Sam Merchant

Mage 18EZMRNECRIM

368 plausible swims · 58 meets · 2024-01-01 → 2026-08-02

Personal records

EventCourseBest CutDateMeet
25 Freestyle SCY 12.33 2025-01-05 2025 NE CRIM Jan Team Specialtyvenue
50 Freestyle SCY 23.27 A+0.58s to AA·+0.88s to Sectionals 2026-07-30 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meet
100 Freestyle SCY 52.46 BB+0.47s to A·+3.97s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Fall Sprints at Brown
200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.10 BB+3.21s to A·+11.81s to Sectionals 2024-11-11 2024 NE CRIM November Specialtyvenue
500 Freestyle SCY 4:55.75 AA+9.06s to AAA·+8.36s to Sectionals 2026-07-30 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meetvenue
50 Backstroke SCY 25.89 A+0.50s to AA·+2.20s to Futures 2026-07-30 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meet
100 Backstroke SCY 55.19 A+1.30s to AA·+0.70s to Sectionals 2026-08-01 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meetvenue
200 Backstroke SCY 2:01.98 A+3.39s to AA·+3.39s to Sectionals 2025-12-18 2026 NE NSSC Senior Championships
50 Breaststroke SCY 28.18 AA+0.19s to AAA·+1.89s to Futures 2026-07-30 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meet
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.70 AA+1.81s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.71s to Futures 2026-03-27 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionalsvenue
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.68 A+2.89s to AA·+1.69s to Sectionals 2026-03-28 2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionalsvenue
100 Butterfly SCY 58.77 BB+2.58s to A·+5.58s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 2025 ne crim battle of the branches results
200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.58 BB+9.09s to A·+14.39s to Sectionals 2024-10-06 2024 NE CS Fall Festivalvenue
100 Individual Medley SCY 55.23 2026-08-02 2026 NE CRA Prelim/final SCY meetvenue
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:04.09 A+2.60s to AA·+4.70s to Sectionals 2024-12-21 2024 NE CS SCY New England Senior Meetvenue
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.50 A+1.31s to AA·+8.41s to Sectionals 2026-01-09 2026 NE CRIM Jan Team Specialtyvenue
50 Freestyle LCM 27.15 A+0.86s to AA·+1.66s to Sectionals 2025-07-27 2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.23 BB+0.04s to A·+4.74s to Sectionals 2024-07-27 2024 CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue
200 Freestyle LCM 2:10.30 A+4.11s to AA·+9.01s to Sectionals 2024-07-28 2024 CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue
400 Freestyle LCM 4:33.71 A+4.72s to AA·+16.12s to Sectionals 2026-01-01 NE CS 2026 Summer Solstice at Brown University
50 Backstroke LCM 29.93 AA+0.64s to AAA·+2.04s to Futures 2025-07-12 2025 NE CS LCM Senior Championshipsvenue
100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.64 AA+2.25s to AAA·+1.65s to Sectionals 2025-07-26 2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue
200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.71 AA+3.92s to AAA·+2.92s to Sectionals 2025-07-11 2025 NE CS LCM Senior Championshipsvenue
50 Breaststroke LCM 32.26 AA+0.07s to AAA·+1.37s to Futures 2026-01-01 2026 NE Swimming LC Senior Championships - Brown University, S#: NE26-0709CSvenue
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.40 AA+3.01s to AAA·+1.71s to Sectionals 2026-07-10 2026 NE CS LCM Senior Championshipsvenue
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.47 BB+1.18s to A·+11.88s to Sectionals 2025-07-26 2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue
50 Butterfly LCM 30.66 BB+0.77s to A·+4.37s to Futures 2025-04-06 2025 NE CS Season Openervenue
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.04 BB+2.75s to A·+6.85s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Spring Fling
200 Butterfly LCM 2:34.09 BB+10.20s to A·+17.80s to Sectionals 2025-01-01 Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Spring Fling
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.71 AA+5.02s to AAA·+4.52s to Sectionals 2026-01-01 NE CS 2026 Summer Solstice at Brown University
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.22 AA+12.73s to AAA·+14.33s to Sectionals 2025-07-25 2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meetvenue

Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 18.

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

LegCourseTime StartRelayDateMeet
50 Freestyle SCY 25.40 flying 200 Free Relay (leg 2) 2025-09-28 2025 NE CRIM Battle of the branches - copied
50 Breaststroke SCY 29.19 flying 200 Medley Relay (leg 2) 2025-03-01 2025 NE CRIM 15-18 AG 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 · LCM

4191 points (6/6 events)

EventTime Points
400 FR LCM 4:33.71 716
200 BK LCM 2:17.71 782
200 BR LCM 2:44.47 642
200 FL LCM 2:34.09 537
200 IM LCM 2:20.71 770
400 IM LCM 5:04.22 744

IMR 17-18 · LCM

3554 points (5/5 events)

EventTime Points
200 FR LCM 2:10.30 681
100 BK LCM 1:03.64 764
100 BR LCM 1:11.40 757
100 FL LCM 1:07.04 582
200 IM LCM 2:20.71 770

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

PR splits

100 Freestyle SCY 52.46 split/total mismatch

24.99
2.48

Front half 24.99s · back half 27.47s

200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.10

27.58
29.87
30.47
30.18

Front half 57.45s · back half 60.65s

500 Freestyle SCY 4:55.75

25.24
27.33
28.93
30.01
30.86
30.92
31.10
30.83
30.83
29.70

Front half 142.37s · back half 153.38s

100 Backstroke SCY 55.19

26.83
28.36

Front half 26.83s · back half 28.36s

200 Backstroke SCY 2:01.98 split/total mismatch

27.38
2.60
2.17
0.32

Front half 29.98s · back half 92.00s

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.70

28.49
32.21

Front half 28.49s · back half 32.21s

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.68

29.71
34.73
36.44
35.80

Front half 64.44s · back half 72.24s

100 Butterfly SCY 58.77 split/total mismatch

27.95
2.87

Front half 27.95s · back half 30.82s

200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.58

30.17
34.38
36.02
35.01

Front half 64.55s · back half 71.03s

100 Individual Medley SCY 55.23

26.26
28.97

Front half 26.26s · back half 28.97s

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:04.09

26.38
30.61
37.03
30.07

Front half 56.99s · back half 67.10s

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.50

27.29
31.79
33.73
33.70
36.02
37.53
32.48
30.96

Front half 126.51s · back half 136.99s

100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.23

28.48
31.75

Front half 28.48s · back half 31.75s

200 Freestyle LCM 2:10.30

30.04
40.07
26.69
33.50

Front half 70.11s · back half 60.19s

400 Freestyle LCM 4:33.71 split/total mismatch

30.24
33.24
34.40
35.38
35.52
35.85
35.26
33.82

100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.64

30.95
32.69

Front half 30.95s · back half 32.69s

200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.71

31.55
33.94
36.68
35.54

Front half 65.49s · back half 72.22s

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.40

33.30
38.10

Front half 33.30s · back half 38.10s

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.47

37.63
43.62
43.38
39.84

Front half 81.25s · back half 83.22s

100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.04 split/total mismatch

31.47
4.10

Front half 31.47s · back half 35.57s

200 Butterfly LCM 2:34.09 split/total mismatch

33.90
38.79
41.29
40.11

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.71 split/total mismatch

30.73
36.36
41.83
31.79

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.22

30.40
35.43
38.91
37.58
44.91
46.13
36.52
34.34

Front half 142.32s · back half 161.90s

Reaction time

fastest 0.60s average 0.625s slowest 0.65s 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.

Swim history

Every recorded swim, newest first
DateEventCourse TimeAge RoundMeet

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.

25 Freestyle SCY 12.33 1 swim
50 Freestyle SCY 23.27 7 swims
100 Freestyle SCY 52.46 7 swims
200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.10 4 swims
500 Freestyle SCY 4:55.75 11 swims
50 Backstroke SCY 25.89 9 swims
100 Backstroke SCY 55.19 20 swims
200 Backstroke SCY 2:01.98 18 swims
50 Breaststroke SCY 28.18 9 swims
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.70 26 swims
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.68 8 swims
100 Butterfly SCY 58.77 3 swims
200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.58 2 swims
100 Individual Medley SCY 55.23 10 swims
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:04.09 12 swims
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.50 14 swims
50 Freestyle LCM 27.15 20 swims
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.23 15 swims
200 Freestyle LCM 2:10.30 7 swims
400 Freestyle LCM 4:33.71 6 swims
50 Backstroke LCM 29.93 11 swims
100 Backstroke LCM 1:03.64 16 swims
200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.71 22 swims
50 Breaststroke LCM 32.26 9 swims
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:11.40 30 swims
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.47 17 swims
50 Butterfly LCM 30.66 4 swims
100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.04 5 swims
200 Butterfly LCM 2:34.09 3 swims
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.71 26 swims
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.22 15 swims