Sam Wathen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.01 | A+0.62s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.31 | A+1.02s to AA | 2025-03-14 | 2025 Speedo Maryland Junior Championship - Si |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:54.94 | A+2.95s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:26.29 | BB+8.80s to A | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:11.11 | B+14.42s to BB | 2023-10-06 | 2023 ASC All Freestyle Meet |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.61 | BB+0.32s to A | 2025-02-07 | 2025 Last Chance Qualifying |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:00.64 | BB+2.55s to A | 2025-03-14 | 2025 Speedo Maryland Junior Championship - Si |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:11.41 | BB+4.12s to A | 2024-12-08 | 2024 NAAC Holiday Blast slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 37.96 | +1.27s to B | 2023-02-11 | 2023 CAC 2nd Annual Spring Fest Swim Meet slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:13.17 | B+1.68s to BB | 2024-03-08 | 2024 Speedo Maryland Junior Championship - Si |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:45.50 | B+10.31s to BB | 2024-03-08 | 2024 Speedo Maryland Junior Championship - Si |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.82 | A+0.73s to AA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.89 | BB+2.20s to A | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:47.16 | +16.47s to B | 2023-11-10 | 2023 CAC 3rd Annual Zachary Spain Memorial B |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:25.23 | 2021-11-21 | CAC Zachary "Zack" Spain Memorial Meet 2021 slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:14.74 | BB+5.05s to A | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:25.43 | +1.54s to B | 2023-11-10 | 2023 CAC 3rd Annual Zachary Spain Memorial B slow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.18 | B+0.59s to BB | 2023-05-20 | 2023 NBAC Spring Long Course Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 37.21 | B+2.02s to BB | 2023-04-14 | 2023 CBAC Spring Long Course Meet slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:00.28 | +7.99s to B | 2023-04-29 | NOVA LC Kick Off slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 44.81 | +2.92s to B | 2023-04-14 | 2023 CBAC Spring Long Course Meet slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:35.77 | +5.88s to B | 2023-04-16 | 2023 CBAC Spring Long Course Meet slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.76 | B+0.47s to BB | 2023-04-14 | 2023 CBAC Spring Long Course Meet slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:33.16 | +16.17s to B | 2022-04-30 | 2022 CBAC Spring Long Course Invitational slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:02.94 | +6.45s to B | 2023-04-29 | NOVA LC Kick Off slow pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:33.61 | +17.42s to B | 2023-04-16 | 2023 CBAC Spring Long Course Meet slow pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 | 23.36 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-02-21 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.65 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:00.20 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-03-15 | 2026 MD LSC / NBAC JR Champs - Site 1 |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.34 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2023-10-14 | 2023 CBAC Eric T. Askins Memorial 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 15-16 · SCY
2944 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:26.29 | 607 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:11.41 | 597 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:45.50 | 433 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:47.16 | 306 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:14.74 | 592 |
| 400 IM SCY | 5:25.43 | 409 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2959 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:54.94 | 698 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:00.64 | 584 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:13.17 | 490 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.89 | 595 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:14.74 | 592 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 1:54.94
Front half 55.08s · back half 59.86s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:26.29
Front half 157.57s · back half 168.72s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:11.41 RT 0.83s
Front half 63.95s · back half 67.46s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.89
Front half 27.71s · back half 32.18s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:25.23
Front half 38.46s · back half 46.77s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:14.74
Front half 60.48s · back half 74.26s
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:25.43
Front half 155.86s · back half 169.57s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:00.28
Front half 88.62s · back half 91.66s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:35.77
Front half 45.48s · back half 50.29s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:33.16
Front half 41.53s · back half 51.63s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:02.94
Front half 83.48s · back half 99.46s
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:33.61
Front half 185.02s · back half 208.59s
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.