James Lu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.32 | BB+0.63s to A·+1.93s to Sectionals | 2024-12-14 | 2024 ASC Holiday Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.94 | A+2.05s to AA·+3.45s to Sectionals | 2024-12-15 | 2024 ASC Holiday Invitationalvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.04 | AA+3.65s to AAA·+2.75s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 2026 MIAA A Conference Championships |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:51.69 | AA+5.00s to AAA·+4.30s to Sectionals | 2026-02-21 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champsvenue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:19.65 | AA+17.36s to AAA·+20.16s to Sectionals | 2024-11-09 | 2024 FSC & EST Distance Dual |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:56.29 | AA+12.50s to AAA·+12.30s to Sectionals | 2026-02-22 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champsvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.05 | BB+0.56s to A·+3.36s to Futures | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.85 | A+1.96s to AA·+1.36s to Sectionals | 2025-12-13 | 2025 ASC Holiday Invitationalvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:59.12 | A+0.53s to AA·+0.53s to Sectionals | 2026-02-22 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champsvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 56.83 | +21.24s to B·+30.54s to Futures | 2017-01-07 | Mariner Winter Invitationalvenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:10.06 | B+0.47s to BB·+8.57s to Sectionals | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:31.35 | B+0.06s to BB·+16.36s to Sectionals | 2024-12-28 | 2024 Speedo IMX Distance Challenge |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.99 | BB+0.80s to A·+3.80s to Sectionals | 2025-11-13 | MERC and CC November Invite |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:08.17 | BB+1.68s to A·+6.98s to Sectionals | 2024-12-28 | 2024 Speedo IMX Distance Challenge |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:01.48 | 2025-01-18 | 2025 Retriever Classicvenue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.80 | BB+0.01s to A·+7.41s to Sectionals | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:30.98 | A+8.79s to AA·+15.89s to Sectionals | 2023-12-30 | 2023 Speedo IMX Distance Challengevenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.10 | BB+0.71s to A·+2.61s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.13 | BB+0.94s to A·+5.64s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:08.11 | A+1.92s to AA·+6.82s to Sectionals | 2025-04-27 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invitevenue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:28.01 | AA+10.72s to AAA·+10.42s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:21.02 | AA+22.23s to AAA·+22.63s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 17:50.74 | AA+39.75s to AAA·+31.75s to Sectionals | 2024-04-26 | 2024 NAAC Carol Chidester Invitevenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:08.12 | BB+1.13s to A·+6.13s to Sectionals | 2025-04-27 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invitevenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:28.08 | BB+2.19s to A·+13.29s to Sectionals | 2024-04-27 | 2024 NAAC Carol Chidester Invitevenue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:26.38 | B+5.49s to BB·+16.69s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:04.33 | B+7.44s to BB·+31.74s to Sectionals | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:08.47 | BB+4.18s to A·+8.28s to Sectionals | 2025-05-30 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:36.04 | B+0.25s to BB·+19.75s to Sectionals | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:31.02 | BB+2.93s to A·+14.83s to Sectionals | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:14.51 | A+9.72s to AA·+24.62s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.95 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2021-10-30 | 2021 NBAC Fall Fastival Meet |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 32.21 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2021-10-31 | 2021 NBAC Fall Fastival Meet |
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
4044 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 4:51.69 | 814 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:59.12 | 743 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:31.35 | 519 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:08.17 | 628 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.80 | 663 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:30.98 | 677 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3257 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:49.04 | 775 |
| 100 BK SCY | 55.85 | 670 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:10.06 | 510 |
| 100 FL SCY | 56.99 | 639 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.80 | 663 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.94
Front half 24.85s · back half 27.09s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.04 split/total mismatch
Front half 27.41s · back half 81.63s
500 Freestyle SCY 4:51.69
Front half 143.79s · back half 147.90s
1650 Freestyle SCY 16:56.29
100 Backstroke SCY 55.85
Front half 26.98s · back half 28.87s
200 Backstroke SCY 1:59.12
Front half 58.29s · back half 60.83s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:10.06 split/total mismatch
Front half 33.62s · back half 36.44s
100 Butterfly SCY 56.99 split/total mismatch
Front half 26.36s · back half 30.63s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:01.48
Front half 28.14s · back half 33.34s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.80 split/total mismatch
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:30.98
Front half 128.82s · back half 142.16s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.11
Front half 61.34s · back half 66.77s
1500 Freestyle LCM 17:50.74
Front half 531.45s · back half 539.29s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:08.12
Front half 33.14s · back half 34.98s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:28.08 RT 0.73s
Front half 73.42s · back half 74.66s
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.