Alex Karpenko
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.32 | AAA+0.93s to AAAA | 2025-10-18 | 2025 PN VAST Fall Classic venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.32 | AAA+1.53s to AAAA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 PN VAST Fall Classic venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:44.99 | AAA+2.80s to AAAA | 2025-12-19 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:51.88 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 PN VAST Fall Classic venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:30.63 | AA+24.24s to AAA | 2024-10-18 | 2024 THSC Fall Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.12 | A+0.43s to AA | 2025-01-19 | 2025 PN VAST 48th Annual Washington Open venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:05.30 | A+3.31s to AA | 2025-01-17 | 2025 Washington Open venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 33.19 | BB+1.70s to A | 2024-04-13 | 2024 PN UPAC Mark Olson Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:02.52 | AA+2.03s to AAA | 2025-11-08 | 2025 THSC November Open venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:08.34 | AAA+3.05s to AAAA | 2025-12-20 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 12.07 | 2024-02-11 | 2024 PN UPAC 3rd Annual February Fly-In Invit venue | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.89 | AAA+1.10s to AAAA | 2024-10-25 | 2024 PN VAST-KING October Dual Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.60 | AAA+2.11s to AAAA | 2025-11-09 | 2025 THSC November Open venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 1:53.08 | AAAA | 2025-12-20 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 58.35 | 2024-04-14 | 2024 PN UPAC Mark Olson Invitational venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:54.15 | AAA+0.66s to AAAA | 2025-12-21 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:01.93 | AAAA | 2025-11-07 | 2025 THSC November Open venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.40 | AAA+0.61s to AAAA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.03 | AAA+2.14s to AAAA | 2025-04-27 | 2025 PN KING Spring Derby venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:04.55 | AA+0.96s to AAA | 2025-04-27 | 2025 PN KING Spring Derby venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:20.65 | AAA+8.96s to AAAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ venue |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:03.02 | AAA+21.33s to AAAA | 2025-07-17 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.73 | +3.84s to B | 2021-06-26 | 2021 IE VS Starlight Open slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.34 | A+1.05s to AA | 2024-06-01 | 2024 PN VAST Summer Sprints and Distance Chal venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 49.64 | +7.75s to B | 2021-06-27 | 2021 IE VS Starlight Open slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:14.83 | A+1.04s to AA | 2025-05-18 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madness venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:41.65 | A+1.16s to AA | 2026-05-16 | 2026 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madness App. venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 39.37 | +3.48s to B | 2021-06-26 | 2021 IE VS Starlight Open slow pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.53 | AA+0.04s to AAA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:20.47 | AA+5.08s to AAA | 2025-04-27 | 2025 PN KING Spring Derby venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:13.43 | AAA+1.04s to AAAA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 4:39.31 | AAAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 Speedo Sectionals - Mt Hood WZ venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 | 23.16 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-03-23 | 2024 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.76 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-03-21 | 2024 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.92 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-04-03 | 2024 Western Zone SCY Senior Zones |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.62 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-22 | 2024 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.97 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-23 | 2024 Northwest Region Age Group Regionals |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 22.94 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2021-06-27 | 2021 IE VS Starlight Open |
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 15-16 · SCY
5425 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:51.88 | 848 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:05.30 | 689 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:08.34 | 930 |
| 200 FL SCY | 1:53.08 | 989 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.15 | 974 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:01.93 | 995 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
4290 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:44.99 | 916 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.12 | 736 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:02.52 | 785 |
| 100 FL SCY | 52.60 | 879 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.15 | 974 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 48.32 RT 0.58s
Front half 23.42s · back half 24.90s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:44.99
Front half 50.42s · back half 54.57s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:51.88 RT 0.65s
Front half 146.55s · back half 145.33s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:30.63
Front half 309.16s · back half 321.47s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.12 RT 0.89s
Front half 27.29s · back half 28.83s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.30 RT 0.86s
Front half 61.54s · back half 63.76s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:02.52
Front half 29.57s · back half 32.95s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:08.34 RT 0.65s
Front half 61.68s · back half 66.66s
100 Butterfly SCY 52.60
Front half 24.71s · back half 27.89s
200 Butterfly SCY 1:53.08 RT 0.64s
Front half 53.67s · back half 59.41s
100 Individual Medley SCY 58.35
Front half 26.94s · back half 31.41s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:54.15 RT 0.68s
Front half 53.00s · back half 61.15s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:01.93
Front half 117.58s · back half 124.35s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.03 RT 0.65s
Front half 26.74s · back half 29.29s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:04.55
Front half 61.28s · back half 63.27s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:20.65
Front half 129.09s · back half 131.56s
800 Freestyle LCM 9:03.02
Front half 269.00s · back half 274.02s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:41.65 RT 0.66s· 18.7 min after 50 Freestyle
Front half 77.13s · back half 84.52s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:20.47 RT 0.66s
Front half 67.00s · back half 73.47s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:13.43 RT 0.69s· 50.8 min after 50 Freestyle
Front half 63.10s · back half 70.33s
400 Individual Medley LCM 4:39.31
Front half 136.38s · back half 142.93s
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.