Nathan Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 31.59 | +0.50s to B | 2025-03-30 | 2025 PN Spring Finale, Division 2 venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:14.05 | +6.46s to B | 2025-03-08 | 2025 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:39.05 | +11.26s to B | 2025-01-25 | 2025 PN PDST Winter Invitational venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:51.40 | +12.71s to B | 2025-03-09 | 2025 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 38.79 | +3.40s to B | 2025-03-08 | 2025 PDST MAR PENTATHLON AND LAST CHANCE INV |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:04.86 | BB+1.07s to A | 2025-03-08 | 2025 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:25.17 | BB+6.18s to A | 2025-01-27 | 2025 PN PDST Winter Invitational |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 40.56 | +0.07s to B | 2024-07-14 | 2024 PN PDST July Summer Splash Invitational |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:34.86 | +10.57s to B | 2025-03-30 | 2025 PN Spring Finale, Division 2 venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.65 | BB+0.96s to A | 2025-03-29 | 2025 PN Spring Finale, Division 2 |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:32.98 | +19.19s to B | 2024-03-02 | 2024 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:21.07 | 2025-03-09 | 2025 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:25.13 | BB+3.94s to A | 2025-03-08 | 2025 PN PDST March Pentathlon and Last Chance |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.49 | AAAA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:12.11 | BB+5.02s to A | 2025-05-16 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madness |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 3:01.44 | +11.45s to B | 2025-07-13 | 2025 PN OCA July Jamboree Invitational venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:48.58 | B+14.39s to BB | 2025-07-11 | 2025 PN OCA July Jamboree Invitational |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 43.27 | +2.08s to B | 2025-07-13 | 2025 PN OCA July Jamboree Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:30.12 | +2.73s to B | 2025-05-17 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madness venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:11.13 | +1.34s to B | 2025-05-18 | 2025 PN IST Sockeye Springtime Madness venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 50.88 | +4.99s to B | 2025-06-15 | 2025 IST June Invtational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:46.03 | +8.84s to B | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 44.72 | +5.73s to B | 2025-06-14 | 2025 IST June Invtational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:43.72 | +19.63s to B | 2025-06-15 | 2025 IST June Invtational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:58.45 | B+1.66s to BB | 2025-06-14 | 2025 IST June Invtational |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
IMX / IMR
IMX 13-14 · SCY
1401 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:51.40 | 347 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:25.17 | 510 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:25.13 | 544 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
1849 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:39.05 | 303 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:04.86 | 560 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:34.86 | 258 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:32.98 | 184 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:25.13 | 544 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 1:14.05
Front half 34.87s · back half 39.18s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:39.05
Front half 78.18s · back half 80.87s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:51.40
Front half 203.51s · back half 207.89s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:04.86 split/total mismatch
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:34.86
Front half 45.90s · back half 48.96s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:21.07
Front half 40.21s · back half 40.86s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:25.13
200 Freestyle LCM 3:01.44 RT 0.68s
Front half 89.45s · back half 91.99s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:11.13 RT 0.70s
Front half 95.23s · back half 95.90s
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.