | 814 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:29.45 | 612 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:42.01 | 671 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:34.40 | 534 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:21.87 | 751 |
| 400 IM LCM | 4:55.60 | 811 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3825 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:49.30 | 770 |
| 100 BK SCY | 55.23 | 693 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:01.88 | 740 |
| 100 FL SCY | 52.87 | 800 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:58.05 | 822 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.37 RT 0.51s
Front half 23.53s · back half 25.84s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.30
Front half 52.32s · back half 56.98s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:50.10 RT 0.52s
1000 Freestyle SCY 9:58.63
Front half 297.69s · back half 300.94s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.88 RT 0.63s
Front half 28.93s · back half 32.95s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.88 RT 0.54s
Front half 64.24s · back half 72.64s
100 Butterfly SCY 52.87
Front half 24.63s · back half 28.24s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:29.55
Front half 42.06s · back half 47.49s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:58.05 RT 0.52s
Front half 54.90s · back half 63.15s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.68
Front half 61.20s · back half 67.48s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:22.19 RT 0.62s
Front half 126.48s · back half 135.71s
800 Freestyle LCM 8:57.53 RT 0.61s
Front half 230.57s · back half 306.96s
1500 Freestyle LCM 17:27.63
200 Backstroke LCM 2:29.45
Front half 72.13s · back half 77.32s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:15.07 RT 0.39s
Front half 34.43s · back half 40.64s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:42.01
Front half 78.14s · back half 83.87s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.88
Front half 28.08s · back half 32.80s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:34.40
Front half 70.85s · back half 83.55s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:21.87
Front half 67.48s · back half 74.39s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:55.60
Front half 142.32s · back half 153.28s
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.