swimSophia Messer
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 28.23 | BB+1.04s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.18 | BB+2.19s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:17.18 | BB+9.49s to A | 2025-03-08 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:12.35 | BB+28.06s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 36.36 | +1.17s to B | 2024-01-21 | 2024 MN STAR Invite slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:09.40 | B+0.21s to BB | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:27.70 | BB+9.21s to A | 2025-03-09 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 42.14 | +1.15s to B | 2025-06-08 | 2025 MN STAR Summer Kickoff venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:24.13 | B+4.64s to BB | 2024-03-01 | 2024 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 34.48 | B+2.19s to BB | 2025-06-07 | 2025 MN STAR Summer Kickoff venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:11.32 | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:42.54 | B+8.25s to BB | 2025-06-08 | 2025 MN STAR Summer Kickoff venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.59 | B+1.00s to BB | 2024-05-24 | 2024 MN STAR Memorial Day Classic slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:46.07 | +7.78s to B | 2024-05-24 | 2024 MN STAR Memorial Day Classic slow pool |
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 | 27.94 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-03 | 2024 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.55 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2024-03-02 | 2024 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 35.19 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2025-03-08 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship |
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
1463 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:12.35 | 509 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:27.70 | 524 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:42.54 | 430 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1879 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:17.18 | 521 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:09.40 | 497 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:24.13 | 431 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:42.54 | 430 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 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 1:01.18
Front half 28.92s · back half 32.26s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:17.18
Front half 66.93s · back half 70.25s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:27.70
Front half 72.43s · back half 75.27s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:24.13 RT 0.75s
Front half 40.10s · back half 44.03s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:42.54
Front half 78.72s · back half 83.82s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:46.07
Front half 50.08s · back half 55.99s
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.