Darby Merkel

Fage 15COMTBLDRFAC

81 plausible swims · 18 meets · 2021-10-30 → 2026-06-27

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 25.83 AA+0.44s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.94s to Futures 2026-03-15 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise venue
100 Freestyle SCY 55.68 AA+0.59s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.79s to Futures 2025-12-04 2025 Holiday Swim Festival
200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.81 AA+0.92s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+7.52s to Futures 2026-03-13 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise venue
500 Freestyle SCY 5:47.52 A+12.23s to AA·+18.13s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 Colorado Swimming Championship Meet
100 Backstroke SCY 1:04.10 A+1.71s to AA·+2.71s to Sectionals 2025-12-04 2025 Holiday Swim Festival
200 Backstroke SCY 2:28.36 BB+7.07s to A·+15.07s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 CO Great Pumpkin Pentathlon
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:16.83 BB+1.84s to A·+6.24s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 CO Great Pumpkin Pentathlon
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:58.88 B+4.19s to BB·+26.09s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 CO Great Pumpkin Pentathlon
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.11 A+1.82s to AA·+3.02s to Sectionals 2025-12-04 2025 Holiday Swim Festival
200 Butterfly SCY 2:45.86 B+9.67s to BB·+29.67s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 CO NJ Pineapple Invite
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.68 AA+4.99s to AAA·+1.19s to Sectionals 2026-02-13 2026 CO OB CHSAA 4A State Championships venue
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:14.23 BB+3.24s to A·+22.64s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 CO Great Pumpkin Pentathlon
50 Freestyle LCM 28.77 AAA+1.18s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.38s to Futures 2026-01-01 1723269
100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.97 AA+0.48s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.68s to Futures 2026-05-30 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue
200 Freestyle LCM 2:19.84 AA+4.35s to AAA·+0.85s to Sectionals 2026-01-01 1723269
400 Freestyle LCM 5:06.07 A+7.98s to AA·+14.28s to Sectionals 2026-05-29 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue
50 Backstroke LCM 36.83 BB+0.54s to A·+5.94s to Futures 2026-04-11 2026 CO TOPS SBL Pentathlon 13&O venue
100 Backstroke LCM 1:16.99 BB+1.30s to A·+5.60s to Sectionals 2026-01-01 1723269
200 Backstroke LCM 2:51.01 BB+8.22s to A·+17.62s to Sectionals 2026-06-07 2026 CO NJ Summer Solstice Invite fast pool
50 Breaststroke LCM 42.05 BB+1.76s to A·+7.26s to Futures 2026-04-11 2026 CO TOPS SBL Pentathlon 13&O venue
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:22.23 B+0.94s to BB·+27.37s to Sectionals 2026-06-26 2026 CO Zone 2 District Meet-AAC fast pool
50 Butterfly LCM 32.31 AA+1.02s to AAA·+2.82s to Futures 2026-05-29 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue
100 Butterfly LCM 1:14.90 BB+1.41s to A·+5.61s to Sectionals 2026-06-27 2026 CO Zone 2 District Meet-AAC fast pool
200 Butterfly LCM 3:07.11 B+9.82s to BB·+32.82s to Sectionals 2026-05-30 2026 CO Barracuda Summer Sizzler Invite venue
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:24.61 AAAA·Futures ✓+3.32s to US Open 2026-04-11 2026 CO TOPS SBL Pentathlon 13&O
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:58.63 BB+3.74s to A·+26.14s to Sectionals 2026-06-06 2026 CO NJ Summer Solstice Invite fast pool

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.

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

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 24.60 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 3) 2026-03-12 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise
100 Freestyle SCY 55.67 flat 400 Free Relay 2026-03-13 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise
200 Freestyle SCY 2:00.90 flying 800 Free Relay (leg 4) 2026-03-14 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise
50 Butterfly SCY 27.92 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) 2026-03-12 2026 NW Spring Speedo Sectionals - Boise

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 · LCM

3703 points (6/6 events)

EventTime Points
400 FR LCM 5:06.07 659
200 BK LCM 2:51.01 549
200 BR LCM 3:22.23 489
200 FL LCM 3:07.11 426
200 IM LCM 2:24.61 974
400 IM LCM 5:58.63 606

IMR 15-16 · SCY

3473 points (5/5 events)

EventTime Points
200 FR SCY 1:59.81 812
100 BK SCY 1:04.10 670
100 BR SCY 1:16.83 591
100 FL SCY 1:04.11 659
200 IM SCY 2:17.68 741

Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 55.68

26.76
28.92

Front half 26.76s · back half 28.92s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.81

27.24
30.28
31.12
31.17

Front half 57.52s · back half 62.29s

100 Backstroke SCY 1:04.10

30.99
33.11

Front half 30.99s · back half 33.11s

100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.11

29.61
34.50

Front half 29.61s · back half 34.50s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.68

29.16
33.61
42.45
32.46

Front half 62.77s · back half 74.91s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.97

30.19
32.78

Front half 30.19s · back half 32.78s

400 Freestyle LCM 5:06.07

34.92
37.68
39.04
38.89
39.15
39.44
39.08
37.87

Front half 150.53s · back half 155.54s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:51.01

41.48
43.69
44.29
41.55

Front half 85.17s · back half 85.84s

200 Breaststroke LCM 3:22.23

46.67
51.45
53.15
50.96

Front half 98.12s · back half 104.11s

100 Butterfly LCM 1:14.90

34.41
40.49

Front half 34.41s · back half 40.49s

200 Butterfly LCM 3:07.11

39.69
46.35
50.83
50.24

Front half 86.04s · back half 101.07s

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:58.63

37.28
46.52
47.62
46.76
53.32
53.21
38.62
35.30

Front half 178.18s · back half 180.45s

Progression

Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.

50 Freestyle SCY 25.83 5 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 55.68 13 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.81 10 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 5:47.52 2 swims
100 Backstroke SCY 1:04.10 6 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 2:28.36 1 swim
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:16.83 2 swims
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:58.88 1 swim
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.11 4 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:45.86 1 swim
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:17.68 5 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:14.23 1 swim
50 Freestyle LCM 28.77 5 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 1:02.97 6 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:19.84 2 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 5:06.07 1 swim
50 Backstroke LCM 36.83 1 swim
100 Backstroke LCM 1:16.99 2 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:51.01 1 swim
50 Breaststroke LCM 42.05 1 swim
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:22.23 1 swim
50 Butterfly LCM 32.31 2 swims
100 Butterfly LCM 1:14.90 1 swim
200 Butterfly LCM 3:07.11 1 swim
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:24.61 5 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:58.63 1 swim