James 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·+5.19s to Sectionals | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trialsvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:02.27 | AA+2.48s to AAA·+13.78s to Sectionals | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trialsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:14.86 | AA+3.97s to AAA·+28.57s to Sectionals | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meetslow pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:56.76 | B+2.37s to BB·+129.37s to Sectionals | 2019-12-15 | Piranha's December Distance Invite |
| 25 Backstroke | SCY | 23.05 | 2015-11-21 | 2015 Harvest Invitationalslow pool | |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.23 | A+0.84s to AA·+10.54s to Futures | 2020-01-04 | 2020 Starfish Trophy Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:07.64 | AAA+2.65s to AAAA·+13.15s to Sectionals | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trialsvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:24.11 | AAA+3.42s to AAAA·+25.52s to Sectionals | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meetslow pool |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 27.96 | 2016-05-22 | Dolfins Spring Fling 12 & Under Mini Meetslow pool | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.99 | BB+0.50s to A·+13.70s to Futures | 2020-01-05 | 2020 Starfish Trophy Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:22.28 | A+1.09s to AA·+20.79s to Sectionals | 2021-07-24 | Delmar Dolfins July Time Trialsvenue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 25.28 | 2016-05-22 | Dolfins Spring Fling 12 & Under Mini Meetslow pool | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 35.28 | BB+1.59s to A·+12.39s to Futures | 2019-12-21 | Sharks 12 & Under Mini-Meet |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:19.92 | BB+4.33s to A·+26.73s to Sectionals | 2020-02-29 | SHEN AD Silver Short Course Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:55.34 | BB+10.95s to A·+54.15s to Sectionals | 2020-02-02 | Delmar Dolfins February Freeze Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:09.98 | AA+1.09s to AAA | 2021-03-20 | Delmar Dolfins March Madnessvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:37.06 | A+0.57s to AA·+37.67s to Sectionals | 2021-07-17 | Starfish July Intrasquad Meetslow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | SCM | 35.58 | BB+2.39s to A·+10.89s to Sectionals | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCM | 1:40.35 | +16.36s to B·+46.46s to Sectionals | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCM | 47.21 | +1.62s to B | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCM | 1:34.80 | B+3.41s to BB·+34.81s to Sectionals | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCM | 58.06 | +6.27s to B | 2017-06-04 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCM | 1:53.08 | +2.29s to B·+44.09s to Sectionals | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCM | 3:21.45 | B+4.56s to BB·+68.86s to Sectionals | 2019-06-02 | Piranhas Summer Kick-Off Meetvenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.46 | BB+0.27s to A·+8.97s to Sectionals | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:17.47 | BB+2.18s to A·+21.98s to Sectionals | 2019-07-28 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 3:06.95 | B+10.76s to BB·+65.66s to Sectionals | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.68 | BB+1.39s to A·+13.79s to Futures | 2019-07-27 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.35 | BB+1.16s to A·+27.36s to Sectionals | 2019-07-28 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:25.60 | B+4.11s to BB·+70.81s to Sectionals | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 49.13 | BB+4.14s to A·+18.24s to Futures | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:56.99 | B+8.80s to BB·+47.30s to Sectionals | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 40.05 | BB+2.06s to A·+13.76s to Futures | 2019-07-28 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:46.67 | +3.18s to B·+46.48s to Sectionals | 2019-07-12 | Hawks Summer Invitational 2019 |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:10.37 | BB+2.88s to A·+54.18s to Sectionals | 2019-07-26 | 2019 Adirondack Long Course Championshipsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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.
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 | 35.82 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2018-10-14 | Delmar Dolfins Fall Challenge |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.70 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2020-02-02 | Delmar Dolfins February Freeze Invitational |
| 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
100 Freestyle SCY 1:02.27
Front half 29.78s · back half 32.49s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:14.86
Front half 63.99s · back half 70.87s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:07.64
Front half 32.46s · back half 35.18s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:24.11
Front half 70.77s · back half 73.34s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:22.28
Front half 38.82s · back half 43.46s
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
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:37.06
Front half 73.97s · back half 83.09s
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
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:10.37
Front half 94.81s · back half 95.56s
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.