Sam Vandecasteele
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.10 | A+0.51s to AA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:01.94 | B+1.55s to BB | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.24 | B+1.95s to BB | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:12.32 | +0.93s to B | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:29.43 | B+5.34s to BB | 2024-07-12 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 30.82 | AA+0.53s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:05.17 | AA+1.78s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:22.94 | AA+5.15s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 32.04 | B+1.25s to BB | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:10.66 | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL DLTA Summer Regional Championships slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:15.22 | A+5.43s to AA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:51.82 | BB+2.33s to A | 2026-02-27 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- MAVS - copied - co venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 36.56 | A+0.27s to AA | 2025-07-26 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:19.44 | A+2.25s to AA | 2025-07-25 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:52.96 | A+5.47s to AA | 2025-07-24 | Illinois Swimming Age Group Champs LC 25 venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 14.
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 | 24.19 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-12 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 1:02.05 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-10 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 29.78 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-13 | 2026 ISI Winter 11-14 Age Group Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:15.33 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-09 | 2024 IL Swimming SC Age Group Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:06.50 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-20 | 2024 IL Swimming LC Age Group Championships |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:23.87 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-21 | 2024 IL Swimming LC Age Group 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 13-14 · SCY
2565 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK SCY | 2:29.43 | 467 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:22.94 | 773 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.22 | 672 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:51.82 | 653 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · SCY
1871 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 1:12.32 | 404 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:05.17 | 795 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:15.22 | 672 |
| 200 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 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 1:01.94
Front half 29.46s · back half 32.48s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:12.32
Front half 35.34s · back half 36.98s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:29.43
Front half 72.06s · back half 77.37s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:05.17
Front half 31.19s · back half 33.98s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:22.94
Front half 68.46s · back half 74.48s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:10.66
Front half 33.93s · back half 36.73s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:15.22
Front half 66.15s · back half 69.07s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:51.82
Front half 141.82s · back half 150.00s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:19.44 RT 0.65s
Front half 37.16s · back half 42.28s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:52.96 RT 0.64s
Front half 84.32s · back half 88.64s
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.