swimEmma Merkel
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.15 | 2025-07-13 | 2025 West Michigan Classic venue | |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.75 | 2025-07-12 | 2025 West Michigan Classic venue | |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.63 | 2024-06-28 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue | |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:46.89 | 2024-06-29 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue | |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.08 | 2024-07-26 | 2024 LCM ULTRA Championship Meet fast pool | |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.86 | 2024-06-29 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue | |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:22.74 | 2024-06-30 | 2024 CW Eric Namesnik Memorial Open venue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.37 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LCM ULTRA Championship Meet |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:07.29 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-27 | 2024 LCM ULTRA Championship Meet |
Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.
PR splits
100 Freestyle LCM 59.75
Front half 29.16s · back half 30.59s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.63
Front half 64.55s · back half 68.08s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:46.89
Front half 139.61s · back half 147.28s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.86
Front half 33.04s · back half 33.82s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:22.74
Front half 69.88s · back half 72.86s
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.