Sara Chen
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 25.83 | AA+0.84s to AAA | 2025-03-29 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 56.41 | AA+2.32s to AAA | 2025-03-30 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 100 Breaststroke | SCY | 1:09.18 | AA+1.89s to AAA | 2025-03-28 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 200 Breaststroke | SCY | 2:31.66 | AA+4.87s to AAA | 2025-03-29 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 100 Butterfly | SCY | 1:00.47 | AA+2.28s to AAA | 2025-03-28 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:18.96 | A+2.47s to AA | 2025-03-30 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series venue |
| 50 Freestyle | LCM | 34.80 | B+1.21s to BB | 2022-04-10 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 200 Freestyle | LCM | 2:48.78 | B+11.49s to BB | 2022-04-09 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:29.10 | +2.01s to B | 2022-04-10 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 100 Breaststroke | LCM | 1:27.82 | BB+3.63s to A | 2022-04-09 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 200 Breaststroke | LCM | 3:09.31 | BB+6.72s to A | 2022-04-08 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 50 Butterfly | LCM | 38.11 | B+1.92s to BB | 2019-05-19 | 2019 Robert F. Busbey Invitational venue |
| 100 Butterfly | LCM | 1:22.10 | B+3.81s to BB | 2022-04-08 | 2022 VA Speedo Premier Racing Champs slow pool |
| 200 Individual Medley | LCM | 3:21.07 | +10.28s to B | 2019-05-18 | 2019 Robert F. Busbey Invitational 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 Butterfly | SCY | 27.10 | flying | 200 Medley Relay (leg 3) | 2025-03-29 | 2025 EZ Reg 2 SC Speedo Champ Series |
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
1449 points (2/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 BR SCY | 2:31.66 | 761 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:18.96 | 688 |
| 500 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 BK SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
| 400 IM SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
2224 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100 BR SCY | 1:09.18 | 776 |
| 100 FL SCY | 1:00.47 | 760 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:18.96 | 688 |
| 200 FR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 BK SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 56.41
Front half 26.98s · back half 29.43s
100 Breaststroke SCY 1:09.18
Front half 32.43s · back half 36.75s
200 Breaststroke SCY 2:31.66
Front half 72.47s · back half 79.19s
100 Butterfly SCY 1:00.47
Front half 28.48s · back half 31.99s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:18.96
Front half 66.14s · back half 72.82s
200 Freestyle LCM 2:48.78
Front half 80.76s · back half 88.02s
100 Backstroke LCM 1:29.10
Front half 43.02s · back half 46.08s
100 Breaststroke LCM 1:27.82
Front half 41.96s · back half 45.86s
200 Breaststroke LCM 3:09.31
100 Butterfly LCM 1:22.10
Front half 36.38s · back half 45.72s
200 Individual Medley LCM 3:21.07
Front half 99.79s · back half 101.28s
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.