Ben Liang
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 21.26 | AAA+0.17s to AAAA | 2026-01-11 | 2026 ST TXLA New Year's Classic Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 46.26 | AAA+0.17s to AAAA | 2024-03-03 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:41.34 | AAAA | 2025-10-18 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&Over Fall Kick Off Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:38.10 | AAA+2.61s to AAAA | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:25.73 | AA+21.24s to AAA | 2025-01-19 | 2025 ST TXLA New Year's Classic venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:14.09 | AAA+10.20s to AAAA | 2026-01-09 | 2026 ST TXLA New Year's Classic Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 49.17 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:46.25 | AAAA | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Speedo Winter Junior Championships - West |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:00.39 | AA+1.00s to AAA | 2026-01-11 | 2026 ST TXLA New Year's Classic Invite venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:14.22 | AA+5.13s to AAA | 2026-01-10 | 2026 ST TXLA New Year's Classic Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 50.45 | AAA+0.86s to AAAA | 2025-03-29 | 2025 Four Corners Speedo Sectionals - Austin venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:56.08 | AAA+4.49s to AAAA | 2026-01-11 | 2026 ST TXLA New Year's Classic Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:51.19 | AAAA | 2025-12-11 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:02.32 | AAA+0.83s to AAAA | 2024-11-26 | 2024 ST TXLA 11&Over November Unclassified venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.57 | AAA+0.18s to AAAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 53.00 | AAA+0.01s to AAAA | 2025-07-10 | 2025 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 1:55.19 | AAAA | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:07.55 | AAAA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:03.16 | AA+1.67s to AAA | 2025-05-11 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 16:54.30 | AAA+22.41s to AAAA | 2025-05-09 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 28.75 | AAA+0.76s to AAAA | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 58.57 | AAAA | 2026-04-25 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:05.82 | AAAA | 2025-07-12 | 2025 ST TXLA SZ LC Sectional Champs venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:10.95 | AA+1.76s to AAA | 2026-04-25 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:40.80 | A+2.91s to AA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 57.81 | AAA+0.82s to AAAA | 2024-06-21 | 2024 ST AAAA NS George Block Invite venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:19.03 | AA+5.84s to AAA | 2024-05-05 | 2024 ST AAAA 21st Annual Cinco de Mayo venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:08.96 | AAAA | 2025-07-23 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:44.31 | AAA+5.22s to AAAA | 2025-04-11 | 2025 ST TXLA 11& Over Long Course Kick Off 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 Freestyle | SCY | 20.94 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-12-12 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 45.79 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-12-13 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:39.08 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-12-10 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 22.91 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-12-10 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 48.80 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-12-11 | 2025 West Speedo Winter Juniors |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 23.43 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-30 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.97 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-08-02 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.63 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-25 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 52.48 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-07-26 | USA Swimming Futures Sacramento 2025 |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 27.91 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-08-01 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 59.09 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2025-08-03 | 2025 Speedo Junior National 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 17-18 · SCY
5507 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:38.10 | 939 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:46.25 | 1047 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:14.22 | 745 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:56.08 | 846 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:51.19 | 983 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:02.32 | 947 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4649 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:41.34 | 966 |
| 100 BK SCY | 49.17 | 983 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:00.39 | 796 |
| 100 FL SCY | 50.45 | 921 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:51.19 | 983 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 46.26
Front half 22.42s · back half 23.84s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:41.34
Front half 49.81s · back half 51.53s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:38.10
Front half 135.92s · back half 142.18s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:14.09
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.39
Front half 28.67s · back half 31.72s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:14.22
Front half 64.57s · back half 69.65s
100 Butterfly SCY 50.45
Front half 23.95s · back half 26.50s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:56.08
Front half 56.66s · back half 59.42s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:51.19
Front half 51.82s · back half 59.37s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:02.32
Front half 115.15s · back half 127.17s
100 Freestyle LCM 53.00
Front half 25.68s · back half 27.32s
200 Freestyle LCM 1:55.19
Front half 56.25s · back half 58.94s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:07.55
Front half 124.08s · back half 123.47s
1500 Freestyle LCM 16:54.30
200 Backstroke LCM 2:05.82
Front half 61.60s · back half 64.22s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:40.80
Front half 77.61s · back half 83.19s
100 Butterfly LCM 57.81
Front half 26.96s · back half 30.85s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:19.03
Front half 65.71s · back half 73.32s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:08.96 split/total mismatch
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:44.31
Front half 135.28s · back half 149.03s
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.