Sam Merchant

Mage 17EZNECRIM

358 plausible swims · 58 meets · 2024-01-01 → 2026-06-14

Personal records

Event	Course	Best	Cut	Date	Meet
25 Freestyle	SCY	12.33		2025-01-05	2025 NE CRIM Jan Team Specialty venue
50 Freestyle	SCY	23.40	A+0.31s to AA·+1.01s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Fall Sprints at Brown
100 Freestyle	SCY	52.46	A+2.07s to AA·+3.97s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Fall Sprints at Brown
200 Freestyle	SCY	1:58.10	BB+2.11s to A·+11.81s to Sectionals	2024-11-11	2024 NE CRIM November Specialty venue
500 Freestyle	SCY	4:58.52	AA+9.93s to AAA·+11.13s to Sectionals	2025-03-01	2025 NE CRIM 15-18 AG Championships venue
50 Backstroke	SCY	25.99	A+0.30s to AA·+2.30s to Futures	2025-11-14	2025 NECRA Nov Distance & Specialty Meet
100 Backstroke	SCY	55.62	A+0.73s to AA·+1.13s to Sectionals	2025-11-14	2025 NECRA Nov Distance & Specialty Meet
200 Backstroke	SCY	2:01.98	A+1.99s to AA·+3.39s to Sectionals	2025-12-18	2026 NE NSSC Senior Championships
50 Breaststroke	SCY	28.74	AA+0.45s to AAA·+2.45s to Futures	2026-01-09	2026 NE CRIM Jan Team Specialty
100 Breaststroke	SCY	1:00.70	AA+1.31s to AAA·Sectionals ✓+2.71s to Futures	2026-03-27	2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue
200 Breaststroke	SCY	2:16.68	A+1.79s to AA·+1.69s to Sectionals	2026-03-28	2026 EZ North Speedo Short Course Sectionals venue
100 Butterfly	SCY	58.77	BB+2.08s to A·+5.58s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	2025 ne crim battle of the branches results
200 Butterfly	SCY	2:15.58	BB+8.09s to A·+14.39s to Sectionals	2024-10-06	2024 NE CS Fall Festival venue
100 Individual Medley	SCY	57.21		2025-11-14	2025 NECRA Nov Distance & Specialty Meet
200 Individual Medley	SCY	2:04.09	A+1.20s to AA·+4.70s to Sectionals	2024-12-21	2024 NE CS SCY New England Senior Meet venue
400 Individual Medley	SCY	4:23.50	AA+10.51s to AAA·+8.41s to Sectionals	2026-01-09	2026 NE CRIM Jan Team Specialty
50 Freestyle	LCM	27.15	A+0.46s to AA·+1.66s to Sectionals	2025-07-27	2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue
100 Freestyle	LCM	1:00.23	A+2.14s to AA·+4.74s to Sectionals	2024-07-27	2024 CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue
200 Freestyle	LCM	2:10.30	A+2.61s to AA·+9.01s to Sectionals	2024-07-28	2024 CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue
400 Freestyle	LCM	4:33.71	A+1.32s to AA·+16.12s to Sectionals	2026-01-01	NE CS 2026 Summer Solstice at Brown University
50 Backstroke	LCM	29.93	AA+0.54s to AAA·+2.04s to Futures	2025-07-12	2025 NE CS LCM Senior Championships venue
100 Backstroke	LCM	1:03.64	AA+1.75s to AAA·+1.65s to Sectionals	2025-07-26	2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue
200 Backstroke	LCM	2:17.71	AA+2.92s to AAA·+2.92s to Sectionals	2025-07-11	2025 NE CS LCM Senior Championships venue
50 Breaststroke	LCM	32.79	AA+0.70s to AAA·+1.90s to Futures	2026-01-01	NE CS 2026 Summer Solstice at Brown University
100 Breaststroke	LCM	1:12.18	AA+2.99s to AAA·+2.49s to Sectionals	2025-07-13	2025 NE CS LCM Senior Championships venue
200 Breaststroke	LCM	2:44.47	A+6.58s to AA·+11.88s to Sectionals	2025-07-26	2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue
50 Butterfly	LCM	30.66	BB+0.47s to A·+4.37s to Futures	2025-04-06	2025 NE CS Season Opener venue
100 Butterfly	LCM	1:07.04	BB+1.85s to A·+6.85s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Spring Fling
200 Butterfly	LCM	2:34.09	BB+8.70s to A·+17.80s to Sectionals	2025-01-01	Commonwealth Swimming Seekonk Spring Fling
200 Individual Medley	LCM	2:20.71	AA+4.52s 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+11.83s to AAA·+14.33s to Sectionals	2025-07-25	2025 NE CRA July LC P/Fand Specialty Meet venue

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 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)

Event	Time	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

3530 points (5/5 events)

Event	Time	Points
200 FR LCM	2:10.30	681
100 BK LCM	1:03.64	764
100 BR LCM	1:12.18	733
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 4:58.52

25.53

28.46

29.91

30.52

30.96

31.05

30.98

30.65

31.01

29.45

Front half 145.38s · back half 153.14s

100 Backstroke SCY 55.62 split/total mismatch

27.02

1.58

Front half 27.02s · back half 28.60s

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 57.21 split/total mismatch

25.79

5.63

Front half 25.79s · back half 31.42s

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 split/total mismatch

27.29

31.79

33.73

33.70

36.02

37.53

32.48

30.96

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 1:12.18

33.22

38.96

Front half 33.22s · back half 38.96s

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.

Progression

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

25 Freestyle SCY 12.33 1 swim

50 Freestyle SCY 23.40 6 swims

100 Freestyle SCY 52.46 7 swims

200 Freestyle SCY 1:58.10 4 swims

500 Freestyle SCY 4:58.52 9 swims

50 Backstroke SCY 25.99 6 swims

100 Backstroke SCY 55.62 19 swims

200 Backstroke SCY 2:01.98 16 swims

50 Breaststroke SCY 28.74 7 swims

100 Breaststroke SCY 1:00.70 25 swims

200 Breaststroke SCY 2:16.68 10 swims

100 Butterfly SCY 58.77 3 swims

200 Butterfly SCY 2:15.58 2 swims

100 Individual Medley SCY 57.21 6 swims

200 Individual Medley SCY 2:04.09 13 swims

400 Individual Medley SCY 4:23.50 17 swims

50 Freestyle LCM 27.15 21 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 15 swims

200 Backstroke LCM 2:17.71 21 swims

50 Breaststroke LCM 32.79 7 swims

100 Breaststroke LCM 1:12.18 29 swims

200 Breaststroke LCM 2:44.47 18 swims

50 Butterfly LCM 30.66 4 swims

100 Butterfly LCM 1:07.04 6 swims

200 Butterfly LCM 2:34.09 4 swims

200 Individual Medley LCM 2:20.71 27 swims

400 Individual Medley LCM 5:04.22 16 swims