Zach Paulen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.83 | AA+0.44s to AAA | 2026-03-15 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.81 | BB+0.32s to A | 2026-01-24 | 2026 PN WAVE Winter Invitational- Approved fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.54 | A+1.55s to AA | 2025-12-19 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 23.91 | AAA+0.12s to AAAA | 2025-12-21 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 52.81 | AAA+2.32s to AAAA | 2026-03-14 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:01.03 | AA+2.64s to AAA | 2026-03-13 | 2026 Bellevue Club Premier Invite- Approved fast pool |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:05.42 | 2024-04-07 | 2024 PN WAVE 11&O Short Course Finale slow pool | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:06.14 | A+1.85s to AA | 2025-12-21 | 2025 WA State Senior SC Champs- APPROVED venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:58.25 | BB+20.56s to A | 2025-03-09 | 2025 PN PPSTSpring Splash slow pool |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.68 | AA+0.79s to AAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 PN CSC 105th Annual Seattle Open- Approv venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 59.82 | A+0.83s to AA | 2026-05-03 | 2026 PN BC May Flowers - Approved venue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:12.85 | A+3.66s to AA | 2026-06-07 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:17.16 | BB+0.17s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.95 | AAA+0.06s to AAAA | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:00.74 | AA+0.25s to AAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 PN CSC 105th Annual Seattle Open- Approv venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:19.68 | AA+4.29s to AAA | 2026-06-07 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:30.32 | A+5.33s to AA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 PN CSC 105th Annual Seattle Open- Approv venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 16.
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 | LCM | 26.90 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-18 | 2025 PN 13&O LC 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
2060 points (3/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FL SCY | 2:01.03 | 807 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:06.14 | 722 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:58.25 | 531 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · LCM
2878 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:12.85 | 691 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:17.16 | 657 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:00.74 | 852 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:30.32 | 678 |
| 100 BK 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 53.81
Front half 25.77s · back half 28.04s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.54 RT 0.64s
Front half 55.83s · back half 57.71s
100 Butterfly SCY 52.81 RT 0.65s
Front half 24.37s · back half 28.44s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:01.03
Front half 56.94s · back half 64.09s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:05.42
Front half 29.82s · back half 35.60s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:06.14 RT 0.64s
Front half 59.43s · back half 66.71s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:58.25
Front half 145.07s · back half 153.18s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:12.85 RT 0.67s
Front half 66.28s · back half 66.57s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:19.68 RT 0.72s· 14.2 min after 200 Freestyle
Front half 67.96s · back half 71.72s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.32 · 7.9 min after 50 Freestyle
Front half 72.94s · back half 77.38s
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.