Lael Palmerton
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Freestyle | SCY | 22.47 | 2024-03-03 | 2024 PN PRO March Last Chance Intrasquad slow pool | |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 31.37 | BB+0.88s to A | 2025-02-01 | 2025 PN EAST February Invitational |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 59.20 | AAA+0.91s to AAAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 PN February AGI, Division 2- Approved |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:14.82 | AA+1.93s to AAA | 2026-02-27 | 2026 PN February AGI, Division 2- Approved |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 34.15 | A+0.76s to AA | 2026-03-21 | 2026 NW Region Age Group Champs- Approved venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 1:17.16 | BB+0.77s to A | 2026-03-08 | 2026 PN PRO March Last Chance Intra- Apprived venue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:15.91 | AAAA | 2025-03-07 | 2025 PN PRO March Last Chance Intrasquad |
| 25 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.62 | 2024-01-28 | 2024 PN SSCD Winter Open venue | |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 36.86 | AA+1.07s to AAA | 2026-02-28 | 2026 PN February AGI, Division 2- Approved venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:20.82 | AA+2.73s to AAA | 2026-03-01 | 2026 PN February AGI, Division 2- Approved venue |
| 25 Butterfly | SCY | 23.37 | 2024-02-04 | 2024 PN IST February Time Trial Invitational venue | |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 34.62 | BB+1.23s to A | 2026-03-07 | 2026 PN PRO March Last Chance Intra- Apprived venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:18.03 | BB+1.74s to A | 2026-03-22 | 2026 NW Region Age Group Champs- Approved venue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:44.51 | A+3.12s to AA | 2024-06-14 | 2024 PN Pro June Summer Intrasquad Meet |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:14.80 | A+2.01s to AA | 2026-03-19 | 2026 NW Region Age Group Champs- Approved |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:47.45 | BB+2.26s to A | 2026-03-21 | 2026 NW Region Age Group Champs- Approved venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 36.55 | BB+1.76s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:39.12 | +9.93s to B | 2025-05-31 | 2025 PN VAST Summer Sprints and Distance Chal venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 41.23 | BB+1.14s to A | 2026-06-06 | 2026 PN VAST Summer Sprint & Dist. - Approved venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 43.37 | A+0.38s to AA | 2026-06-27 | 2026 PN SMAC Summer Classic Invite- Approved venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:45.28 | BB+6.49s to A | 2025-07-25 | 2025 PN LC 12&U Championships venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:33.58 | BB+6.69s to A | 2026-06-27 | 2026 PN SMAC Summer Classic Invite- Approved venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:43.62 | AAAA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 SWAT Summer Solstice |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 11.
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 | 37.10 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2025-07-26 | 2025 PN LC 12&U 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 11-12 · SCY
2282 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BK SCY | 1:17.16 | 536 |
| 100 BR SCY | 1:20.82 | 692 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:18.03 | 496 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:47.45 | 558 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 11-12 · SCY
3206 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 2:14.82 | 738 |
| 50 BK SCY | 34.15 | 618 |
| 50 BR SCY | 36.86 | 716 |
| 50 FL SCY | 34.62 | 511 |
| 100 IM SCY | 1:14.80 | 623 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 2:14.82
100 Backstroke SCY 1:17.16
Front half 38.31s · back half 38.85s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:20.82
Front half 37.43s · back half 43.39s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:18.03 RT 0.77s
Front half 35.57s · back half 42.46s
100 Individual Medley SCY 1:14.80
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:47.45 RT 0.76s
Front half 79.31s · back half 88.14s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:39.12 RT 0.81s
Front half 44.84s · back half 54.28s
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.