Kate Mechtel
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.60 | AA+0.41s to AAA | 2026-03-22 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.63 | AA+0.64s to AAA | 2026-02-13 | 2026 MN RSC President's Day Meet venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:59.96 | AAA+1.67s to AAAA | 2026-03-22 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:29.68 | AAA+14.19s to AAAA | 2026-02-13 | 2026 MN RSC President's Day Meet venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:54.36 | AA+26.17s to AAA | 2025-06-01 | 2025 MN PRNH Summer Chomp venue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.60 | B+0.01s to BB | 2025-02-09 | 2025 MN PRNH Winter Whiteout venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:11.51 | BB+3.52s to A | 2025-01-05 | 2025 MN SHRK Freezing Your Fins Off venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 39.08 | BB+2.09s to A | 2025-02-08 | 2025 MN PRNH Winter Whiteout venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:23.71 | BB+5.72s to A | 2025-01-04 | 2025 MN SHRK Freezing Your Fins Off venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 28.00 | AAA+0.51s to AAAA | 2026-03-21 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:02.73 | AA+0.74s to AAA | 2026-03-20 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:12.05 | AAAA | 2026-03-22 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:07.69 | 2025-03-22 | 2025 MN NSAC Short Course 11-14 State Champio venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:29.84 | A+4.75s to AA | 2024-12-07 | 2024 MN AQJT 14&U Single Age State Meet venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 5:32.26 | BB+11.57s to A | 2024-11-02 | 2024 MN WEST Express Fall Invite venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 30.96 | AA+1.07s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:06.80 | AA+1.81s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:22.37 | AA+0.58s to AAA | 2025-07-19 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 5:00.70 | AA+2.81s to AAA | 2025-07-18 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 38.69 | BB+1.20s to A | 2025-07-18 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 46.24 | B+0.65s to BB | 2024-05-12 | 2024 MN STRM Spring Startup venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:37.52 | B+0.23s to BB | 2025-07-13 | 2025 MN BAC Last Chance Invitational slow pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:33.64 | B+3.95s to BB | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 33.46 | AA+1.07s to AAA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 MN MTKA Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:11.87 | AA+1.28s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:43.67 | AA+5.48s to AAA | 2025-07-13 | 2025 MN BAC Last Chance Invitational slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:44.54 | AA+5.55s to AAA | 2025-07-20 | 2025 MN STRM Minnesota Regional Championship venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
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 | 27.17 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2025-01-05 | 2025 MN SHRK Freezing Your Fins Off |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.53 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-23 | 2025 MN NSAC Short Course 11-14 State Champio |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 55.89 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-20 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.53 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-21 | 2025 MN NSAC Short Course 11-14 State Champio |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 28.22 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-22 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:01.98 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-21 | 2026 MN NSAC 11-14 SC State Championship |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 31.94 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-08-04 | 2024 MN NSAC LC 11-14 State Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:07.89 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-03 | 2024 MN NSAC LC 11-14 State Championship |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:08.19 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-08-02 | 2024 MN NSAC LC 11-14 State Championship |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 34.65 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-08-04 | 2024 MN NSAC LC 11-14 State 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 13-14 · SCY
2939 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:29.68 | 824 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:12.05 | 919 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:29.84 | 634 |
| 400 IM SCY | 5:32.26 | 562 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
3320 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:59.96 | 887 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:11.51 | 525 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:23.71 | 501 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:02.73 | 773 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:29.84 | 634 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 57.63
Front half 27.74s · back half 29.89s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:29.68
Front half 163.45s · back half 166.23s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:54.36
Front half 360.95s · back half 353.41s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:11.51
Front half 34.70s · back half 36.81s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:23.71
Front half 40.25s · back half 43.46s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:02.73 RT 0.61s
Front half 28.90s · back half 33.83s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:12.05
Front half 62.96s · back half 69.09s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:07.69
Front half 31.63s · back half 36.06s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:29.84
Front half 72.87s · back half 76.97s
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:32.26
Front half 159.77s · back half 172.49s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:06.80
Front half 32.66s · back half 34.14s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:22.37
Front half 68.33s · back half 74.04s
400 Freestyle LCM 5:00.70
Front half 148.15s · back half 152.55s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:37.52
Front half 47.24s · back half 50.28s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:33.64
Front half 105.94s · back half 107.70s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:11.87
Front half 33.54s · back half 38.33s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:43.67
Front half 77.99s · back half 85.68s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:44.54
Front half 78.14s · back half 86.40s
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.