Valentina Linkonis
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.87 | AAA+0.08s to AAAA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.00 | AAA+1.31s to AAAA | 2024-03-01 | 2024 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:58.95 | AA+1.96s to AAA | 2024-03-03 | 2024 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:29.88 | AA+14.29s to AAA | 2022-02-26 | 2022 VA Central District 13&O Championships fast pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 26.86 | AAA+0.47s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 58.27 | AAA+2.38s to AAAA | 2025-12-06 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:12.99 | A+0.20s to AA | 2022-02-27 | 2022 VA Central District 13&O Championships fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.83 | AAA+0.04s to AAAA | 2026-03-08 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.64 | AAA+1.45s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | 2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:26.91 | AA+0.12s to AAA | 2023-03-26 | 2023 Shamrock Showdown venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.35 | AAA+0.26s to AAAA | 2025-11-22 | NOVA Cranberry Contender venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 59.89 | AA+1.70s to AAA | 2025-12-05 | 2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:25.46 | BB+3.97s to A | 2023-10-07 | 757Swim IMR/IMX Season Kickoff Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 58.84 | 2023-03-25 | 2023 Shamrock Showdown venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:10.76 | AA+0.17s to AAA | 2024-03-02 | 2024 VSI SC Senior Championships venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:44.56 | AA+6.37s to AAA | 2022-02-25 | 2022 VA Central District 13&O Championships fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.33 | AAA+0.24s to AAAA | 2024-05-19 | 2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.07 | AAA+2.38s to AAAA | 2025-05-15 | 2025 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:17.31 | AA+4.22s to AAA | 2024-06-28 | NOVA Firecracker Classic slow pool |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:00.22 | A+6.33s to AA | 2022-04-29 | 2022 Helen Wang Sunflower Classic venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:40.39 | BB+5.00s to A | 2022-07-10 | 2022 VA North Region Summer Awards venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.35 | AAA+0.26s to AAAA | 2026-05-14 | 2026 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectionals venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:08.21 | AAA+2.92s to AAAA | 2024-05-18 | 2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:34.63 | AA+6.44s to AAA | 2023-06-04 | NOVA Senior Classic venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.70 | AA+0.31s to AAA | 2023-05-13 | Freedom Splash venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.86 | AA+0.67s to AAA | 2022-07-22 | 2022 VA LC Age Group Championships venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:53.80 | AA+6.41s to AAA | 2023-01-15 | NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 31.00 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2023-05-14 | Freedom Splash venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:10.93 | A+1.64s to AA | 2023-05-13 | Freedom Splash venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:32.83 | AA+2.94s to AAA | 2022-06-04 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:38.79 | A+6.20s to AA | 2022-06-03 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open 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 Breaststroke | SCY | 34.32 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2019-11-01 | 2019 Mid-Atlantic AG Championship 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 · SCY
4493 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:29.88 | 732 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:12.99 | 718 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:26.91 | 837 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:25.46 | 591 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.76 | 826 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:44.56 | 789 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4156 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:58.95 | 799 |
| 100 BK SCY | 58.27 | 840 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:05.64 | 909 |
| 100 FL SCY | 59.89 | 782 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.76 | 826 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.00
Front half 25.14s · back half 27.86s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.95
Front half 57.38s · back half 61.57s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:29.88
Front half 161.92s · back half 167.96s
100 Backstroke SCY 58.27
Front half 28.38s · back half 29.89s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:12.99
Front half 64.76s · back half 68.23s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.64
Front half 30.88s · back half 34.76s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:26.91
Front half 70.83s · back half 76.08s
100 Butterfly SCY 59.89
Front half 27.45s · back half 32.44s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:25.46
Front half 65.79s · back half 79.67s
100 Individual Medley SCY 58.84
Front half 27.19s · back half 31.65s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.76
Front half 61.52s · back half 69.24s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:44.56
Front half 137.55s · back half 147.01s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:17.31
Front half 65.71s · back half 71.60s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:00.22
Front half 147.59s · back half 152.63s
800 Freestyle LCM 10:40.39
Front half 314.04s · back half 326.35s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:08.21
Front half 33.24s · back half 34.97s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:34.63
Front half 75.58s · back half 79.05s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:17.86
Front half 36.53s · back half 41.33s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.80
Front half 84.01s · back half 89.79s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:10.93
Front half 32.71s · back half 38.22s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:32.83
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:38.79
Front half 163.04s · back half 175.75s
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.