Ryder Nichols
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.70 | AA+0.61s to AAA | 2024-07-17 | 2024 WMSL Summer A Championship slow pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.26 | A+1.87s to AA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 WMS Boo Bash slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 25.84 | AAAA | 2025-03-23 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 56.32 | AAAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:09.33 | AA+0.24s to AAA | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 24.42 | AAA+1.03s to AAAA | 2026-05-09 | 2026 West Coast vs The "D" Dual Meet venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 54.65 | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:01.55 | AA+4.06s to AAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.62 | AA+0.13s to AAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.00 | A+1.91s to AA | 2025-06-08 | MLA Big Red Challenge venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:57.38 | BB+13.09s to A | 2025-06-14 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.30 | A+0.61s to AA | 2026-05-02 | 2026 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:45.99 | B+6.70s to BB | 2025-06-14 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 28.99 | AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:05.82 | AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:26.62 | AAA+2.43s to AAAA | 2025-07-26 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.13 | AAA+0.74s to AAAA | 2025-07-27 | 2025 LC ULTRA Championship Meet venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:59.79 | +10.20s to B | 2024-06-14 | JAWS Sun & Fun slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:24.69 | A+2.30s to AA | 2024-07-26 | 2024 LCM ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:25.60 | BB+6.61s to A | 2025-06-13 | 2025 JAWS Sun & Fun 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 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-02-01 | 2025 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.00 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-21 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 25.07 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-01-31 | 2026 HS Boys MISCA Meet |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 57.34 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-22 | 2025 ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:03.62 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-05-02 | 2026 Calvin Early Bird Invite LCM |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 29.56 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-22 | 2024 Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:07.84 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-30 | 2025 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
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 · LCM
3563 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:57.38 | 558 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:45.99 | 446 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:26.62 | 906 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:59.79 | 338 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:24.69 | 708 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:25.60 | 607 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1735 points (2/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BR SCY | 56.32 | 982 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:01.55 | 753 |
| 200 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL 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 52.26
Front half 24.94s · back half 27.32s
100 Breaststroke SCY 56.32
Front half 26.38s · back half 29.94s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:09.33
Front half 63.00s · back half 66.33s
100 Individual Medley SCY 54.65
Front half 25.62s · back half 29.03s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:01.55
Front half 58.75s · back half 62.80s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.00
Front half 28.92s · back half 31.08s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:57.38
Front half 146.16s · back half 151.22s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:45.99
Front half 78.79s · back half 87.20s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:05.82
Front half 30.41s · back half 35.41s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:26.62
Front half 69.39s · back half 77.23s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:59.79
Front half 77.36s · back half 102.43s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:24.69
Front half 69.87s · back half 74.82s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:25.60
Front half 165.81s · back half 159.79s
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.