swimJames Cao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 18.41 | 2016-02-27 | North Country YMCA League Championship | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.58 | AAA+1.29s to AAAA | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trials |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:02.27 | AA+2.48s to AAA | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trials |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:14.86 | AA+3.97s to AAA | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meet |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:56.76 | B+2.37s to BB | 2019-12-15 | Piranha's December Distance Invite venue |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 23.05 | 2015-11-21 | 2015 Harvest Invitational | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.23 | A+0.84s to AA | 2020-01-04 | 2020 Starfish Trophy Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.64 | AAA+2.65s to AAAA | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trials |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:24.11 | AAA+3.42s to AAAA | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meet |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.96 | 2016-05-22 | Dolfins Spring Fling 12 & Under Mini Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.99 | BB+0.50s to A | 2020-01-05 | 2020 Starfish Trophy Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:22.28 | A+1.09s to AA | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trials |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 25.28 | 2016-05-22 | Dolfins Spring Fling 12 & Under Mini Meet slow pool | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 35.28 | BB+1.59s to A | 2019-12-21 | Sharks 12 & Under Mini-Meet |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:19.92 | BB+4.33s to A | 2020-02-29 | SHEN AD Silver Short Course Championships venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:55.34 | BB+10.95s to A | 2020-02-02 | Delmar Dolfins February Freeze Invitational venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:09.98 | AA+1.09s to AAA | 2021-03-20 | Delmar Dolfins March Madness |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:37.06 | A+0.57s to AA | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | SCM | 35.58 | BB+2.39s to A | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCM | 1:40.35 | +16.36s to B | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCM | 47.21 | +1.62s to B | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCM | 1:34.80 | B+3.41s to BB | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCM | 58.06 | +6.27s to B | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCM | 1:53.08 | +2.29s to B | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCM | 3:21.45 | B+4.56s to BB | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meet venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.46 | BB+0.27s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.47 | BB+2.18s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 3:06.95 | B+10.76s to BB | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.68 | BB+1.39s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.35 | BB+1.16s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:25.60 | B+4.11s to BB | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 49.13 | BB+4.14s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:56.99 | B+8.80s to BB | 2019-07-14 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 40.05 | BB+2.06s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:46.67 | +3.18s to B | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:10.37 | BB+2.88s to A | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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 | 30.83 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2019-11-24 | 2019 Bluefins Pilgrims Pride |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.40 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2020-01-05 | 2020 Starfish Trophy Invitational |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 33.64 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2016-07-23 | 2016 Adirondack Long Course Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:35.58 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2018-07-20 | 2018 Adirondack Long Course 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 11-12 · SCY
2668 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:56.76 | 431 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:07.64 | 680 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:22.28 | 559 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:19.92 | 404 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:37.06 | 594 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
2795 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:14.86 | 652 |
| 50 BK SCY | 34.23 | 558 |
| 50 BR SCY | 39.99 | 488 |
| 50 FL SCY | 35.28 | 432 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:09.98 | 665 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
500 Freestyle SCY 6:56.76
Front half 205.85s · back half 210.91s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:19.92
Front half 37.57s · back half 42.35s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:55.34
Front half 38.78s · back half 136.56s
100 Freestyle SCM 1:40.35
Front half 45.95s · back half 54.40s
100 Breaststroke SCM 1:53.08
Front half 52.12s · back half 60.96s
200 Individual Medley SCM 3:21.45
Front half 95.53s · back half 105.92s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:56.99
Front half 55.29s · back half 61.70s
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.