swimMichael Sower
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 13.15 | 2025-12-14 | 2025 MN VCTY MMST Winter Splash venue | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.96 | AA+0.87s to AAA | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.01 | AA+1.72s to AAA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:55.04 | A+3.85s to AA | 2025-10-11 | 2025 MN FOXJ Fall Invitational |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:26.73 | BB+11.84s to A | 2024-11-24 | 2024 MN STRM 3rd Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.64 | BB+4.95s to A | 2024-11-03 | 2024 MN WOLF HOWL AT THE MOON INVITE - PART 2 venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.81 | AAA+0.42s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 54.23 | AA+2.24s to AAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 56.68 | 2026-03-14 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship venue | |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:35.47 | A+10.98s to AA | 2025-11-21 | 2025 MN STRM 4th Annual Movember Invite venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 25.61 | AA+0.12s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.66 | AA+1.07s to AAA | 2025-08-03 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.56 | A+4.87s to AA | 2024-07-12 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:16.50 | B+8.61s to BB | 2024-05-24 | 2024 MN STAR Memorial Day Classic slow pool |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 10:29.10 | BB+38.31s to A | 2025-07-20 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 19:33.26 | BB+39.67s to A | 2025-07-19 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:11.17 | BB+3.68s to A | 2024-07-12 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.84 | BB+2.35s to A | 2024-07-12 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:53.88 | BB+9.19s to A | 2024-07-12 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 27.40 | AAA+1.01s to AAAA | 2026-05-16 | 2026 MN HURR LC Spring Opener venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.30 | AA+0.61s to AAA | 2025-08-01 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:30.47 | BB+1.88s to A | 2025-07-12 | 2025 MN BAC Last Chance Invitational slow pool |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.64 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-12 | 2026 MN AQJT Senior SC State Championship |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:05.41 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-31 | 2025 ND DRGN MN Senior LC State Championship |
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
1635 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 5:16.50 | 463 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:53.88 | 543 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:30.47 | 629 |
| 200 BK LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
3206 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:12.56 | 647 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:11.17 | 546 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:17.84 | 584 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:00.30 | 800 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:30.47 | 629 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 50.01 RT 0.76s
Front half 24.38s · back half 25.63s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:55.04 split/total mismatch
500 Freestyle SCY 5:26.73
Front half 162.03s · back half 164.70s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.64
Front half 34.16s · back half 35.48s
100 Butterfly SCY 54.23 RT 0.76s
Front half 25.12s · back half 29.11s
100 Individual Medley SCY 56.68 RT 0.96s
Front half 25.44s · back half 31.24s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:35.47 RT 0.66s
Front half 131.48s · back half 143.99s
100 Freestyle LCM 56.66
Front half 27.39s · back half 29.27s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.56 split/total mismatch
400 Freestyle LCM 5:16.50
Front half 159.32s · back half 157.18s
1500 Freestyle LCM 19:33.26
Front half 591.14s · back half 582.12s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:11.17 split/total mismatch
Front half 35.27s · back half 35.90s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:17.84
Front half 37.24s · back half 40.60s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:53.88 split/total mismatch
Front half 43.19s · back half 130.69s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.30
Front half 28.26s · back half 32.04s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.47
Front half 72.20s · back half 78.27s
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.