Ryan Chai
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.10 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2025-03-16 | 2025 Spring Speedo Sectional - Boise, ID venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 49.09 | AA+1.40s to AAA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:51.87 | A+1.68s to AA | 2024-05-19 | 2024 PN SRST Pacific Coast Invitational venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:20.08 | BB+7.39s to A | 2024-05-17 | 2024 PN SRST Pacific Coast Invitational venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.25 | BB+1.76s to A | 2024-05-19 | 2024 PN SRST Pacific Coast Invitational venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 58.28 | BB+2.09s to A | 2025-07-11 | 2025 PN SRST Summer Intrasquad venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.38 | A+0.09s to AA | 2024-06-22 | 2024 PN SRST Summer Invitational venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.83 | A+2.24s to AA | 2025-03-08 | 2025 BBST Seize the Day Invitational venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.21 | AA+0.92s to AAA | 2025-06-21 | 2025 PN SRST StingRay Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 57.07 | BB+0.88s to A | 2025-06-22 | 2025 PN SRST StingRay Invitational venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 58.68 | 2024-06-23 | 2024 PN SRST Summer Invitational venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:08.64 | BB+1.85s to A | 2024-06-22 | 2024 PN SRST Summer Invitational venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 24.78 | AAA+0.79s to AAAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.40 | AA+1.21s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 PN 13&O LC Senior Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:09.55 | A+3.36s to AA | 2024-04-29 | 2024 PN SSCD Dick LaFave Classic venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 34.02 | BB+2.03s to A | 2024-06-02 | 2024 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.71 | BB+0.62s to A | 2024-06-01 | 2024 IE VS Apple Capital slow pool |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.
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 | 22.82 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-02-10 | 2024 OB WESCO North 4A Boys HS Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.25 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-02-10 | 2024 OB WESCO North 4A Boys HS Championships |
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
1251 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:20.08 | 616 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:08.64 | 635 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3253 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:51.87 | 718 |
| 100 BK SCY | 58.28 | 590 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:03.83 | 674 |
| 100 FL SCY | 57.07 | 636 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:08.64 | 635 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 49.09
Front half 23.64s · back half 25.45s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:51.87
Front half 53.20s · back half 58.67s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:20.08
Front half 153.86s · back half 166.22s
100 Backstroke SCY 58.28
Front half 27.98s · back half 30.30s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:03.83
Front half 29.39s · back half 34.44s
100 Butterfly SCY 57.07
Front half 25.90s · back half 31.17s
100 Individual Medley SCY 58.68
Front half 27.20s · back half 31.48s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:08.64
Front half 61.30s · back half 67.34s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:09.55 RT 0.52s
Front half 63.47s · back half 66.08s
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.