Ben Franks

Mage 17EZNCVANOVAPSDN

350 plausible swims · 55 meets · 2019-10-05 → 2026-06-14

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
50 Freestyle	SCY	22.60	AA+0.51s to AAA	2025-10-10	TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue
100 Freestyle	SCY	46.55	AAA+0.46s to AAAA	2026-03-08	2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:40.06	AAAA	2026-03-06	2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:35.85	AAA+0.36s to AAAA	2025-12-06	2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue
1000 Freestyle	SCY	9:57.91	AAA+20.92s to AAAA	2023-03-09	2023 Virginia Swimming SC Age Group Champions venue
1650 Freestyle	SCY	16:47.84	AAA+43.95s to AAAA	2023-01-06	NOVA New Year's Kick Off BB-B-C Mini Meet venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	32.09	+0.90s to B	2020-02-16	Central District 9-12 Year Old Championship slow pool
100 Backstroke	SCY	55.24	A+0.35s to AA	2025-10-11	TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue
200 Backstroke	SCY	1:58.44	AA+3.65s to AAA	2023-10-29	NOVA Senior Classic venue
50 Breaststroke	SCY	28.08	AAA+1.09s to AAAA	2025-10-12	TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue
100 Breaststroke	SCY	55.62	AAAA	2026-03-06	2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:02.84	AAAA	2026-03-07	2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue
50 Butterfly	SCY	26.45	A+0.86s to AA	2022-11-20	Bass Turkey Classic 2022 venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	55.50	A+1.21s to AA	2023-11-18	Bass Turkey Classic 2023 venue
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:00.86	AA+3.97s to AAA	2025-10-11	TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	54.39		2025-10-11	TAC v. NOVA Dual Meet - copied venue
200 Individual Medley	SCY	1:51.34	AAAA	2026-03-08	2026 VSI SC Senior Championships venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	3:58.49	AAAA	2025-12-05	2025 TAC TITANS Blizzard Blitz venue
50 Freestyle	LCM	25.24	AAA+0.85s to AAAA	2026-06-13	2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	55.55	AAA+2.56s to AAAA	2024-07-18	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	1:58.59	AAA+2.00s to AAAA	2024-07-19	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:11.35	AAA+2.66s to AAAA	2024-07-20	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue
800 Freestyle	LCM	9:23.07	AA+21.58s to AAA	2022-04-29	2022 Helen Wang Sunflower Classic venue
1500 Freestyle	LCM	18:05.78	AA+46.69s to AAA	2023-06-04	NOVA Senior Classic venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:03.23	AA+1.34s to AAA	2026-06-13	2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:18.90	AA+4.11s to AAA	2024-05-19	2024 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue
50 Breaststroke	LCM	31.92	AAA+1.23s to AAAA	2026-06-14	2026 NCAP Elite Qualifier venue
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:11.10	AA+1.91s to AAA	2025-05-15	2025 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectional venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:34.29	AA+3.30s to AAA	2024-07-21	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:00.15	AA+0.46s to AAA	2026-05-15	2026 EZ LC Speedo Super Sectionals venue
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:18.36	AA+5.17s to AAA	2023-01-15	NOVA LC Winter Invitational venue
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:12.97	AAA+2.98s to AAAA	2024-07-18	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue
400 Individual Medley	LCM	4:46.29	AAA+7.20s to AAAA	2024-07-19	2024 VA LC Senior Champs venue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.

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	SCY	28.29	flying	200 Free Relay (leg 2)	2019-12-14	2019 9th HOKI Swim and Tri Winter Champs
100 Freestyle	SCY	1:01.27	flat	400 Free Relay	2020-02-14	Central District 9-12 Year Old Championship
100 Freestyle	SCY	46.40	flying	400 Free Relay (leg 3)	2026-03-08	2026 VSI SC 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 17-18 · SCY

5410 points (6/6 events)

Event	Time	Points
500 FR SCY	4:35.85	962
200 BK SCY	1:58.44	755
200 BR SCY	2:02.84	972
200 FL SCY	2:00.86	749
200 IM SCY	1:51.34	979
400 IM SCY	3:58.49	993

IMR 17-18 · SCY

4386 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR SCY	1:40.06	1003
100 BK SCY	55.24	693
100 BR SCY	55.62	1020
100 FL SCY	55.50	691
200 IM SCY	1:51.34	979

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

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 46.55

22.53

24.02

Front half 22.53s · back half 24.02s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.06

23.32

25.50

25.57

25.67

Front half 48.82s · back half 51.24s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:35.85

24.67

27.08

27.45

27.63

27.75

28.02

28.52

28.53

28.58

27.62

Front half 134.58s · back half 141.27s

1000 Freestyle SCY 9:57.91

25.93

28.64

29.60

29.85

30.13

30.56

30.38

30.23

30.37

30.36

30.27

30.31

30.10

30.61

30.29

30.75

30.74

30.65

29.88

28.26

Front half 296.05s · back half 301.86s

1650 Freestyle SCY 16:47.84

26.44

29.56

30.16

29.94

30.48

30.56

30.80

30.87

30.81

30.82

30.83

30.89

30.92

30.98

30.77

30.83

30.87

30.78

30.75

30.65

30.81

30.93

30.87

30.86

30.77

30.76

31.01

31.04

30.81

30.82

30.79

30.49

29.17

100 Backstroke SCY 55.24

27.22

28.02

Front half 27.22s · back half 28.02s

200 Backstroke SCY 1:58.44

27.74

29.86

30.61

30.23

Front half 57.60s · back half 60.84s

100 Breaststroke SCY 55.62

26.10

29.52

Front half 26.10s · back half 29.52s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:02.84

27.32

31.12

32.03

32.37

Front half 58.44s · back half 64.40s

100 Butterfly SCY 55.50

26.42

29.08

Front half 26.42s · back half 29.08s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:00.86

26.01

29.96

31.86

33.03

Front half 55.97s · back half 64.89s

100 Individual Medley SCY 54.39

25.41

28.98

Front half 25.41s · back half 28.98s

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:51.34

24.58

28.52

31.82

26.42

Front half 53.10s · back half 58.24s

400 Individual Medley SCY 3:58.49

25.46

28.82

30.75

30.24

33.70

33.73

28.43

27.36

Front half 115.27s · back half 123.22s

100 Freestyle LCM 55.55

27.38

28.17

Front half 27.38s · back half 28.17s

200 Freestyle LCM 1:58.59

27.85

30.57

30.48

29.69

Front half 58.42s · back half 60.17s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:11.35

28.26

31.05

31.93

32.24

32.55

32.24

32.42

30.66

Front half 123.48s · back half 127.87s

800 Freestyle LCM 9:23.07

32.04

35.48

35.61

35.63

36.06

35.53

35.78

35.44

35.27

35.63

35.64

35.73

35.59

35.05

34.79

33.80

Front half 281.57s · back half 281.50s

1500 Freestyle LCM 18:05.78

30.82

33.82

35.02

35.41

35.84

36.06

36.22

36.76

37.10

36.88

36.65

36.77

36.70

36.93

37.02

36.74

36.86

36.55

36.63

36.83

37.04

37.18

37.13

37.30

37.11

36.66

36.16

35.94

35.57

34.08

Front half 538.00s · back half 547.78s

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.23

31.44

31.79

Front half 31.44s · back half 31.79s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:18.90

32.59

35.98

34.35

Front half 68.57s · back half 70.33s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:34.29

34.64

39.23

40.14

40.28

Front half 73.87s · back half 80.42s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:18.36

30.87

34.57

36.05

36.87

Front half 65.44s · back half 72.92s

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:12.97

28.47

34.67

39.08

30.75

Front half 63.14s · back half 69.83s

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:46.29

30.18

34.24

38.57

37.58

40.93

42.02

32.44

30.33

Front half 140.57s · back half 145.72s

Reaction time

fastest 0.67s average 0.720s slowest 0.77s 2 electronic starts

Start reaction over time faster starts higher

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.

50 Freestyle SCY 22.60 8 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 46.55 15 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:40.06 18 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 4:35.85 17 swims

1000 Freestyle SCY 9:57.91 4 swims

1650 Freestyle SCY 16:47.84 5 swims

50 Backstroke SCY 32.09 6 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 55.24 10 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 1:58.44 8 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 28.08 5 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 55.62 16 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:02.84 15 swims

50 Butterfly SCY 26.45 6 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 55.50 10 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:00.86 7 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 54.39 5 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 1:51.34 19 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 3:58.49 15 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 25.24 17 swims

100 Freestyle LCM 55.55 19 swims

200 Freestyle LCM 1:58.59 21 swims

400 Freestyle LCM 4:11.35 20 swims

800 Freestyle LCM 9:23.07 2 swims

1500 Freestyle LCM 18:05.78 2 swims

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.23 7 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:18.90 5 swims

50 Breaststroke LCM 31.92 1 swim

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.10 12 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:34.29 15 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:00.15 8 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:18.36 5 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:12.97 16 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 4:46.29 10 swims