Karson Otwell
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 22.29 | AA+0.20s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+1.00s to Futures | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 48.94 | AA+0.65s to AAA·+0.65s to Sectionals | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:50.73 | AA+4.34s to AAA·+4.94s to Sectionals | 2025-03-01 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK)venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:16.35 | BB+1.46s to A·+30.26s to Sectionals | 2024-10-13 | SSAN 2024 Kara Ward - Pink Outvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 54.55 | AA+2.06s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+3.06s to Futures | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 1:59.72 | AA+4.93s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+6.93s to Futures | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 26.85 | AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.56s to Futures | 2026-03-05 | LAC Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 58.30 | AAA+1.61s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.31s to Futures | 2025-01-01 | 2025 Southern Senior Championships |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:07.02 | AAA+3.83s to AAAA·Futures ✓+5.43s to Winter JNs | 2026-03-05 | LAC Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 54.71 | A+0.42s to AA·+2.02s to Sectionals | 2026-01-02 | 2026 SSAN Winter Invite |
| 100 Individual Medley | SCY | 59.54 | 2024-10-12 | SSAN 2024 Kara Ward - Pink Outvenue | |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 1:54.70 | AAA+2.51s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+0.81s to Futures | 2026-03-05 | LAC Spring Speedo Sectionals |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:24.52 | A+0.03s to AA·+12.53s to Sectionals | 2025-02-28 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK)venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.04 | AA+0.55s to AAA·+0.45s to Sectionals | 2026-07-11 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champsvenue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 56.60 | AA+1.01s to AAA·+1.31s to Sectionals | 2026-05-15 | 2026 Fleet Summer Classic |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:16.14 | BB+2.85s to A·+15.25s to Sectionals | 2024-05-31 | 2024 TWST LC Invitationalvenue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.28 | A+0.59s to AA·+1.09s to Sectionals | 2024-07-25 | 2024 Southern Zone Senior LC Championshipsvenue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:06.27 | A+1.58s to AA·+1.78s to Sectionals | 2026-07-11 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champsvenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:28.33 | BB+1.24s to A·+7.64s to Sectionals | 2026-07-10 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champsvenue |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 30.45 | AAAA·Futures ✓+0.86s to Jr Nationals | 2026-01-01 | Texas Senior Circuit Meet IV 2026 |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:07.67 | AAA+1.58s to AAAA·Futures ✓+1.78s to Winter JNs | 2026-07-29 | 2026 Southern Zone Senior LC Championships |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:33.52 | AA+2.53s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+4.43s to Futures | 2026-01-01 | Texas Senior Circuit Meet IV 2026 |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 26.27 | AAAA·Futures ✓+0.88s to Jr Nationals | 2026-07-29 | 2026 Southern Zone Senior LC Championships |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:04.98 | A+2.59s to AA·+4.49s to Sectionals | 2026-04-17 | TWST Spring Splash LC Meet |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:16.04 | AA+2.85s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+5.85s to Futures | 2026-01-01 | Texas Senior Circuit Meet IV 2026 |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:14.02 | AAA+4.03s to AAAA·Sectionals ✓+1.23s to Futures | 2026-07-29 | 2026 Southern Zone Senior LC Championships |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:26.73 | BB+7.74s to A·+32.84s to Sectionals | 2026-07-10 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
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 | 23.68 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-02-17 | 2024 Gulf 14 & Under Champs (DADS) |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.12 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2024-02-18 | 2024 Gulf 14 & Under Champs (DADS) |
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.00 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.15 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2025-03-02 | 2025 Gulf 13 & Over Champs (PEAK) |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 50.02 | flying | 400 Free Relay (leg 3) | 2024-12-06 | 2024 Gulf Southern Senior Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.84 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2024-12-08 | 2024 Gulf Southern Senior Championships |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 28.89 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-02 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:03.30 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-03-03 | 2024 Texas Age Group Swimming Short Course Ch |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 27.32 | flat | 200 Free Relay | 2024-07-25 | 2024 Southern Zone Senior LC Championships |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 26.24 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 4) | 2026-07-10 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 58.77 | flat | 400 Free Relay | 2026-07-12 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champs |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 2:01.70 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 4) | 2026-07-11 | 2026 Gulf LC Senior Champs |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 33.50 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2024-07-24 | 2024 Southern Zone Senior LC 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
3872 points (5/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:16.35 | 638 |
| 200 BK SCY | 1:59.72 | 731 |
| 200 BR SCY | 2:07.02 | 879 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.70 | 896 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:24.52 | 728 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
3962 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:50.73 | 740 |
| 100 BK SCY | 54.55 | 719 |
| 100 BR SCY | 58.30 | 885 |
| 100 FL SCY | 54.71 | 722 |
| 200 IM SCY | 1:54.70 | 896 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
200 Freestyle SCY 1:50.73
Front half 53.30s · back half 57.43s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:16.35
Front half 155.12s · back half 161.23s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:07.02 split/total mismatch
Front half 32.40s · back half 94.62s
100 Individual Medley SCY 59.54
Front half 28.10s · back half 31.44s
200 Individual Medley SCY 1:54.70 split/total mismatch
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:24.52
Front half 127.28s · back half 137.24s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:16.14
Front half 66.76s · back half 69.38s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:06.27
Front half 31.63s · back half 34.64s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:28.33
Front half 69.63s · back half 78.70s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:26.73
Front half 154.36s · back half 172.37s
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.