Sarah Karthikeyan
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.48 | AAA+1.19s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.09s to Futures | 2026-05-17 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:05.49 | A+1.00s to AA·+3.70s to Sectionals | 2026-05-16 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:19.00 | BB+11.31s to A·+36.61s to Sectionals | 2026-05-15 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:16.17 | BB+1.18s to A·+5.68s to Sectionals | 2026-05-16 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:46.85 | BB+5.86s to A·+15.46s to Sectionals | 2026-05-17 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.28 | A+1.09s to AA·+2.99s to Sectionals | 2026-05-16 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:21.58 | B+3.19s to BB·+13.49s to Sectionals | 2026-05-17 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:56.26 | BB+11.87s to A·+24.97s to Sectionals | 2026-05-15 | 2024 Speedo Grand Chalengevenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.20 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-07-25 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior 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 15-16 · LCM
1711 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:19.00 | 582 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:46.85 | 591 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:56.26 | 538 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
1630 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK LCM | 1:16.17 | 626 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:21.58 | 466 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:56.26 | 538 |
| 200 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle LCM 1:05.49
Front half 31.04s · back half 34.45s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:19.00
Front half 156.17s · back half 162.83s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:16.17 RT 0.65s
Front half 37.85s · back half 38.32s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:46.85 RT 0.64s
Front half 78.16s · back half 88.69s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:21.58
Front half 36.26s · back half 45.32s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:56.26
Front half 81.98s · back half 94.28s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.