swimBen Karakusis
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.49 | A+0.80s to AA | 2023-11-04 | 2023 CO TOPS Denver Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.53 | BB+0.54s to A | 2022-01-16 | 2022 CO CUDA Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:57.48 | BB+2.59s to A | 2021-10-10 | 2021 CO FST Swim Pink Meet venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:40.53 | B+1.74s to BB | 2019-12-15 | 2019 CO CUDA vs FST Dual Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.26 | +7.37s to B | 2018-01-20 | 2018 CO CUDA Classic venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:29.43 | +23.84s to B | 2017-10-15 | 2017 CO FST October Open slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.54 | AA+0.55s to AAA | 2024-01-21 | 2024 ISCA January Classic venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:01.11 | AA+2.22s to AAA | 2024-01-19 | 2024 ISCA January Classic venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:15.10 | A+1.31s to AA | 2022-03-24 | 2022 4C Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.21 | AA+0.92s to AAA | 2024-01-21 | 2024 ISCA January Classic venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.33 | A+1.44s to AA | 2022-04-16 | 2022 CO OB Smoky Hill Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:15.07 | BB+8.58s to A | 2021-03-20 | 2021 CO FST March Madness #2 venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:36.13 | 2016-10-15 | 2016 CO FST October Open slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:07.55 | BB+0.76s to A | 2022-01-16 | 2022 CO CUDA Classic venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:40.74 | BB+7.15s to A | 2022-01-14 | 2022 CO CUDA Classic venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.00 | A+0.71s to AA | 2023-07-23 | 2023 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.10 | BB+0.91s to A | 2022-07-15 | 2022 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:18.66 | BB+7.07s to A | 2021-06-27 | 2021 CO FST June Long Course Open venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:15.96 | B+11.97s to BB | 2019-04-12 | 2019 CO FST LC Spring Fever slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.20 | +3.91s to B | 2018-05-12 | 2018 CO FST May LC Open slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:31.29 | +13.10s to B | 2018-05-13 | 2018 CO FST May LC Open slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 34.08 | A+0.39s to AA | 2023-06-14 | 2023 CO HRA Sprint Eliminator venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:13.02 | A+1.43s to AA | 2023-07-21 | 2023 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:39.62 | A+3.13s to AA | 2021-07-24 | 2021 CO CSI Senior LC State Championships venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 29.67 | A+1.08s to AA | 2023-06-14 | 2023 CO HRA Sprint Eliminator venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:04.94 | BB+0.65s to A | 2021-06-26 | 2021 CO FST June Long Course Open venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:46.99 | B+11.20s to BB | 2021-05-01 | 2021 CO Steve Drozda LC Shotgun venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:32.35 | BB+4.26s to A | 2021-05-16 | 2021 CO FST May Mayhem Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:37.55 | BB+19.56s to A | 2021-05-14 | 2021 CO FST May Mayhem Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 26.12 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2019-12-07 | 2019 CO CSI Pioneer Open |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.92 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2020-03-01 | 2020 CO CSI 14&U SC AG Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 36.78 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2018-02-24 | 2018 CO CSI 14&U Age Group Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.47 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2020-02-29 | 2020 CO CSI 14&U SC AG Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:26.63 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2017-07-08 | 2017 CO FST Zone 2 Age Group Meet |
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
3038 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:40.53 | 511 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:15.10 | 730 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:15.07 | 537 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.55 | 651 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:40.74 | 609 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2901 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:57.48 | 620 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:29.43 | 163 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:01.11 | 769 |
| 100 FL SCY | 55.33 | 698 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:07.55 | 651 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 52.53
Front half 25.12s · back half 27.41s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:57.48
Front half 57.01s · back half 60.47s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:40.53
Front half 164.09s · back half 176.44s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:01.11
Front half 28.83s · back half 32.28s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:15.10 RT 0.63s
Front half 64.43s · back half 70.67s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.33
Front half 25.77s · back half 29.56s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.07
Front half 64.25s · back half 70.82s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:36.13
Front half 42.87s · back half 53.26s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:07.55
Front half 60.91s · back half 66.64s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:40.74
Front half 133.79s · back half 146.95s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.10
Front half 29.24s · back half 31.86s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:18.66
Front half 66.08s · back half 72.58s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:15.96
100 Backstroke LCM 1:31.29
Front half 44.85s · back half 46.44s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:13.02
Front half 34.16s · back half 38.86s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:39.62
Front half 75.78s · back half 83.84s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:04.94
Front half 30.40s · back half 34.54s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:46.99
Front half 75.47s · back half 91.52s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:32.35
Front half 72.22s · back half 80.13s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:37.55
Front half 160.83s · back half 176.72s
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.