Kara Hughes
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.86 | AA+0.17s to AAA·+0.97s to Sectionals | 2025-01-19 | 2025 HSA TYR Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.83 | AA+1.04s to AAA·+2.74s to Sectionals | 2025-01-18 | 2025 HSA TYR Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:06.84 | A+0.45s to AA·+10.15s to Sectionals | 2025-02-08 | 2025 SE BSL Region 3 Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:41.06 | A+2.37s to AA·+31.17s to Sectionals | 2024-12-06 | 2024 SE Christmas in Auburn venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:38.41 | AA+28.92s to AAA·+47.92s to Sectionals | 2024-11-01 | 2024 SE BSL Cranberry Classic slow pool |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 19:15.27 | AA+35.38s to AAA·+69.98s to Sectionals | 2025-01-17 | 2025 HSA TYR Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.68 | AAA+1.29s to AAAA·+0.09s to Sectionals | 2024-02-15 | 2024 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:01.43 | AA+0.74s to AAA·+0.64s to Sectionals | 2025-01-19 | 2025 HSA TYR Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:15.88 | AA+3.99s to AAA·+2.59s to Sectionals | 2025-01-18 | 2025 HSA TYR Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:20.72 | BB+4.63s to A·+9.83s to Sectionals | 2024-11-03 | 2024 SE BSL Cranberry Classic slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.36 | BB+2.47s to A·+5.97s to Sectionals | 2023-02-03 | 2023 SE BSL Region 3 Championship |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:11.84 | B+0.45s to BB·+12.75s to Sectionals | 2024-09-22 | 2024 SE BSL Sprint Into Fall venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:17.51 | 2023-02-03 | 2023 SE BSL Region 3 Championship | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:25.20 | A+3.51s to AA·+12.61s to Sectionals | 2024-10-18 | 2024 SE War Eagle Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.62 | AA+0.23s to AAA·+1.23s to Sectionals | 2025-07-19 | 2025 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:06.37 | AA+2.58s to AAA·+5.08s to Sectionals | 2024-06-16 | 2024 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:20.51 | BB+4.32s to A·+41.72s to Sectionals | 2025-04-13 | 2025 SE BSL Carson Muir Cowgirl Classic venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.27 | AAA+0.28s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.38s to Futures | 2025-07-19 | 2025 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:08.00 | AAA+0.51s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.21s to Futures | 2024-07-19 | 2024 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:43.03 | A+3.74s to AA·+11.04s to Sectionals | 2024-06-16 | 2024 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 42.45 | BB+1.36s to A·+4.16s to Sectionals | 2025-06-07 | 2025 SE BSL Jack Barnacastle Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:33.63 | BB+5.84s to A·+13.04s to Sectionals | 2024-06-14 | 2024 HSA June Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:25.45 | B+0.36s to BB·+29.46s to Sectionals | 2025-04-13 | 2025 SE BSL Carson Muir Cowgirl Classic venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.71 | BB+2.42s to A·+5.42s to Sectionals | 2024-05-18 | CTA Spring Splash venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 3:26.01 | +9.22s to B·+54.72s to Sectionals | 2025-04-12 | 2025 SE BSL Carson Muir Cowgirl Classic venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:49.80 | BB+0.61s to A·+18.41s to Sectionals | 2025-06-08 | 2025 SE BSL Jack Barnacastle Invite venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 6:12.35 | BB+13.66s to A·+52.66s to Sectionals | 2025-04-12 | 2025 SE BSL Carson Muir Cowgirl Classic venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 14.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:05.31 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-18 | 2025 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:10.58 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-07-19 | 2025 SE Southeastern Summer LC Championships |
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 13-14 · LCM
3479 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:20.51 | 639 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:43.03 | 703 |
| 200 BR LCM | 3:25.45 | 520 |
| 200 FL LCM | 3:26.01 | 361 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:49.80 | 660 |
| 400 IM LCM | 6:12.35 | 596 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
3348 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:06.84 | 750 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:01.43 | 828 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:20.72 | 558 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:11.84 | 515 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:25.20 | 697 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 56.83
Front half 27.58s · back half 29.25s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:06.84
Front half 60.30s · back half 66.54s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:41.06
Front half 166.78s · back half 174.28s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:38.41
Front half 348.73s · back half 349.68s
1650 Freestyle SCY 19:15.27
100 Backstroke SCY 1:01.43
Front half 30.02s · back half 31.41s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:15.88
Front half 65.99s · back half 69.89s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:20.72
Front half 38.79s · back half 41.93s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:11.84
Front half 33.37s · back half 38.47s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:25.20
Front half 66.19s · back half 79.01s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:20.51
Front half 159.35s · back half 161.16s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:43.03
Front half 78.56s · back half 84.47s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:33.63
Front half 43.61s · back half 50.02s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:25.45
Front half 98.15s · back half 107.30s
200 Butterfly LCM 3:26.01
Front half 95.96s · back half 110.05s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:49.80
Front half 78.50s · back half 91.30s
400 Individual Medley LCM 6:12.35
Front half 178.03s · back half 194.32s
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.