Katie Kessell
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.24 | AAA+0.45s to AAAA | 2025-03-01 | 2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.70 | AAA+0.01s to AAAA | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:52.46 | AAA+0.77s to AAAA | 2026-03-06 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:10.73 | AAA+9.44s to AAAA | 2026-03-07 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:18.48 | AA+25.59s to AAA | 2024-10-18 | 2024 HSA Fran Norris Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 29.11 | A+0.22s to AA | 2025-12-05 | 2025 GA SC Senior State Championships - copie venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 59.19 | AA+0.70s to AAA | 2025-03-02 | 2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:03.33 | AAA+2.14s to AAAA | 2025-02-28 | 2025 SE Speedo Southern Premier venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 28.68 | A+0.09s to AA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 HSA Fran Norris Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:01.03 | A+0.14s to AA | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:27.46 | BB+5.97s to A | 2024-10-20 | 2024 HSA Fran Norris Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.67 | AAA+0.58s to AAAA | 2026-03-28 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.05 | AAA+0.36s to AAAA | 2026-03-29 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:07.97 | AAA+0.88s to AAAA | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:36.44 | AAA+8.15s to AAAA | 2026-06-27 | 2026 Bulldog Grand Slam - copied venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.29 | AAA+1.20s to AAAA | 2025-07-25 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.74 | AAA+2.45s to AAAA | 2025-07-23 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:24.12 | AAA+2.63s to AAAA | 2025-05-17 | 2025 Bulldog Grand Slam venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:07.51 | AA+1.22s to AAA | 2025-03-28 | 2025 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.71 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-12-05 | 2025 GA SC Senior State Championships - copie |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.18 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-03-08 | Speedo Southern Premier |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:55.27 | flat | 800 Free Relay | 2025-12-05 | 2025 GA SC Senior State Championships - copie |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.59 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-29 | 2025 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.26 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-27 | 2026 Central Zone East Spring Speedo Sectiona |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:04.96 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-24 | 2025 TYR FUTURES MADISON |
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
2343 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:10.73 | 876 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:03.33 | 900 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:27.46 | 567 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · LCM
2611 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:07.97 | 949 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:07.74 | 862 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:07.51 | 800 |
| 100 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 IM LCM | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 51.70 RT 0.50s
Front half 25.16s · back half 26.54s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:52.46
Front half 54.74s · back half 57.72s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:10.73 RT 0.72s
Front half 152.79s · back half 157.94s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:18.48
Front half 335.57s · back half 342.91s
100 Backstroke SCY 59.19
Front half 28.94s · back half 30.25s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:03.33
Front half 60.35s · back half 62.98s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:01.03
Front half 28.39s · back half 32.64s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:27.46
Front half 69.34s · back half 78.12s
100 Freestyle LCM 59.05
Front half 28.70s · back half 30.35s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:07.97
Front half 61.76s · back half 66.21s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:36.44
Front half 133.67s · back half 142.77s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:07.74 split/total mismatch
Front half 33.04s · back half 34.70s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:24.12 RT 0.59s
Front half 70.86s · back half 73.26s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.51
Front half 31.73s · back half 35.78s
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.