Tess Lankford
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.45 | AAA+0.76s to AAAA | 2024-02-24 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.57 | AAA+1.28s to AAAA | 2024-02-25 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:51.87 | AAA+0.48s to AAAA | 2024-02-23 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:56.77 | AAAA | 2023-03-25 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:08.79 | AAAA | 2023-02-23 | 2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.10 | A+0.41s to AA | 2022-11-20 | 2022 NBAC Thanksgiving Meet fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 57.43 | AAA+1.64s to AAAA | 2023-02-12 | 2023 LBA & CAA Last Chance Meet venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:09.37 | AA+2.28s to AAA | 2021-04-24 | LBA Virtual Meet April venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.84 | AAA+1.25s to AAAA | 2022-11-19 | 2022 NBAC Thanksgiving Meet fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.00 | AAAA | 2023-03-24 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:17.06 | AAAA | 2023-03-25 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.79 | AAAA | 2024-02-25 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.48 | AAA+1.09s to AAAA | 2024-02-23 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:03.44 | AAA+0.75s to AAAA | 2023-02-25 | 2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:01.01 | 2022-11-19 | 2022 NBAC Thanksgiving Meet fast pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:02.34 | AAAA | 2023-03-26 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:19.50 | AAAA | 2023-02-24 | 2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.01 | AAA+0.92s to AAAA | 2023-07-08 | 2023 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:02.77 | AA+1.38s to AAA | 2022-06-04 | 2022 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.78 | AAA+5.79s to AAAA | 2022-07-08 | 2022 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:37.68 | AAA+9.89s to AAAA | 2021-06-12 | 2021 FOX June Long Course Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 40.31 | B+1.52s to BB | 2016-05-14 | 2016 Abby Seeger Memorial Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:10.00 | AA+2.01s to AAA | 2023-07-08 | 2023 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:33.53 | AA+5.74s to AAA | 2022-07-10 | 2022 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 43.24 | B+0.35s to BB | 2016-08-04 | 2016 MD LSC LC Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.66 | AA+0.37s to AAA | 2022-07-08 | 2022 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:48.28 | AAA+7.19s to AAAA | 2022-07-10 | 2022 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 36.31 | B+0.32s to BB | 2016-08-05 | 2016 MD LSC LC Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.71 | AA+1.52s to AAA | 2021-06-13 | 2021 FOX June Long Course Invitational venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:25.66 | AAA+2.97s to AAAA | 2022-07-09 | 2022 Sandbox Invitational venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:12.39 | AAA+7.60s to AAAA | 2021-06-13 | 2021 FOX June Long Course Invitational venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 24.73 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2023-02-25 | 2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.63 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2023-03-26 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.82 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2023-03-25 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:54.49 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2022-02-24 | 2022 MD LSC Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:51.63 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-02-22 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.98 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2023-02-23 | 2023 MD LSC SR SCY Championhips |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.75 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2023-03-26 | 2023 EZ Southern Region Speedo Champ Series |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.13 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-02-22 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.39 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-02-23 | 2024 MD LSC Senior Champs |
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 · SCY
5832 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:56.77 | 1006 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:09.37 | 780 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:17.06 | 1031 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:03.44 | 967 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.34 | 1008 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:19.50 | 1040 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
4806 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:51.87 | 960 |
| 100 BK SCY | 57.43 | 877 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:03.00 | 1028 |
| 100 FL SCY | 56.48 | 933 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:02.34 | 1008 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 52.57
Front half 25.50s · back half 27.07s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:51.87
Front half 54.10s · back half 57.77s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:56.77
Front half 146.54s · back half 150.23s
1000 Freestyle SCY 10:08.79
Front half 302.68s · back half 306.11s
100 Backstroke SCY 57.43
Front half 27.59s · back half 29.84s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:09.37
Front half 63.69s · back half 65.68s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.00
Front half 29.61s · back half 33.39s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:17.06
Front half 66.44s · back half 70.62s
100 Butterfly SCY 56.48
Front half 26.47s · back half 30.01s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:03.44
Front half 58.55s · back half 64.89s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:01.01
Front half 28.39s · back half 32.62s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:02.34
Front half 57.99s · back half 64.35s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:19.50
Front half 127.03s · back half 132.47s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.77
Front half 30.37s · back half 32.40s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.78
Front half 65.42s · back half 67.36s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:37.68
Front half 137.78s · back half 139.90s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:10.00
Front half 33.02s · back half 36.98s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:33.53
Front half 76.94s · back half 76.59s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:48.28
Front half 81.02s · back half 87.26s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.71
Front half 31.59s · back half 36.12s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:25.66
Front half 69.48s · back half 76.18s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:12.39
Front half 153.34s · back half 159.05s
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.