Michael Gao
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.73 | AA+0.34s to AAA | 2026-02-22 | 2026 ST AAAA SC STAGS fast pool |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 53.81 | AA+0.72s to AAA | 2026-02-21 | 2026 ST AAAA SC STAGS fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 2:01.68 | A+0.29s to AA | 2025-11-22 | 2025 ST NTRO November Invite venue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:27.55 | A+0.06s to AA | 2025-11-08 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O November Unclassified Invit venue |
| 1000 Freestyle | SCY | 12:08.75 | BB+21.66s to A | 2025-11-23 | 2025 ST NTRO November Invite venue |
| 1650 Freestyle | SCY | 20:47.55 | BB+58.26s to A | 2024-11-02 | 2024 ST NTRO Turkey Trot Meet slow pool |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 27.20 | AAA+0.61s to AAAA | 2026-01-18 | 2026 ST NTRO Winter Prelim Final Invite venue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 59.49 | AA+1.00s to AAA | 2026-02-21 | 2026 ST AAAA SC STAGS fast pool |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:14.63 | A+1.44s to AA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&Over Fall Kick Off Invite venue |
| 50 Breaststroke | SCY | 31.43 | AAA+1.04s to AAAA | 2026-01-17 | 2026 ST NTRO Winter Prelim Final Invite venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:08.30 | AA+2.01s to AAA | 2026-02-08 | 2026 ST AQTX STX Champs North venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:31.24 | A+0.95s to AA | 2026-02-07 | 2026 ST AQTX STX Champs North venue |
| 50 Butterfly | SCY | 28.46 | AA+1.17s to AAA | 2025-10-19 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&Over Fall Kick Off Invite venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:04.61 | BB+1.42s to A | 2026-02-07 | 2026 ST AQTX STX Champs North venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:13.75 | AA+4.36s to AAA | 2026-02-08 | 2026 ST AQTX STX Champs North venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:52.54 | A+2.75s to AA | 2025-11-07 | 2025 ST TXLA 11&O November Unclassified Invit venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 28.46 | AA+0.47s to AAA | 2026-05-17 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O End of School Splash venue |
| 100 Freestyle | LCM | 1:00.61 | AAA+1.92s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 ST NIST George Block Invitational fast pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:23.98 | A+4.29s to AA | 2025-04-12 | 2025 ST TXLA 11& Over Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 400 Freestyle | LCM | 4:55.85 | A+0.16s to AA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 31.17 | AAA+0.28s to AAAA | 2026-05-30 | 2026 ST NTRO LC May Splashdown venue |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.94 | AAA+0.35s to AAAA | 2026-06-20 | 2026 ST NTRO LC Summer Classic venue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:28.66 | AAA+6.27s to AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 ST NIST George Block Invitational fast pool |
| 50 Breaststroke | LCM | 35.70 | AAA+1.21s to AAAA | 2026-06-13 | 2026 ST NIST George Block Invitational fast pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:11.14 | AAAA | 2026-06-11 | 2026 ST NIST George Block Invitational |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 2:47.17 | AAA+7.18s to AAAA | 2026-06-12 | 2026 ST NIST George Block Invitational fast pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 32.18 | A+0.09s to AA | 2025-05-11 | 2025 ST NTRO LC Springing into May venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:09.40 | A+0.31s to AA | 2026-04-26 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 200 Butterfly | LCM | 2:50.67 | BB+8.68s to A | 2025-04-26 | 2025 ST NTRO Splashing into Long Course venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 2:30.86 | AA+1.27s to AAA | 2026-04-25 | 2026 ST TXLA 11&O Long Course Kick Off venue |
| 400 Individual Medley | LCM | 5:36.50 | A+2.41s to AA | 2025-06-20 | 2025 ST NTRO LC Prelim Final Invite venue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 13.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.68 | flying | 400 Medley Relay (leg 2) | 2026-02-08 | 2026 ST AQTX STX Champs North |
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 13-14 · LCM
4115 points (6/6 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 400 FR LCM | 4:55.85 | 688 |
| 200 BK LCM | 2:28.66 | 770 |
| 200 BR LCM | 2:47.17 | 753 |
| 200 FL LCM | 2:50.67 | 492 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:30.86 | 752 |
| 400 IM LCM | 5:36.50 | 660 |
IMR 13-14 · LCM
3857 points (5/5 events)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR LCM | 2:23.98 | 623 |
| 100 BK LCM | 1:05.94 | 863 |
| 100 BR LCM | 1:11.14 | 964 |
| 100 FL LCM | 1:09.40 | 655 |
| 200 IM LCM | 2:30.86 | 752 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 53.81
Front half 25.55s · back half 28.26s
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.68
Front half 58.90s · back half 62.78s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:27.55
Front half 161.87s · back half 165.68s
1000 Freestyle SCY 12:08.75
Front half 327.91s · back half 400.84s
1650 Freestyle SCY 20:47.55
100 Backstroke SCY 59.49
Front half 28.24s · back half 31.25s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:14.63
Front half 64.17s · back half 70.46s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:08.30
Front half 32.40s · back half 35.90s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:31.24
Front half 72.26s · back half 78.98s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.61
Front half 29.82s · back half 34.79s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:13.75
Front half 62.56s · back half 71.19s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:52.54
Front half 139.31s · back half 153.23s
100 Freestyle LCM 1:00.61
Front half 28.78s · back half 31.83s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:23.98
Front half 69.30s · back half 74.68s
400 Freestyle LCM 4:55.85
Front half 142.64s · back half 153.21s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:05.94 · 60.0 min after 100 Backstroke
Front half 31.13s · back half 34.81s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:28.66
Front half 71.01s · back half 77.65s
200 Breaststroke LCM 2:47.17
Front half 79.24s · back half 87.93s
200 Butterfly LCM 2:50.67
Front half 80.84s · back half 89.83s
200 Individual Medley LCM 2:30.86
Front half 70.08s · back half 80.78s
400 Individual Medley LCM 5:36.50
Front half 161.19s · back half 175.31s
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.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.