Luke Nielsen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 30.53 | B+1.64s to BB·+7.94s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:08.08 | +0.49s to B·+19.09s to Sectionals | 2026-01-10 | 2026 MN Mako Snowflake Splash venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:26.01 | B+8.82s to BB·+38.52s to Sectionals | 2025-11-09 | 2025 MN WOLF HOWL AT THE MOON INVITE venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 6:18.78 | B+8.59s to BB·+85.89s to Sectionals | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 13:38.38 | B+52.39s to BB·+209.89s to Sectionals | 2026-01-09 | 2026 MN Mako Snowflake Splash venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 22:54.41 | B+86.02s to BB·+349.42s to Sectionals | 2025-03-08 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.62 | B+1.73s to BB·+10.13s to Sectionals | 2026-02-27 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:17.98 | +3.59s to B·+21.89s to Sectionals | 2026-01-11 | 2026 MN Mako Snowflake Splash venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:46.71 | +4.62s to B·+45.32s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 44.28 | +3.79s to B·+17.09s to Sectionals | 2026-01-25 | 2026 MN HAST JAN IMX fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:39.27 | +14.98s to B·+35.68s to Sectionals | 2025-10-10 | 2025 MN RSC Fall Frenzy |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 3:25.09 | +22.10s to B·+66.50s to Sectionals | 2025-12-14 | 2025 MN MAKO DECEMBER INTRASQUAD venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 33.25 | B+1.06s to BB·+9.56s to Sectionals | 2026-02-28 | 2026 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:17.37 | +3.58s to B·+23.38s to Sectionals | 2026-01-10 | 2026 MN Mako Snowflake Splash venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 3:18.19 | +32.90s to B·+75.40s to Sectionals | 2025-10-10 | 2025 MN RSC Fall Frenzy venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:18.87 | 2026-02-14 | 2026 MN RSC President's Day Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:47.43 | +2.74s to B·+46.44s to Sectionals | 2026-02-01 | 2026 MN NSAC Winter Invite - copied venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 6:02.51 | +9.72s to B·+98.52s to Sectionals | 2026-01-24 | 2026 MN HAST JAN IMX fast pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 33.38 | B+0.29s to BB·+7.39s to Sectionals | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:14.87 | B+2.28s to BB·+18.28s to Sectionals | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:40.32 | B+2.43s to BB·+36.83s to Sectionals | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 6:03.74 | +3.85s to B·+101.55s to Sectionals | 2025-06-13 | 2025 MN NSAC Summer Slam Invite venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 43.09 | +1.90s to B·+14.40s to Sectionals | 2025-06-13 | 2025 MN NSAC Summer Slam Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:15.19 | BB+0.30s to A·+10.80s to Sectionals | 2025-05-10 | 2025 MN HURR LC Spring Opener |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 47.39 | +1.50s to B·+15.40s to Sectionals | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 37.12 | B+0.83s to BB·+9.73s to Sectionals | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:22.20 | B+4.11s to BB·+20.71s to Sectionals | 2026-06-07 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:02.23 | B+5.44s to BB·+42.84s to Sectionals | 2026-06-06 | 2026 MN NSAC Summer Invite venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
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.
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 | 32.77 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2025-10-04 | 2025 MN RFSC Skeleton Splash Invitational |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.64 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-12-22 | 2024 MN AQJT Holiday Invite |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 36.43 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-01-24 | 2026 MN HAST JAN IMX |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 40.72 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-10-06 | 2024 MN RFSC Fall Invitational |
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 13-14 · SCY
1945 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 6:18.78 | 445 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:46.71 | 336 |
| 200 BR SCY | 3:25.09 | 261 |
| 200 FL SCY | 3:18.19 | 208 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:47.43 | 354 |
| 400 IM SCY | 6:02.51 | 341 |
IMR 13-14 · LCM
1853 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:40.32 | 451 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:15.19 | 582 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:22.20 | 394 |
| 200 IM LCM | 3:02.23 | 426 |
| 100 BR 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 1:08.08
Front half 32.10s · back half 35.98s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:26.01
Front half 72.48s · back half 73.53s
500 Freestyle SCY 6:18.78
Front half 188.04s · back half 190.74s
1000 Freestyle SCY 13:38.38
Front half 407.23s · back half 411.15s
1650 Freestyle SCY 22:54.41
100 Backstroke SCY 1:17.98
Front half 37.31s · back half 40.67s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:46.71
Front half 81.02s · back half 85.69s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:39.27 split/total mismatch
Front half 47.71s · back half 51.56s
200 Breaststroke SCY 3:25.09
Front half 99.72s · back half 105.37s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:17.37
Front half 36.50s · back half 40.87s
200 Butterfly SCY 3:18.19
Front half 91.82s · back half 106.37s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:18.87
Front half 36.60s · back half 42.27s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:47.43
Front half 80.54s · back half 86.89s
400 Individual Medley SCY 6:02.51
Front half 180.75s · back half 181.76s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:14.87
Front half 35.77s · back half 39.10s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:40.32
Front half 77.97s · back half 82.35s
400 Freestyle LCM 6:03.74
Front half 180.37s · back half 183.37s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:15.19
100 Butterfly LCM 1:22.20
Front half 39.18s · back half 43.02s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:02.23
Front half 86.75s · back half 95.48s
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.