James Lu
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.32 | BB+0.63s to A | 2024-12-14 | 2024 ASC Holiday Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.94 | A+2.05s to AA | 2024-12-14 | 2024 ASC Holiday Invitational |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:49.04 | AA+3.65s to AAA | 2026-01-31 | 2026 MIAA A Swimming Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 4:51.69 | AA+5.00s to AAA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 10:19.65 | AA+17.36s to AAA | 2024-11-09 | 2024 FSC & EST Distance Dual |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 16:56.29 | AA+12.50s to AAA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.05 | BB+0.56s to A | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 55.85 | A+1.96s to AA | 2025-12-13 | 2025 ASC Holiday Invitational venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:59.12 | A+0.53s to AA | 2026-02-19 | 2026 Speedo MD LSC Senior Champs |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 56.83 | +21.24s to B | 2017-01-07 | Mariner Winter Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:10.06 | B+0.47s to BB | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:31.35 | B+0.06s to BB | 2024-12-28 | 2024 Speedo IMX Distance Challenge |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 56.99 | BB+0.80s to A | 2025-11-13 | MERC and CC November Invite |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:08.17 | BB+1.68s to A | 2024-12-28 | 2024 Speedo IMX Distance Challenge |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:01.48 | 2025-01-17 | 2025 Retriever Classic | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.80 | BB+0.01s to A | 2026-01-09 | EST SPEEDO Mid-Winter Invite |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:23.71 | A+1.52s to AA | 2022-11-18 | 2022 NBAC Thanksgiving Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.10 | BB+0.71s to A | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.13 | BB+0.94s to A | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:08.11 | A+1.92s to AA | 2025-04-25 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:28.01 | AA+10.72s to AAA | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 800 Freestyle | LCM | 9:21.02 | AA+22.23s to AAA | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler venue |
| 1500 Freestyle | LCM | 17:50.74 | AA+39.75s to AAA | 2024-04-26 | 2024 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:08.12 | BB+1.13s to A | 2025-04-27 | 2025 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:28.08 | BB+2.19s to A | 2024-04-27 | 2024 NAAC Carol Chidester Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:26.38 | B+5.49s to BB | 2025-05-30 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:04.33 | B+7.44s to BB | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:08.47 | BB+4.18s to A | 2025-05-30 | 2025 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:36.04 | B+0.25s to BB | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:31.02 | BB+2.93s to A | 2024-01-14 | 2024 Fox Winter Long Course Challenge venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:14.51 | A+9.72s to AA | 2024-05-31 | 2024 Eagle Swim Team Speedo Sizzler |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · SCY
4102 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 | 4:23.71 | 735 |
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
200 Freestyle SCY 1:49.04
Front half 53.12s · back half 55.92s
100 Backstroke SCY 55.85
Front half 26.98s · back half 28.87s
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
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.80 split/total mismatch
200 Freestyle LCM 2:08.11 split/total mismatch
800 Freestyle LCM 9:21.02
Front half 280.06s · back half 280.96s
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
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:04.33
Front half 89.22s · back half 95.11s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:31.02
Front half 70.82s · back half 80.20s
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.