Benjamin Costa
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.37 | AA+0.68s to AAA·+1.08s to Sectionals | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Overvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.91 | AA+1.12s to AAA·+2.62s to Sectionals | 2026-03-22 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champsvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.75 | AA+2.06s to AAA·+4.96s to Sectionals | 2026-03-21 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champsvenue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:24.08 | BB+1.49s to A·+37.99s to Sectionals | 2025-10-18 | LY 2025 YMCA October Meetvenue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 11:22.24 | BB+10.45s to A·+85.05s to Sectionals | 2026-01-02 | 2026 LY Winter Invitationalvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 25.92 | AA+0.23s to AAA·+0.23s to Sectionals | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Overvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.31 | AA+1.72s to AAA·+1.22s to Sectionals | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Overvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:04.58 | AA+5.29s to AAA·+2.29s to Sectionals | 2026-03-22 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champsvenue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 25.30 | AAA+1.01s to AAAA·+1.01s to Sectionals | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Overvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 55.36 | AA+1.37s to AAA·+2.67s to Sectionals | 2026-02-27 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Overvenue |
| 200 Butterfly | SCY | 2:08.24 | A+1.75s to AA·+9.75s to Sectionals | 2026-03-20 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champsvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:17.25 | BB+5.06s to A·+17.86s to Sectionals | 2025-09-19 | 2025 LY Season Openervenue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.21 | AA+1.02s to AAA·+1.62s to Sectionals | 2026-06-19 | 2026 Firefish June Jamvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:01.50 | A+1.81s to AA·+6.21s to Sectionals | 2026-06-21 | 2026 Firefish June Jamvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:13.49 | A+2.00s to AA·+12.60s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 Southwest LC District Champs |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:55.13 | BB+3.04s to A·+36.04s to Sectionals | 2026-06-19 | 2026 Firefish June Jamvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 30.34 | AAA+1.35s to AAAA·+0.15s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 Southwest LC District Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.43 | AA+1.64s to AAA·+0.94s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 Southwest LC District Champs |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:31.19 | BB+0.10s to A·+10.50s to Sectionals | 2026-06-21 | 2026 Firefish June Jamvenue |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 28.41 | AAA+1.02s to AAAA·+0.62s to Sectionals | 2026-06-21 | 2026 Firefish June Jamvenue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:05.31 | A+0.82s to AA·+4.82s to Sectionals | 2026-06-26 | 2026 Southwest LC District Champs |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:44.35 | BB+11.16s to A·+26.66s to Sectionals | 2024-07-13 | 2024 CCA Summer Awardsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 15.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.40 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2026-03-01 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Over |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.87 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-03-21 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 51.23 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-12-13 | 32nd Annual YOTA/Arena Capital Classic |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 26.89 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-03-21 | 2026 USRY Short Course Champs |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.12 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-02-28 | 2026 SW District Champs 9 & Over |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 26.55 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-09-21 | 2025 LY Season Opener |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.91 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 CCA Summer Awards |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:19.87 | flying | 800 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2024-07-25 | 2024 VA LC Age Group Championships |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.55 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2026-06-21 | 2026 Firefish June Jam |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:11.49 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-07-26 | 2024 VA LC Age Group Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:12.59 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2024-07-13 | 2024 CCA Summer Awards |
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
2558 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:24.08 | 619 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:04.58 | 701 |
| 200 FL SCY | 2:08.24 | 678 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.25 | 560 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 15-16 · SCY
2823 points (4/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.75 | 780 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.31 | 729 |
| 100 FL SCY | 55.36 | 754 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:17.25 | 560 |
| 100 BR 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 50.91 RT 0.72s
Front half 24.35s · back half 26.56s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.75 RT 0.73s
Front half 53.98s · back half 56.77s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:24.08
Front half 161.96s · back half 162.12s
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:22.24
Front half 335.74s · back half 346.50s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.31 RT 0.63s
Front half 27.12s · back half 29.19s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:04.58 RT 0.80s
Front half 59.61s · back half 64.97s
100 Butterfly SCY 55.36 RT 0.68s
Front half 25.46s · back half 29.90s
200 Butterfly SCY 2:08.24 RT 0.71s
Front half 57.48s · back half 70.76s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.25
Front half 62.68s · back half 74.57s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:01.50 RT 0.74s
Front half 29.26s · back half 32.24s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:55.13
Front half 144.77s · back half 150.36s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:31.19 RT 0.69s
Front half 73.17s · back half 78.02s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:44.35 RT 0.74s
Front half 72.98s · back half 91.37s
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.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.