Nika Happel
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 27.32 | A+1.03s to AA | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL EMSC Summer Regional Championships venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.33 | A+2.34s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL EMSC Summer Regional Championships venue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:05.32 | A+2.63s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL EMSC Summer Regional Championships venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:45.47 | BB+0.38s to A | 2024-07-13 | 2024 IL EMSC Summer Regional Championships venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 19:42.21 | A+29.42s to AA | 2024-07-14 | 2024 IL EMSC Summer Regional Championships venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:06.14 | BB+1.85s to A | 2026-03-01 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAWW venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:17.51 | A+4.02s to AA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 Winter ISI Regionals- PAWW venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 32.35 | BB+1.16s to A | 2022-04-22 | 2022 METS Long Course Kickoff |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:30.95 | BB+5.66s to A | 2024-07-25 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.18 | +1.69s to B | 2022-04-22 | 2022 METS Long Course Kickoff |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:10.43 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2025-03-07 | 2025 SC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 29.83 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:06.67 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-28 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:27.26 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-26 | 2024 LC Illinois Senior 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 15-16 · SCY
1353 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:45.47 | 660 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:17.51 | 693 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
1318 points (2/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:05.32 | 709 |
| 100 BK SCY | 1:06.14 | 609 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 IM 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 59.33
Front half 28.09s · back half 31.24s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:05.32
Front half 61.13s · back half 64.19s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:45.47
Front half 165.23s · back half 180.24s
1650 Freestyle SCY 19:42.21
100 Backstroke SCY 1:06.14
Front half 31.74s · back half 34.40s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:17.51
Front half 67.01s · back half 70.50s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:30.95 split/total mismatch
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.