Alex Gates
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.24 | A+0.65s to AA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 Lake Superior Regional Meet venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 57.22 | BB+1.43s to A | 2026-01-18 | MLA 2026 Big Lake Invite fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:23.74 | +1.15s to B | 2024-11-02 | 2024 Holland Fall Invite slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 33.21 | B+1.92s to BB | 2025-01-26 | 2025 MLA Big Lake venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:06.67 | B+0.38s to BB | 2026-02-08 | 2026 Michigan Open venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 27.57 | A+0.28s to AA | 2026-03-07 | 2026 Lake Superior Regional Meet venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:04.75 | BB+4.36s to A | 2026-02-07 | 2026 Michigan Open venue |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:05.19 | 2026-03-07 | 2026 Lake Superior Regional Meet venue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:22.52 | BB+7.13s to A | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SCY MAGS Championship Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.26 | A+1.07s to AA | 2026-06-06 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:05.43 | BB+1.04s to A | 2026-06-07 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:29.43 | BB+8.84s to A | 2026-06-06 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 33.88 | A+1.39s to AA | 2026-06-07 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:20.51 | B+2.82s to BB | 2025-06-07 | MLA Big Red Challenge venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 3:03.64 | +1.65s to B | 2024-06-02 | MLA Big Red Challenge venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 31.41 | A+0.82s to AA | 2026-06-05 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:14.08 | BB+5.19s to A | 2026-06-06 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:47.10 | BB+10.21s to A | 2026-06-07 | MLA Big Red Challenge fast pool |
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 | 23.05 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2026-03-22 | 2026 SCY MAGS Championship Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.94 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2026-03-07 | 2026 Lake Superior Regional Meet |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 26.22 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-01-10 | 2026 Zeeland Winter Classic |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 30.38 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-01-11 | 2025 Zeeland Winter Classic |
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 · LCM
961 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BK LCM | 3:03.64 | 408 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:47.10 | 553 |
| 400 FR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 BR LCM | — | 0 |
| 200 FL LCM | — | 0 |
| 400 IM LCM | — | 0 |
IMR 13-14 · LCM
2123 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:29.43 | 557 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:20.51 | 474 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:14.08 | 539 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:47.10 | 553 |
| 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 57.22
Front half 26.86s · back half 30.36s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:23.74
Front half 68.21s · back half 75.53s
100 Backstroke SCY 1:06.67
Front half 31.92s · back half 34.75s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.75
Front half 29.26s · back half 35.49s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:05.19
Front half 29.98s · back half 35.21s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:05.43
Front half 30.56s · back half 34.87s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:29.43
Front half 69.09s · back half 80.34s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:20.51
Front half 38.86s · back half 41.65s
200 Backstroke LCM 3:03.64
Front half 91.25s · back half 92.39s
100 Butterfly LCM 1:14.08
Front half 32.94s · back half 41.14s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:47.10
Front half 76.19s · back half 90.91s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.