Ethan Yao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.02 | AA+0.23s to AAA·+3.73s to Sectionals | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.45 | AA+1.26s to AAA·+9.16s to Sectionals | 2025-12-05 | 2025 Gulf Age Group Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:10.35 | A+2.16s to AA·+24.56s to Sectionals | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:03.09 | BB+3.10s to A·+77.00s to Sectionals | 2024-12-06 | 2024 Gulf Age Group Championships venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 31.97 | A+0.78s to AA·+6.28s to Sectionals | 2025-12-05 | 2025 Gulf Age Group Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:09.90 | BB+0.61s to A·+14.81s to Sectionals | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.53 | BB+2.84s to A·+10.04s to Sectionals | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:24.56 | BB+6.17s to A·+21.87s to Sectionals | 2025-12-05 | 2025 Gulf Age Group Championships |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.20 | A+0.51s to AA·+5.91s to Sectionals | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:22.68 | B+6.59s to BB·+29.99s to Sectionals | 2025-01-01 | Louisiana State University S&D |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:10.96 | BB+0.97s to A | 2026-02-20 | 2026 Gulf 12 & Under Championships |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:31.18 | A+5.59s to AA·+31.79s to Sectionals | 2025-12-05 | 2025 Gulf Age Group Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.27 | AAA+1.18s to AAAA·+3.68s to Sectionals | 2026-06-13 | 2026 Texas Elite Beat the Heat Summer Invite |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:05.48 | AA+0.99s to AAA·+10.19s to Sectionals | 2026-06-13 | 2026 Texas Elite Beat the Heat Summer Invite |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:27.02 | AA+6.23s to AAA·+26.13s to Sectionals | 2026-06-13 | 2026 Texas Elite Beat the Heat Summer Invite |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:18.12 | A+5.03s to AA·+59.03s to Sectionals | 2025-06-06 | 2025 BATS June Invite |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 35.94 | AA+1.55s to AAA·+5.75s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 1733610 |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:19.82 | A+1.73s to AA·+15.33s to Sectionals | 2026-04-11 | 2026 TEST Spring Splash |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 45.74 | BB+3.75s to A·+11.55s to Sectionals | 2024-07-14 | 2024 Long Course Gulf Age Group Championships venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:47.41 | B+7.82s to BB·+35.02s to Sectionals | 2024-04-13 | 2024 TEST Spring Splash venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.05 | AA+1.06s to AAA·+5.26s to Sectionals | 2026-01-01 | 1733610 |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:56.00 | BB+1.81s to A·+38.31s to Sectionals | 2025-01-01 | Texas Elite Swim Team |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 12.
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 | 29.59 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:05.49 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2024-03-01 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 47.92 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-02-23 | MAC Hosted 2025 Gulf 12 & Under Champs |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.60 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-20 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:13.42 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-19 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC Champs |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 45.11 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-21 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming LC 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 11-12 · SCY
2815 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:03.09 | 652 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:09.90 | 616 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:24.56 | 515 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:22.68 | 365 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:31.18 | 667 |
IMR 11-12 · LCM
3394 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:27.02 | 763 |
| 50 BK LCM | 35.94 | 745 |
| 50 BR LCM | 45.74 | 491 |
| 50 FL LCM | 33.05 | 769 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:56.00 | 626 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
500 Freestyle SCY 6:03.09
Front half 180.65s · back half 182.44s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:56.00 split/total mismatch
Front half 85.58s · back half 90.42s
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.