Melissa Alms
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.01 | AA+0.02s to AAA | 2022-02-26 | 2022 VA SW 9 & Over District Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.35 | AA+1.26s to AAA | 2022-03-03 | 2022 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:58.17 | AA+1.18s to AAA | 2022-11-19 | Cavalier Aquatics Fall Invite slow pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:21.83 | AA+6.24s to AAA | 2023-01-15 | Cavalier Aquatics Winter Rumble slow pool |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:02.50 | AA+9.61s to AAA | 2023-01-13 | Cavalier Aquatics Winter Rumble slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:02.00 | A+0.81s to AA | 2022-02-26 | 2022 VA SW 9 & Over District Champs venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:12.41 | AA+5.42s to AAA | 2022-11-06 | 2022 The Commonwealth Cup venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:14.97 | BB+1.58s to A | 2022-10-22 | LY 2022 YMCA October Meet venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:42.49 | BB+2.40s to A | 2021-11-06 | 2021 VA HOKI November Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:01.46 | A+0.57s to AA | 2021-11-06 | 2021 VA HOKI November Invitational venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:18.67 | A+3.08s to AA | 2021-11-06 | 2021 VA HOKI November Invitational venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:05.69 | 2022-09-25 | Cavalier Aquatics Sprint September 2022 slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:13.30 | AA+2.71s to AAA | 2022-11-06 | 2022 The Commonwealth Cup venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:41.66 | AA+3.47s to AAA | 2022-03-03 | 2022 VSI SC Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:04.18 | AA+2.69s to AAA | 2022-05-22 | 2022 VA CGBD May Spring Luau Meet slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:19.92 | A+0.73s to AA | 2022-05-21 | 2022 VA CGBD May Spring Luau Meet slow pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:48.44 | AA+7.35s to AAA | 2022-05-22 | 2022 VA CGBD May Spring Luau Meet slow pool |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:17.12 | A+8.13s to AA | 2022-07-14 | 2022 VA LC Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:12.49 | BB+0.20s to A | 2022-05-21 | 2022 VA CGBD May Spring Luau Meet slow pool |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:45.24 | BB+5.35s to A | 2022-07-16 | 2022 VA LC Senior Champs venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:38.92 | A+2.23s to AA | 2022-07-14 | 2022 VA LC Senior Champs venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:38.38 | A+5.79s to AA | 2022-05-21 | 2022 VA CGBD May Spring Luau Meet slow pool |
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 | 26.38 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2022-02-27 | 2022 VA SW 9 & Over District Champs |
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
4410 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:21.83 | 789 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:12.41 | 727 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:42.49 | 619 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:18.67 | 682 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:13.30 | 779 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:41.66 | 814 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3625 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:58.17 | 815 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:02.00 | 697 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:14.97 | 610 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:01.46 | 724 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:13.30 | 779 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.17
Front half 57.26s · back half 60.91s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:21.83
Front half 159.30s · back half 162.53s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:02.50
Front half 324.61s · back half 337.89s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:02.00
Front half 29.85s · back half 32.15s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:12.41
Front half 64.49s · back half 67.92s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:14.97
Front half 35.21s · back half 39.76s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:42.49
Front half 77.22s · back half 85.27s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:01.46
Front half 29.25s · back half 32.21s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:18.67
Front half 63.81s · back half 74.86s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:05.69
Front half 29.40s · back half 36.29s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:13.30
Front half 62.85s · back half 70.45s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:19.92
Front half 66.46s · back half 73.46s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:48.44
Front half 144.79s · back half 143.65s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:17.12 RT 0.87s
Front half 300.60s · back half 316.52s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:45.24 RT 0.67s
Front half 75.14s · back half 90.10s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:38.92 RT 0.73s
Front half 71.91s · back half 87.01s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:38.38
Front half 162.71s · back half 175.67s
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.