Matthew Liu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 16.92 | 2016-12-10 | Holiday Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.02 | AA+0.33s to AAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 ASC Senior Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.95 | AAA+1.46s to AAAA | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:41.11 | AAA+0.52s to AAAA | 2025-11-13 | MERC and CC November Invite |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:41.87 | AAA+8.28s to AAAA | 2025-02-20 | 2025 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:13.09 | AA+10.80s to AAA | 2024-11-09 | 2024 FSC & EST Distance Dual |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:52.68 | AA+8.89s to AAA | 2024-11-09 | 2024 FSC & EST Distance Dual venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 18.52 | 2016-12-10 | Holiday Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.40 | A+0.01s to AA | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.19 | A+0.30s to AA | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:57.94 | AA+4.45s to AAA | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 21.76 | 2016-12-10 | Holiday Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 26.05 | AAAA | 2024-02-25 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 56.20 | AAA+0.01s to AAAA | 2025-02-20 | 2025 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:00.76 | AAAA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 19.64 | 2016-12-10 | Holiday Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.12 | AAAA | 2025-11-13 | MERC and CC November Invite |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 49.70 | AAA+0.51s to AAAA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:52.93 | AAA+2.24s to AAAA | 2025-11-13 | MERC and CC November Invite |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 55.88 | 2022-11-20 | 2022 NBAC Thanksgiving Meet fast pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:50.01 | AAAA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 3:58.30 | AAAA | 2025-10-04 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Senior Invite |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.24 | AA+0.15s to AAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 MD LSC LC Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.45 | AAA+0.76s to AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Speedo Sectional Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:56.32 | AAA+1.13s to AAAA | 2026-05-09 | Mercersburg Academy and Chambersburg Chargers LCM Invite |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:16.64 | AAA+11.05s to AAAA | 2025-05-30 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:54.74 | BB+7.05s to A | 2021-07-09 | 2021 EST July Invitational venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 18:49.08 | BB+4.39s to A | 2023-04-28 | 2023 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 29.45 | AA+0.16s to AAA | 2026-05-29 | 2026 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:02.10 | AA+0.71s to AAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 MD LSC LC Championships |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:16.55 | AA+2.76s to AAA | 2026-05-14 | 2026 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectionals |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 30.54 | AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 MD LSC LC Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:05.68 | AAA+0.39s to AAAA | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Speedo Sectional Championship venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:25.63 | AAA+2.74s to AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Speedo Sectional Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.37 | AAA+0.28s to AAAA | 2026-05-14 | 2026 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectionals |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 57.23 | AAA+0.94s to AAAA | 2025-05-02 | Mercersburg and Chambersburg LCM Invite |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:11.99 | AA+0.10s to AAA | 2025-05-02 | Mercersburg and Chambersburg LCM Invite |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:09.95 | AAA+0.36s to AAAA | 2026-05-29 | 2026 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:41.98 | AAA+3.69s to AAAA | 2025-05-02 | Mercersburg and Chambersburg LCM Invite |
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 | 22.74 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2022-03-04 | 2022 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.66 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2022-03-06 | 2022 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.58 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2022-03-05 | 2022 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:48.87 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2022-03-03 | 2022 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.32 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2022-03-03 | 2022 MD LSC 14 & U CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 49.93 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 55.25 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2022-08-05 | 2022 MD LSC LC Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 54.63 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2023-08-03 | 2023 Speedo Maryland Long Course Championship |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:07.50 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2022-08-06 | 2022 MD LSC LC Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 58.04 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Speedo Sectional Championship |
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
5619 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:41.87 | 902 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:57.94 | 765 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:00.76 | 1023 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:52.93 | 918 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:50.01 | 1015 |
| 400 IM SCY | 3:58.30 | 996 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4672 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:41.11 | 972 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.19 | 734 |
| 100 BR SCY | 56.20 | 988 |
| 100 FL SCY | 49.70 | 963 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:50.01 | 1015 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.95 split/total mismatch
Front half 23.11s · back half 23.84s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:41.11 split/total mismatch
Front half 25.41s · back half 75.70s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:52.68
100 Backstroke SCY 54.19 split/total mismatch
Front half 26.83s · back half 27.36s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:57.94 split/total mismatch
50 Butterfly SCY 23.12 split/total mismatch
Front half 10.78s · back half 12.34s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:52.93 split/total mismatch
Front half 28.77s · back half 84.16s
100 Individual Medley SCY 55.88
Front half 25.87s · back half 30.01s
100 Freestyle LCM 53.45
Front half 25.76s · back half 27.69s
200 Freestyle LCM 1:56.32 split/total mismatch
800 Freestyle LCM 9:54.74
Front half 289.66s · back half 305.08s
1500 Freestyle LCM 18:49.08
Front half 566.46s · back half 562.62s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:05.68
Front half 31.19s · back half 34.49s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:25.63
Front half 68.94s · back half 76.69s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:09.95 split/total mismatch
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.