swimMatthew Palko
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 28.75 | 2019-10-19 | RAYS Great Pumpkin Splash Invitational venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 42.21 | +11.12s to B·+19.82s to Sectionals | 2022-12-03 | 2022 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:29.84 | +22.25s to B·+41.35s to Sectionals | 2024-01-06 | 2024 RAYS Jeff Rouse Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 3:00.23 | +32.44s to B·+73.94s to Sectionals | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 33.11 | 2020-01-11 | 2020 RAYS Jeff Rouse Meet venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 56.36 | +20.97s to B·+32.67s to Futures | 2022-11-12 | 2022 VA Fall Aqua-Fest venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:38.90 | +24.51s to B·+44.41s to Sectionals | 2025-09-27 | 2025 Hanover Happy venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 53.32 | +12.83s to B·+27.03s to Futures | 2023-11-11 | 2023 Fall Aqua-Fest venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:58.23 | +33.94s to B·+56.74s to Sectionals | 2022-12-03 | 2022 RAYS Nutcracker Classic venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 50.10 | +15.41s to B·+27.21s to Futures | 2022-10-16 | 2022 RAYS Great Pumpkin Splash Invitational venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:45.02 | 2023-11-11 | 2023 Fall Aqua-Fest venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 53.10 | +17.41s to B·+27.61s to Sectionals | 2022-06-03 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:21.70 | +44.51s to B·+72.01s to Sectionals | 2022-06-03 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:43.32 | +92.93s to B·+147.13s to Sectionals | 2022-06-03 | 2022 VA Storm Surge Open venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
IMX / IMR
IMX 13-14 · LCM
113 points (1/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 IM LCM | 4:43.32 | 113 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
499 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 3:00.23 | 208 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:38.90 | 158 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:58.23 | 133 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:29.84
Front half 16.65s · back half 73.19s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:58.23
Front half 54.55s · back half 63.68s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:45.02
Front half 52.85s · back half 52.17s
100 Breaststroke LCM 2:21.70
Front half 67.82s · back half 73.88s
200 Individual Medley LCM 4:43.32
Front half 139.38s · back half 143.94s
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.